CITA PLAYWRITING CONTEST WINNERS

Full Length and One-Act Winners and Finalists

MARK BACUS
159 East Haller Dr., East Alton, IL 62024
618/258-1704 or email: mbacus@siue.edu
Play: Sometimes a Light Surprises (1998 Finalist Full-Length)

 SALLY CARPENTER
2277 East Dallas Drive, Terre Haute IN 47802.
Phone 812/299-3311 or email: carpents@citrine.indstate.edu
Play:  Common Ground (2000 Finalist One-Act)

 BRYAN COLEY
1940 Minnewil Lane, Marietta, GAS 30068
Phone: 770/565-8804 or email: bryan.coley@mindspring.com
Play: Our Cybertown  (1999 Finalist Full-Length)

 JOHN COSPER, Jr.
Righteous Insanity. 1414 Ekin Ave. New Albany, IN 47150
Phone: 812-945-5650
email: john@righteousinsanity.com
web-site: www.righteousinsanity.com
Play: Aliens  (1998 Finalist One-Act)

STEPHEN DOWELL
431 W. Talmage, Springfield, MO 65803
417/863-1463 or email: SDow114@aol.com
Play: Rooftop (1999 Finalist One-Act)

 MARK ALLEN EATON
c/o Wycliffe Dinner Theatre, Wycliffe NW
4200 S.E. Jennings
503.652-1662 or email: mark_eaton@wycliffe.org
Play: Pilate (1999 WINNER Full-Length)

GILLETTE ELVGREN
Regent University, 1000 University Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23464
804/548-2071 or email: gillelv@regent.edu
Plays: Paper Wings (1995 WINNER Full-Length)
For Better, For Worse (1991 WINNER Full-Length)

 JAMES FRIZZEL
349 W. Bute St. Apt. C6, Norfolk, VA 23510
757/627-1195 or email: jamefriz@juno.com
Play: In the Flesh (1999 One-Act Finalist)

 SEAN GAFFNEY
12314 Moorpark St. #103, Studio City, CA 91604
email: inkwell@gaffneyinkwell.com
Play: Sleepwalking (1997 Honorable Mention Full-Length)

 CHRISTOPHER GRECO
63 Woodlawn Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130,
617/522.6181 or email: christopher@cambridgevineyard.org
Plays: An Appearance of the Blessed Virgin at a Brookline Health Clinic (1998 WINNER One-Act)
The Last Set From Hell (1996 WINNER One-Act)

GEOFF HALPIN
455 Lapoinya Place, Stoneville, WA 6081 AUSTRALIA
(08) 9295 0731 or email: halpin@one.net.au
Play: Silent Weeping (1999 WINNER One-Act)

NANCY HANNA
304 Oakwood Drive, Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 630.232.0765 email: nanhanna@sbcglobal.net

Play: The Psalm of Edie Catz (1998 Finalist Full-Length)

WAYNE HARREL
9833 SW 52nd Ave, Portland, OR 97219
503/977-0805 or email: wayne_harrel@meeting.com
Plays:Like a Horse and Carriage  (1997 WINNER One-Act)
Song of the Bow (1996 Honorable Mention Full-Length)
Making Choices (1994 Honorable Mention One-Act)

MICHAEL HARRIS
167 N. McKnight Road #316, St. Paul, MN 55119
651/714-2553 or email: fudgiepants@yahoo.com
Play: Iscariot's Last Easter (1999 WINNER One-Act) The Law of Hell (2002 WINNER Full-length)

JEREMY  HENRY
1901 Hillside Dr. Rowlett, TX, 75088.
915/695-7834 or e-mail: jeremydhenry@yahoo.com
Play: The TreeHouse   (2000 Finalist full-length)

JOEL HOBSON
4190 E. Hawthrone #23, Spokane, WA 99218
508/465-2855
Play: Abraham and Isaac (1999 Finalist One-Act)

