New Play Awards
Now in its fifth year, Marin Theatre Company's two new play prizes were established to 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 New American Play Prize is awarded to an emerging or established playwright for an outstanding new work, and is given a $10,000 cash prize and option for production on MTC's main stage. The David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize is awarded to a professionally unproduced playwright for a new work that shows outstanding promise and a distinctive new voice, and is given a $2500 cash prize and a workshop as part of MTC's New Works Series. These prizes serve to further MTC’s commitment to the development of new plays as a central component of its artistic programs.
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2012 Play Prize Competition
Thank you for your interest in Marin Theatre Company. Submissions are now closed for the 2012 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize and the David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize.
Due to the high volume of submissions, we cannot personally respond to individual queries. You will be informed if your submission has moved on to Phase II of the competition this fall. We thank you for sharing your work with us and wish you the best of luck!
If you are interested in submitting to upcoming play prize competitions, please check back in the spring for submission information. -
Sky Cooper 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 theater’s annual main stage season.
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2011 - Samuel D. Hunter The Whale (World Premiere, Denver Center Theatre Company, January 2012)
2010 - Bill Cain 9 Circles (World Premiere, MTC, October 2010; subsequent productions in Boston, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Denver)
2009 - Sharr White Sunlight (World Premiere, MTC, January 2010; subsequent productions in Seattle, Indianapolis, and New Jersey)
2008 - Zayd Dohrn Magic Forest Farm (World Premiere, MTC, April 2009)
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David Callichio New 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).
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2011 - Andrew Dolan That Good Night
2010 - Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig Lidless
2009 - Emily Schwend Carthage
2008 - A. Zell Williams Blood / Money
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