Latino Playwriting Award
2011 National Latino Playwriting Award Announced!
Arizona Theatre Company announces the selection of La Bella Familia by Edwin Sànchez as the winner of the 2011 National Latino Playwriting Award.
La Bella Familia asks the age-old question, does the end justify the means? Do “bad” people fall in love and do “good” people do terrible things? The play centers on Bella, a Puerto Rican hit woman, her family and the neighbors from hell. As the two families try to use each other to rescue them from a life of loneliness, Bella decides to make whatever sacrifice is necessary to guarantee her son a peaceful future. But things aren’t always as they appear. As these characters weave in and out of each other’s lives, the questions of “Who’s good?” and “Who’s bad?” take on a new relevance.
The National Latino Playwriting Award was established by Arizona Theatre Company to create a greater awareness of the work being done by Latino playwrights. Recent recipients of the Award are Raul Garza, Carlos Murrillo, Karen Zacarias, and Kristoffer Diaz. Felix Pire's winning play, The Origins of Happiness in Latin, was produced by ATC.
2012 National Latino Playwriting Award Guidelines:
Latino playwrights residing in the United States, its territories, or Mexico are encouraged to submit scripts for the Award. Each script will be read and evaluated by a culturally diverse panel of theatre artists. Finalists will be judged by ATC artistic staff.
Deadline for Submission:
Scripts must be postmarked by December 31, 2011.
Submission Procedure:
You must follow the following procedures in order for your script to be considered for the Award:
- Submit one script, securely bound by brads, a three ring binder, a presentation folder or any other non-permanent binding system. Please do not send a script that has been spiral-bound.
- Please include a title page on the script that includes the play's title, the author's name and contact information (including a phone number, mailing address and email) on the front page.
- Include a cover letter of no more than one-page, describing the play's developmental history and any other relevant information about the play.
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Mail manuscripts to:
National Latino Playwriting Award
We do not accept scripts via email.
ATTN: Jennifer Bazzell, Literary Manager
Arizona Theatre Company
343 S. Scott Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Award
One playwright will be awarded $1,000 and the possible inclusion of the winning play in ATC's GENESIS: New Play Reading Series.
Eligibility
The award is open to all Latino playwrights currently residing in the United States, its territories, or Mexico.
Scripts may be in English, English and Spanish, or solely in Spanish. (Spanish language and bilingual scripts must be accompanied by an English translation.)
Plays must be unpublished and unproduced (professionally) by the time of submission.
Full-length and one-act plays (minimum length, 50 pages) on any subject will be accepted.
Selection Process
Scripts will be read by a culturally diverse panel of theatre artists. The award-winning play will be selected from a group of finalists by ATC's senior artistic staff.
Scripts
Scripts become the property of Arizona Theatre Company and will not be returned. In this case, "property" means the physical property of the theatre, not the intellectual property.
Announcement
The winner will be notified by August 1, 2012.
For More Information:
Jennifer Bazzell, Literary Manager
(520) 884-8210 x 8510
jbazzell@arizonatheatre.org
