Sanguine Sets Project Playwright Festival 2016

After a two-month submission period and hundreds of submissions from around the world, Sanguine is pleased to announce 6 finalists for its annual Project Playwright Competition. The winner of the competition receives a fully-produced world premiere of their play in New York City as a part of Sanguine's 2016 season.

The 2016 finalists are:
Charlie Moose Makes His Move by Jessica Turner Everybody Dies by Molly Rydzel
Little Sister by Ainslie Caswell
Primary by Gracie Gardner
Restore by Jordan Ramirez Puckett
Well Adjusted by Phil Horst

On January 10th, Sanguine Theatre Company will produce a festival evening of staged readings in New York City with excerpts of the finalists' scripts. Each excerpt is assigned a director and team of actors, and the audience votes on the winning script. This grand-prize winner is announced at the end of the festival evening, and his or her play will receive its world premiere in New York City as a part of Sanguine's 2016 season.

The 2016 festival evening will be held on Sunday, January 10 at Flamboyan Theatre in the Clemente Solo Velez Cultural Center at 107 Suffolk St in New York. The event will begin at 7:00pm, and a celebration will follow. Tickets are $18 when purchased at the door, and $15 when purchased in advance via http://project-playwright.brownpapertickets.com.

Questions about the festival can be directed to Sanguine's literary team at: info@sanguinenyc.com.

Previous winners include: the lighthouse invites the storm by Josh Drimmer (2015), Flamingo by Alex Trow (2014), EXIT 27 by Aleks Merilo (2013), Bees and Lions by Sarah M. Duncan (2012), and Cary's Chain Store Massacre by W.M. Akers (2011). Now in its 6th year, the competition has already showcased over 22 finalist playwrights, over 20 emerging directors, and dozens of talented New York City actors through the annual festival evenings.