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The Lyscriates Prize is a playwriting competition that provides opportunities to established writers and introduces new audiences to Australian theatre. The competition is open to professional playwrights, who submit the first act of a new play. The three finalists' entries then receive a week's rehearsal before a staged reading is held before an audience. The audience votes for the winner, who receives a full commission from Griffin (AUD12,500) to finish the play. The runners-up receive a cash prize of AUD1,000. The inaugural competition was a wonderful success, with Steve Rodgers' Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam winning first prize. The audience on the day was also delighted by staged readings of Lally Katz's Fortune, and Justin Fleming's The Literati. It was an opportunity to celebrate the diversity and strength of Australian playwriting at a time when building relationships between Arts organisations and the private sector has never been so important....

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