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Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance
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ADAA LAUNCHES $10,000 WILLIAM SAROYAN PRIZE FOR PLAYWRITING
MARCH 20, 2007 — The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) announces
the inauguration of the William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting, a
bi-annual contest for a play with an Armenian theme. The prize was
established with a grant from the William Saroyan Foundation in San
Francisco, under the auspices of President Haig Mardikian, Chairman
Robert Setrakian and the Foundation Trustees.
The submission deadline for the William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting
is February 15, 2008, and the winning writer will be honored at a
special event with a $10,000 award in August 2008. The competition
will occur every two years and will be administered by ADAA, which
will establish a panel of noted theatre professionals to select the
winning script.
The competition for the William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting will
commence in 2008, the 100th Anniversary of Saroyan’s birth – a
Centennial celebration with a variety of artistic events highlighting
the life and work of one of the most prolific and accomplished writers
of our time. During August 2008 – the month of Saroyan’s birth —
ADAA will co-sponsor a special reading series of previously unproduced
plays by William Saroyan, at the Fountain Theater in Los Angeles. The
month will culminate with a high-profile fundraising event featuring
the awarding of the first-ever William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting.
The contest rules have just been posted online at ,
under the Contest link. Scripts shall have an Armenian theme;
however, the competing writers can be of any ethic origin.
The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance’s mission is to project the
Armenian voice 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.
For more information about ADAA, visit their website at
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
