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The Anna Zornio Children's Theatre Playwriting Award

We are happy to announce that "Keep on Walkin'" by James Armstrong, Lavell Blackwell, and Joshua H. Cohen has been selected as the winner of the 2012 Anna Zornio Children's Theatre Playwriting Award.

In addition, honorable mention goes to the following list of finalists for this year’s competition.

“A Whooper's Tale” by Jennifer Stafford, Lynn Sanders, and Russel J. Coutinho
“Clarabella and the Prince” by Katherine Dubois
“My Dear Doctor” by Rosemary Zibart
“Olaf” by Don Price
“Rapunzel” by Stacey Lane
“The Razzle-Dazzle Caper” by Donna Gerdin
“Reality!” by Spencer Chandler
“Saving the Day” by Ellen Cooper
“The Dream Exchange” by Stanley Toledo
“The Eureka Connection” by Fran Handman, music by Sheldon Gartner
“The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg” by Stacey Lane
“The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” by Stacey Lane
“The Redcoats are Coming” by Jane Ross
“Young Peer Gynt” by Walt Vail

Please visit us again for more information regarding our next competition in 2016! 

Details

The University of New Hampshire’s Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the playwriting contest for new children’s plays and musicals.  This award was created to honor the late Anna Zornio, an alumna of the University of New Hampshire, for her dedication to and inspiration of children’s theater playwriting.

 

Previous Winners

YEAR PRODUCED PLAY TITLE
2009-2010 The Fisherman and His Wife
2005-2006 The Nastiest Drink In The World
2001-2002 Western Trail
1998-1999 Rump!
1994-1995 Creature Concert
1993-1994 Tortoise Vs. Hare
1992-1993 The King Stag
1991-1992 The Book Dragon
1990-1991 A Tree With Arms
1989-1990 Journey Towards The Light
1988-1989 Theone
1987-1988 The Starship Orion Discovery
1986-1987 The Princess From The Sea
1984-1985 Brewstopher
1983-1984 Majestic Madness
1982-1983 Aladdin
1981-1982 Bears, Birds, Boas, and Elephants
1980-1981 Medieval Misfits and a Little Hocus Pocus

 

 




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