
New Works Festival 2021
PLAYWRIGHT FINALISTS
With over 400 monologue entries from various playwrights sent in from all around the world, our play reading team had their work cut out for them. They eagerly dived in, reading every word and turning every page, advancing along only the best of the best. They worked tirelessly night and day until their bloodshot eyes would no longer stay open and they cried out for rest. They rated, discussed, argued and lost sleep over the monologues they thought should be included in the Festival. After weeks of hard work, they finally narrowed the selection pool down to 25 of the best monologues for our needs that they considered the top of the crop that would stimulate, challenge and entertain our audience. Perhaps we could have unlocked the door to the reading room sooner than that to let them out, but they had to get the job done.
And they did.
Here is the list of playwrights whose monologues which will be included our First Annual New Works Festival.
CONGRATULATIONS FINALISTS!

Andrea Fleck Clardy
Arthur M. Jolly
Beatrix Wagner
Dana Hall
David Lipschutz
Deborah Ann Percy & Arnold Johnston
Emily Hageman
Erin Wilcox
Jack G. Hyman
Jack Seamus Conley
James Menges
John Minigan
Judith Pratt
Lavinia Roberts
Margo Rife
Matt Sanders & Ariel Aliza Sanders
Michael Hardstark
Midge Guerrera
Pamela Morgan
Philip J. Kaplan
Richard Castle
Robert Alexander Wray
Shelley Stolaroff Segal
Stefan Diethelm
Sydney Keith
Vivian C. Lermond