Deadline: 24 February 2025
The Australian Theatre Festival New York City is pleased to invite applications for its New Play Award to celebrate two new plays or musicals with distinct Australian voices.
Prize Information
- The award offers a total cash prize of $20,000 USD for two unproduced, full-length plays or musicals written by Australian writers, over the age of 18.
- This year’s award winner will receive a cash prize of $15,000 USD and be presented as a staged reading as part of the Australian Theatre Festival NYC (conditional upon ability to appropriately cast NY based Australian actors.)
- This year’s award runner-up will receive $5,000 USD.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, plays or musicals must:
- Be written by a writer or writing team who are all Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia. For Musicals, all members of the writing team (Composer, Lyricist, Librettist) must be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia.
- Be at least 60 minutes in length.
- Not have been previously submitted to the Australian Theatre Festival NYC New Play Award.
- Not have been previously published, including self-published.
- Not have been previously produced at a production level in any context (previous readings, fellowships and workshops are acceptable but will need to be disclosed and listed upon submission).
- Not be encumbered by agreements or contracts for future production/s.
- At the time of submissions close date, not have won, been a runner-up, or a finalist in another Australian or International writing award (short-listed is permissible).
For more information, visit Australian Theatre Festival NYC.
