The Godfather Prize

The Godfather Prize is CAATA’s national playwriting award, honoring a playwright whose work embodies artistic excellence, cultural impact, and the enduring spirit of legacy, resistance, and evolution.

In 2026, CAATA invited playwrights from across our collective to submit original 10-minute plays for consideration. From these submissions, a group of finalists was selected, and one playwright will receive the inaugural Godfather Prize. The finalists’ plays are featured in CAATA’s first 10-Minute Playwriting Festival, Legacy. Resistance. Evolution, a virtual festival of live-streamed presentations taking place in November 2026.

The Prize is only the beginning. Playwrights who submitted are also invited to join CAATA’s Playwrights Collective, a growing network that connects writers with member theaters for collaboration, casting, and creative opportunity.

Explore the links below to meet this year’s finalists, watch the festival presentations, and follow the Godfather Prize as it grows in the years ahead.

Questions about the Godfather Prize may be directed to info@caata.net.