The John Cauble Short Play Award
The Short Play Awards Program is named in honor of Dr. John Cauble,
Professor Emeritus of UCLA, who provided guidance and support
for the establishment of the Michael Kanin Award Program. His
continued participation in the recognition of student playwrights
through the Playwriting Awards Development Committee is a cornerstone
within the Michael Kanin
Awards Program.
This program seeks to bring recognition to the area of student-written
short plays that are produced by colleges and universities across
the nation and to encourage young writers to develop the short
play form in preparation for the playwriting profession.
The John Cauble Short Play Awards Program recognizes one or more
outstanding productions of such plays in colleges and universities
each year, with consideration for presentation at the national
festival at the Kennedy Center. The awards to each playwright
whose work is presented at the national festival include:
- $1000 provided by the Playwriting Awards Development Committee
- publication and catalog listing by Samuel French, Inc.
- appropriate membership in the Dramatist Guild, Inc.
