Congratulations to our winners!
The 2024 – 2025 Write Here! Write Now! student playwriting competition is now closed for submissions.
On April 21, 2025, Trinity Rep held staged readings of the plays, performed by community members for the winners’ families and friends. Each winner received a scholarship towards any Trinity Rep Young Actors Studio after school class, and 20 free tickets to a 2025-26 Season Project Discovery student matinee for their school.
Please email education@trinityrep.com with any other questions.
This Year’s Results
2025 Winners
Audition for the Apocalypse by Lina Durfee – The Wheeler School, Providence, RI
From What I’ve Tasted of Desire by Rosa Bilston – Hopkins School, New Haven, CT
The Great Rooster Catastrophe by Lemon Tobar-Fowley – Framingham High School, Framingham, MA
Two Wings Flapping by Q Hall – The Wheeler School, Providence, RI
2025 Honorable Mentions
Tug of the Tail by Sofia Ferraiuolo – Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Arts, Pawtucket, RI
Off Guards by James Corr – Middletown High School, Middletown, RI
Past Winners
2024 Winners
again and again – Chloë Hein – Framingham High School, Framingham, MA
Ripe – Clara Noggle – Framingham High School, Framingham, MA
The Body Shop – Jacquelyn Song – The Wheeler School, Providence, RI
To Adopt a Dog – Nicolas Cappalli – Bishop Hendricken High School, Cranston, RI
2024 Honorable Mentions
Made of Stone – Benjamin Giller – Classical High School, Providence, RI
The Promised End – Elena Christopher – East Greenwich High School, East Greenwich, RI
2023 Winners
The Dragon’s Crown – William Derby – Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Arts, Pawtucket, RI
Busy People – Seoyon Kim – The Wheeler School, Providence, RI
The Sudden Plunge of a Great Creature – Wesley Memery – La Salle Academy, Cranston, RI
Plants Don’t Count as Friends – Eisley Morgan – Classical High School, Providence, RI
2023 Honorable Mentions
Watch the Stars – Ace Mosier – Barrington High School, Barrington, RI
The Weight of the Human Heart – Noelle “Ellis” Bastein – Homeschooled, Pawtucket, RI
2022 Winners
The Great, Great Outdoors – William Derby – Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Arts, Pawtucket, RI
Mortal Dilemma – MJ Kirsche – East Catholic High School, Manchester, CT
Grandma is Dying – Lucas Manso – North Attleborough High School, North Attleborough, MA
An Unwritten Love Story – Tosin George – Cranston High School East, Cranston, RI
2022 Honorable Mentions
Stuck – Brandon Potrzeba – East Providence High School, East Providence, RI
You Say You Want a Revolution – Ava Milukas – Tiverton High School, Tiverton, RI
2021 Winners
Purple – by Ramona Boyd – The Lincoln School, Providence, RI
The Ally’s Burden – by Tosin George – Cranston HS East, Cranston, RI
Fights – by Charlie Boucher – La Salle Academy, Cranston, RI
Anyways– by Philip Byrnes – Dighton Rehoboth HS, Dighton, MA
2021 Honorable Mentions
In G-d’s Eyes – by Samantha Brower – The Lincoln School, Providence, RI
Scratched – by Bedros Kevorkian – Cranston HS East, Cranston, RI
What I do at Night – by KK Eydenberg – Applewild School, Groton, MA
2020 Winners
Run, Ferret, Run – Carolyn Jane Ferullo – The Lincoln School, Providence
Welcome to Hell -Amiya Mandapati- The Lincoln School, Providence
Friends without Benefits – Ayrin Ramirez – Central High School, Providence
The Bee – Madilyn Spear – Framingham High School, MA
2020 Honorable Mentions
Far and Gone – Erlinda Castro – Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts, Providence, RI
The Soccer Mom – Kailani Reis – Dighton Rehoboth High School, Dighton, MA
The 2020 festival took place virtually. Winning plays can be viewed here.
2019 Winners
A Cryptic Brunch – Sam Weiler – Rocky Hill School, West Greenwich
The Things I Wish I Could Say – Jillian Aaronnalt – East Providence High School
Lonesome Blues – Amanda Fawell – Framingham High School, MA
Sabotage – Cori Diaz – Rockville High School, CT
2019 Honorable Mentions
The Treehouse Conspiracy – Noah Sorin – St. Johnsbury Academy, VT
Jerry’s One Stop – Kate Fitzgerald – Lincoln School
The festival took place on May 21, 2019.
2018 Winners
62 Moons – Kate Fitzgerald – Lincoln School, Providence
The Case of the Stolen Sandwich – Jonathan Baron – LaSalle Academy
Rattlesnake – James Roberts – Putney School, Putney VT
Grandma and Technology – Emma Paulhus – Dighton Rehoboth Regional High School, MA
2018 Honorable Mentions
Boys. Period. – Catherine Giorgetti – Framingham High School, MA
Accidental Burial – Rachel Fickes – St. Johnsbury Academy- St. Johnsbury VT
The festival took place on May 7, 2018.
2017 Winners
Catch 42 – Bella Lillsebbas – Providence, RI
The Story of the Night Sky – Anna Tarasuk – Richmond, RI
Watermelon Boy – Jordana Kagan- Framingham, MA
Eliza’s Artist – Laura Costello – Vernon, CT
2017 Honorable Mention
Sequins – Julia Somma – Vernon, CT
Eighteen – Sophie Colantuono – Providence, RI
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