City Theatre Reveals 2016 National Award for Short Playwriting Contest Winner, Finalists

City Theatre is proud to announce the 2016 National Award for Short Playwriting Contest winner and finalists, who will all be invited to Miami to attend the company's CityWrights Professional Weekend for Playwrights from June 23 - 26, 2016 at the EPIC Hotel.

The City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting Winner and Finalists include:

· Evelyn Shaffer and the Chance of a Lifetime by Greg Edwards/Andy Roninson (Winner)

· Eggs by Jennifer Jasper

· Warped by Chris Critelli/Andy Roninson

· F4 by Elin Hampton

· Rules of Comedy by Patricia Cotter

· Getting Ahead in the Big Bad World by Daria Polatin

· Cathedral Theater by Tearrance Chisholm

· Miss Ring Has Lost Her Phone by Chris O'Connor

· FREEK by Vanessa Garcia

· In Memory of Ms. Mary Brown by Rich Espey

· The Devil's Assistant by Greg Waters

· Last Call by Lia Romeo

· The Colonel of Okoboji by Suzanne Bradbeer

· Wednesday's Child by Paul Tei

· Choices by Landon Braverman/Derek Hassler

· Episcus & Edendus by Greg Edwards/Ron Barnett

· Room 313 by Carey Crim

· Sunset by Gary Jaffe

· The Blue by Brough Hansen

· Hold You by Naomi Iizuka

· Tell Me Who You See by Scott Barsotti

The City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting furthers City Theatre's mission to identify, acknowledge and award excellence in dramatic writing. This season's winner and finalists were selected from a fierce pool of nearly one thousand talented writers who submitted ten-minute plays to the company for special recognition.

The winning play, Evelyn Shaffer and the Chance of a Lifetime, is currently being produced in City Theatre's annual SUMMER SHORTS FESTIVALplaying now through July 3, 2016 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Finalists Warped by Chris Critelli/Andy Roninson, Eggs by Jennifer Jasper, F4 by Elin Hampton and Rules of Comedy by Patricia Cotter are also being produced as part of the festival.

Winning playwrights Greg Edwards and Andy Roninson were guaranteed a production in SUMMER SHORTS, earning them a $1,000 cash prize and royalties. All Finalists will receive free tuition to attend City Theatre's CityWrights Professional Weekend for Playwrights and take part in the conference, attend the SUMMER SHORTS FESTIVAL and have readings of their works performed by the City Theatre ensemble of actors. All City Theatre National Award scripts will be submitted to the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival for consideration.

For more information on City Theatre and City Theatre's National Award for Short Playwriting Contest, visit www.citytheatre.com.