Firehouse News
DiIorio’s “The Jag” Wins 2010 Play Festival!
posted on February 3, 2010
Congratulations to this year’s Festival of New American Plays winner – Gino DiIorio of New York, N.Y.!
Audience members at the eighth annual festival’s finale on Monday, Feb. 1, selected Mr. DiIorio’s play, The Jag, as the winner over the other finalist, American Pastime by Mike Folie of Congers, N.Y.
More than 200 scripts were submitted from nearly every state in the country, and festival participants faced no easy decision in selecting a winner, according to organizers.
“Both plays were extremely well-crafted new plays, but each was very different in terms of subject matter and style,” said Kerrigan Sullivan, festival director. “I had several conversations with audience members who were having a very tough time picking who to vote for.”
The Jag is about a father and son who enlist a quirky lesbian to help them fix up an old Jaguar. Mr. DiIorio is an award-winning playwright and teacher whose work has been produced off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally. He is an associate professor of theatre at Clark University where he also serves as theatre program director.
The Firehouse Theatre thanks all submitting playwrights for their participation in the festival, as well as audience members and others who helped make the event a success. Scripts already are being accepted for next year’s festival. Submission guidelines are available here.