PROCTER & GAMBLE DREAMBUILDER CELEBRATION AWARDS WINNING PLAYWRIGHTS

August 1, 2002: We are pleased to announce the winner and runners up of our annual Procter & Gamble Dreambuilder Celebration Scribe competition. Craig J. Harris' script, "Skin Complex" was selected by a panel of 11 judges from more than 150 entries submitted as this year's Scribe Award winner. Dayton resident Alan Bomar Jones' "The Other American Family" and Milwaukee writer Lora Hyler's "Stomping Embers" were awarded runner-up honors.

Judges praised Hyler's work, noting her "great feel for the characters and details" and noting the script's "important theme for the generations." and Jones' work, "an absolute pleasure to read with excellent theme, plot and character development" and "An original spin on a common issue within the community." Jones and Hyler are no strangers to the Dreambuilders. Jones won an Emmy nomination for his role as the Reverend Brockton in last year's Dreambuilder movie, "The Movement." Hyler assisted in the filming of "In the Net".

Harris, an actor and voiceover artist, started writing with the hope of bringing more diverse roles to television and the theatre. "Skin Complex" will be his first produced script. When introduced to the creator of the Dreambuilder Celebration, Craig remarked, "You're the reason I wrote this script. I sent you an email in May asking how I could get a role in the next Dreambuilder movie. You told me to write the winning script, and write in a role for myself. I guess I did!"

Judges praised Harris' work, calling it "a unique concept with an original way of dealing with perceptions", "a fascinating premise", "an interesting look at racism through the twilight zone" and "entertaining with a twist of comedy".

Harris will receive a cash award of $2,500.00, the Dreambuilder Celebration trophy and will see his script produced as a made-for-television movie to be aired on WDTN early in 2003.

The writing competition is the first stage of the year-long Dreambuilder Celebration. Auditions for actors and crew for Skin Complex will be announced in the next few weeks.

The Dreambuilder Celebration was created in 1997 to encourage inclusion and understanding of cultural diversity by sharing history, ideas and entertainment. By providing opportunities in the fields of broadcasting, journalism and the arts, the Dreambuilder Celebration honors the community and supports broadcast hopefuls from all ethnic backgrounds in pursuing their dreams. "Skin Complex" will be the eighth movie produced in the Celebration's six year history.