Guidelines

Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition

ELIGIBILITY
The Mandel JCC seeks submissions to the annual Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition.
  • Plays submitted must be the original work of the playwright (adaptations and translations are not eligible)
  • The play content must include a fresh perspective on the Jewish experience
  • The works must be full-length, previously unpublished and never fully produced (plays that have been developed in readings or workshops are admissible)
  • No FAX or email entries will be accepted
  • Postmark deadline: December 31 annually

PRIZE

  • $1,000 honorarium (to be used toward travel)
  • Staged reading of winning play by the Mandel Jewish Community Center. Winning playwright is strongly encouraged to attend:
  • Advertisement announcing winner in American Theatre Magazine

Send script to:
Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition
Mandel JCC
26001 S. Woodland
Beachwood, OH 44122
Attention: Deborah Bobrow
      

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