Let this be your Steppingstone to a production. Non-profit NYC theater company's first playwriting contest for new plays, especially those reflecting issues related to multiculturalism, African-American Diaspora, women, socio-political topics. Manuscripts read by a panel of established theater professionals. Deadline 8/1 (postmark). Must be original, full-length, never professionally produced. No musicals, no adaptations. Submit bound script with application form from website, one-page bio or resume. Must be from greater NY area. $10 fee payable to SteppingStone Theatre Company, Inc. Winner gets $500, staged reading, full professional production in Off-Broadway venue. Runner-up gets $200 and staged reading. Send to SteppingStone Theatre, 678 E. 24 St. Brooklyn, NY 11210 ATTN: Playwriting Contest. More info at http://www.steppingstonetheatrecompany.org/ or e-mail Dana (SteppingStoneOrg@aol.com). Source: TRU