2023 DC Chapter Drama Awards Competition Winners
Finalists with Judges
Five finalists were selected from 21 outstanding contestants who performed two monologues each on March 26, 2023
From left, Deborah Hazlet (Judge), Grant Emerson Harvey (Judge), Kate Kenworthy (second prize, $1500), Sia Li Wright (Honorable Mention), Corbin Ford (First Prize, $2000), Moyo Itafore (Honorable Mention), Josh Pasteur (Third Prize, $500), Teresa Sapien (Judge), James Beller (Chair)
Corbin Ford receiving First Prize presented by James Beller, Chair of the 2023 NSAL DC Chapter Drama Competition
Corbin performed pieces from King Lear, Jitney by August Wilson, and Stupid is Just 4 2day by Lindsay Price. The judges were impressed with the clarity, variety, boldness, and most of all, the extraordinary authenticity of his performance. Corbin will represent the DC Chapter in the National Competition to be held in Lexington, Kentucky on May 18-20, 2023 for the chance to win up to $15,000.