2007 Playwright Discovery Call for Scripts
The 2007 submission deadline has passed
DOWNLOADS:
• Submission Rules
• Application Form
Forms are in PDF format.
The VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of playwriting. Playwrights may write from their own experience or about an experience in the life of another person or fictional character. Young playwrights with and without disabilities are encouraged to submit a script. Entries may be the work of an individual student or collaboration by a group or class of students.
The selected script will be professionally staged or produced at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A distinguished jury of award-winning theater professionals select the script, and the award recipient will receive up to $2,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C. to view their work as it appears onstage.
RESOURCES: (resources are in PDF format)
• Script Format Example: Download an example of how to format your one-act play submission.
• Disability in Literature and Film: List of books, plays, and films that feature a character with a disability or focus on the theme of disability. Students and teachers may access this resource to research the topic of disability or to spark classroom discussion.
The contents of this program were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily reflect the policy of the U.S. Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government. The Playwright Discovery Award Program is also supported by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Education Department through the Rosemary Kennedy Education Fund.
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