The JANE CHAMBERS AWARD recognizes feminist plays & performance texts created by women writers that present significant opportunities for female performers. Given in memory of lesbian playwright Jane Chambers, who through her plays such as My Blue Heaven, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove and Kudzu became a major feminist voice in American theater, the Jane Chambers Playwriting Contest welcomes experimentations in form as well as subject matter. Feminism is understood variously, and may cross diverse class, sex, race, national, ethnic, theatrical, and/or geographic perspectives. The Jane Chambers Contest winner receives $500 & a rehearsed reading of the winning play at ATHE’s annual mid-summer conference. First given in 1984, the award is sponsored by the Women and Theater Program (WTP) with generous support from the Association for Theater in Higher Education (ATHE), private donors, and university friends. See links above for more information on contest submission guidlines and frequently asked questions.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submissions for the 2012 Jane Chambers Contest should be sent to arrive by March 1. Please note there are two divisions, one for student applicants!
The Jane Chambers Playwriting Award recognizes plays & performance texts created by women that present a feminist perspective & contain significant opportunities for female performers. Experimentations in form and subject matter welcome. This annual award is given in memory of lesbian playwright Jane Chambers who, through her plays such as A Late Snow, My Blue Heaven, Kudzu, & The Quintessential Image, became a major feminist voice in American theatre.
The Award for the primary Jane Chambers Contest consists of $1000, free registration to attend the Association in Theater in Higher Education’s conference in early August & a rehearsed reading of the winning piece at that conference, hosted by WTP, with ATHE. The winner should attend the conference’s awards ceremony. The student winner is also recognized.
To enter, please send three copies of a typed script, resume, application form, (click here) Jane Chambers Application 2012.doc , brief description of the piece, and your email contact information. Please, only one submission per applicant, and no email submissions. NO FEE is Required (voluntary donations, blind to jurors, are welcome).
Mail submission to:
Jane Chambers Award
C/O : Maya E. Roth
108 Davis Performing Arts Center
Department of Performing Arts, Box 571063
37 & O Street, NW
Georgetown University
Washington DC, 20057-1063
All entries MUST be received by Feb 15, 2012 (grace period to March 1).
The Women & Theatre Program will announce the winner by June 30, 2012.
NEWSFLASH: We have NO Submission Fees again in 2012! (The winner’s monetary award is $1000.)
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
For submissions: Jane Chambers Award, C/O : Maya E. Roth, 108 Davis Performing Arts Center
Department of Performing Arts, Box 571063, 37 & O Street, NW, Georgetown University, Washington DC, 20057-1063
Website: http://www.athe.org
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