Science Playwriting Competition
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, announce a CALL FOR PLAYS for the 2023 Science Playwriting Competition.
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Science Playwriting Competition – Virtual Staged Readings
Update 4/24/2020 – A virtual reading of the winning plays will take place on Monday May 11 at 7:00pm via createtheater.comA special thanks to Director, Steve Marsh, and the Create Theater community, who helped to make this possible. Watch the ZOOM video recording here: https://scgp.stonybrook.edu/video/video.php?id=4516 *Some plays contain some strong language The Simons Center for … Read more
2018-19 Science Playwriting Competition is back!!! – Deadline for Submission, February 15, 2019
The Science Playwriting Competition is back! The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, announce a CALL FOR PLAYS for the 2019 SBU Science Playwriting Competition: The organizers are calling all talented playwrights with an interest in the sciences, and talented scientists with an interest in the theatre to compose an … Read more
2017 Playwriting Competition – Winners Announced
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics are pleased to announce the winners of the Fifth Annual Science Playwriting Competition Stony Brook University is at the forefront in finding new and interesting channels for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. By bringing science and theatre together, this competition has … Read more
2017 Science Playwriting Competition – Deadline for Submission, April 1, 2017
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, in collaboration with the C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, announces a CALL FOR PLAYS for the 2017 SBU Science Playwriting Competition: Calling all talented playwrights with an interest in the sciences, and talented scientists with an interest in the theatre to compose a ten-minute play with a substantial … Read more
Staged Readings of the 2015-2016 Science Playwriting Competition Winners – Wednesday, November 2nd
Playwrights from all over the U.S. and from as far away as New Zealand have submitted over one hundred 10-minute plays with strong components of science and theatricality. Selecting winners in this year’s competition was especially difficult due both to the large number of submissions and to the high quality of most of the entries. … Read more
2016 Playwriting Competition – Winners and Performances
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics are pleased to announce: The Winners of the Fourth Annual Science Playwriting Competition A Staged Reading of the Winning Plays, to be held Wednesday, November 2 The Fifth Annual Science Playwriting Competition Stony Brook University is at the forefront in … Read more
2015-2016 Science Playwriting Competition – LAST CALL FOR PLAYS
The final submission date for entries to the 2015-2016 Science Playwriting Competition is April 1, 2016. The submission date has passed. We anticipate winners will be notified in mid to late May. The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, in its ongoing mission to explore the intersection science and art, announces a CALL FOR PLAYS … Read more
2014 – 2015 Science Playwriting Competition
The 2014 – 2015 Science Playwriting Competition Winners Have Been Announced: 1st Place Prize = Moira Chas = “The Mathematical Visions of Alicia Boole” 2nd Place Prize = Michael Shodell – “A Number of Things” 3rd Place Prize = Colin West – “Counting Sheep” Honorable Mentions: Paige Borak – “Entropy” Hillary Bhaskaran – “A Planet is Born” … Read more
2013-2014 Science Playwrighting Competition
The 2013-2014 Science Playwrighting Competition Winners Have Been Announced 1st Place Prize = Colin West, “Understanding” 2nd Place Prize = Bruce Futcher, “Searching for David” 3rd Place Prize = David Vazdauskas, “The Future Tells the Truth” Honorable Mention: Matt von Hippel, “Good Advice” Public staged readings to be held at the Simons Center on Wednesday April 30, 2014. Reception at 5:00pm, … Read more