ANNOUNCING: THE 2018 ANNUAL PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL WINNERS
Chosen from more than 700 submissions from students in 40 different schools, the winners of this year's Annual Playwriting Festival are...
Elementary
First Place
Jemma Bleu Greenbaum, Disagree to Agree,Elkins Park School, Teacher Mary Aiken, Teaching Artist Linnell Truchon
Class Play, Super Secrets, Cheltenham Elementary, Teacher Gerald Aungst, Teaching Artist MR Stine
Iris Dobeck, Simone Ellison-Metcalfe, Ingrid Kary, Jamie Taub, The Secret Law, Wyncote Elementary, Teacher Kristin Krause, Teaching Artist MR Stine
Second Place
Harrisa Banto, Secrets, Penrose School, Teacher Lori Odum, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Helen Dugan, Am I Safe?, Elkins Park School, Teacher Mary Aiken, Teaching Artist Linnell Truchon
Quinn Durso, The Price to Pay, Elkins Park School, Teacher Mary Aiken, Teaching Artist Linnell Truchon
Class Play, The Big Scare, Glenside Elementary, Ryan Morrison and Caitlin Ramirez, Teaching Artist Linnell Truchon
Class Play, The Unforgettable Anniversary, Glenside Elementary, Teacher Angela Epperson, Teaching Artist Linnell Truchon
Anaisabel Garcia, Forest Hartt, Jonas Holochwost, Kylie Kirmin, Madelaine Leighton, Working Like A Dog, Myers Elementary, Teacher Mimi Rubin, Teaching Artist MR Stine
Maya Gest, Luis Reyes IV, Leah Stein, Henry Wasserman, The Adventures of Elf and Gargo!, Myers Elementary, Teacher Mimi Rubin, Teaching Artist MR Stine
Logan Jones and Asha Austin, Kidnap, Overbrook Educational Center, Teacher Tajah Eddy, Teaching Artist Jenna Stelmok
Ugonna Enyia, Theo Parker, Destiny Sutton, Andrew Wilhelm, Emily Zhang, The Switch Up, Wyncote Elementary, Teacher Kristin Krause, Teaching Artist MR Stine
Xavier Matthews, The Setup, E.M Stanton Elementary, Teacher Nicole Monsalud, Teaching Artists Donnell Powell and PhoebeSchaub
Third Place
Derek Capers, Floyd Patterson, Sundus Taalbi, Jonah Tinsley, Bye Bye Beach, Overbrook Educational Center, Teacher Tajah Eddy, Teaching Artist Jenna Stelmok
Jordyn Madden, Dare or Die, E.M Stanton Elementary, Teacher Nicole Monsalud, Teaching Artists Donnell Powell and Phoebe Schaub
Giselle Bonner, Emile Chanoine, Nayan Foxhall, Mia Haugen, Nate Leary, The Bully Conundrum, Wyncote Elementary, Teacher Kristin Krause, Teaching Artist MR Stine
Madison Fiegel, Emily Lav, Jayla Martin, MaKenzie Stevenson, Secret,Cheltenham Elementary, Teacher Gerald Aungst, Teaching Artist MR Stine
Lily Wilden, Lightning, Elkins Park School, Teacher Mary Aiken, Teaching Artist Linnell Truchon
Middle School
First Place
Angelina DeMonte, Say Who Are You That Mumbles in the Dark, Welsh Valley Middle School, Teachers Elizabeth Serpentine and Bernadette Bartholomew, Teaching Artist David O’Connor
Fallon George, Play Ball, Springfield Township Middle School, Teacher Natalie Feliciani, Teaching Artist Shamus McCarty
Lucy Palandro, Acceptance, Independence Charter School, Teacher Olukemi Kamson, Teaching Artists Donovan Lockett and Phoebe Schaub
Lydia Hessel-Robinson, Truly Abigail - The Adventures of a Girl and Her Alpaca, Elkins Park School, Teacher Mary Aiken, Teaching Artist Linnell Truchon
Frances Holcomb, Lola’s Revenge, Springfield Township Middle School, Teacher Jill Vizza, Teaching Artist Shamus McCarty
Andrew Marcus, She and Me, Cedarbrook Middle School, Teacher Elizabeth Susanin, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Sebastian Mostek, An Enigma, Drexel Hill Middle School, Teacher Pat Livoy, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Stephanie Oyelakin, Summer Fling, St. Francis De Sales, Teacher Kelly Neary, Teaching Artists Ryan Walter and Carlos Roa
Malik Perry-Fulford, Kidnapping You, UNLOCKED OF MYSTERIES, Beverly Hills Middle School, Teacher Pat Donnelly, Teaching Artist David Jacobi
Anthony Rivera, A Play, Esperanza Academy, Teacher Dwight Wilkins
Sarah Salhi, The Girls Solve Their Way, Drexel Hill Middle School, Teacher Pat Livoy, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Niki Schrift, Your Side of This Fence, Welsh Valley Middle School, Teachers Elizabeth Serpentine and Bernadette Bartholomew, Teaching Artist David O’Connor
