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Kaplan Playwright Competition

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS!

THE KAPLAN PLAYWRIGHT COMPETITION HAS OUR WINNERS FOR 2023

1ST PLACE, $1000 GRAND PRIZE – KRISTIN STEWART – “JUST WALKING”

2ND PLACE, $500 PRIZE – JIM DALGLISH – “STARKWEATHER”

3RD PLACE, $250 PRIZE – LYNDA TRAUM – “NO SHOW BABY”

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS. STAY TUNED FOR INFORMATION ON THE STAGED READING OF KRISTIN STEWART’S “JUST WALKING”

Thank you to Mary and Andrew Arnault, Directors, and all of our Judges. We couldn’t do this without all of you!

Eventide Theatre Company is happy to announce its annual full-length playwriting competition, the Jeremiah Kaplan New Playwrights/New Plays Competition.   Cape Cod playwrights and authors  of plays that involve Cape Cod are invited to submit their full-length works, with a cash prize of $1000 awarded to the winning play. 

Previous Winners

The 2007 winner ~ Meridian Summer by Candace Perry

The 2008 winner ~ Sequel by David Kucher

The 2009 winner ~ Eucatastrophe by Andy Reynolds

The 2010 winner ~ This Verse Business by A.M. Dolan

The 2011 winner ~ To Be in the Game by Tom Gotsill

The 2013 winner ~ A Talented Woman by James Dalglish and Lynda Sturner

The 2014 winner ~ Fifteen Men in a Smoke Filled Room by Colin Crowley

The 2015 winner ~ The Final Say by Meryl Cohn

The 2016 winner ~ Bruno by Raymond van Over

The 2017 winner ~ Colonel of Reason by Tom Gotsill

The 2018 winner ~ Office Noise by Bob Dutton

The 2020 winner ~ Touched By War by James Marlow

2022 winner – The Tempest-Tost Theater by Jonathon Ward

2023 winner – Just Walking by Kristin Stewart

Qualification Guidelines

We accept full-length play manuscripts (musicals may be considered IF a recording of the songs is also provided) for consideration as a qualified submission. Plays that have been previously produced will not be considered for this competition. 

Qualified Submissions MUST have a direct connection to Cape Cod & the Islands.  An example of a direct connection may include:

  • A play written by an author with a Cape Cod & the Islands connection (resident, previous resident, summer resident, artist in residence, performer, etc.)
  • A play with Cape Cod & the Islands settings, major characters, and/or occurrence which impacts the narrative.

These rules ARE subjective and are subject to the interpretation of the Competition Administrators.

A $25 administrative fee will apply to all submissions.   Scholarship opportunities are available and are based on need.

Adjudication

All plays will receive blind readings by a team of theater professionals. Up to 12 plays will be selected to advance as finalists. Readers’ scoring sheets will be available upon request.

Finalists will have the opportunity to produce a table read of their plays before the completed play is due for submission. They are also encouraged to make any rewrites if they so desire. The final submissions will be read and judged by an advanced theater team, and a single winner will be selected.

The playwright chosen as having submitted the best script will receive a $1,000.00 cash prize and one staged reading. 

New Playwrights/New Plays: the Jeremiah Kaplan Playwriting Competition would like to thank the following for their support:

The Jeremiah Kaplan Foundation

Brewster Cultural Council

I go to quite a few plays locally (and occasionally in Boston or New York) and in the "local" category, this was one of the best I have ever seen. The acting, the singing (voices), the story were all SO GOOD. Costumes and set added to the production. Best time I’ve had at the theater in a long time...

Beth Ellis

Eventide Theatre Company is a 501(c)3 independent theatre located in the heart of Dennis Village and is known for presenting  thought-provoking plays, concerts, lectures, and mixed media events. Annually Eventide hosts the Kaplan Playwriting/New Plays competition.