Winners of this Year's Annual New Voice Play Festival Announced

Golden Curtain Award: Plumber's Butt, by Jay Huling - Jacksonville, FL, Directed by Karen Paone, Featuring Lee Hebb as Harvey, Amy Hebb as Carol, Katie Kennedy as Vicki, Will Heyser as Tim

Silver Stage Award: Shimmer, by Tess Light - Los Alamos, NM, Directed by Christine Brewer, Featuring Catherine Ellzey as Lady Mayfly, Zach Little as Gentleman Mayfly, Charlie Perkins as a variety of Mayflies

Spotlight Award: Mama's Almost Birthday, by Lily Rusek - New York, NY, Directed by Ed Conn, Featuring Lauren R. Hugg as Vera Barber, Sarah Celec as Isabelle Barber, Charlie Perkins as Lenny Weintraub, Rene Farabaugh as Rochelle Fiore

Spotlight Award: Ethel, by Seth Freeman - Pacific Palisades, CA, Directed by James Wright, Featuring Linda Romero as Ethel Hurd, Gabrielle Tokach as Ginny Hurd, Alan Harner as Sheriff Sgt. Bernie Barry, Zak Miller as Gene Hurd, Gwen Leonard as Joanie Meekin, John-Michael Rolnick as Rand Burstyn, Shari Shrewsberry Martin as Myrna Burstyn

Honorable Mentions:

Decoy, By Carl L. Williams - Houston, TX

Here's Looking at You, by J. C. Svec - Clark, NJ

No Small Parts, By Charlie Perkins - Brunswick, MD

Most Valuable Play Girl, by Jack Gilhooley - Bradenton, FL

It's Your Funeral, by Barry Weinberg - Bethesda, MD

2014 New Voice Judges

Christine Brewer, Ed Conn, Jennifer George, Katie Kennedy, Bruce Olson, John-Michael Rolnick & James Wright