Creating New Traditions – Final results:

The six selected pieces from the writing competition “Creating New Traditions” have been chosen by the jury. The final selection in order from 1st place to 6th are:

CHILD SUPPORT – A same sex couples decision to adopt involves a surprising reaction from their closest friend.
Joe Godfrey, Woodbury, CT.

JESUS & JUPITER – Re-discover the meaning of caves, cordless phones and the meaning of toasters on this cosmic journey of enlightenment with a twist.
R.L. Nesvet, Cheltenham, UK.

FIRST LOVE LETTER – One mother’s realization that her son’s feelings and experiences of love may be as profound as her own. By:
David J. Mauriello, Wakefield, MA.

BRIDE or WHEN GAY IS THE NEW STRAIGHT - Otto, Tracy, and Elvis tackle marriage, lust and losing, all in a days work.
Nairne Holtz, Montreal.

PERFECT BABY – A couples pre-occupation with their dream child’s personality traits has completely unforeseeable results. Jason Summers. Montreal Qc.

SUKKOT – Sisters Paige and Morgan spend the night at their mother’s house commemorating the Jewish holiday Sukkot that celebrates the making of temporary shelters. J. Boyer, Tempe, AZ.

• The top six selections were awarded cash prizes of: #1 = $100.00, #2 = $75.00, #3 = $50.00, and #4 to #6 = $25.00

• The first prize piece will be featured in TOBE monthly magazine in an upcoming issue.

• Also, the first place piece among others, will be produced in a compliation of short one act plays at The Montreal GLBT Int’l. Theatre Festival by V.S.P. in a production entitled “Seedlings” directed by Davyn Ryall.

The selection committee jury consisted of :

Amy Barrett, theatre critic; Marta Cooper, award winning writer; Davyn Ryall, artistic director;
Nancy Murray, activist; Noah Boudreau, journalist; Elaine Fiddes, event coordinator.

The plays were presented at a stage reading on Friday June 3 and Saturday June 4 at 8pm, at Playwrights Workshop Montreal.

Our team of readers were:

Saundra Diardichuk, VAN St-Jean, Ludmila Grombosky, Christine Armstrong
Elaine Fiddes, Kiki Dranais, Anthony Johnson, Davyn Ryall, Edward Fuller, Meredith Davey

This public reading was a fundraising event for The Montreal GLBT Int’l. Theatre Festival – HARVEST (September 15-25, 2005).

The writing competition was coordinated in collaboration with La Fondation Emergence entitled as part of the campaign for ‘The NATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA’ (la Journée nationale de lutte contre l'homophobie). The theme of this third edition held on June 1, 2005 was ‘A Family Reality’ (La famille grandit).

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