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40 Years!
Celebrating Excellence
The Jane Chambers Team proudly celebrated our 40th Anniversary with the 2024 winners. We are taking this historical moment to honor WTP, ATHE and a grassroots network of volunteers who have given their expertise, talent and time to serve the award.
During our ten and twenty years, respectively of stewarding the Prize, we have sought to create alternate pipelines of adjudication, reception, teaching and production.
See Past Award Winners
Important Notice
We're taking a pause.
Given the shifting tectonics of the fields (both professional and academic) we have decided to mark this milestone by taking a pause with the contest at least through the coming academic year 25-26 as we revisit our mission, reflect on the current model, and gather resources for a sustainable future.
We will post updates as we have them.
About the Award
The Jane Chambers Award recognizes plays and performance pieces created by women writers that present a feminist perspective and contain significant opportunities for female performers.
Named after the late lesbian playwright Jane Chambers, this annual award has been a vital platform for amplifying the voices of women playwrights and encouraging the production of feminist plays since its inception in 1984.
Through the years, the award has been instrumental in discovering and promoting feminist voices in theater, creating pathways for production, teaching, and wider recognition.