Now that you know How NewBorn Works we wanted to share with you the 7 finalists that were selected from over 500 submissions. These finalists are being considered for the 2012 National NewBorn Festival and are now part of our Living Room Series which kicked-off last Sunday (these are private readings for the playwright and members of the company). We have 5 slots available for our upcoming edition of "NewBorn" which will be selected from these 7 finalists.

From Alabama:

Absinthe
by Joe Musso (Alabama)

From Louisiana:

The Woman's Part
by Cody Daigle

From New Jersey:

Derby Day
by Alex Bond

From New York:

Denny and Lila
by August Schulenburg

Here On This Hill
book by Edward M. Cohen
music by Marshall Coid
lyrics by Cohen & Coid (New York)

The Tragedy of Dandelion
by Duncan Pflaster

From Vermont:

Green Eden
by Noah Mease (Vermont)

We would also like to acknowledge this year's 14 semi-finalist playwrights for their exceptional work:

Edward B. Calfin (Could She Coo), Lorenzo Buford (Picasso Blue), Rich Rubin (Marilyn/Misfits/Miller), Benjamin Adair Murphy (Treasure), Andrew Kramer (The Dog(run) Diaries), Mark Weidman (The Historie of King George II), Robery Gulack & Larry Hochman (Mark Antony Entertains), Mark Troy (Marianna's Menorah), Susan Middaugh (Black Widows), Marsha Lee Sheiness (Safe Haven), Miranda Craigwell (Shelter), Lloyd Pace (The Bridegroom), William R. Duell (The Immortal) and Marilynn Barter Anselmi (Taking Care of Mimi).
 
We will be announcing the winners closer to November, 2011.
Make sure to visit our submissions to learn how to submit for the 2013 National NewBorn Festival.

The 2011 National NewBorn Festival is only a couple of days away, and putting this festival together requires a very talented core of volunteers, directors and performers. Here are just a fraction of the people making this year's NewBorn a reality:

Dr. Ann Marie Yali
Karen Tortora-Lee
Emi J. Kilburg
David Brown
David Stallings
Martha Goode
Cristina Alicea
Antonio Miniño
Sarah Chaney
Katie Rosin
Laura Gómez
Abdel González
Teresa Yenque
David Carson
Shelly Feldman
Robin Madel
Heather Massie
Dave Powers
William Laney
Alex Bond
April Brenner
Jacqueline Goldfinger
Dev Bondarin
Misti Tindiglia
Kathleen O'Neill
Louise Flory
Daniel Damiano
Nora Vetter
Rich Rubin
Shelly Feldman
Jacob Thornhill
Anthony Crep
Sarah Chaney
Cotton Wright
Doug Roland
Rachel McPhee
Marilynn Anselmi
Kathleen O'Neill
Diánna Martin
Maureen O'Boyle
Madalyn McKay
Hannah Seusy
Susan Wallack
David Palmer Brown
Russell Jordan
Joseph Franchini
Stephanie Schwartz
Andrew Casanova
Duncan Pflaster
Glory Kadigan
Niketta Scott
Alexandra Cohen Spiegler
Mark Emerson
Jason Emanuel
Timothy John McDonough
Tania Jeudy
Brett Aresco
Kelly Zekas
John Heath
Isaac Scranton
Luciana Faulhaber
Amada Anderson
Alan McNaney
Peter Capello
Jonathan Horvath
Jacob Subotnick
Isabelle Fields
Joe Barros
Riti Sachdeva
Lee Sunday Evans
Tala Ashrafi
Sarah Baskin
Nick Choksi
Megha Nabe
Rasha Zamamiri
Alok Tewari
Lanna Joffrey
Komal Kapoor
Fajer Al-Kaisi
Ariya Ghahramani
Amar Srivastava
Javier Mota
Jackie LaVanway
Angel Blanco
Matthew Corozine
Susan Baum

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PRIZES INCLUDE:

• Headshot session with award-winning photographer Javier Mota of Sunday Headshots.
  
• Consultation and coaching session with renowned acting coach Matthew Corozine of Matthew Corozine Studio & Theatre. 
• Voice lesson with New York's personal trainer for the voice
  Susan Baum
• Tickets to a show at NEW WORLD STAGES.
• Tickets to IN YOUR IMAGE at 59E59 Theatres,
  produced by On The Square Productions.
  
• Tickets to THE FAMILY SHAKESPEARE at The June Havoc Theatre,
  produced by MTWorks.

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