Submission Requirements

Plays

The Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College – in collaboration with Northern Stage – is excited to announce the 2025 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 weeklong workshop and public reading produced by Northern Stage (https://northernstage.org/) in early 2026. 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 and Mandi Benjamin mbenjamin@northernstage.org.

The submission form will be accepted until 5PM, May 1, 2025.

Submissions must include

1. An anonymized (blinded) copy of the piece

2. Playwright resume/bio

3. Production history of the piece

4. 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 weeklong workshop and public reading at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT in early 2026. 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, 2025.