ICWP Reveals Nomination Window for 2015 50/50 Applause Awards

Today, the International Centre for Women Playwrights (ICWP) announces the nomination window for its prestigious annual award: The ICWP 50/50 Applause Award will open in one short week! The award, now in its fourth year, increases awareness and honors theatres which produced a 2014/15 season with an equal or greater number of plays written by female playwrights.

The nomination period for the 2014/15 theatrical season runs from May 1-22, 2015. Requirements for eligibility for the award are listed on this web page: http://www.womenplaywrights.org/award Please, contact us if you need translation. Awards@womenplaywrights.org

We anticipate an overwhelming response this year, so please start your research now, and be ready to nominate deserving theaters May 1st! A button for accessing the nominating form will go live on our website at that time. Share this info will all your theater friends far and near. We want to see even more theaters in even more countries receive the 50/50 Applause Award this season. You help make it possible!

Established in 1989, The International Centre for Women Playwrights is a an organization that exists to bring attention to the achievements of women playwrights and provide a place for peer support, knowledge-sharing, and play publication. It is the goal of ICWP to enable women playwrights to have their plays professionally produced on the major stages of world and to receive just recompense for their efforts. When the numbers are no longer tragically skewed against women, we will no longer be needed. We work for that day! http://www.womenplaywrights.org.