Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival
Eight plays selected from 46 entries in this eighth annual student competition were performed January 25-26, at the Cook Theatre in the Asolo/FSU Center for the Performing Arts. The panel of adjudicators selected The Theater Man as Best Play and author Kea Kamiya was awarded a $1000 cash scholarship. Spencer Opal-Levine received the Runner-Up award of $500 for his play, The Drill. The six other finalists received $100 awards. The cash scholarship funds have been made available through the generosity of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
- A Whole Lot of Nothing by Sarah MacPhail, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School
- The Benjamin Franklin Act by Elaina Mizak, Pine View School
- Love is in the Air by Emily Hikade, Riverview High School
- Past Life by Mia Mariano, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School
- The Clock by Maxine Mandt, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School
- The Jeffrey Effect by Kassandra Haakman, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School
- The Drill by Spencer Opal-Levine, Pine View School
- The Theater Man by Kea Kamiya, State College of Florida Collegiate School
Festival Adjudicators
| Dr. Bill Jones is Principal of Manatee School for the Arts, Palmetto, Florida. However, with a background in music and theatre, he has appeared many times on local stages. | Lacey Knispel teaches acting and theatrical improvisation at Sarasota High School where she serves as director of the theatre department. She is also on faculty at the Players Studio teaching dance and musical theatre, and directing their summer mini camps. | Kyle Ann Lacertosa is the director of performing arts at Cardinal Mooney High School. |
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