Palm Beach Dramaworks Has Announced Third Annual Young Playwrights 10-Minute Play Contest Winners

The ten winning plays of Palm Beach Dramaworks' third annual Young Playwrights 10-Minute Play Contest will take center stage at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre on March 4 at 7pm. This popular contest was open to students in grades 9-12 throughout Palm Beach County, and the winners were chosen by a group of theatre professionals. Macy's and Kids' Dreams are the sponsors of the contest.

The Young Playwrights 10-Minute Play Contest was established to give teens the opportunity to write about subjects that are meaningful to them, and to inspire teachers to incorporate playwriting into their classrooms. The winning plays are presented as staged readings, and the young playwrights are invited to participate in the rehearsal process, where they learn how professional playwrights, directors, and actors work together to revise and strengthen their plays.

Immediately following the performance, the student playwrights will be recognized for their work and awarded a $250 prize. They will later receive a keepsake anthology of their ten plays.

The winning playwrights, in alphabetical order, are:

Allison Dobuler

Potassium Chloride

Jupiter High School

Senior

Arce Mckeilla Malabunga

Cherry Wine

Royal Palm Beach High School

Junior

Jordan Monteagudo

Believe Me, I'm Lying

Royal Palm Beach High School

Senior

Jane Montgomery

One Gift to Go, Please

Jupiter High School

Sophomore

Lauren Ortega

Old Haunts

Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Junior

Catherine Paulitz

Oh, Potatoes!

Wellington High School

Sophomore

Jasmine Perez

In My Head

G-Star School of the Arts

Senior

Barrett Vargas

Distractions

Jupiter High School

Junior

Ashley S. Watkins

Our New Normal

Santaluces High School

Senior

Grace Wodar

i??Return to Launch Site

Jupiter High School

Junior

Tickets for the performance are free, but must be reserved at the box office.

Please call 561.514.4042 x2.

Palm Beach Dramaworks is a non-profit, professional theatre and is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the South Florida Theatre League, Florida Professional Theatres Association, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.

The Don & Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street.