{"id":12209,"date":"2019-07-16T10:54:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T01:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=12209"},"modified":"2019-07-16T10:54:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T01:24:37","slug":"2019-young-playwrights-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2019\/07\/16\/2019-young-playwrights-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Young Playwrights announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The State Theatre Company has named emerging talents Zachary Sheridan and Laneikka Denne as winners of the 2019 Flinders University Young Playwrights\u2019 Award.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sheridan won the senior category award for his script <em>The Dead<\/em>, while Ms Denne won the junior award for her script <em>Dead Skin<\/em>. A high commendation was awarded to Dora Abraham for her play <em>Race of Giants<\/em>, while merit awards were given to Jamila Main (<em>How to Eat Rabbit<\/em>) and Nick Duddy (<em>We Three, The Sea<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The Young Playwrights\u2019 Award has been running for 19 years with support from Flinders University, to encourage and support new local writing talent.<\/p>\n<p>State Theatre Company Education Manager Fiona Lukac says the winning entries demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the playwriting process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe loved the simplicity of Zach\u2019s characters and his storytelling as he navigated the topic of death, while Laneikka beautifully explored the fragile relationship of a young lesbian couple. Both stories were completely engaging and of exceptional quality,\u201d Ms Lukac says.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 winners join an impressive list such as Fleur Kilpatrick (playwright behind State Theatre Company\u2019s 2018 show <em>Terrestrial <\/em>which <a href=\"https:\/\/news.flinders.edu.au\/blog\/2018\/04\/13\/space-landing-drama-graduates\/\">premiered at Flinders University<\/a> last year) and Sophia Simmons, who will present her play <em>Limit <\/em>in October under the State Umbrella initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Both winners will receive a cash prize, a subscription to State Theatre Company\u2019s 2020 season and professional script development from established artists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both awards will be presented together with a reading of the senior category winning play on Monday 22 July, at 5.45pm, the Dunstan Playhouse, at the Adelaide Festival Centre. 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