Master of Ceremonies Pat Harvey, Philip Patrick Bucknor, 2nd place winner, Leslie K. Johnson, Director of Education and Community Partnerships, Shaila Essley, 1st place winner and Wayne R. Mackins-Harris, 3rd place winner Photo

From: Photo Flash: Shaila Essley Takes 1st Place in CTG's 2015 August Wilson Monologue Competition

From a field of 12 local high school students, Shaila Essley, Philip Patrick Bucknor and Wayne R. Mackins-Harris have been selected to represent Los Angeles in the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) national finals. Contestants this year featured high school students from four Southern California cities, who performed in the regional finals at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum, Monday night, March 2, 2015. Scroll down for photos from the competition!