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2020 STUDENT PLAY FESTIVAL BEST PLAY: THE THEATRE MAN

January 26, 2020 by Theatre Odyssey Leave a Comment

BEST PLAY: THE THEATER MAN by Kea Kamiya of the State College of Florida Collegiate School, a sweet and sentimental play about a theater owner despondent about the closing of his establishment but visited by characters from the past who remind him of the wonderful things he and his theater did for them, won Best Play and a $1,000 scholarship thanks to the generosity of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

The play was directed by Robert Ennis Turoff and members of the cast were Don Walker, Grace Casanova, Olivia Yagy, Derek Dutcher, and Jenny Aldrich Walker.

2020 Student Best Play Cast Theatre Man
BEST PLAY: THE THEATRE MAN — Don Walker, Jenny Aldrich Walker, playwright Kea Kamiya, director Robert Ennis Turoff, Grace Casanova, Derek Dutcher, Olivia Yagy.

RUNNER-UP: Pine View School’s Spencer Opal-Levine penned THE DRILL.

An emergency alarm at a school is the backdrop for a frank and sensitive discussion about the pressures felt by today’s high school students.

Directed by Mark Woodland, the play’s cast included Paul Mullen, Tami Vaughan, Tyler Gevas, Roxy Gevas, and Olivia Yagy. The playwright receives a $500 scholarship, also from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, for his effort.

 

2020 Student Runner-Up Cast The Drill

Festival judges were Lacey Knispel, Kyle Ann Lacertosa, and Dr. Bill Jones.

The Executive Producers for this year’s festival were the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and Paragon Festivals.

2020 Student Playwrights
2020 STUDENT PLAYWRIGHTS — Surrounded by cast members from their plays, the playwrights featured in the Eighth Annual Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival: Elaina Mizak, Mia Mariano, Maxine Mandt, Emily Hikade, Kassandra Haakman, Kea Kamiya, Sarah MacPhail and Spencer Opal-Levine.

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