Play With Words • 2025

In March, 2025, Phillips' Mill celebrated the student playwrights whose plays were selected to be read on our historic stage. The readings by Phillips’ Mill by actors in front of a live audience gave the student writers a chance to see their works come to life.

March 2025

PLAY WITH WORDS - ANNUAL STUDENT PLAYWRITING CHALLENGE

3rd Annual PLAY WITH WORDS CHALLENGE

In March, 2025, Phillips' Mill celebrated the student playwrights whose plays were selected to be read on our historic stage. The readings by Phillips’ Mill by actors in front of a live audience gave the student writers a chance to see their works come to life. Each student also received a cash prize of and a commentary of their work written by the jurists.

2025 Winning Plays

"I Promise We Can"
Emma Boerner, Grade 7,  Princeton Day School

"Aliens and Earthworms"
Charley Mahar, Grade 9, Tamanend Middle School

"Survival of the Fittest"
Josilyn Hill, grade 9, Unami Middle School

"Vampire Hunter"
Saskia Cooper, Grade 11; Pennington School

"Revelations at the Farmers Market"
Avigail Wus, Grade 10, Pennsbury High School

"Beyond the Stars"
Corinne Britnall, Grade 8, Tohickon Middle School

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Illustration of the Phillips' Mill -Artist: Kathie Jankauskus