Seven plays about gun violence will premiere on Broadway on Demand on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre.
NEW YORK CITY: #ENOUGH Plays to End Gun Violence, in partnership with Broadway on Demand, Playscripts, and the Dramatists Guild, has announced the selection of seven plays by teen playwrights for its short-play competition. On Dec. 14, the eight-year anniversary of the shootings at Sandy Hook, the winning titles will premiere on the streaming platform Broadway on Demand and be made available for free for organizations to stage readings locally.
The seven winners are Adelaide Fisher’s Ms. Martin’s Malaise, Eislinn Gracen’s Guns in Dragonland, Azya Lyons’ Togetha, Debkanya Mitra’s Malcolm, Olivia Ridley’s Ghost Gun, Sarah Schecter’s Hullabaloo, and Elizabeth Shannon’s Loaded Language. In addition a digital premiere on Broadway on Demand, the plays will be published and licensed through Playscripts. The writers will receive guild membership and craft training through the Dramatists Guild’s Young Dramatist Initiative. The selected works were chosen by a jury including Lauren Gunderson, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Robert Schenkkan, David Henry Hwang, and Karen Zacarías, who considered 184 submissions from 23 states.