The University of New Hampshire’s Department of Theatre and Dance is
pleased to announce the playwriting contest for new children’s plays and
musicals. The University is offering 1) a cash prize, up to $1000, to a
winning playwright(s), and 2) a public production by the UNH Department
of Theatre & Dance's Outreach Program.
This award was created to honor the late Anna Zornio, an alumna of
the University of New Hampshire, for her dedication to and inspiration
of children’s theater playwriting.
Contest registrations are due by March 3, 2008. The award will be
administered by the Director of the UNH Theatre Education Program. The
Department of Theatre and Dance will reserve the right to withhold the
award if, in its opinion, no submissions merit the award. The award
will be announced November, 2008.
Production of the prize-winning script will be scheduled by the UNH
Department of Theatre & Dance's Outreach Program in the 2009-2010 season.
Rules for Entry
1. The contest is open to all playwrights residing in the United
States and Canada.
2. All ages are invited to participate.
3. The contest is for new plays, with a maximum length of 60 minutes
and suitable for young audiences. ADULTS WILL PERFORM FOR
CHILDREN.
4. Plays submitted must not have been: previously published;
previously produced as a full production by any theatre company, though
it may have been workshopped or done as a staged reading for the purpose
of revision; previously produced winner of an award or prize in another
playwriting contest; and must not be under contract for publication
before UNH’s announcement of the award winner; DOES NOT EXCEED A
SIXTY-MINUTE RUN TIME. A statement stipulating all of the above items
MUST be included on the registration form.
5. Playwrights may submit more than one play, but not more than
three.
6. Hard copies will be accepted, but ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE FIRST
SUBMITTED IN DIGITAL FORM. An electronic version (in Microsoft Word
format) may be submitted via email (mike.wood@unh.edu) or send
floppy discs and appropriate registration materials to the below
address. ANY MUSIC OR OTHER NON-TEXT FILES MAY BE SUBMITTED AS PDF FILES
OR HARD COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE UNH THEATRE & DANCE DEPARTMENT.
Each online submission should include:
the Registration Form as the first page of the play submission.
cast list
description of characters
a statement of design/technical considerations (the producers
particularly need to know if you intend a multi-location set or unit
set design motif)
a statement that the play is not published, under publication,
contract, produced, received a prize or award (see rule #4)
for musical submissions a separate cassette or CD of scored
music WITH LYRICS SUNG should be sent to:
Zornio Submission
c/o Michael Wood
UNH Theatre & Dance Dept.
30 College Rd.
Durham, NH 03824
7. THE AUTHOR’S NAME SHOULD NOT APPEAR ON ANY OTHER PAGE THAN THE
REGISTRATION FORM. YOU MAY PUT THE TITLE ON EACH PAGE, BUT THE
COMPETITION DOES BLIND EVALUATIONS. READERS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY THE AUTHOR AT ALL.
8. Hard copies may be sent as well. When mailing a submission instead
of using electronic media, playwrights should include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard for acknowledgement of receipt of entry.
9. Deadlines are due in the UNH Theatre & Dance office no later than
March 3, 2008. ANY LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
10. If return of a play is requested, a self addressed, stamped
appropriate-sized envelope must accompany the entry. (If you have sent a
hard copy, floppy, CD and/or audio tape, please send an envelope big
enough with exact postage to handle all contents.)
11. Entries that do not meet the above requirements will not be
considered.
12. The winner of the Anna Zornio Memorial Children’s Theatre
Playwriting Award will be announced November, 2008. All candidates will
be notified of the contest results.
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