— Sponsored by Indiana State University —

2008 GUIDELINES:

This competition is open to any student currently enrolled in high school

in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or

Wisconsin.

The purpose of this competition is to encourage students to write plays.

Students who are new to playwriting are especially encouraged to write a

play and submit it to the competition.

The winning three playwrights will be offered an $8,000 scholarship

to attend Indiana State University as a Theatre major, contingent on

their acceptance and enrollment in the school and the department, as

well as a public reading with professional actors at Indiana State

University’s professional theater, Crossroads Repertory Theatre, in

July 2009.

· Plays must be postmarked or emailed by November 22 for the 2008

competition, with winners and finalists to be notified December 6.

· Plays must be typed in standard play format. A sample of acceptable

formatting can be found here:

                    Sample Playwriting Format.pdf

· Plays may be of any length.

· Plays should have between one and seven characters. Plays with more

than seven characters are allowed if doubling can bring the maximum

number of actors required down to seven.

· Strong theatricality is encouraged (writing that is especially for the

stage, as opposed to film or other formats).

· There is no fee to enter.

· Please include a cover letter with your play that contains your name,

address, email, phone number, and school affiliation and year.

Email scripts/questions to ISUMHSPC@yahoo.com, or mail script to:

Indiana State University

Department Of Theatre

Attn: High School Playwriting Competition

540 North 7th Street

Terre Haute, IN 47809