Betty Lambert - MEMORIAL PRIZE

Betty Lambert Memorial Prize

Each year, Simon Fraser University awards $325 (or more) to the “best unpublished play.” Submissions can be made by undergraduate students enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours during the semester, with a GPA of at least 2.0. The deadline for this annual award is usually mid-February.

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Betty Lambert


PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF THE BETTY LAMBERT MEMORIAL PRIZE:

	2011- Joanna Wong 2010 - no recipient 2009 - Joss Jass Takhar 2008 - Benjamin Stone, “Recognize No Other” 2007 - no recipient 2006 - Catherine Ballachey 2005 - no recipient 2004 - Amy Pedersen, “Certain Hopefuls” 2003 - no recipient 2002 - Federica Morales, “Cambie Bridge” 2001 - Vanessa Le Bourdais, “Gremlin” 2000 - Bruce J. Lee, “Tower of Song” 1999 - Michelle Lindenblatt, “Living Room” 1998 - N.R. Drew & M. Michaud 1996 - P. Johnson 1995 - A. Rahemtulla 1994 - G.R. Richard 1993 - K.V. Lake 1992 - K.L. Bowering 1991 - B. Berkowitz, K.T. Derksen, A.D. Laurenson, & G.A. Shiels 1989 - R. Cove 1988 - R. Cove 1986 - I.R. MacDonald & L.D. Holth 1985 - D.A. Joyce & J. Brook

Benjamin Stone is the 2008 recipient of the Betty Lambert Memorial prize. He writes:

I am very honored and encouraged to have been awarded the prize. Thanks very much for your interest in my play and future plans. I will be studying at SFU through the summer to finish my BFA in Theatre Performance. In the fall I will either enter the Professional Development Program that will enable me to teach English and Theatre or I will continue work on SFU's 2009 spring mainstage production of “Harmonia”.

“Recognize No Other” is a play inspired by the novel “Faces In The Water” by Janet Frame. It is set inside a psychiatric hospital and involves a large cast of characters both threatening and empathetic. The play uses innovative images, abstracted physicality and sound scores to explore the fabrication of authority, the abuse of power and the enduring human spirit.