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Student Playwrights

Four School of the Arts students have been named winners of the 2013 New Voices for the Theatre competition, a nationally acclaimed state-wide high school playwriting program that celebrates and cultivates young writing talent from across Virginia. One-act plays from around the state are submitted and only eight winners are chosen. Congratulations to Julia Hernandez (Bruton High School), Elise Watts (York High School), Chris Crowe (York High School) and Jessica Gibson (Tabb High School).

This competition provides an exciting opportunity for Virginia students to work closely with professional theatre artists during a two-week residency. Students go to Richmond June 22-July 7, 2013, and work to bring their original one-act plays to life on the stage. During the residency program, students participate in workshops and revise their winning scripts. The plays will premier as staged readings during the 24th Annual Festival of New Works, July 5-6, 2013.