Lights Up! Playwrights Take the Stage
On November 7, The Neurosciences Institute hosted Playwrights Project for Lights Up! Playwrights Take the Stage.
The night began with a reception and was followed by Scenes from Our Programs and an Awards Presentation. A Playwrights Project ensemble of favorite actors performed in the Scenes, which was directed by Program Manager & Producer Chelsea Whitmore. The Scenes from Our Programs featured excerpts from these past scripts:
Playwright |
Play Title (Program) |
DeAnna Driscoll, from the life story of Eleanor Quaff |
My Canning Jars (Lifestages Intergenerational Partnerships) |
Katie Harroff, and four remarkable young women from LEAP (Leadership Empowers all Possibilities) a program of San Diego Foster Youth Initiative |
Files (Telling Stories: Giving a Voice to Foster Youth) |
Matt McKenna |
Requiem for a Saint (Plays by Young Writers, 1997) |
After the performance, Chelsea then announced the finalists and winners of the 2009 California Young Playwrights Contest, whose plays will be premiered at the Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza in Plays by Young Writers produced by Playwrights Project, February 18-28, 2010.
 
Winning Playwrights:
Picture on Left: (From L to R) Quinn Sosna-Spear, Katie Henry
Picture on Right: (From L to R) Enrique Hernandez, Chris Toth, Nachiketa Baru
Playwrights Project Founder Deborah Salzer with Award recipient Courtney Flanagan of The Bishop's School
Former winning playwright and Board President Lisa Kirazian then led the way into the Tribute, with The Bishop's alumnus Matt McKenna ('97), Playwrights Project Teaching Artist and The Bishop's Alumna Amanda Cooley Davis ('92), friend and colleague Gideon Rappaport, and Deborah Salzer giving voice to their heartfelt appreciation for Courtney. Students from The Bishop's School's Drama Club performed a hilarious improvisation to honor Courtney.
The final segment of the evening was the presentation of the second annual Deborah Salzer Excellence in Arts Education Award to Courtney Flanagan, Drama Teacher at The Bishop's School. The Award was given by Playwrights Project Founder Deborah Salzer.
Playwrights Project is grateful to the many advisors, sponsors, and supporters responsible for this sensational event.
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