The Jewish Theatre for Children announced today that it is offering a prize of $1,000 for the best full length play for children in English on a Jewish theme. Manuscripts for the competition must be submitted no later than December 31, 1959.
The purpose of the contest is to stimulate the creation and development of an original dramatic literature in English for the older age group of elementary and for junior high school children, which will give expression to meaningful ethical and spiritual values as reflected in Jewish life, folk-lore, history and culture. The Jewish Theatre for Children expects to produce the prize-winning play during the 1960 season.
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