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The Players Centre presents the 2022 Players New Play Festival Congratulations to Lateral Moves, by Cece Dwyer Dwyer Contact Name: Amanda E Heisey Contact Email: amandah@theplayers.org Contact Phone Number: 941-365-2494 Sarasota, FL – July 13, 2022 – Amanda Schlacter, Sandra Musicante, and Lee Gundersheimer, coordinators of the 21st annual Players Centre New Play Festival are pleased to announce the winning play for 2022: Lateral Moves by Cece Dwyer. Lateral Moves is a seductive romantic comedy where artful gamesmanship comes into play as an engaged millennial couple find their respective unattached boomer parents have the upper hand. It is a beach farce mostly set on Nantucket Island, and it will be perfect as a refreshing evening of theatre next summer when it will receive its world premiere production along with our 2021 winner, The Mantle by Jalex Scott. About the playwright: Originally from Louisville, Ky., as a teen, Cece Dwyer danced three seasons with the Louisville Ballet Company. She performed in community theatre, industrial shows, dinner theatre, TV and as lead dancer and featured performer in The Stephen Foster Story. Dwyer went on to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and HB Studio in New York City. There, serendipity stepped in when she met and married Denis and began her role as a mom to daughter Amanda, who is now an awarding-winning TV producer in New York City. Moving to the New Jersey suburbs, Dwyer again performed in community theatre, learning the art of costume and set design along the way. She served on the board of directors and subsequently as president of the board of trustees at The Barn Theatre in Montville, N.J., spanning 25-plus years. After husband Denis retired as a vice president for Metropolitan Life, they moved to Sarasota, Fla., in 2002. As a breast cancer survivor, Dwyer was performing in a one-minute play competition to raise money for breast cancer research when, on a whim, she entered a few plays, and they were winners. In five years, this event raised more than $100,000. Dwyer went on to write much longer plays. The judges and staff would like to thank all of the writers, readers, directors, judges, and artists who contributed their time, and especially the audiences who helped cheer on and support new works in our region. Submissions for the 2023 New Play Festival will begin next spring and guidelines and more information will be available in 2023 at https://www.theplayers.org/shows/npf/ About The Players Centre for Performing Arts The Players Centre for Performing Arts is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to entertaining, educating and engaging the community through high quality live theatre. The Players Studio, the education and outreach department for The Players Centre for Performing Arts, promotes inclusive learning and upholds the ideals of equality and diversity, while providing a safe environment for students of all ages and abilities to explore their creative side, strengthen life and social skills, and use different movement, fitness, voice and dramatic disciplines to embrace mental, physical and emotional health through the arts. # # # The Players Centre for Performing Arts 1400 Blvd. of the Arts, Suite 200, Sarasota FL 34236, 941-365-2494, Fax: 941-954-0282 www.theplayers.org Box Office: Mon-Sat, 10am – 4pm.