The play selected as the winner of the Lois and Richard Rosenthal New Play Prize receives its fully-staged world premiere at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as part of the theatre's annual season and is given regional and national promotion. The playwright receives a cash award as well as travel and residency expenses for the Cincinnati rehearsal period. Guidelines for Submission Submissions accepted from July 1 to December 31. No e-mail or fax submissions will be accepted. Translations, adaptations, individual one-acts and any play previously submitted for the prize are not eligible.
Collaborations are welcome, in which case prize benefits are shared.
Plays must be unpublished prior to submission and may not have received a full-scale professional production. Plays that have had a workshop, reading or non-professional production are still eligible. Playwrights with past production experience are especially encouraged to submit new work. Only one submission per playwright is allowed each year. Also include up to five pages of sample dialogue.