Proposed in 1985 by then-students Werner Trieschmann and Douglas A. Blackmon and theatre faculty members Dr. Rosemary Henenberg and the late Professor Frank Roland, the Student and Alumni Playwriting Contests are in their thirty-seventh year.
Co-sponsored by the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation and the Hendrix Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, the contests will be judged by a professional playwright who will submit a written evaluation of each entry. Cash prizes of $750 and $400 are awarded to the first and second place winners of each contest. A play of exceptional merit may receive a public reading on the Hendrix College campus. Deadline is Friday, February 5, 2025.
Contest Rules and Regulations:
Open to all Hendrix current students and Hendrix alumni.
Both contests are limited to one entry per playwright.
Each play submitted must be original, unpublished and not produced or read in any venue previously.
There are no restrictions of subject or style.
Plays must not exceed 75 minutes in length.
Formatting:
Scripts must be submitted in standard playwriting format.
One title page, unattached to the manuscript, should contain the author’s name, address, and
phone number. A second title page, attached to the manuscript, should contain only the title
of the play. Nowhere else in the manuscript should the author’s name be revealed.
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically to Tiffany Pickett, Communication & Events Manager for the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation, at pickett@hendrix.edu.
The Hendrix College Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and the Hendrix-Murphy
Foundation Programs in Literature and Language reserve the right to first choice of readings or
productions of winning entries.
Please review the contest rules and Modern Play format guide prior to submission. Both student and alumni play submissions must be submitted to Tiffany Pickett at pickett@hendrix.edu by Friday, February 7, 2025, by 5:00 p.m.