The Department of hosts a yearly contest for The Marvin Carlson Award for Best Student Essay in Theatre or Performance. This award honors CUNY Professor Marvin Carlson (CU PhD '61).
The award consists of a cash prize ($250) and certificate and is given to the best essay in theatre and performance by a Cornell student (graduate or undergraduate).
Submission Guidelines:
- Essays must be unpublished.
- Essays should not exceed 25 pages.
- Students may submit only one entry per year.
- Only the title page should contain the student’s name and contact email, as this is a blind submission. A PMA administrator will collect submissions via email and redact students' identifying information before forwarding to the selection committee.
Submissions are due by 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 12, 2022, to pma@cornell.edu. Late entries will not be accepted.
For more information, email Associate Professor Sara Warner at slw42@cornell.edu.
