The 2025 VOX NOVA Semi-Finalists

A HUGE THANKS to all of this year's submitting playwrights!

First and foremost, heartfelt thanks to everyone who submitted a play to the inaugural VOX NOVA Playwright Festival. We are deeply grateful for your creativity, passion, and trust--this festival wouldn’t exist without you. The incredible talent across all submissions made the selection process both inspiring and incredibly challenging.

We’d also like to recognize our dedicated team of play evaluators, whose thoughtful reading and reporting helped us arrive at this outstanding group of semi-finalists.
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And now, the moment we’ve been waiting for--we’re thrilled to announce the 11 semi-finalists for 2025! Without further ado, here they are, in alphabetical order:

A Waking at the Motley
by Chris Smith

Last Flight of the Mercenary
by Karen Howes

Little Reds
by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm

Plain Mr Smith
by Chris Banda

Reckless Black Dropouts
by Kenndall Wallace

The Henry Clyde Canning Murder House
by Christian Missonak

The Joy of Theatre
by Germaine Shames

The Plagiarist
by Dave Cintron

The Tiger, The Fox, and The Priest
by Simon Bowler

These Violent Delights
by Jonathan Josephson

Worshipping Paul
by Steven Gaynor

Our next steps...
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After a deep evaluation of these fine works through private live readings--with talented actors and adept judges--we will be announcing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize Winners on August 31, 2025. More soon!