The KCACTF Latina/Latino Playwriting Award
The KCACTF Latina/Latino Playwriting Award is dedicated to the desire to stimulate the voices of young Latino/a playwrights in America. The award will be presented to the author of the best student-written play by a Latino/a student playwright participating in KCACTF.
The national award-winner will receive $2,500 and an internship to a prestigious playwriting retreat program.
Dramatic Publishing Company may present the winning playwright with an offer of a contract to publish, license, and market the winning play.
A grant of $500 will be made to the theater department of the college or university producing the award-winning play.
Please refer to the Michael Kanin Playwriting Award Rules and Procedures .
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| Faculty Member Leigh Selting with 2007 KCACTF Latina/Latino Playwriting Award winners Don garcia and Leonard Madrid |
2007
Perla, Leonard Madrid, University of New Mexico
A Kiss for Death, Don Garcia, University of New Mexico
2006
Things Behind the Moon, Marco Ramirez, New York University
2005
Tecolotito by Leonard Madrid, University of New Mexico
A Place Without Seasons by Marco Ramirez, New York University
2004
Yemaya's Belly by
Quiara Alegría Hudes, Brown University
2003
No winner selected this year
2002
GAS, by Elizabeth Otero, University of New Mexico
2001
A Sick World by Robert Lopez, California State University-Los
Angeles
2000
Sombra del Padre/Father's Shadow by Elvira Carrizal
of the University of Minnesota, Crisis Point Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mr. Lopez recived a cash award of $2500.00, a fellowship to attend the
O'Neill Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, and
an offer to publish, license and market his play.
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