2027 Selection criteria

Expressions of Interest: 

Playwright-in-Residence commission ($10,000 fee)

Expressions of Interest (no more than 1 page) should include:
• A description of the ideas your play will explore.
• A description of your writing process (i.e., how you best like to work with actors and a director on a new work).
• Any initial thoughts about casting and/or staging.

Your application should also include:
• A 1-page CV of previous theatre/writing experience
• A 5-page writing sample (either a past play or the play you’re proposing). If the play is completed, the application should include a full copy of the play.

Essential Criteria:
• Playwright should be a resident of Western Australia for at least the past 12 months OR be a graduate of Curtin’s Theatre Arts course.
• Playwright should have previously had at least one professional production of their work.
• Proposed play should not have had a previous production (excluding a reading or work-in-progress showing).
• Proposed play should be a playwright-driven script rather than a collaboratively devised project.
• Plays should demonstrate consideration of the suitability of the roles for a predominately young cast.

The selection the panel also take into account:
• The potential of the proposed play to provide opportunities for our students to develop their craft.
• The quality of the play.
• CV of the playwright.
• Feasibility of staging the play at the venue.

Selection will be conducted by a panel of staff from the Theatre Arts course at Curtin University.
Please note that we are unable to provide individual feedback on unsuccessful applications.