Hyde Park students snagged two of the three top spots in Pegasus Theatre s 34th annual Young Playwrights Festival. Seventeen-year-old Aisha Ziad, a senior at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, won for âA Ladyâs Facade,â while 18-year-old Jake Florell, who just graduated from Kenwood Academy, was recognized for âThese Glass Lives.â The third winner was âContainmentâ by Lane Tech College Prep s Lincoln Gaw.
Chosen from among ten finalists, the winners each received a $500 prize. More importantly, their plays were produced professionally. This year, unlike any other, the productions are virtual rather than live because of the pandemic. They can be viewed in tandem Jan. 7-31.