We are pleased to announce

the two winners of our

2nd Playwright Invitational

JOHN DILLINGER GETS A MANICURE

by Elise Forier Edie

THE HUMANITARIAN

by Irene Ziegler

Both plays will receive a staged reading in Manhattan

through ABTC's CornerStone Reading Series in 2026

Details of date, time, location, cast, directors and reservation information

will be posted here on our website as well as both our FB and Insta pages

- so stay tuned!

The FINALISTS:

(in alphabetical order by the playwright's last name)

SWITZERLAND by Veronique Autphenne

SHATTERED PIECES by Joël Doty

JOHN DILLINGER GETS A MANICURE by Elise Forier Edie

BRAND NEW DAY by Barbara Blumenthal Ehrlich

DRIVE by Barbara Hammond

LOVE'S LABOURS LOST & FOUND by Kathleen Maule Holen

SEVEN NIGHTS by Alice Jankell

FINDING ELVIS by Mindy Pfeffer

MONUMENTAL by Gwendolyn Rice

THE HUMANITARIAN by Irene Ziegler

THANK YOU to the 174 playwrights that participated in our 2025 Playwright Invitational!!

We love getting together with creative folks and exploring a play!

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