HIGH SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROJECT
CONGRATULATIONS!
HSPP 2026 | FINALIST + SEMIFINALIST SCRIPTS
2026 FINALIST SCRIPTS
River Russell - Fries, Not Tots - Arlington High School
Burnice Huddleston - Living With Guilt - Arlington High School
Tristan DaLuz - Lurking on Beautiful Things - Mansfield Legacy High School
Elizabeth Rayne - Missed Connections - Haltom High School
2026 SEMI-FINALIST SCRIPTS
Jennifer Par - Between Leaving & Staying - Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound
Lillian Clark - False God - Arlington High School
Audrianna Williams - Reverse Parent Trap - Mansfield Legacy High School
Marguerite Groover - The Queen's Stitch - Haltom High School
Celebrating the creativity and passion of our region’s most talented young playwrights for 30 years with staged readings of the top finalist scripts, an awards ceremony, and a reception following the performances.
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HSPP 2025 | TOP TWENTY SCRIPTS | Listed in alphabetical order
Roby Antwine - The Thing About Marcia – Arlington
Victor Centeno - About the Future - Arlington
Lillian Clark - False God - Arlington
Tristan Daluz - Lurking on Beautiful Things - Mansfield Legacy
Ally Ely - Incorporeal - Mansfield Legacy
Leah Gibbons - No Way Out - Arlington
Marguerite Groover - The Queen's Stitch - Haltom
Burnice Huddleston - Living With Guilt - Arlington
Melody Johnston - The Dilemma of the Dimwitted - Mansfield
Dionne Lord - The Moon and Her Son - Mansfield
Finley McGuffin - The Things You Do for Love - Arlington
Zoe Narvarte - Seeing Daisies - Mansfield
Jennifer Par - Between Leaving and Staying - Founders Classical
Matthew Parson - Hacksaw - Haltom
River Russell - Fries, Not Tots - Arlington
Demetrius Russell - The Spot - Arlington Lamar
Violet Smith - Robbery Gone Wrong - Arlington
Madison Weber - The Voicemail - Arlington
Audrianna Williams - Reverse Parent Trap - Mansfield Legacy
Dionne Lord – You’re Pretty Fly For a Bug Guy – Haltom
HSPP SPONSORS
Thank you to our generous sponsors who make our scholarship, program, and theater ticket donations possible.
ABOUT HSPP
Each year, Circle Theatre proudly hosts the High School Playwriting Project, a unique opportunity for young voices to shine on stage! We invite DFW Metroplex high school teachers to submit their students' 10-minute scripts, where emerging playwrights can have their work evaluated by an experienced panel of professional theater-makers and take their first steps into our vibrant creative community.