Region VII One Act Festival &

National Playwriting Program Awards

Please include a separate cover page with name of the author, name of the plan and name of the school. With the script only the name of the play should be included. The cover pages will be removed when they are sent out to the reader so that they are read blindly.

LORRAINE HANSBERRY AWARD

Best original play written by student(s) of African heritage on or about African culture here in America or abroad.

Eligibility Requirements

Definition

ü EITHER Participating or Associate

ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s

ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written by two or more persons.

ü Could be based on factual material

ü Full-length play

ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.

ü One-Act or Short Play

ü Any length; 15+ pages.

ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center

ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.

ü 150-word synopsis

ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.

ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional

NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening

ü bona fide* student

ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.

ü Eligible for other playwriting awards

ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.

ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee

ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

Award Recognition

ü Cash Award

$2,500 first prize winner; $1,000 second prize winner.

ü Fellowship

First place winner: Residency at O'Neill Theatre Center Playwrights Conference.

ü Publication

Dramatic Publishing contract option.

ü Grants for producing organization

$750 first place; $500 second place winner.

LATINO PLAYWRITING AWARD

Best original play written by student(s) of Latino heritage.

Eligibility Requirements

Definition

ü EITHER Participating or Associate

ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s.

ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written by two or more persons.

ü Could be based on factual material

ü Full-length play

ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.

ü One-Act or Short Play

ü Any length; 15+ pages.

ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.

ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.

ü 150-word synopsis

ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.

ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional

NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening

ü bona fide* student

ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.

ü Eligible for other playwriting awards

ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.

ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee

ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

Award Recognition

ü Cash Award

$2,500 first prize winner.

ü Fellowship

First place winner: Residency at O'Neill Theatre Center Playwrights Conference.

ü Publication

Dramatic Publishing contract option.

ü Grants for producing organization

$500.

NATIONAL STUDENT PLAYWRITING AWARD

Best STUDENT original full-length play seen by the National Selection Team at a Regional Festival.

Eligibility Requirements

Definition

ü PARTICIPATING entry

ü $250 entry fee by participating school; 2 KCACTF respondents.

ü Full-length play

ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.

ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.

ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.

ü 150-word synopsis

ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.

ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional

NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening

ü bona fide* student

ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.

ü Eligible for other playwriting awards

ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.

ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee

ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

Award sponsored by The Kennedy Center and the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards.

Award Recognition

ü Cash Award

$2,500 from William Morris Agency to first prize winner.

ü Fellowship

First place winner: Residency at summer program of Sundance Theatre Lab.

ü Publication

TBA

ü Grants for producing organization

$1,000 from ATHE

ü Other

Production travels to National Festival at Kennedy Center. Dramatists Guild Membership.

DAVID MARK COHEN PLAYWRITING* AWARD

Best original play by a student OR a working playwright that is produced by a college or university.

Eligibility Requirements

Definition

ü EITHER Participating or Associate

ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s.

ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written by two or more persons

ü Could be based on factual material

ü Full-length play

ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.

ü One-Act or Short Play

ü Any length; 15+ pages.

ü 3 copies of script to Regional Playwriting Chair.

ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.

ü 150-word synopsis

ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to ~~Kennedy Center~~.

ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional

NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening

ü Eligible for other playwriting awards

ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.

ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee: Regional NPP Chairs

**IMPORTANT: Submissions for the David Mark Cohen Award go to the Regional NPP Chair.

ü Work is selected, in part, by Sponsor

ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

* NOTE: Playwright cannot win the David Mark Cohen more than once. The play must NOT have had a professional production.

Award Recognition

ü Cash Award

$1,000 first prize winner. 2nd & 3rd place winners cited at ATHE conference in August.

ü Publication

Dramatic Publishing contract option.

ü Grants for producing organization

$500 towards defraying expense of staged reading at ATHE conference in August.

JOHN CAUBLE SHORT PLAY AWARD

Best STUDENT original SHORT PLAY seen by the National Selection Team at a Regional Festival.

