Theatre expert Edwin Wong has upended our understanding of theatre by arguing that risk is the dramatic fulcrum of the action, and his first book launched a major international playwriting competition, now in its fourth year. He's calling on playwrights worldwide to submit plays to the annual 2022 Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition, juried by an international panel of professionals, anonymous to each other and the public until the winners are announced.
Cash prizes of $10,200 for the winner and five $600 prizes for the runners-up (total $13,200). The winner will meet and collaborate with Wong in an online playwriting workshop, which will culminate in a staged reading of the winning play streamed online to an international audience.