
Where do you go if you are a young playwright and want to have your play produced? The answer is the NY WinterFest and NY Summerfest’s. This year at the Summerfest Robert Williams gave 60 plays, 14 musicals, 50 shorts, 8 solo plays, 325 actors, 330 actresses and 130 directors, a chance to perform, be seen and reviewed. The festival ran from July to October with 130 productions making it to the stage. Each brought their own unique story, perspective, designs that inspired and captivated their audiences. Each was required to enlist the bravery and inventiveness of live theatre that didn’t rely on special effects, Hollywood stars or huge budgets.
The 2019 SummerFest has come to an end. Here are the nominees for the Best of the Fest.
Best Play or Musical $3000
Am I Blue? – by DeShawn Aaron Jenkins
Lilith In Pisces – by Kayla Eisenberg
Chasing Jack – by John Anastasi
Humanity’s Child – by John Tierney
Junior – Marshall Evans
Borders – by Maera Daniel Hagage
Aussie Song – by Frances Key
Best Short $500
Honesty In An Apology – by Nathan David Smith
Molotov Cocktail – Edward J. Fee
Nonno In The Basement – by Robert LoManto
Night Turns Day – by Michael David Johnson
Best Director $500
Samantha Baptiste = Junior
Peter Loewy = Chasing Jack
DeShawn Aaron Jenkins = Am I Blue?
Meghan Mulcahy and Reilly Johnson = ReallyReally
Marlow Scott = Over The Rainbow
Keena McDonald = Humanity’s Child
Ellie Handel – Aussie Song
Best Actor $500
Ernest Mingione = Nonno In The Basement
Nathan Tolliver = Am I Blue?
Patrick Hamilton = Chasing Jack
J. Marshall Evans = Junior
Tony White = The Sample
Augustus Oicle = Really Really
Nathan Tolliver = Am I Blue?
Best Actress $500
Johnnie Mae = Night Turns To Day
Patricia Field = Junior
Kelsea Lea Jones = Chasing Jack
Virginia Logan = Lilith In Pisces
Arlene Bozich = Cry Wolf
Gretchen Schneider = Bossa Nova And Bees
Best Singer $500
Evan Crommett = The Fling LP
James Kivlen = Hill & Holler
Flor Lopardo = Second Story Man
Amanda Tong & Matthew J Taylor = Daughter of Society
Jordan Stam = Aussie Song
The WinterFest is still accepting submissions!
Now calling all playwrights: Here’s a chance to have your play live on a New York City Stage! Submit your work to the Winterfest festival competition. Accepting plays and musicals of all genres between 5-90 minutes in length. New York Theater Festival has been a haven for playwrights for 16 seasons—Read below to find out why!
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