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It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Patricia Henritze and their play The Nightingale Rose or the Bitch of Balaclava as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially appreciated the way the play balances history and science, humor and poetry.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Kristiana Rae Colón and their play good friday as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers really responded to the community of women at the core of the play and the constantly shifting ground on which they stood.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Robert Schneider and their play Sanctuary, North as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially responded to the way tight craft allowed character and language to soar.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Matthew Capodicasa and their play Frelmetsch the Maneater as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers really responded to the unique humor that arose from the situation and its intimacy.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Stephanie Walker and their play THE MADRES as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the way women at the center of the play gave us a sharp and empathetic view into the larger political situation.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend John King and their play BlueShift as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially appreciated the palpable relationship between Damon and Martha and the mix of humor and mystery in this exploration of depression and alcoholism.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Georgette Kelly and their play Ballast as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially appreciated the use of dreamscapes as innovative storytelling.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Claire Kiechel and their play Pilgrims as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially responded to the dialogue's fluidity and sophistication.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Laura Leininger-Campbell and their play Eminent Domain as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers really responded to the intricate and authentic family dynamics at play in this work.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Cory Hinkle and their play ALL THE GOOD IN THE WORLD as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially responded to the intelligence and timeliness of this play's queries into contemporary morality.