for the best ten-minute play written by a high school junior

First Prize: $500
Second Prize: $250
Third Prize: $100

How to Apply:

Any student who is in the eleventh grade in the 2009-10 academic year is eligible for the Princeton University Ten-Minute Play Prize. Applicants may submit only one play. Entries are not returnable. The jury will consist of members of the Princeton University Theater faculty.

Printable Flyer [PDF]

Submission must be postmarked by March 30, 2010 and addressed to:

Princeton Ten-Minute Play Contest
Program in Theater
Lewis Center for the Arts
185 Nassau Street
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08542

Unfortunately, we cannot acknowledge receipt of submissions or provide critical feedback. Due to the volume of entries, only winners will be notified. Results will be posted here by June 1, 2010. We hope this contest encourages young people to engage in the art of playwriting.

The Theater Faculty at Princeton University 2009-10

Michael Cadden, Director Suzanne Agins Gabriel Bauriedel* Tracy Bersley Jill Dolan Rinde Eckert John Guare**

Riccardo Hernandez* Mark Nelson* John Rando* Robert N. Sandberg Tim Vasen Stacy Wolf

  * Class of 1932 Visiting Lecturer
** Princeton / McCarter Ford Fellow