The American Playwriting Foundation (David Bar Katz, Founding Artistic Director) and Building for the Arts (David J Roberts, President; Jeff Horwitz, Chairman of the Board) have announced that submissions for the annual Relentless Award are now open through December 20, 2023. The writer of the winning submission will receive $50,000, the largest cash prize in American theater presented to an unproduced work. There is no fee to apply.  The American Playwriting Foundation, established in 2015 in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman and his relentless pursuit of truth in the theater, has presented the Relentless Award annually to a​ ​playwright in recognition of a new work. In 2022, the Award expanded its scope to include musical theater, in honor of Adam Schlessinger, and the recently launched Picket Plays, recognizing short plays written by striking members of the WGA. Led by David Bar Katz, the Relentless Award Selection Committee places special emphasis on works that are fearless in their choice of subject matter, featuring passionate voices that are relentlessly truthful. The Relentless Award subcommittee, led by Literary Manager and Artistic Producer Anna O’Donoghue, selects eight finalists from thousands of submissions using blind evaluation, keeping the writers completely anonymous throughout the process. Judges will have no knowledge of the identity, gender, or race of a work’s creators. Criteria for submission casts a wide net of eligibility – essentially any unproduced new play is eligible – and submissions by first-time playwrights of all identities are especially encouraged.  The winner of the Relentless Award will be selected by a panel of judges including Eric Bogosian, Thomas Bradshaw, Lynn Nottage and Jonathan Marc Sherman.  The winning playwright, along with finalists and semifinalists, will also receive opportunities to have their work developed at various theatrical institutions, including a series of staged readings at Theatre Row. For details on how to submit and required materials, please visit americanplaywritingfoundation.org/the-relentless-award. Press contact: The Press Room (212/763-7724)...