Park’s ‘Gay Guy, Fat Girl’ wins Mark Twain Prize
Rick Park’s Gay Guy, Fat Girl is one of two recipients (along with Josh Levine’s Homemade) of the Mark Twain Prize for Comic Playwriting. The award is part of the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards Program, a series of awards presented annually by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, and comes with a $1,000 cash […]
Parsons’ ‘Homeland’ wins Rosa Parks Playwriting Award
Michael Parsons’ Homeland is this year’s recipient of the Rosa Parks Playwriting Award for plays on the theme of Civil Rights and Social Justice. The award is part of the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards Program, a series of awards presented annually by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. This comes with a $1,000 cash award, […]
I Heart Stairway to Heaven
When I teach playwriting classes to high school students, one of my favorite plays to share with them is Gregory Fletcher’s Stairway to Heaven, which won the 2004 National Ten-Minute Play Award at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival. Students connect to the play – about two teen-aged siblings on the morning of their […]
Now how’s this for some alumni news:
Reunion: At last week’s KCACTF Region 1 Festival in Hyannis, BPT classmates (L-R) MJ Halberstadt, Jaclyn Villano, and Michael Parsons. All three have plays (MJ’s ten-minute w4m, Jaclyn’s one-act The Rain Fell Up, and Michael’s one-act The Lighthouse) advancing to the National Festival in April as Region 1 Finalists. Congratulations, team!
Alumni news, in brief:
One-act plays by Michael Parsons (The Lighthouse) and Jaclyn Villano (The Rain Fell Up), and ten-minute plays by MJ Halberstadt (w4m) and Jaclyn Villano (Ratings Worthy) will be presented at the KCACTF Region 1 Festival. The event will be held in Hyannis in January… Walt McGough has been announced as one of the Huntington Theatre […]