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University Theatre - New Jersey Playwrights Contest The New Jersey Playwrights Contest (NJPC) supports the work of emerging New Jersey playwrights by exposing their work to the public through staged-readings and a full production of the winning play. Unpublished scripts by New Jersey residents are solicited in the Summer and through a rigorous selection process one play is selected to receive a professionally designed and directed production the following Spring semester.
		All playwrights residing in the state of New Jersey are eligible to enter the NJPC. Students, and members of the local community, who have the time and energy to commit to a production are invited to participate. Open auditions for the staged-readings usually take place in early September and in mid-December for the full production. Casts vary widely depending upon the reading or show but often include undergraduates from a variety of majors, alumni and other members of the University community as well as local community actors or semi-professional performers and on a rare occasion a professional actor. The artistic and technical staffs for all NJPC shows consist of fulltime and part-time theatre professionals working in the northern New Jersey area.
	END OF THE WORLD BUTTON by S.W. Senek Winner of the Third Annual NJ Playwrights Contest		Click for a pdf of the MARGOT FRANK poster
			Click for a pdf of the MARGOT FRANK poster
	Previous winners of the annual NJPC are: NINE MONTHS, INSIDE OUT by S. W. Senek (2005), TUESDAY IN JERSEY WITH ANDY, by Dennis Russo (2006) and END OF THE WORLD BUTTON, by S.W. Senek (2007). This year's finalists are: THE HOME FRONT, by J.C. Svec, MARGOT THE MUSICAL: THE DIARY OF THE OTHER YOUNG GIRL, Book & Lyrics by Lori Mooney & Diana Rissetto, Music by Cooper Cerulo & Michael Sangiovanni and RED STATE/BLUE STATE, by Gregory Jones. This year's winner is MARGOT FRANK: THE DIARY OF THE OTHER YOUNG GIRL, Book & Lyrics by Lori Mooney & Diana Rissetto, Music by Cooper Cerulo, Michael Sangiovanni & Warren Helms. Performances will take place in Shea Center for Performing Arts April 9-14, 2008. Audio description, sensory tours and open captioning are offered at certain performances. Please call the box office for more information.
	The NJPC is coordinated by Ed Matthews and Shari Selke of the University Performing Arts Department, and is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.



				END OF THE WORLD BUTTON by S.W. Senek Winner of the Third Annual NJ Playwrights Contest



	If you have any questions or want more information on how to get involved please contact Ed or Shari at theatreseries@wpunj.edu. Click Here for ArtBeat Winter/Spring 2008 pages. Click here for past events.