Call New Edgecliff's first Cincinnati Directors Competition a success. Northern Kentucky University did VERY well, with first place going to Stephanie Brockman, who directed a scene from Parallel Lives. NKU playwriting major Chris Karr took second, directing his original very short play Precious. I was at the theater that evening, it made me want to see more of his work.

One of the goals of the competition is to bring new directors to the attention of established theaters. Queen City’s Lyle Benjamin offered entrant Mike Miller a gig at the end of that night's program.