Sanguine Theatre Company announces our 2nd 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 grand prize winner will be chosen and have his or her play fully produced in a New York City theatre along with opportunities to workshop their script.

Submission Guidelines:

*You may submit either full-length or one- act scripts  

*2-10 characters *Minimal set and costume

*The title page must include the playwright’s name, address, telephone number, email address and a brief synopsis of the play

*Previously produced plays will not be accepted

*No children’s plays or musicals

*Sanguine Theatre Company reserves the right to accept or reject any play submitted to the contest for any reason

*No playwright revisions will be accepted once a script has been submitted. Sanguine Theatre Company reserves the right to request changes to any script.

*No submissions will be accepted after October 31st at 5pm EST.

*We are a contemporary theatre group looking for pieces that deal with contemporary issues, and our target audience is generally in their 20’s to 30’s. Please check out our website (http://www.sanguinenyc.com) to get a sense of who we are.

Finalists will be chosen based on the following:

*If the structure of the piece is conducive to theatrical storytelling

*How well the script conveys thoughts and ideas through subject matter, dialogue and staging

*Dialogue that is natural, creative and supplemental to the storyline

*Well-developed characters that invite the audience to become invested in them

To submit please visit: http://sanguinenyc.com/blog/ and follow the guidelines.