Stage Center Theatre | 2022-2023 Season
Fall 2022
6th Annual Playwriting Contest Winners for the Fall 2022 Nuevas Voces Festival
Founded by Jim Blair
Directed by CMT faculty member Daniel Wirth
Founded by alumnus and former Northeastern professor Jim Blair to create a platform at Northeastern Illinois University for new playwrights, Nuevas Voces is a thrilling launch point for new work from NEIU and its vibrant community. Featuring multiple prize-winning short plays selected from an extensive competition, Nuevas Voces reveals the complexity of our human experience through the many lenses that make up Northeastern.
Performance Dates
- Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. with an opening reception that begins at 6:30 p.m. and a talkback session at the conclusion of the opening night.
- September 30 at 7:30 p.m.
- Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
This year's Nuevas Voces will feature the following plays:
- 1st Place: "Impasse" by Nathan Baltudis, Prize of $250
- 2nd Place: "Three Friends" by Gabriel Olvera-Cabral, Prize of $200
- 3rd Place: "Members Only" by Melony Aponte, Prize of $150
We would also like to recognize the three runner-up playwrights:
- Honorable Mention: "Vaccination-Recover" by Ivory Banks, Prize of $75
- Honorable Mention: "Beautiful Daughter" by Wyn Thomas, Prize of $75
- Honorable Mention: "Especially When I'm Driving" by Melanie Baker, Prize of $75
Additional information about our MainStage productions coming soon!
