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1988 Winners

“Playwrights talk among themselves, and the Jackie White Competition is considered among the ten most significant in America for children’s theatre plays. It is well-respected as a venue which has encouraged the development and production of new works for young audiences, and I’m very proud to have won it.”
- Evan Guilford-Blake, 2006 Jackie White Memorial Play Writing Winner

1988 JACKIE WHITE MEMORIAL
PLAY WRITING CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE: FLY AWAY HOME

Peg Sheldrick, Lincoln NE

Eve's homework assignment during Christmas vacation is to write an essay on "home for the holidays," but since her parents' divorce last year, Eve does not feel as if she has a real home anymore. This charming play is an insightful yet humorous look at a little girl's first Christmas after her parents' divorce. PUBLISHED BY ELDRIDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY

SECOND PLACE: THE GREAT FAIRY TALE DEBATE

Karen Kasdin, Newton PA

In this humorous musical, the well known fairy tale characters are on trial for corrupting youth with too much violence in their stories. The audience is the jury - should libraries ban these stories?

THIRD PLACE: PATRIOTS AND THIEVES

Ken Stone, Glendale CA

Set during the American Revolution, this musical has both historical and fictional characters. When a group of children discovers a plot to steal the Liberty Bell, they organize themselves and come to the rescue.