(Left to right) Neil Mcpherson, Rob Drummer, and Simon Levy
LOS ANGELES – The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA), is proud to announce the Honorary Jury for the 2016 cycle of the biennial Saroyan/Paul $10,000 Human Rights Prize in Playwriting. ADAA has been administering this contest since 2008.
The judges are as follows: Rob Drummer, Associate Dramaturg and Director from the Bush Theatre in London; Neil McPherson, Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre in London since 1999; Simon Levy, Artistic Director of The Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles since 1993. All three judges will preside over the three finalist scripts in 2016.
Preliminary evaluation of scripts has begun, as synopses have been pouring in from around the globe. The synopsis submission period for the contest has been extended to February 7, 2016.
Playwrights whose submitted synopses meet with ADAA’s guideline specifications will be chosen by the selection committee to submit their full scripts from March 1 – April 24. Scores will be awarded to each script based on excellence of writing and also in furthering the theme of “human rights/social justice.â€
