Emerging Playwrights Festival

Each year, Riverwalk Theatre sponsors a playwriting competition for high school students in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties. Entrants submit one-act plays for the chance to win $1,000 and have their play produced on the Riverwalk stage.

This year, 18 students from seven high schools submitted scripts for consideration. The five winners are “Octavia’s Bridge,” by Sarah Garver, a junior at Mason High School; “Choices,” by Kieran Arnett, a sophomore at Everett High School; “Our Fairytale,” by Molly Weaver, a senior at Holt High School; “The Most Important Rock/Paper/Scissors Game Ever,” by Angel Hobbs, a freshman at Everett High School; and “The Grass Was Greener,” by Olivia Quiroga, a junior at Holt High School.

Saturday evening, Riverwalk will host performances of all five plays. “Octavia’s Bridge” and “Choices” will be presented as full productions, and the other three scripts will be presented as staged readings.

Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. For more information, visit riverwalktheatre.com/emerging-playwrights.html.