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Next Narrative Monologue Competition Regional Finals 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Leo K. Theater

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Cheer on the next generation of theater makers, artists, and creatives! You’re invited to the 2026 Seattle Regional Finals of the Next Narrative Monologue Competition. 

Watch the incredibly talented teen finalists of our Regional Next Narrative Monologue Competition perform new monologues by America’s leading Black playwrights on the Leo K. stage. The top two winners will be flown to the National Finals in New York City, representing our region as they compete to perform at the iconic Apollo Theater.

True Colors' Next Narrative Monologue CompetitionTM (NNMC) features newly created works from fifty of America's leading contemporary Black playwrights that engage students of all backgrounds in artful exploration of 21st-century themes, while instilling confidence in all to find their voices.

Finalists

Finalists

Mesgana Alemshowa

Lakeside School

Devi Anand

Eastlake High School

Abbie Chen

Bellevue High School

Tynee Curry

Kent-Meridian High School

Doe

Chief Sealth International High School

Zavier Freier

Lakeside School

Isaiah Hyde

Henry M. Jackson High School

Joy Rurangwa

Mercer Island High School

Rowan Santos

Auburn Mountainview High School

Willa Scout

Hyla High School

Jazlynne Tonancy Aldama-Camarena

Kent-Meridian High School

Neve Tuttle

Roosevelt High School

Elliot Waller

Stadium High School

Madeline Williams

Glacier Peak High School

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About the Program

Next Narrative Monologue Competition

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