Circle Theatre will present a public reading of the four finalist plays for 2016-2017 High School Playwriting Project. Texas Christian University theatre professor, Alan Shorter, will direct the readings. A reception honoring the students and their teachers will immediately follow the readings and awards ceremony.

Finalist and semi-finalist students and their teachers will receive cash stipends, certificates, trophies, and complimentary theatre tickets as an acknowledgement of their participation and accomplishment. Additionally, Texas Wesleyan University is offering an academic scholarship to the finalist playwrights, should they choose to attend the University and are accepted into the school.