“ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Andrew Rosendorf and their play Paper Cut as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers were struck by the play’s unique interrogation of culturally received ideas about masculinity and its urgently conceived, intersectional exploration of identity. ”

“ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Benjamin Benne and their play q u e r e n c i a: an imagined autobiography about forbidden fruits as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers were struck by this tender coming-of-age story about its adolescent hero. ”

“ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Jacob Marx Rice and his play Uncertainty/Principle 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 compelling, multidimensional protagonist, as well as the plot’s adept balance of spiritual and scientific themes. ”

“ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Patricia Cotter and their play The Surrogate 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 great humor and heart of the play and responded to the nuanced characters. ”