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DSHA Students Recognized in Young Playwrights Festival Competition

1/18/2023

For the past two years, DSHA has participated in the Young Playwrights Festival sponsored by the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Students participated in a series of workshops with artists-in-residence at the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre to develop and write an one-act play and submit it to the biannual festival, which next takes place March 20, 2023. Three DSHA students were selected to the top ten list in 2021 and four students to the top ten in 2022 list.

In the Top Ten Distinguished Plays of 2021 list:

DECEPTION

by Natalia Beans, DSHA '23

The son of a Japanese crime magnate says goodbye to friends at LAX.

Mentor: Director of Theatre, Choirs, and Liturgical Music Zach Ziegler

FOR THE RECORD

by Elise Yamat, DSHA '24

Two customers want the same album. Both will get more than they bargained for.

Mentor: English Faculty Kayla Gilgenbach

ROCKET BABY

by Anna Nelson, DSHA '22

A young woman’s dream to take over a Colorado bakery gets a boost from an unlikely source.

Mentor: Director of Theatre, Choirs, and Liturgical Music Zach Ziegler

In the Top Ten Distinguished Plays of 2022 list:

AMOR ETERNO

by Karina Contreras, DSHA '25

Two brothers seek the strength to eulogize their sister.

Mentor: Director of Theatre, Choirs, and Liturgical Music Zach Ziegler

THE DOPPELGÄNGER

by Rachel Visser, DSHA '22

After a break-up, an ex finds unique closure.

Mentor: Director of Theatre, Choirs, and Liturgical Music Zach Ziegler

FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE

by Amy Teye, DSHA '25

A dream wedding turns into a zany “speak now” nightmare.

Mentor: Director of Theatre, Choirs, and Liturgical Music Zach Ziegler

IT’S JUST SCIENCE

by Lauren Kabacinski, DSHA '25

Two young women connect as they navigate identity and studies in STEM.

Mentor: Director of Theatre, Choirs, and Liturgical Music Zach Ziegler

Rocket Baby by Anna Nelson, DSHA '22, was selected as an Honorable Mention and will receive a staged reading at the festival in March. For The Record by Elise Yamat, DSHA '24, also received a shout-out as an extremely close contender.

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