Bobby Cronin and Judah Skoff Announced as Winners of Eighth Annual New Jersey Playwrights Competition

Playwrights Bobby Cronin of West New York and Judah Skoff of Hoboken were announced as the winners of the 8th Annual New Jersey Playwrights Contest (NJPC). As winners, Cronin and Skoff will receive fully staged productions of their entries in the spring of 2012 in the Hunziker Black Box Theatre on the William Paterson University campus.

The shows were chosen following two rounds of readings. A committee of readers recommended first-round cuts and final selections were determined after staged readings with an audience.
Skoff’s play, "A MATTER OF DREAMS" is the winner of the NJPC Play Series. Skoff is an attorney at McCarter & English. He has won various awards including the National Playwriting Competition and two New Jersey Governor’s Awards in the Arts. His plays have been performed at the Abington Theatre in New York and other venues.

Cronin’s musical, “DAYBREAK”, add'l lyrics by Brett Teresa, was named the winner of the NJPC Musical Series. Cronin is a New Jersey-based composer/lyricist. He is an award winning composer/lyricist whose projects include: pop/rock musical W2ML (Welcome to My Life) co-book by Alicia Dempster; 'TIL DEATH DO US PART (book by Allen Mogol); Kelly Nichols' TEN REASONS I WON'T GO HOME WITH YOU (winner of the 2010 Outstanding Music & Lyrics, Outstanding Musical at MITF); A CHRISTMAS CAROL co-written with Angelyn Benson; and THANK YOU, NEXT web-series (Best Original Web Score LAWebFest). Yale graduate, ASCAP, Dramatists Guild, three time ASCAP PLUS award recipient. www.bobbycronin.com.

“A Matter of Dreams” runs from April 12-April 29 and “Daybreak” will have performances from June 7-June 24. Edward Matthews, director and founder of the NJPC, will direct both productions. Tickets range from $10 to $22. Each show will be followed by a meet-the-author session.

For tickets or more information, call the Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371.