PRESS RELEASE

Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance
22 Concord Lane
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact: Bianca Bagatourian
Tel: 617-871-6764
E-mail: adaa@techfusion.com
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"THE ARMENIAN DRAMATIC ARTS ALLIANCE LAUNCHES $10,000 SCREENWRITING & PLAYWRITING AWARD"

The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) is thrilled to announce
the inauguration of its annual contest for a play or screenplay based
on Armenian themes: The deadline for submission for The Frances Paul
Lyons/ Almas Paul Annual Screenwriting & Playwriting Award. is May 15,
2007, and the winning writer will be honored with a $10,000 award in
the Fall of 2007.  The contest will be administered by the Armenian
Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA), which will establish a panel of noted
theatre and film professionals to select the winning script.  The
contest rules have just been posted online at .  Scripts must have an
Armenian theme, but writers are not required to be of Armenian descent.

The Paul Family generously established The Frances Paul Lyons/Almas
Paul Annual Screenwriting & Playwriting Award via their fund at the
Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America,
under the auspices  of Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, ensuring the
continuance of this award for years to come.  Actress and ADAA Board
Member Karen Kondazian, a member of the Paul Family, was honored
to facilitate the creation of this award, particularly to recognize
her dear father and mother, Varnum Paul and Lillian M.Paul. The ADAA
appreciates the generosity of such donors and welcomes the benevolence
of future donors.

  The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance’s mission is to make the Armenian
voice heard on the world stage through the dramatic arts of theatre
and film.  The organization accomplishes this mission by supporting
playwrights and screenwriters and provides production opportunities,
commissions, scholarships, research tools, networking resources and
writing awards.    The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance is currently
working on creating relationships with leading theaters in the United
States to establish reading series so that the winning scripts –
and other scripts by ADAA-affiliated playwrights — will be seen
and heard.  ADAA’s headquarters are in Cambridge, MA with worldwide
affiliates in Paris, Yerevan, Los Angeles, Boston, New York and other
major cities.

For more information about Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance and how
to contribute to it’s important mission please visit our website at
or call us at 617-871-6764.

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