Robert Plowman, an M.F.A. student in the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University, is the winner of the 2014 Charles M. Getchell New Play Award for his work, The Missing Link.
A Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) panel of readers who are prominent in the profession selected The Missing Link for recognition from 58 submissions.
As the winning playwright, Plowman will receive a staged reading and critique at the SETC’s annual convention in Mobile, Alabama, and an all-expense paid trip to attend. He will also be presented a $1,000 cash award at the SETC’s annual gala on March 9, 2014. The play will be considered for publication in Southern Theatre magazine.
The Missing Link will contend for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Award for Excellence in Playwriting. That award will be announced next year and the winner will receive further development opportunities through SETC’s partnership with the ATHE.
“We’re especially proud to note that the winning play was written for the course First Drafts,” said Playwright’s Lab Program Director Todd Ristau, who teaches the class. “The Missing Link joins an impressive list of plays from this course that have received professional readings, productions, and publications. At Hollins, we do indeed get work done.”
