Chicago August Wilson Competition Winners Announced
The competition was amplified by the recently released Netflix documentary Giving Voiceby BWW News Desk
The August Wilson Monologue Competition announces the Chicago winners of the 2021 August Wilson Monologue Competition and the new Designing August competition.
The top two Chicago Monologue Competition winners will compete in the Nationals, to be held virtually on Monday, May 3 at 5:00pm Central. The National Competition will stream for free and is open to the public. Free tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/august-wilson-monologue-competition-national-finals-tickets-152568818443.
In the Monologue category, the Chicago winners are Jonathan Westbrook from Chicago High School for the Performing Arts (first place), Bri Yon Watts from Southland College Prep (second place) and Jadah Clay from Chicago High School for the Performing Arts (third place). The winners of the Design category were all students from Per