Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition
The Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition is a one-of-a-kind national competition that transitions student playwrights to the world of professional theatre. The grand prize for the winner of the competition is a professional production of his/her work at the Alliance Theatre.
Each year, the country’s leading graduate playwriting programs across the country are invited to have their final year students submit a play to the Kendeda competition. An in-house panel of readers at the Alliance Theatre reads and evaluates the scripts, and selects a slate of finalists to be advanced in the competition. Those scripts are sent to a national panel of three theater artists for judging. In conjunction with Alliance Theatre leadership, the judges select the winner. The Alliance Theatre produces the winning play on the 200-seat Hertz Stage. Readings of the finalists’ plays are produced in New York and Atlanta.
In the spring of 2011 the Alliance Theatre will produce Spoon Lake Blues by Kendeda finalist Josh Tobiessen, the first time a Kendeda alumni will be returning to the Alliance Theatre. Learn More
The program is led by Celise Kalke, chosen by American Theatre to be one of 25 American Theatre leaders of the future.
Top Photo: Day of the Kings, 2004-2005 Season
Side Photo: Tennis in Nablus, 2009-2010 Season
Photos by Greg Mooney