Last week Y-File posted Kent Haworth Playwriting Contest open to York undergraduates, so if you’re a playwriting York undergrad, have a look. I mention it here because of the connection to our archives. Here’s a quote from the Y-File article:
The contest, established in 2002, is designed to encourage creativity and awareness of York’s archival collection – the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections in York’s Scott Library – and to use the historical information housed there as the basis for new dramatic expression.
Originally called Out of the Archives, the playwriting contest was renamed in 2004 to honour the memory of Kent Haworth, University archivist from 1994 to 2003 and a Stong College Fellow.
The theme, subject, and style of the play are left to the playwright’s imagination, but it must have been inspired by something specific in York’s archival collection, whether a name, a letter, an event, a photograph or an item. The student contestants must also visit the archives and attend a session there in January to be eligible to enter the contest.
See Stong College Awards for full details on the contest. The winner’s play will be staged and we’ll post a link when that happens!
