One full-length play will be chosen for a script-in-hand reading at the Region IV Festival. Please note the following guidelines for full-length plays:

• Running time for the full-length play must be longer than 60 minutes.
• If selected, the playwright is expected to attend the regional festival where the play will be given a script-in-hand reading. If the playwright cannot attend the festival, his/her play will still be eligible for the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards, provided that the play has been either produced by a college or university, or publicly presented in a “rehearsed” or “staged reading” format following a significant development process. This reading can occur at their home school or at the regional festival (either is acceptable.)
• If chosen to participate in the Region IV festival, the playwright may choose to bring their own director and cast, or s/he can choose to have a director assigned and a cast selected from among the actors who audition for the ten-minute plays.