Israel and Palestine in the Young American Mind

A Playwriting Award in association with Theater J of Washington, D.C.

Israel and Palestine in the Young American Mind, a playwriting program, presented in partnership between KCACTF and Washington DC's Theater J and its "Peace Café" dialogue series, is intended to encourage student playwrights to grapple with the complicated issues facing the Middle East, and particularly Palestine and Israel.

First prize award $2,500 for a full-length play or $1,000 for a one-act play, and a fellowship to attend the KCACTF Summer Playwriting Intensive and a one-week residency at Theater J (Ari Roth, Artistic Director) to develop the play for a staged reading.

* Dramatists Guild Award. The Dramatists Guild Award provides the playwright with Active membership in the Guild.

Three to four runners-up to the winning one-act play and/or the runner-up to the winning full-length play may be eligible for staged readings at Theater J in Washington, D.C. during a week-long celebration of student works.

Theater J has emerged as one of the most distinctive, progressive and respected Jewish theaters in North America by virtue of its ambitious range of programming and the bold, imaginative artistry of its playwrights, directors, designers and actors. Recently hailed by The New York Times as "The Premier Theater for Premieres," introducing new work by Ariel Dorfman, Richard Greenberg, Motti Lerner, Joyce Carol Oates and Wendy Wasserstein, Theater J performs in the elegant 236-seat Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater in the vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood and has received 28 Helen Hayes Award nominations while playing to about 19,000 ticket holders each season. Theater J is committed to reclaiming the distinctive urban voice and social vision that are part of its Jewish cultural legacy. Dedicated to a pursuit of artistic excellence, Theater J engages the community in pertinent civic discussions including our Peace Café forum, building bridges between Arabs, Christians and Jews in candid conversations about art and politics.

The play must be produced by a college or university or publicly presented in a "rehearsed" or "staged reading" format following a significant development process. The play must be entered, as an Associate or Participating entry, in the KCACTF. It must comply with the guidelines for scripts entered in the KCACTF Michael Kanin Playwriting Program.

Please refer to the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards Program Rules and Procedures.