UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
ANNOUNCES 2nd INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION WITH $10,000 PRIZE
FOR PLAYS ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Website: www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/stage
E-mail: stage@cnsi.ucsb.edu
The Professional Artists Lab and the California NanoSystems Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara continue their collaboration with the second STAGE International Script Competition, open to plays about science and technology.
The winning script in the Scientists, Technologists and Artists Generating Exploration (STAGE) competition will receive $10,000 USD; a staged reading with a cast of professional actors and simultaneous participation in an awards event with distinguished theatre, film, science and technology professionals; and the opportunity to go through the Professional Artists Lab's development process, which includes access to guidance from professional theatre and film artists as well as experts in science, engineering and technology.
Scripts will be judged by an esteemed panel of jurors from both the arts and sciences.
Previous judges included Nobel Laureates David Gross and Alan Heeger, and award-winning theatre artists Luis Alfaro, Arvin Brown, Polly Carl, Barbara Lebow, and Eduardo Machado.
Submitted plays must explore scientific and/or technological stories, themes, issues or events (no science fiction).
Entries must be postmarked by January 15, 2007.
For details about the competition and submission guidelines, visit the website above mentioned.
