The Loeb Drama Center and American Repertory Theater announce the competition for the 2010 Phyllis Anderson Prize Play.
The competition was established in 1959 in memory of Phyllis Anderson by her husband, playwright Robert Anderson, in order to encourage playwriting at Harvard. Past winners include Thomas Babe, Guy Gallo, David Modigliani, Henry Clarke, Dan Pecci, Daniel Pearle, and Lawrence Switzky.
Phyllis Anderson directed drama at Radcliffe and Harvard, and was associated with the play departments of the Theatre Guild and the Music Corporation of America.
The competition is open to both undergraduates and graduate students who have been enrolled in Harvard between September 30, 2009 and April 19, 2010. The prize will consist of a cash award of $500.00.
All manuscripts must be submitted by 5:00 April 19, 2010.
The application is available for download below.
For more information contact A.R.T. Dramaturg Ryan McKittrick at ryan_mckittrick@harvard.edu
