11th Annual New Voice Play Festival Winners Announced
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jun. 29, 2011
The Old Opera House Theatre Company is delighted to announce the winners of the 11th Annual New Voice Play Festival.
Each year some of the country's best playwrights submit their new work to this one-act play writing completion. With over 60 plays to choose from this year, a panel of judges selected the top four plays for the 2011 Season and all four plays were presented in a refreshing evening of new theatre on June 24, 25 & 26. Following each evening's performance, the audience was asked to select their favorites for the evening. The audience was specifically charged to rank the plays based on the merit of the play writing. After three evenings of thought-provoking and entertaining new theatre, the audience's votes were tallied and the results of the 11th Annual New Voice Play festival are shown below.
Golden Curtain Award
(1st place)
by DC GallantFeaturing
Kathy Bost as Marge
Addison Peacock as Katie
Homer Speaker as PeteDirected by Meaghan Barry
Silver Stage Award
(2nd Place)
by Donna Spector Featuring
Steve Barney as Marvin
Marianne Tomasic as Lucy
D. Keith Shifflett as Jacques
Ashley Hall as MarilynDirected by Ashley Snow and D. Keith Shifflett
Spotlight Awards
(3rd place)
by Brent Englar Featuring
Lorraine Bouchard as Sherri Blount
Dan Rice as Andy Bowden
Alecia Schulz as ClaireDirected by Shannon Potter
Closing Time
by Carl Williams
Sandra DeRocha as Jenny
Kaitlyn Dykes as Rhonda
Bruce Olson as Howie Mercer
John-Michael Rolnick as Rick GarnerDirected by Liam Potter
West Virginia Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
INTO THE WOODS (Appalachian Community Theatre)
33.1% of votes
2.
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Old Opera House Theatre Co)
20% of votes
3.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (The Actors Guild of Parkersburg)
16% of votes
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