Show College Script t Writing Deadline Submissions for Second Annual Ruth and Nathan Hale Awards are due April 30 i- i Submissions for the Second Annual Ruth and Nathan Hale Play writing Awards are due April 30 2004 Entries must be postmarked be by that date or received by 5 pm p.m. at the box office of Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley The competition which is designed to inspire student playwrights to pen new three-act three friendly family-friendly comedies and dramas with heart offers a 1000 top prize and a reading of the winning entry The Ruth and Nathan Hale Awards are open to students at any accredited college or university in m the state of Utah Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley City Utah is sponsoring the competition to honor the vision of its founders and to establish a tradition of encouraging student playwrights to produce works worKS for the family audience Ruth and Nathan Hale began writing and producing plays in in the early With more than 80 comedies and musicals to their credit many published and performed around the world they are Utah's most prolific playwrights The Ruth and Nathan Hale Comedy Writing Awards also will offer a award for second prize and for third prize may contract to produce all or none of the yearly submissions Negotiated royalties will apply should a play be produced The play playwright right will retain all copyright privileges There is no cost to enter the competition J j Kyle U University h claimed the top two spots in In the first annual competition Third place honors honors' went to Mahonri Mackay Stewart a sophomore at Utah Valley State Official rules are available at Advisors and student student stu stu- stu- stu dent playwrights may also call the theatre at for more tion Sally Dietlein |