Recommended by Anne G. Morgan

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 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 Ruben Grijalva and his play Value Over Replacement 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 appreciated the complexity of the writing, the strength of the structure, and the authenticity of the questions being asked.

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.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Lydia Blaisdell and their play The Last Great American Bear Hunt 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 wildly imaginative wrld of the play and deft structure of the storytelling.

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.