SHARON JOHNSEY
10622 Silkwood Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32257
904/880-4693 or email: SharonJohnsey@heroffice.com
Play: Faith By Fire  (1998 WINNER Full-Length)

ALLEN JOHNSON
2392 Community Center Rd., Chambersburg, PA 17201
717/369-4557 or email: johnsona@mail.cvn.net
Play: Sunrise A.D. (1997 Honorable Mention One-Act)

 SCOTT W. KIRK
C/o Saltworks Theatre Company, 2553 Brandt School Road
Wexford, PA  15090-7931 phone: 724/934-2820 x 202
Or email: skirk@saltworks.com
Play: The Preacher’s Wife (2001 Honorable Mention Full-Length)

JIM LEACH
432 Second St., Ann Arbor, MI 48103
313/669-8674
Play: Baptist (1997 WINNER Full-Length)

TOM LONG
909 Center St., Milford, OH 45150
513/831-2859 or email: fog@fuse.net
Play: The Rock Slinger & His Greatest Hit (1998 Finalist One-Act)

 ED LOWRY
117 1/2 W. Cleveland, Sterling, KS 67579
316-278-2044 or email: elowry@sterling.edu
Play: Foul Weather Friend  (2000 Finalist One-Act)

 PAUL MASON
Lakefield College School, Lakefield, ON K0L 2H0 Canada
705/652-1940 or email: pmason@lakefieldcs.on.ca
Plays: Sister Camille's Kaleidoscopic Cabaret (1996 WINNER Full-Length). Ambiguity (1999 Finalist Full-Length), DisciplineCommittee  (1994 Finalist Full-Length)

BURTON MATTESON
P.O. Box 1354
Middlebury, IN 46540   phone: 574/825-2181
or email: shelterscripts@myexcel.com
Play: Over Coffee at Clyde's (1999 Finalist One-Act). Rituals (2001 Finalist One-Act).

BUZZ McLAUGHLIN
44 Loantaka Way, Madison, NJ  07940
Ph: 973/377-6170 email: buzzmclaughlin@mindspring.com
Play: Sister Calling My Name (1996 Finalist Full-length)

KATO McNICKLE
396 Tyler Avenue
Groton, CT 06340
860-445-2909 or e-mail katomcnick@aol.com
web: http://members.aol.com/katoagogo
Play:  Joan's Voices (2001 Finalist Full-length)

JAMES NOLEN
35 Harpeth Dr. Jackson Tn, 38305
(901) 664-8410 or (901) 661-6471
email: aj_nolen@hotmail.com
Play: Guy Palermo's Traveling Wonderment presents Die Ratzel (2000 Finalist Full Length)

EVELYN O’NEAL
4806 Orchard Drive, Sachse, TX 75048
(972)530-6931 or e-mail: emo96a@timon.acu.edu
Play: "Henry's Game" (2000 WINNER One-Act)

JOHN STEVEN PAUL
Valparaiso University, 1906 Briam Dr., Valparaiso, IN 46383
219/464-4246 or email: John.Paul@valpo.edu
Plays: Zacchaeus: For the Lord He Wanted to See (1998 Finalist One-Act)
The Brother (1999 Finalist One-Act)

PAUL D. PATTON
2672 Mulberry Loop, Virginia Beach VA 23456
757/427-5630 or email: pattonplace9@aol.com
Play: WD 40 (1992 WINNER One-Act)

RENTON RATHBURN
315 S. Grove Ave.
Owatonna, MN 55060
(507) 451-2710 ext.240
Email: baddrama@hotmail.com
Play: Grow Strangely Dim (2001 Honorable Mention Full-Length)

JEFF RICHARDS
14816 121st KPN, Gig Harbor, WA 98329
253/884-1111 or email: jrichards53@hotmail.com
Play: Porchlight (1998 Finalist Full-Length)

