Michael Hallahan (Nick) tries to console Lindsay Hufford (Adele) in "Shatter" by Rhys Lovell, directed by Vanessa Passini.

Matt Boeck, as Mike Dobson, puts his arm around his grief-stricken friend, Logan Beaver playing the role of Kevin Reynolds in "Mission Accomplished" by Paul Donnelly, directed by Ron Emmons

Ann White, playing the role of Barbara, tries to reason with Michael Pullin (Sam) about selling their house to downsize in "Movers and Shakers" by James Hindman.

Michael Hallahan, as Peter, finally makes his wish for his manuscript to be a best seller with the Genie, played by Jason Cohen in "Three Wishes" by Robert Caisley, directed by Philip Shaw.

Murray (Bruce Boeck) tries to decide with his friend Frank (Michael Pullin) whether it is safe to go out into the world now in "A Day Like Tomorrow" by Joseph Wilcox, directed by Chai Abdennabi.

Dan (Michael Hallahan) helps his disillusioned wife Georgia (Amber Gray) deal with her grief over the loss of her children in "Cloudy" by Michael Griffo, directed by Bernadette Brennan.

Marge (Ann B. White) reacts to her eccentric husband Victor's (Ron Emmons) snide comment about the margin notes in the book she is reading in "Marginalia" by Kendall Rileigh, directed by Dean Brown.

Joe (Scott Hogan) tries to lift the spirits of the other toys, Babs (Alexis Wood) and Teddy (Sarah Torbeck) in "Playthings" by Mark Saunders, directed by Wade Hicks.

2005 Winning Plays

A DAY LIKE TOMORROW

by Joseph Wilcox, Grand Junction, Colorado

PLAYTHINGS

by Mark Saunders, Portland, Oregon

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

by James Hindman, New York City, New York

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

by Paul Donnelly, Arlington, Virginia

MARGINALIA

by Kendall Rileigh, Durham, North Carolina

CLOUDY

by Michael Griffo, Secaucus, New Jersey

THREE WISHES

by Robert Caisley, New York City, New York

SHATTER

by Rhys Lovell, Bloomington, Illinois

Photos by Jesse Folks

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