Gerald Kahan Scholar's Prize

Deadline: March 16, 2012

Purpose: The American Society for Theatre Research offers an annual award for the best essay written and published in English in a refereed scholarly journal. The essay can be on any subject in theater research, broadly construed. The Kahan Prize presentation at the ASTR annual meeting includes an acknowledgement of the editor’s contribution to scholarship.

Eligibility: The author must be untenured and within seven years of the doctorate, or must be enrolled in a doctoral program, at the time the essay is published. Eligible articles must have appeared in 2011.

Nomination: Nominations may come from the author of an essay, any member of ASTR, or the editor of a journal in which the essay has appeared. Authors may nominate only one essay. Editors may nominate one essay per volume.

Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged; email a .pdf of the essay to Sarah Bay-Cheng at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Alternatively, nominators may send four copies of the essay to: Sarah Bay-Cheng, Department of Theatre and Dance, 285 Alumni Arena, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260-5030.

All submissions must be postmarked by March 16, 2012.

Evaluation: The winning essay will be judged as displaying originality in the broad field of theatre and performance, exhibiting critical rigor, showing an acquaintance with related research in theatre and performance, and promising future professional development in the field. Essays will be assessed by a committee consisting of Sarah Bay-Cheng (Chair), Barry Witham, and Stephen Di Benedetto.

Notification: The winner will be notified by June 1, 2012.