“In the Corn Maze,” a play by Francesca Badalamenti ’18 is one of five scripts selected as statewide winners in the 33rd annual NJ Playwrights Festival high school contest. The play will be staged by professional actors during the Playwrights Festival at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown on June 21 at 7pm. In preparation for the performance, Francesca will be working with professional dramaturges, directors and actors from Playwrights Theatre of NJ. The play was written and revised in Creative Writing class and will be forthcoming on the Writing, Art & Music blog (WAM!). As a result of this accomplishment, Francesca received a Governor’s Award in Arts Education at the War Memorial Theatre in Trenton on May 26th and has received membership in the Dramatists Guild of America. Congratulations, Francesca!
Francesca Badalamenti ’18 at the 2016 Governor’s Awards with her aunts, sister and grandmother