No application fee, Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence, stipend: $20,000 (University of Oklahoma)

Deadline: 1 March 2011

The Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence is dedicated to the creation of new plays and to the development of emerging and established playwrights. The residency, created in 2008, for the School of Drama at the University of Oklahoma offers a unique opportunity for a playwright to devote time to his or her writing and to make a significant contribution to new play development within the university and professional theatre communities.

The Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence position is made possible by a generous endowment created by Mo and Richard Anderson in honor of Mrs. Anderson’s sister. Under the auspices of the School of Drama at OU, this grant will fund a residency on an annual basis. The residency will act as a resource for professional, community-based and emerging playwrights.

The residency includes a commission to continue writing on a working script and workshop a new play which will be produced with a full budget and production support by the School of Drama. Additionally, although this is not a formal teaching position, the playwright will be expected to take part in the instruction of the School of Drama’s playwriting course.

The candidate will be selected by a committee made up of a representative of the Anderson/Broome family and members of the School of Drama faculty.

The University of Oklahoma’s School of Drama invites applications from established or emerging playwrights for the Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence. Please see the guidelines for application below.

Stipend: $20,000 (including benefits) for 3 month residency, plus travel and accommodations.

Interested Playwrights should send as separate WORD or .pdf files:

- Curriculum vitae or resume

- Letter of intent articulating your interest in the two key elements of the residency: your own writing projects and your approach to teaching playwriting. Please include your availability over the 3 months of the residency (September-December, 2011 or January-April, 2012)

- Current draft of play submission (see Submission Guidelines)

- Letter of Recommendation from one of the following: playwright’s agent, an artistic director, or literary manager familiar with his or her work.

Please send application materials to: faithbroome@ou.edu

For further information contact: Dr. Kae Koger at faithbroome@ou.edu

Application Deadline: March 1, 2011

Submission Guidelines

1. Submissions may have had staged readings or workshops but may not have had a full production.

2. Applicants may only submit one script per year.

3. Scripts must be submitted as WORD files via e-mail to faithbroome@ou.edu.

4. Scripts must include a title page with playwright’s name, contact information and dated copyright.

5. Scripts must have page numbers.

6. Only full-length scripts will be accepted. Full-length scripts must be at least 45 pages in length.

7. Scripts must be accompanied by a one-page treatment that includes the number of characters by gender breakdown, the number of actors required and a plot synopsis not to exceed 250 words.

8. Playwrights will be notified of status by June 1, 2011.

More information here.