Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition
The Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition reading will be held Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 PM in the Studio Theatre at the Cleveland Play House.2008 Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition Winner: Goliath by Karen Hartman
About the Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition:
A special fund of the Jewish Community Center of Cleveland supports the annual competition which is designed to encourage new plays that provide significant, fresh perspectives on the range of Jewish experience.
THE PRIZE: $1,000 and a staged reading of the winning play by The Mandel JCC in Cleveland. This award is paid in $500 increments with the first payment being on announcement of award and the second at or near the date of the reading to help defray travel costs for the playwright during the brief production period. All winners are announced in American Theatre magazine.
NOTE: By mutual agreement, the winning script will be considered for a future production by The Mandel JCC of Cleveland.
Some previous winners include:
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Solomon's Blade |
Lisa Beth Allen |
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Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One |
Judy Klass |
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Splitting Infinity |
Jamie Pachino |
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Alexandra of Judea |
Lauri Donahue |
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To Know Him |
Albi Gorn |
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Visions of Right |
Marcia Cebulska |
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Wishful Thinking |
Eleanor Reissa |
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Lady Justice |
Michael Sepesy |
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Judahs’ Daughter |
Jules Tasca |
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One Man’s Dance |
Aaron Levy |
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Fannie and Portia |
Nancy Lederman |
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A Shayna Maidel |
Barbara Lebow |
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An Unorthodox Arrangement |
Rebecca Ritchie |
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Wallenberg |
Donald Howard |
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Willa and the Whole Damned Family |
Ernest Joselowitz |
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Don’t Look a Gift Horse |
Jan Ian Schwartz |
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Goodbye Moscow |
Susan Jack |
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A Tale for Christmas |
Ronnie Paris |
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Goodbye Good Luck |
Melba Thomas, Book; Judd Woldin, Music; Muriel Robinson, Lyrics |
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Judges for the award are seasoned theatre professionals drawn from the Cleveland area, including producers, directors, actors and critics.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE:
ORIGINAL WORKS
NOT PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED AT TIME OF SUBMISSION
SUITABLE FOR FULL-LENGTH PRESENTATION
DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE
POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 31st
SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS TO:
Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition
The Mandel JCC
26001 S. Woodland
Beachwood, OH 44122
For additional information contact Deborah Bobrow, Competition Coordinator:
216.593.6278 or dbobrow@clevejcc.org
Funding for the competition is generously provided by the Zeilinger Family
