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It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Matthew Bennett and their play Let Down Your Hair 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 appreciated the seamless combination of fairy tale, dark humor, and contemporary political commentary.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Tearrance Chisholm and their play "Hooded or Being Black for Dummies" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially responded to the highly original theatrical form which allowed the pointed political questions to really land.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Robert Lunney and their play "Famous Blue Raincoat" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the well-drawn, balanced trio that upends an outwardly straightforward love triangle.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Eljon Wardally and their play "Big Black Balloon" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers found that Eljon crafts a fascinating, truly unique world, and examines a timely subject from the perspective of an often unheard voice.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Chelsea Sutton and their play "Falling Slanted, Sad & Crazy" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. At times funny, warm, and also violent and gruesome, our readers found the dialogue to be well-crafted and specific to each character.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Allison Gregory and their play "Not Medea" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers found that Gregory's language moves easily between modern cadence and the heightened classical text.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm and their play "Little Reds" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. A gritty drama grounded in realism, and our readers identified clear differentiation between character voices, unexpected humor, and a sense of compelling dramatic events.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Stephen Spotswood and their play "The Grantry Girls Come Home" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the suspenseful, well-crafted pace of this piece, as well as the distinct voices among the ensemble of sisters.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Mfoniso Udofia and their play "runboyrun" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the powerful, poetic language and how the piece lives in both an intimate familial setting as well as a larger global conversation.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Jeremy Gable and their play "D-Pad" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. This play examines many contemporary issues—gaming, social change, online bullying, gender parity—in a highly theatrical, structurally imaginative format.