Baltimore Playwrights Festival Announces Season XXX

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival, www.baltimoreplaywrightsfestival.org announces the results of its Season xx competition for new works. The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Script, along with a $250 cash prize, went to Stephen Schulze for his play "Abraham & Isaac". The Second Place Award and $100 prize was won by Kevin Kostic for "Unraveled on the Gravel: A New Musical," and the Third Place Award and $50 prize went to Marilyn Millstone for "The Sculptress." Honorable Mentions went to Alonzo LaMont for "Zulu Fits," Colin Riley for "Web of Deceit," J-F Bibeau for "Self, Inc.," and Nancy Murray for "Asking Questions."

The Awards for Best Production followed along the same lines: First Place for Theatrical Mining Company's production of "Abraham & Isaac", directed by Barry Feinstein, Second Place to The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theater for "Unraveled on the Gravel," directed by Michael Tan, and Third Place to Fells Point Corner Theater's production of "The Sculptress", directed by Juliana Avery. "Zulu Fits", directed by Alonzo LaMont for Heralds of Hope Theater, "Web of Deceit", produced by Red Branch Theater and directed by Jennifer Spieler, "Self, Inc.," directed by Da'Minique Williams for Theatrical Mining Company and "Asking Questions" produced by Fells Point Corner Theater and directed by Peter Davis, all received Honorable Mentions.

The winners were announced at an Awards Dinner and Ceremony which took place at the University of Baltimore Student Center on Monday, September 19th. The Baltimore Playwrights Festival congratulates this year's winners, and would like to thank all the playwrights, theaters, directors, actors, technical support and judges whose participation in this year's Festival made the BPF's Thirtieth Season a roaring success. Most of all, the BPF would like to thank the Baltimore theater-going audience, without whose support we would not be able to fulfill our mission of nurturing playwrights in the Maryland and District of Columbia area.