ETC Announces Winners of Third Annual PLAY/WRITE: The Jackie Demaline Playwriting Competition

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the third annual PLAY/write: The Jackie Demaline Playwriting Competition. The annual competition nurtures local aspiring dramatists who are helping to shape the future of American theatre and provides a $2,500 juried cash award to support the early work and career of each winner along with staged professional readings of their scripts. This year marked the most submissions received since the inception of the competition for regional undergraduate and graduate student playwrights. Impressed by the overall strength and breadth of this season’s entries, the panelists have decided to name two winners as well as recognize two finalists.

The winners of this year’s prize are Megan Ledford for her play Hi! Maintenance. and Skye Robinson Hillis for her play Bury the Rest; each of their plays will receive a full-length staged professional reading streamed through ETC’s YouTube Channel.

Skye Robinson Hillis’ play Bury the Rest is a thought-provoking piece that asks important questions about the current tension in America’s gun control dialogue and features Allen R. Middleton. Bury the Rest is available now at https://youtu.be/D5s9rfDh_MA .