[artinfo] Fwd: INT'L COMPETITION FOR PLAY ABOUT SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY W/$10K PRIZE

[Carol Hobson]

>UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR PLAYS ABOUT
>SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH $10,000 PRIZE
>
>The Professional Artists Lab and the California NanoSystems Institute at the
>University of California, Santa Barbara announce a collaborative effort, the
>first International STAGE Script Competition, open to plays about science
>and technology.
>
>The winning script in the Scientists, Technologists and Artists Generating
>Exploration (STAGE) competition will receive $10,000 USD; a staged reading
>with a cast of professional actors and simultaneous participation in an
>awards event with distinguished professionals from the worlds of theatre,
>film, science and technology; and the opportunity to go through the
>Professional Artists Lab's development process, which includes access to
>advice and guidance from professional theatre and film artists as well as
>experts in the fields of science, engineering and technology.
>
>Scripts will be judged by an esteemed panel of jurors from both the arts and
>sciences. Thus far, the judges include two Nobel Laureates:  Dr. David Gross
>(Physics, 2004) and Dr. Alan Heeger (Chemistry, 2000). Additional judges to
>be announced shortly.
>
>Submitted plays must explore scientific and/or technological stories,
>themes, issues or events. (The competition is not open to plays written in
>the genre of science fiction.) Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 15. The
>winning play will be announced on June 15, 2006. For details about the
>competition and submission guidelines, visit
>http://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/stage/.
>
>STAGE endeavors to:
>
>- catalyze the development of art that depicts the technological age in
>which we live
>- foster new and imaginative voices and methods of storytelling
>- cultivate appreciation and collaboration between the two cultures of
>science and art
>- promote understanding of the sciences in the public arena
>- accomplish all of the above within an international community
>
>The Professional Artists Lab (www.proartslab.ucsb.edu) is a dynamic artistic
>laboratory in the Department of Film Studies and the Media Arts and
>Technology Program at UCSB, in which professional actors, directors, writers
>and producers create and develop new works in film, theatre, television,
>radio and multi-media performance.
>
>The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) (www.cnsi.ucsb.edu), one of the
>prestigious California Institutes for Science and Innovation, focuses on
>dramatic breakthroughs in materials, devices and resulting technologies,
>made possible by controlling form and function at the nanoscale. These
>breakthroughs are being accomplished through the integration of many science
>and engineering disciplines, and will have broad applications for innovation
>in communication, biomedical, energy and environmental technologies.
>
>The Professional Artists Lab and CNSI plan to launch many other
>collaborations, including STAGE 2, a similar competition for screenplays
>about science and technology.
>
>
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