KCACTF COVER SHEET FOR ALL ONE-ACT PLAYS

For KCACTF, a one-act play is more than 10 pages and less than one hour playing time.

Playwrights of one-act plays should submit TWO DOCUMENTS: 

1)  this cover sheet completed with all appropriate information and

2)  the script in Word or PDF format, which should have a TITLE PAGE but no author or school identification.

SUBMIT THE COVER SHEET AND SCRIPT TO THE NPP (NATIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM) CHAIR IN YOUR REGION    (jgilg@uoregon.edu)

AND TO THE NATIONAL OFFICE (ghenry@kennedy-center.org).  SEE REGIONAL WEBSITE FOR SUBMISSION DEADLINE WHICH IS TYPICALLY IN LATE OCTOBER FOR ONE-ACT PLAYS.

PLAYWRIGHT INFORMATION

Playwright’s Name:                                                        

College or University Affiliation:

Address:

Email:                                                                                  

Cell Phone:

The best way to contact you over winter break:

My college does ___   does not ___  have a KCACTF associate or participating entry this calendar year.

I am currently enrolled in a graduate (min. 3 hours) or undergraduate program (min. six hours) ___ OR I graduated from a graduate or undergraduate program within the last two years ___.

If my play is selected for the regional festival I agree to attend the festival.  Yes__  No __

Advising Professor’s Name:                         

Advising Professor’s Email:

SCRIPT INFORMATION

Title of Script:

Length of Script (in pages):

Synopsis (100 words or fewer):

 

 


Check all items that apply to the ONE-ACT script you are entering:

___  an entry for the Ken Ludwig Playwriting Scholarship (IF CHECKED, DO NOT CHECK ANY OTHER ITEM)

___ a short play (more than 10 pages and less than one hour playing time) (eligible for the John Cauble Short Play Award)  

___ has a theme appropriate for young people (eligible for the Theatre for Young Audiences Award)

___ a comedy or a script with significant comic elements (eligible for the Mark Twain Prize for Comic Playwriting)

___ written by a person of African heritage and deals with the African experience in the United States or abroad (eligible for the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award)

 ___ deals with the human experience of living with a disability (eligible for the Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award)

___ celebrates diversity and encourages tolerance while exploring issues of dis-empowered voices (eligible for the Paula Vogel Award in Playwriting)

___ written by a person of Latina/Latino heritage (eligible for the Latina/Latino Playwriting Award)

___ recognizes science and scientists as part of the culture (see websites for specific topics)  (eligible for the National Science Playwriting Award)

___ illuminates the complicated issues facing the Middle East (particularly Palestine and Israel) (eligible for the Quest for Peace Playwriting Award)

___ a musical (eligible for the KCACTF Musical Theatre Award)

___ addresses issues of social justice and/or civil rights (eligible for the Rosa Parks Playwriting Award)