Elahna Shalish and Rachel Zhang, Extra Credit, Bala Cynwyd Middle School, Teacher Rachel Nichols, Teaching Artist Phoebe Schaub
Naomi Thallman, Case File X, Strath Haven Middle School, Teacher Eleanor Salgado, Teaching Artists Anthony Martinez-Briggs and Kate McGrath
High School
First Place
Nadirah Turner and Matijanay Tiggle, The Dome, Academy at Palumbo, Teacher Anissa Weinraub, Teaching Artists Anthony Martinez-Briggs and Savanah Reich
Justin Stetler, Last Minute Fools, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, Teacher Sally Wojcik
Alise Mackey, Out of Tune, Strath Haven High School, Teacher Christopher McMahon
Lily Rivera, Prom Queen, Science Leadership Academy, Teacher Josh Block, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Second Place
Alex Apolinar, The Killers, Roxborough High School, Teacher Beth Heed, Teaching Artist Claire Moyer
Briana Batista, The Kidnapping, Kensington High School, Teacher Robert Ring, Teaching Artists Brittany Brewer and Carlos Roa
Leo Cassel-Siskind, One Story, Two Paths, Science Leadership Academy, Teacher Josh Block, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Cecilia Castro, No Tengo Hogar Aquí, High School for Creative and Performing Arts, Teacher Pete Syoum
Class Play, The World of Cartoons and Gods, Furness High School, Teachers Christine Hsu and Rene Justis, Teaching Artists MR Stine and Phoebe Schaub
Isaiah Cummings, Seven Sins Return, Roxborough High School, Teacher Beth Heed, Teaching Artist Claire Moyer
Raina Farmer, The Sweet Pea Society, Upper Darby High School
Kwan Hopkins, Black, Science Leadership Academy, Teacher Josh Block, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Amirah Howell-Yancey, All Things Go, Lankenau High School, Teacher Donna Bucknor, Teaching Artists Steve Gravelle and Emily Moylan
Joseph Joine, A Private Vs Public Hockey Play, The Workshop School, Teacher Michael Clapper
Abby Kane, Desperation, Bayard Rustin, Teacher Sarah Gallagher
Cristy Liu, Timmy, High School for Creative and Performing Arts, Teacher Pete Syoum
Lionel McCulloch, Quantum Suicide, Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Teacher Jason Greenfield
Kaylynn Medley, Family Chronicles, High School for Creative and Performing Arts, Teacher Pete Syoum
Matthew Milligan, Out for Luke, Science Leadership Academy, Teacher Josh Block, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Ari Papatolis, The No Friends Club, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, Teacher Sally Wojcik
Noelle Perri, Book on a Nightstand, Lower Merion High School, Teacher Jeanne Mastriano
Nicholas Pierron, Make a Performance Roll, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, Teacher Sally Wojcik
Olivia Shuman, Straight A and Pure O, Friends Select, Teacher Donna Romero
Darius Malone, Overthinking, Lankenau High School, Teacher Donna Bucknor, Teaching Artists Steve Gravelle and Emily Moylan
Elizabeth McWilliams, The Adventures of Gray and The Red Hood, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, Teacher Sally Wojcik
Nayeli Perez, Tania Brown, Court is in Session, Academy at Palumbo, Teacher Anissa Weinraub, Teaching Artists Anthony Martinez-Briggs and Savanah Reich
Angelina Rodriguez, How to Put Back a Family, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, Teacher Sally Wojcik
Lily Roman, Dummy & I, Science Leadership Academy, Teacher Josh Block, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Yahseer Smith-Muhammad, Jessica and Luke Become Best Friends With a Dragon, Roxborough High School, Teacher Dawn Geiger, Teaching Artist Claire Moyer
Gregory Tasik, Another Chance, Science Leadership Academy, Teacher Josh Block, Teaching Artist Kate McGrath
Kaya Trefz, The Sweet Escape, High School for Creative and Performing Arts, Teacher Pete Syoum
THANK YOU to all of the writers, teachers, and teaching artists for all of your hard work, both that which is recognized in this list and that which is not. We are honored to read your work and to share your talents and perspectives with others.
