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2002 Playwright Discovery Award Evening

Playwright discovery program graphic for this year's invitation and poster for the event

The 2002 Award Recipients were:

  1. Mind Invasion by Tiffany McCrea of Terrell, Texas.
  2. Capture the Moon by Hillary Benefiel of Schertz, Texas.
  3. Hearing Your Heart by Julie DeLizza of Concord, North Carolina.

This year, the Playwright Discovery Award Evening took place at 7:30 P.M. on Monday, September 30, 2002 in the Theater Lab of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The first place winner, Mind Invasion, was fully produced and presented on the Theater Lab stage. Capture the Moon and Hearing Your Heart were showcased as staged readings for a school audience earlier in the day on September 30, 2002. Excerpts from these plays were also read at the evening performance. All three plays were directed by Paul-Douglas Michnewicz.

Each of the three 2002 award recipients received a scholarship, an engraved award, and a trip to Washington D.C.