Playwriting

2014 ONE ACT NEW PLAY COMPETITION*

The Georgia Theatre Conference (www.georgiatheatreconference.com), the official theatre organization for the state of Georgia, is now taking submissions for its annual One Act New Play Competition. The competition is open writers inside and outside of Georgia. The Competition is hosted by the Professional Division of GTC. The winning play will receive a $250.00 prize and will also be performed as a staged reading at the Georgia Theatre...

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Weathervane Playhouse Fourth Annual 10 Minute Play Contest & Festival

Weathervane Playhouse Fourth Annual 10 Minute Play Contest & Festival July 11 – 13, 2014 NOTE:  This is a partial overview of our contest/festival.   Before submitting, please go to http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/8x10TheatreFest for full and complete entering information. Weathervane Playhouse (Akron, OH) is accepting entries for its 8×10 TheatreFest to be held July 11-13, 2014.    8 Finalist Plays will be presented over...

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Last Call! LEAH RYAN’S FUND FOR EMERGING WOMEN WRITERS

NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline January 13, 2014. All women who consider themselves emerging playwrights (as distinct from fledgling or mid-career playwrights) are eligible to apply for the FEWW Prize. Playwrights from all over the world are encouraged to apply, but the play must be written in English. Eligibility does not require that a submitted work adhere to the traditional three-act structure. One-acts, two-acts (even four-, five-, six- acts),...

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Sanguine Theatre Company announces our 4th annual playwriting competition

Sanguine Theatre Company announces our 4th annual playwriting competition. Project Playwright is a result of Sanguine’s love for playwrights and new works. Once all submissions have been read a panel will select a number of scripts from which Sanguine Theatre Company will produce a staged reading in New York City of excerpts from the plays that will be determined by Sanguine Theatre Company in collaboration with the playwrights. From there, a...

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Last Call! Red Theater Playwriting Competition 2013: Deadline: October 31, 2013

ARTISTIC CRITERIA We are looking for work that is THEATRICAL and PERSONAL. Theatrical means a work that could only be fully realized in a theater. It should take full advantage of the temporal and connective nature of human performers interacting with a living audience. Personal means that the work uniquely and vividly wrestles with the dualities present in the human condition. For example: that we are alive but will die; that the more...

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Remarkable Theatre 2nd annual ‘Pint-Size Plays NZ’ short play writing competition

Remarkable Theatre Queenstown New Zealand Are calling for entries to their 2nd annual ‘Pint-Size Plays NZ’ short play writing competition. 1.       The competition is open to anyone, provided the script is the original work of the entrant. 2.       Plays must be capable of being staged in a pub, with a running time of between 5 – 10 minutes. 3.       Scripts should require no more than 3 actors using a minimal number of props. 4.       Scripts...

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