Philadelphia, PA April 26, 2005 - The Brick Playhouse is pleased to announce the winners of its Fourth Annual Playwriting Awards.  Each award winner will receive a spotlighted staged reading as part of the In-Between Stage reading program, as well as a cash award and consideration for production in The Brick’s 2005-06 season. 

The Roger Cornish Playwriting Award for a full-length play by a Philadelphia-area playwright is presented to Alexander E. Dremann for “Split Pea Pod,” a comedy about a man who splits in half.  With a Master’s degree in Playwriting from the University of Southern California, Dremann has had his plays produced across the country over the past decade, from New York to San Francisco, Philadelphia to LA.  Past work from Dremann has been hailed as “sometimes touching, sometimes hilarious” by LA Weekly and “evocative” by Backstage West.  One of the masterminds behind Philadelphia’s sketch comedy runaway hit SKITSoid, you’ll be sure to see more of Alex Dremann.

The Brick Playhouse Playwriting Award for a full-length by a playwright from outside the Philadelphia area is bestowed upon Julius J. Galacki for “Black Flamingos.”   A native of Long Branch, NJ, Galacki currently resides in Los Angeles.  Galacki is a graduate of the playwriting program at the Yale School of Drama as well as having a B.F.A. from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and an M.A. from the interdisciplinary Gallatin School.  He has had plays produced on Theatre Row in New York City.  Seven monologues from a number of Galacki’s plays, including a monologue from “Black Flamingos,” will appear in the four-volume series Audition Arsenal, to be published by Smith & Kraus in late spring/early summer of 2005.

2004 PLAYWRITING AWARD WINNERS

Philadelphia, PA September 24, 2004 - The Brick Playhouse is pleased to announce the winners of its Third Annual Playwriting Awards. Each award winner will receive a spotlighted staged reading as part of the In-Between Stage reading program on successive Tuesdays November 1st, 8th, & 15th, as well as a cash award and consideration for production in the Brick's 2004-05 season.

The Roger Cornish Playwriting Award for a full-length play by a Philadelphia-area playwright: "Drive to a Departing Flight," by Bert Kieres. Reading at The Brick: Tuesday November 9th, 8pm.

The Brick Playhouse Playwriting Award for a full-length by a playwright from outside the Philadelphia area is: "Feather" by Claudia Barnett of Tennessee. Reading at The Brick: Tuesday, November 16th, 8pm.

The Albert Benzwei Playwriting Award, given to two longer one-acts by Philadelphia-area playwrights: "Lover for the Moon" by Colin Wolfe of New Jersey and "The Light That Shines" by Ryan Kraus of Philadelphia.

2003 PLAYWRITING AWARD WINNERS

The Roger Cornish Award
Editorial Decisions by Nick Wardigo

The Roger Cornish Award
(Full-Length play by a Philadelphia area writer):
Vindication, Illinois, by Ryan Kraus of Philadelphia

    Finalists
    According to Plan, by Susan Cain McQuilkin
    Off the Dock on the Bay, by Brick member Colin Wolfe
    Postcoital Variations, by Brick member Alex Dremann

The Albert Benzwie Award
(One-Act plays by Philadelphia area writers):
Rain Later by Brick member Lawrence Goodman, and
Cukoo by Toby Mulford of Swarthmore, PA

    Finalists
    Attention at the Fair Grounds by Colin Wolfe
    Cuthbert's Last Stand, by Andrew Biss of Philadelphia
    The Man With His Mother on His Arm, by Brick member Jules Tasca
    The Spelling of Coynes, also by Jules Tasca

The Brick Playhouse Award
(Full-Length play by a writer outside the Philadelphia area):
Prok, by Brian Drader of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    Finalists
    Bed by Tom Swimm of San Clemente, CA
    Boxes, by Michael T. Folie of Congers, NY
    Conquistador of Time, by Bryan Williams of New York, NY
    Fole! Ole!, by William Allen of Homer, NY

There were over 80 submissions evaluated by 20+ readers, whittled down to 15 finalists sent to the judges and four winners were picked.  Staged readings were presented May 14, 21, & 28, at 8PM.