Here are the winners of the 2019 contest:
Best Script: “The Black Spectre: A Trail Grown Cold” by Roger Alford ($75)
Best Production: “The (Dog) Park” by Mac McCord ($75)
“Best Script” was selected by the reading committee and “Best Production” was selected by the listening audience. Congratulations to all of our finalists for a great series of shows! The play submission window for weekly CPF Radio Hour broadcasts is always open! Contact us if you have a radio play or a stage play you want produced for the radio.
In random order, here are the NC writers, play titles (linked to recordings), directors and cast (out of 25 submissions):
- The Black Spectre: A Trail Grown Cold – Roger Alford (director: Michele Okoh), broadcast on March 12 (50:01), featuring music by Kevin MacLeod
- Vicky Rose – Terri Crymes
- Brent Gregor (The Black Spectre) – Jay Little
- Mrs. Keever – Daphne Trevathan
- Ensemble – Tony Bowman, Michael Bacigalupo
- A Guy Walks Into a Bar – Mike Brannon (director: Jorie Slodki), broadcast on Feb 26 (10:43)
- Bar Patrons – Drew Gulino
- Bartender – Joanna La Forgia
- Bar Patrons – David Klionsky
- Guy – Will Harris
- Bar Patrons – Mark Anderson
- The (Dog) Park – Mac McCord (director: Jorie Slodki), broadcast on Feb 26 (9:16)
- Narrator – Will Harris
- Man – Drew Gulino
- Woman – Joanna La Forgia
- Dog – David Klionsky
- Rick Danger: The Kase of the Kidnapped Kerbopple – Tony Bowman (director: Christian O’Neal), broadcast on March 19 (47:25), featuring music by Thursday’s Flight
- Rick Danger – Mark Anderson
- Anesthesia / Baby – Rhonda Lemon
- Vinegar / Narrator – Rita Hewell
- Sheriff Randy and Others – Joel McLaughlin
- Deputy Arnie and Others – Jason Christ
- The Daughter in the Basement – Debra Kaufman (director: Kenny Hertling), broadcast on Feb 19 (11:47)
- Cynthia – Stephanie Turner
- Maggie – Rita Hewell
- Reverend – Joel McLaughlin
They were produced and broadcast live on the CPF Radio Show in the spring of 2019 at WCOM in Carrboro!