JOSEPH RITZ
6301 Smith Road, Hamburg, NY 14075
716-649-6248 or email: RITZ6301HAM@aol.com
Play: Trappists (1994 WINNER Full-Length)
Francis  (2000 Finalist One-Act)

DAVID TIPPETT
820 Dryden, Toledo, OH 43612
419/476-0765 or email: djtipp@aol.com
Plays: Thief of Hearts (1998 Finalist Full-Length)
Brother's Keeper (1998 Finalist One-Act)

JEFF TOTEY
9007 2nd Pl. S.E., Everett, WA 98205
425/377-8208 or email: toteyj@netscape.net
Play: The Other Son (1998 Finalist Full-Length)

JEANNE MURRAY WALKER
311 N. 34th St., Philadelphia, PA 19104,
215/382-7557 or email: jwalker@odin.english.udel.edu
Plays: Inventing Chicago (1996 Honorable Mention Full-Length)
Rowing Into Light on Lake Adley (1995 Honorable mention Full-Length)
The Chosen Daughter (1994 Honorable Mention Full-Length)
The Queen’s Two Bodies (2000 WINNER Full-Length)

JOSEPH WEIDNER & ANNE SCHAPPERT  
PO Box 741, Rising Sun, MD 21911.
410/658-9597 or email: joseph.weidner@dol.net
Play: ESTHER: THE SCEPTER AND THE STAR (2000 Finalist Full-Length)

DEVON WILLIAMSON  
Detour Theatre Company, P.O.Box 1028, Tauranga 3001, New Zealand.
email: info@detour.co.nz,web-site: www.detourtheatrecompany.com
Play: Blood on Gold  (2000 Finalist One-Act)

2002 Drama

George Halitzka SHATTERED

962 Oberlin Avenue, Lorain, Ohio  44052-1552
440/245-5070 E-mail: ghalitzka@yahoo.com

2002 Comedy 

Bonnie Gorshe LOVE BOOT CAMP

E-mail: GraceScripts@aol.com

 

2000 Drama - 

Jeff Smith THE BLAME GAME

5105 Timbercreek Ct., Richmond, VA 23237
804/743-8700 or email: saltandlightmin@juno.com

2000 Comedy

Gail Blanton THEOLOGICAL WORKOUT

800 Central Ave., Mauldin, SC 29662
864/963-8273 or email: gblanton@aol.com

 1999 Drama

Kris Rasmussen UNCOMMON GROUND

1310 Howard, Petosky, MI 49770
231/347-3760 or email: kkrla1@hotmail.com

1999 Comedy

Jeff Smith THE BLIND MAN

1998 Drama

Tom Long LOOSE CONNECTIONS

909 Center Street, Milford, OH 45150
513/831-2859 or email: fog@fuse.net

1998 Comedy

Terry Kistler  TO THANK OR NOT TO THANK

5723 Ridgewood Ave., Westerville, OH 43082
614/898-0555
 

1997 Winner Drama

John Cosper WICKED RULER

Righteous Insanity. 1414 Ekin Ave. New Albany, IN 47150
Phone: 812-945-5650
email: john@righteousinsanity.com
web-site: www.righteousinsanity.com

 1997 Winner Comedy

David Hutchens THE LEGEND OF THE
PROGRESSIVE FOOT WARSHIN' COMMITTEE

8710 Niblick Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30202

770/594-10990 or 770-641-6314 or email: hutchens@mindspring.com
 

1996 Winner Drama

Jan B. Calloway BLACK CREEK MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS

5 Pender's Ct., Berlin, MD 21811
410/968-1085 or jcalloway@worcesterprep.org

1995 Winner Drama

Gail Blanton HESTER

1996 Winner Comedy 

Kelly Wick  GOIN' FISHIN'
email: www.Churchideas.com

1995 Winner Comedy

Jan B. Calloway JANE'S WORLD

Sketch Winner
Sketch writer (ail Blanton receives plaque from contest coordinator, Lynn Sexton.

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a CITA member peruses winning scripts at a recent conference

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