WAITSFIELD, Vt. – The Valley Players is accepting submissions for the 2004 Vermont Playwrights Award. The award is to promote the theater arts and to encourage and support the creation of original plays by residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

The deadline is Feb. 1. Award submissions must be a full-length, non-musical play suitable for production by a community theater company. The contest is open to residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The play must not have been previously published or produced.

Entrants must request the rules and entry form by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Vermont Playwrights Award, Valley Players, P.O. Box 441, Waitsfield, Vt. 05673. For more information, call Sharon Kellerman at 802-583-6767 (day) 802-583-2774 (evening).

A cash prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the winning playwright. The Valley Players reserves the right to produce the winning play. For more information visit http://www.valleyplayers.com.