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Essays must be unpublished.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 student's identifying information before forwarding to the selection committee.
Submissions are due by 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 12, 2021, to pma@cornell.edu. Late entries will not be accepted.
For more information, email Associate Professor Sara Warner at slw42@cornell.edu.