Eligibility Requirements

Definition

ü PARTICIPATING* entry

ü $250 entry fee by participating school; 2 KCACTF respondents.

ü One-Act or Short Play

ü Any length; 15+ pages. A play of one act up to 60 minutes in length with no intermission.

ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.

ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.

ü 150-word synopsis

ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.

ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional

NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening

ü bona fide* student

ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.

ü Eligible for other playwriting awards

ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.

ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

* NOTE: Fee covers up to three short plays on a bill. Short plays are considered separately when on a bill of more than one. NST determines the number of plays chosen. Sponsored by the Kennedy Center and the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards.

Award Recognition

ü Cash Award

$1,000 awarded by NPP.

ü Fellowship

Residency at PlaysLabs in Minneapolis Playwrights Center.

ü Other

Production travels to National Festival at Kennedy Center. Dramatists Guild Membership.

MARK TWAIN COMEDY AWARD

Best original play written by student(s) that is comedic in nature.

Eligibility Requirements

Definition

ü EITHER Participating or Associate

ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s.

ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written by two or more persons.

ü Could be based on factual material

ü Full-length play

ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.

ü One-Act or Short Play

ü Any length; 15+ pages.

ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.

ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.

ü 150-word synopsis

ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.

ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional

NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening

ü bona fide* student

ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.

ü Eligible for other playwriting awards

ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.

ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee

ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

Award Recognition

ü Cash Award

$2,500 first prize winner; $1,500 to second prize winner.

ü Fellowship

First place winner: Residency at Sundance Theatre Lab.

ü Publication

Dramatic Publishing contract option.

ü Grants for producing organization

$750 for first place; $500 for second place winner.

MUSICAL THEATRE AWARD

Best student original musical.

Eligibility Requirements

Definition

ü EITHER Participating or Associate

ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s.

ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written*

ü Written by two or more persons.

ü Could be based on factual material

ü Full-length play

ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.

ü One-Act or Short Play

ü Any length; 15+ pages.

ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.

ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.

ü 150-word synopsis

ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.

ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional

NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening

ü bona fide* student

ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.

ü Eligible for other playwriting awards

ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.

ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee

ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

* NOTE: At least two-thirds of the creative team MUST be students.

Award Recognition

ü Cash Award

$1,000 each to composer for music, lyricist for lyrics, librettist for book.

ü Grants for producing organization

$1,000 to school.

LORRAINE HANSBERRY AWARD
Best original play written by student(s) of African heritage on or about African culture here in America or abroad.
Eligibility Requirements		Definition
ü EITHER Participating or Associate		ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s
ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written by two or more persons.		ü
ü Could be based on factual material
ü Full-length play		ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.
ü One-Act or Short Play		ü Any length; 15+ pages.
ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center		ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.
ü 150-word synopsis		ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.
ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening
ü bona fide* student		ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.
ü Eligible for other playwriting awards		ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.
ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee
ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

Award Recognition
ü Cash Award	$2,500 first prize winner; $1,000 second prize winner.
ü Fellowship	First place winner: Residency at O'Neill Theatre Center Playwrights Conference.
ü Publication	Dramatic Publishing contract option.
ü Grants for producing organization	$750 first place; $500 second place winner.

LATINO PLAYWRITING AWARD
Best original play written by student(s) of Latino heritage.
Eligibility Requirements		Definition
ü EITHER Participating or Associate		ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s.
ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written by two or more persons.		ü
ü Could be based on factual material
ü Full-length play		ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.
ü One-Act or Short Play		ü Any length; 15+ pages.
ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.		ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.
ü 150-word synopsis		ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.
ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening
ü bona fide* student		ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.
ü Eligible for other playwriting awards		ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.
ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee
ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

Award Recognition
ü Cash Award	$2,500 first prize winner.
ü Fellowship	First place winner: Residency at O'Neill Theatre Center Playwrights Conference.
ü Publication	Dramatic Publishing contract option.
ü Grants for producing organization	$500.

