ITEM 1:  The world-wide competition 2007 of the 13th art (THEATRE) is organised by the  World and Universal Academy foundation, in partnership with the WUACADEMIA company. It is open from 1st January, 2007 to 1st October, 2007. All artists (playwright, dramatist, actor, director etc), irrespective of age, sex, nationality or social situation …may participate.

ITEM 2:  To participate in the competition, send an original play or an original performance (or several plays or performances).  Plays or performances can only be accepted if it is written (or translated) in either English, French or Dutch. It will be even much better if candidates would translate their works into the above mentioned languages.

ITEM 3A:  The world-wide competition 2007 of the 13th art (THEATRE) rewards the best unpublished plays. The seven possible themes are the following:
- monologue;
- comedy;
- Detective comedy;
- drama and tragedy;
- sketch;
- romance;
- erotic.

ITEM 3B:  The world-wide competition 2007 of the 13th art (THEATRE) rewards the best theatre performances. The two possible categories are the following:
- monologue;
- group;

ITEM 4A: The three best works or performances from each genres will receive respectively:
- The Gold Prize of the 13th art THEATRE-play (certificate and publication of the winning play.);
- The Silver  Prize of the 13th art THEATRE-play (certificate and possibility of publication of the winning play.);
- The Bronze Prize of the 13th art THEATRE-play (certificate and edition possibility of the play in several languages.).

ITEM 4B: The three best theatre performances from each categories will receive respectively:
- The Gold Prize of the 13th art THEATRE-performance (certificate and world-wide promotion);
- The Silver  Prize of the 13th art THEATRE-performance (certificate and world-wide promotion);
- The Bronze Prize of the 13th art THEATRE-performance (certificate and world-wide promotion).

ITEM 5: The best work among the “gold Prizes" will receive what's more the World-wide Grand Prix of the 13th art: THEATRE (a certificate, international promotion and a gift of a value of at least €500).

ITEM 6: The concurrent work must be sent through Internet
contact@wuacademia.org

ITEM 7: The works that are sent in will not be returned to their author. Once sent in, it will not be modified or completed by registering again.  The author has to send his photography and his artistic curriculum vitae. Candidates are obliged  to send in their works either in English, French, Dutch or Spanish and their artistic curriculum vitae. The participants using a pseudonym must mention the two names (the true name and the pseudonym) on to the participation card during the registration,   otherwise they will be eliminated.

ITEM 8: ENTRY FEE :The entry Fee is 25 Euros for each registered work before the closing date of 1st October, 2007.  It is possible to present several works. Every work will have separate inscription to it. The entry fee is non-refundable.

 ITEM 9: The competing works will be published on the site www.wuacademia.com from October 2, 2007. Netsurfers will then  be able to vote.  The netsurfers would vote and choose the best overall work. The candidates do not receive any rights of authors concerning the usage of their works by the World and Universal Academy notably in regards to the voting process on the net.

ITEM 10:  The results will be announced in December 2007.  The prize award will take place in the Netherlands on May 7, 2008 during the first world and universal Festival in Groningen.  The presence of the winners at the prize award day is highly needed.

ITEM 11: Candidates must submit only original work of arts. Any work that we receive from participants is assumed to be authentic work of the author. In the event of false claim the author will bare the consequence alone. We wish all the participants good luck.