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Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced that the winning plays of the Under Six pro- gram have been selected. The playwrights will be honored on Saturday, May 10, at the Young Playwrights Festival (YPF) awards ceremony. The festival of Under Six world premieres is made up of plays written by children in grades K-6, selected from material submitted by more than 3,000 young playwrights, the release explains. With FST Director of Education Beth Duda at the helm, professional actors will "carefully weave together this collection of plays with reverence to the written word" of the young creators, the release adds. Performances have begun and will continue through May 23. Tickets, which are $6, may be purchased through the FST box office by calling 366-9000, or by visiting the website. Approximately 12,000 students from Sarasota and Manatee Counties are bused to the the- atre to see the works of their peers, the release notes. The list of winners follows: • Chomp! by Ms. Williams' first-grad- ers, Phillippi Shores Elementary IB World School. • A Flash Into Time by Joshua Fitzgerald, Sarasota Christian School, fifth grade. • Hand Kisser by Logan Wendell, Rowlett Magnet Elementary, fifth grade. • Lost in Space by Zackary Asbridge, Garden Elementary, fifth grade. • Mr. E and the Case of the Stolen Jewel! by Nicholas Paredes, Fruitville Elementary, fifth grade. • One Stuck Rock by Luke Downes, Sarasota Christian School, fifth grade. • Peter's Homework by Logan Schultz, Garden Elementary, fourth grade. • The Princess and the Guitar by Ada Borovikov, Yamit School, sixth grade. • Snowy and Winter on Their Adventure by Pearl Azeroual-Dray, Swan Azeroual-Dray FST YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL FEATURING UNDER SIX Florida Studio Theatre is located at 1241 N. Palm Ave. in downtown Sarasota. Photo by Norman Schimmel Enjoy The Sarasota News Leader Anytime - Day Or Night SarasotaNewsLeader.com Sarasota News Leader April 25, 2014 Page 109