Emerging Playwright Competition

8^th Annual Emerging Playwright Competition

The Emerging Playwright Competition attracts talented playwrights from a 100-mile radius of the Phillips’ Mill Community Association. The goal of the competition is to encourage new work and bring it to the stage. Every year, six short plays are selected by a jury to be read on stage, with talkbacks with the audience following the readings.
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2025 Winning Plays

Last Dance - Kevin Brofsky
Easter Island - Lisa DeAngelis
Guess Who’s Coming to Cocktails? - Jim Lindheim
The Untitled Spinster - Patricia Lynn
Echo and Narcissus - John McDonnell
The Second Original Sin - Domenick Scudera
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2025 Prospectus

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Past Winners

2024

“Three Visits” by Lisa DeAngelis
“Sister Wives” by Alexis Telyczka
“In Pursuit of Prudence” by Sam Affoumado
“The Star Road” by Barbara Blatner
“In Passing” by Vita Morales
“Cupcakes” by Jennifer O’Grady

2023

“Broken Vessel” by Domenick Scudera
“Hebrew Holy Man” by Peter Langman
“France Is Bacon” by Julie Zaffarano
“We Were Happy” by Jennifer O’Grady
“Clips” by Adam Richter
“An Honest Lesson in Self-Defense” by Patricia Lynn
Honorable Mention: “Trite and True” by Jane Lee

2022

“Brambles” by Bruce Walsh
“Counterfeit Truths” by Jonathan Heaps
“Handshake Deal” by Diane Sansevere-Dreher
“One Word” by Bara Swain
“The Guestbook” by Patti Veconi
“You Love Me” by Jim Moss

2021

“Blighted” by Dominique Cieri
“The Wonderer” by Lynda Crawford
“Beware the Kraken” by Sherry Friedman
“The Eulogy” by Jeff Stolzer
“The Advocate” by Kate Thomas
“Northern Lights” by Nancy Vander Zwan

2020

“Close Your Eyes” by Nick DeSimone
“Eye Contact” by Adam Richter
“The New Abnormal” by Jeff Stolzer
“Go Gently Into the Night” by J.B. Heaps
“Far From Providence” by Jim Moss
“Acts Without Words” by Kimberly Kalaja

2019

“Stating Fish” by Phil. E. Eichinger
“Naked Men” by Vita Patrick Morales
“Upstaged” by Lisa Deangelis & Michael Naylor
“Outside the Coffee Shop” by Ann D’Silva
“Rating the Breakup” by John McDonnell
“Eleanor Brindle” by Rick Goodwin

2018

“The Battery” by Paul Kodiak
“The Most Important Meal” by Caitlin Cieri
“Gulls” by James Brenner
“The Helper’s High” by Tom Frangicetto
“Making the Call” by Gwen Ottinger
“Lost” by John Weeren

A Look Back

Every year, the six winning plays are read on the stage of the Mill, giving the writers a chance to gauge an audience’s response to their work.
Here is a look back at some of these special events.

OUR COMMUNITY

The Phillips' Mill Community Association supports programming in the visual and performing arts, and hosts social and educational events. It is the broadest-ranging venue for artistic expression in Bucks County.