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It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Nathan Cann and their play "The Last Buckley" 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 play’s high familial dramatic stakes and the ever-shifting tensions and micro-power plays among the characters.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Lindsay Joel and their play "TREIF: A Hasidic Lovesong" 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 this to be an entrancing journey into a unique, specific culture, they responded to the suspenseful tone and pacing.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Michael Yichao and their play "jellyfish pine" 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 Yichao tells a relatable love story through through a structurally imaginative framework.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend David Cote and their play "Otherland" 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 this piece frames complex issues within a unique, broadly comical structure.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Carrie Barrett and their play "Tara Obernier" 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 were drawn in by the fast, fluid dialogue and the play's character study of a less-than-sympathetic, yet completely relatable, person.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Jami Brandili and their play BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead) 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. Brandli creates a fresh new world for classic female characters, making their story resonate from the Greeks to the 1960s to today.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend MJ Kaufman and their play Wolves Eat Elk 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 particularly responded to the poetic language of the piece and the way Kaufman plays with structure to explore two parallel, vivid worlds.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Erik Gernand and their play "The Kneeling Position" 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 Erik employed sharp, witty dialogue to paint complex characters and explore a timely, difficult subject.