University of Oregon students can take advantage of a variety of opportunities to share their original research or creative work. Undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Theatre Arts are encouraged to participate in on-campus research symposiums or submit their work for publication.
New Voices Playwriting Competition
The Department of Theatre Arts seeks student submissions of previously unpublished, never produced, play scripts. Submissions will be reviewed anonymously by a panel comprised of faculty members from the Department of Theatre Arts and invited graduates and undergraduate judges.
Prizes
A concert reading of the winning script(s) during the spring term and a fully rehearsed production in the Hope Theatre. This will be done with the full support of the Department of Theatre Arts and directed by a faculty member during winter term. If selected for production, the show will be a participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF) and the scripts will be submitted to the KC/ACTF for consideration in play award categories.
Guidelines
This competition is open to all theatre arts undergraduates and graduate students at UO. Students are encouraged to enroll in TA 409 (practicum) for fall term. Playscripts must be full length, 30-90 pages, with no more than nine characters. Also, the play must be unpublished, unproduced, and free of royalty and copyright restrictions. Plays which have had previous workshop readings or Pocket Playhouse productions are acceptable. No musical or screenplays will be accepted.
Playwrights may submit only one script.
Scripts are judged anonymously. Authors must REMOVE all identifiable information from scripts for their work to be considered.
Questions?
Any questions may be directed to professor Michael Najjar. He can be contacted during office hours in Room 209 Villard Hall or by email.
UO Undergraduate Research Symposium
Many theatre arts majors participate in the UO Undergraduate Research Symposium, where they can show their creative work and connect with the academic community.
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal
The Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal (OURJ) is an open-access, interdisciplinary student journal at UO. Since 2010, OURJ’s biannual issues have showcased some of the best academic work by UO undergraduate students across all disciplines. OURJ is edited and produced by an undergraduate student editorial board of peer editors.
Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal
Graduate Research Forum
The Graduate Research Forum, hosted by the Division of Graduate Studies, is a one-day conference showcasing the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students.
Council on Undergraduate Research
The Council on Undergraduate Research supports student scholarship with resources and opportunities such as conference travel funding, student events, and its Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) program, which gives undergraduates the opportunity to practice communicating the impact of their research to a variety of audience members and stakeholders.
American Journal of Undergraduate Research
Submit your work to the American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR), a national, independent, open-source student research journal. Articles in AJUR are faculty peer-reviewed and span multiple disciplines.