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THE PLAYERS ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS
OF THE 2010 TALENT EXPLOSION COMPETITION

Pictured Left to Right in photo labeled Talent1 – (Talent Judge) Kim Cool,
(Players Managing Director) Michelle Pingel, (Talent Judge) Richard Storm,
Savannah Clair, (Talent Judge) Julie Milton, Eliza Lipton, Alyssa White,
Miranda Wolf, Bobby Brader, and (Talent Judge) John Scalzi.

Sarasota – The Players Theatre is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Talent Explosion Competition.  More than 60 people auditioned for a place in the finale that was held on Saturday August 21, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The finale consisted of the top five contenders in each category and were judged by a panel of local celebrities including Author, Kim Cool; CEO and Publisher of Scene Magazine, Julie Milton; Key Chorale Director, Richard Storm; and ABC 7 TV Personality and Weatherman, John Scalzi.

In the Youth (age 12 and under) category, the winner was 12 year old Savannah Clair, singing “Disneyland”.  In the Teen (age 13-17) category, the winner was Alyssa White, singing “And I am telling you I’m not going”.  In the adult (age 18 and over) category, the winner was Bobby Brader, who performed a fusion of Lady Gaga and Ludwig Van Beethoven on the piano.  The group category winners were Eliza Lipton and Miranda Wolf, singing “If Momma was Married”, from the Broadway show “Gypsy”.

 

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(left to right) Tim Minar as Gov. Morris;
Michael Phelan as Alexander Hamilton;
and Lilian Moore as Betsy Hamilton.

THE PLAYERS ANNOUNCES ITS
2010 “THE PLAY’S THE THING” WINNER 

Sarasota – The Players Theatre is pleased to announce Bernie Yanelli as the winner of the 2010 The Play’s The Thing, New Play Reading Festival.  His play, “Undaunted” chronicles the tumultuous life and times of Alexander Hamilton.

Yanelli teaches history and economics at Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, FL. Prior to becoming a teacher; he spent twenty years as an international business executive. “Undaunted” is his second full-length play. His first play, “Casting Shadows”, was a co-winner of The Play's the Thing competition in 2007.  Bernie also serves on the Board of Directors of Theatre Odyssey, Inc.

The Play’s the Thing is an annual competition of local playwrights.  After six finalists are selected by a panel of judges, their plays are presented in reading form in front of a live audience.  This allows for constructive feedback.  The audience and the judges select the best play, which goes on to become fully produced in next season’s Summer Sizzler Series.
“Each play had its highs and lows,” says Jeffery Kin, The Players Artistic Director.

“I believe every person involved in the process was challenged, entertained, and in the long run, educated by this process.  The judges picks, and that of the audience, all pointed towards this new play by Mr. Yanelli as the clear choice.” 

The other finalists were: Dale Moore, “Murder in Larkin Hall”; Bob Griffiths, “Mama”; Marvin Albert, “Another One Loose in the World”; Jack Fornier, “The State of Tennessee; and Jenny Beres, “Thick as Thieves”.

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