• The Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting •
Submission Requirements
Plays
The Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College – in collaboration with Northern Stage – is excited to announce the 2024 Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards for Playwriting, for full-length plays and other full-length works for the theater addressing the question “What does it mean to be a human in a computerized world?”. The award comes with a $5,000 honorarium as well as a 29-hour workshop and public reading produced by Northern Stage (https://northernstage.org/) in January 2025. Note that works that have received a full production are NOT eligible for the competition.
Details are as follows:
Questions? Email Brandy (Yijin) Zhang bzhang@northernstage.org
The submission form will be accepted until 5PM, May 1, 2024.
Submissions must include
- An anonymized (blinded) copy of the piece
- Playwright resume/bio
- Production history of the piece
- 1 page statement of purpose that answers the following questions:
- A. How does your piece address the theme of exploring humanity in our computerized, digital world?
- B. The winning play will have a 29-hour workshop and public reading at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT in early 2025. What are your developmental goals for the play and how would this workshop serve those goals?
Deadlines
Deadline for play or piece submission, 5PM May 1, 2024.