NATIONAL STUDENT PLAYWRITING AWARD
Best STUDENT original full-length play seen by the National Selection Team at a Regional Festival.
Eligibility Requirements			Definition
ü PARTICIPATING entry			ü $250 entry fee by participating school; 2 KCACTF respondents.
ü Full-length play			ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.
ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.			ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.
ü 150-word synopsis			ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.
ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening
ü bona fide* student			ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.
ü Eligible for other playwriting awards			ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.
ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee
ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.			ü
Award sponsored by The Kennedy Center and the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards.			ü
Award Recognition
ü Cash Award			$2,500 from William Morris Agency to first prize winner.
ü Fellowship				First place winner: Residency at summer program of Sundance Theatre Lab.
ü Publication				TBA
ü Grants for producing organization	$1,000 from ATHE
ü Other		Production travels to National Festival at Kennedy Center. Dramatists Guild Membership.

JOHN CAUBLE SHORT PLAY AWARD
Best STUDENT original SHORT PLAY seen by the National Selection Team at a Regional Festival.
Eligibility Requirements	Definition
ü PARTICIPATING* entry	ü $250 entry fee by participating school; 2 KCACTF respondents.
ü One-Act or Short Play	ü Any length; 15+ pages. A play of one act up to 60 minutes in length with no intermission.
ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.	ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.
ü 150-word synopsis	ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.
ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening
ü bona fide* student	ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.
ü Eligible for other playwriting awards	ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.
ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.	ü
* NOTE: Fee covers up to three short plays on a bill. Short plays are considered separately when on a bill of more than one. NST determines the number of plays chosen. Sponsored by the Kennedy Center and the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards.	ü
Award Recognition
ü Cash Award	$1,000 awarded by NPP.
ü Fellowship	Residency at PlaysLabs in Minneapolis Playwrights Center.
ü Other	Production travels to National Festival at Kennedy Center. Dramatists Guild Membership.

MARK TWAIN COMEDY AWARD
Best original play written by student(s) that is comedic in nature.
Eligibility Requirements		Definition
ü EITHER Participating or Associate		ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s.
ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written by two or more persons.
ü Could be based on factual material
ü Full-length play		ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.
ü One-Act or Short Play		ü Any length; 15+ pages.
ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.		ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.
ü 150-word synopsis		ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.
ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening
ü bona fide* student		ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.
ü Eligible for other playwriting awards		ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.
ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee
ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.

Award Recognition
ü Cash Award	$2,500 first prize winner; $1,500 to second prize winner.
ü Fellowship	First place winner: Residency at Sundance Theatre Lab.
ü Publication	Dramatic Publishing contract option.
ü Grants for producing organization	$750 for first place; $500 for second place winner.

MUSICAL THEATRE AWARD
Best student original musical.
Eligibility Requirements		Definition
ü EITHER Participating or Associate		ü $200 or $250 entry fee by participating school; 1 or 2 KCACTF respondent/s.
ü Could be a translation, collaboration, adaptation, company written*		ü Written by two or more persons.
ü Could be based on factual material
ü Full-length play		ü A major work, or two or more short thematic works, that make an event of 90 minutes or longer.
ü One-Act or Short Play		ü Any length; 15+ pages.
ü 3 copies of script to Kennedy Center.		ü An entry form must be attached to each copy of the script.
ü 150-word synopsis		ü Included as cover page with entry forms/scripts to Kennedy Center.
ü Additional copy of script sent to Regional NPP chair 30 days prior to production opening
ü bona fide* student		ü Undergraduate enrolled in 6 semester hours/quarter equivalent; graduate enrolled in 3 semester hours/quarter equivalent; continuing part-time student enrolled in a regular degree program.
ü Eligible for other playwriting awards		ü Eligible for other KCACTF Playwriting awards. Separate entry forms MUST be submitted for each award.
ü Work is selected by appointed KCACTF committee
ü Work is eligible for two years after graduation. It is expected that the work on a new play will have begun during the period the student is enrolled in school.
* NOTE: At least two-thirds of the creative team MUST be students.
Award Recognition
ü Cash Award	$1,000 each to composer for music, lyricist for lyrics, librettist for book.
ü Grants for producing organization	$1,000 to school.