MTC's Two New American Play Prizes

Guidelines: Sky Cooper New American Play Prize
Guidelines: David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize
Past Winners

The Sky Cooper/Marin Theatre Company
New American Play Prize

Norton J. “Sky” Cooper established the New American Play Prize at Marin Theatre Company in 2007 to celebrate the work of the American playwright and to encourage the creation of bold, powerful new voices and plays for the American stage. The Sky Cooper Prize will be awarded annually to either an established or emerging playwright for an outstanding new work. The play selected as the Sky Cooper winner will receives a $10,000 award and a developmental workshop as part of the theater’s annual New Works Series. The winning play will also be considered under option for a full production at MTC as part of the theaters annual main stage season.

The David Calicchio/Marin Theatre Company Emerging American Playwright Prize

Norton J. “Sky” Cooper established the Emerging American Playwright Prize award at Marin Theatre Company in 2007 in honor of David Calicchio’s lifelong career as a playwright and in support of Marin Theatre Company’s commitment to the discovery and development of new and emerging American playwrights. The Calicchio Prize will be awarded annually to a professionally unproduced playwright for a new work that shows outstanding promise and a distinctive new voice for the American theatre. The play selected as the Calicchio Prize winner will receive 2 public staged readings at Marin Theatre Company as part of the theatre’s annual New Works Series. The playwright will receive a $2,500 award, as well as travel and accommodations for the MTC rehearsal period (25 hours).

GUIDELINES

PHASE I: Submit a completed submission form, two-page abstract of the play including title, character breakdown, brief story synopsis, and playwright bio or resume. Include 10 pages of consecutive sample dialogue. Do not send videos, CDs or DVDs. Literary agents may submit full scripts of their client’s work. Due to the high number of submissions, not every playwright will receive a response to their Phase I submission. Do not send full scripts; unsolicited scripts will not be read. Send the three requested documents in Word or PDF format with the title of your play in the subject line. Digital submission is encouraged, though hard copies will be accepted. Do not send more than the requested materials. Incomplete submissions will bot be considered. No materials will be returned. NO PHONE or EMAIL inquiries.

PHASE II: Selected submissions will be invited to send full scripts for Phase II. All full scripts that have been solicited after Phase I will be read.

All final selections are made by Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director.

Submissions are accepted between April 1 and August 31, 2011 (postmarked).

Address all submissions to:
The Sky Cooper/Marin Theatre Company New American Play Prize
Marin Theatre Company
397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941
skycooper@marintheatre.org

The David Calicchio/Marin Theatre Company Emerging American Playwright Prize
Marin Theatre Company
397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941
davidcalicchio@marintheatre.org

Past Winners