Theatre BC's 19th Annual Canadian National
Playwriting Competition
Summary

This year's Jury selected 3 Winners and 5 Finalists from 127 New Canadian Plays in Theatre BC's 19th Annual Canadian National Playwriting Competition;

Full Length Winner ($1000 Cash Award)
"Before Play" by Janet Rothman & Howie Siegel, Victoria, BC

One Act Winner ($750 Western Canada Theatre Cash Award)
"Perriott and Mr. Grump" by Mike Poirier, Vernon, BC

Special Merit Winner ($500 City of Kamloops Cash Award)
"Black & Blue" by Ron Fromstein, Toronto, ON

FINALISTS (alphabetical order by title)

"All Changed" by Klaas van Weringh, Ottawa, ON (FL)

"History" by Michelle Turner, Toronto, ON (1A)

"In The Dark" by Mort Ramsen, SaltSpring Island, BC (1A)

"Panels" by Dawn Kennedy, Vernon, BC (1A)

"Simply Told" by Corrina Hodgson, Orillia, ON (1A)

Summary of Entries:

-            127 entered scripts 

-             65 Full-Length plays;

-         62 One Act plays;

Breakdown of Entries:

Congratulations to this year's Winners and Finalists. Thank you to all entering playwrights and to the Competition Jurors for their many hours of reading and careful consideration. Any artistic directors wishing to read winning and/or finalist scripts from this year's Competition, please contact Theatre BC.

Theatre BC
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