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Plays must be full-length in any genre: comedy, drama, musical,
etc. Translations, individual one-acts and any play previously
submitted for the Kaplan Prize are not eligible. Collaborations
are welcomed, in which case prize benefits are shared. Plays may
not have received a full-scale, professional production prior to
submission. Plays that have had a workshop, reading or non-professional
production are still eligible. Playwrights must be citizens of
the United States. Playwrights with past production experience
are especially encouraged to submit new work. Only one submission
per playwright is allowed each year.
Submission is a two-phase process:
Phase I: Submit a two-page maximum abstract
of the play including title, character breakdown, brief story
synopsis and playwright bio or resume. Also include 10 pages
of consecutive sample dialogue. If submitting a musical, please
include an audio cassette or CD of selections from the score. Do not send
sheet music, videos or DVDs. Literary agents may submit full scripts of their client's work.
All abstracts and dialogue samples will be read. From these, selected
manuscripts will be solicited. (See Phase II). Do not send a manuscript
with or instead of the abstract. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be
read. Submitted materials, including audio cassettes and CDs, will be returned
only if a self-addressed, stamped envelope with adequate postage is provided.
If you would like notification that your submission was received, please
send it with Delivery Confirmation, Certified Mail or Return Receipt
through the U.S. Postal Service.
Phase II: All solicited manuscripts will be
read. Manuscripts should be neatly typed, securely bound and
have the playwright’s name, contact address and phone number
clearly visible on the front page. No solicited manuscript will
be returned without a self-addressed, stamped envelope with adequate
postage.
All final selections are made by Edward Stern, Producing Artistic
Director of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
Submissions are accepted between June 1 and December
31 (postmarked).
We do not accept electronically submitted materials.
Address all submissions to:
The Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
P.O. Box 6537
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Playhouse World Premiere Productions Since 1990
De Donde, by Mary Gallagher (1990)
Lost Electra, by Bruce E. Rodgers (1991)
The Mesmerist, by Ara Watson (1991)
Japango, by Richard Epp (1992)
Perfect for You, Doll, by Steven Sater (1992)
Hot ‘N Cole, a revue featuring the music of Cole Porter
(1992)
Scotland Road, by Jeffrey Hatcher (1993)
Alchemy of Desire/Dead Man’s Blues, by Caridad Svich (1994)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, by Anthony
Clarvoe (1995)
Hometown Heroes, by Ed Graczyk (1995)
Ghosts, a new adaptation by Anthony Clarvoe of Henrik
Ibsen’s play (1996)
An Asian Jockey in Our Midst, by Carter W. Lewis
(1996)
Songplay: The Songs and Music of Kurt Weill, conceived
and adapted by Jonathan Eaton (1996)
In Walks Ed, by Keith Glover (1997)
Coyote on a Fence, by Bruce Graham (1998)
Red Corners, by Cecilia Fannon (1999)
Ten Years Apart, by Matthew Bennett and Sean McCourt
(1999)
The Dead Eye Boy, by Angus MacLachlan (2000)
Dark Paradise: The Legend of the Five Pointed Star,
by Keith Glover (2001)
Men on the Take, by Carter W. Lewis (2002)
The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Carson
Kreitzer (2003)
One, by Joseph McDonough (2003)
Going Gone, by Karen Hartman (2004)
Hiding Behind Comets, by Brian Dykstra (2004)
Leap, by John Yearley (2005)
Stone My Heart, by Joseph McDonough (2006)
Ace, music by Richard Oberacker. Book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker (2006)
1:23, by Carson
Kreitzer (2007)
A Sleeping Country, by Melanie Marnich (2008)
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