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***Submission fee will be waived if playwright submits hard copies of play, with a copy for each reader/character and the Host/Director.***
Playwrights are encouraged to submit their original works!
Each year, Worthington Players will produce and perform the original work(s) of a playwright(s), chosen by our Executive Committee from among submissions received in our open contest and read before a live audience.
Beginning with the 2017 season, works produced previously at any theatrical venue are no longer eligible for consideration.
Original Play Submission Requirements
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2020 productions. Plays will be read over the summer of 2019 and the winners will be produced in 2020.
Deadline for submission is March 31, 2019.
Short Plays Should Include:
Full Length Plays Should Include:
Submissions must be accompanied by a submission fee and the Shawnee Playwrights Series Form.
Submission Fees are as follows
$25 for Full Length
$15 for One Act/Short Play
***Submission fee will be waived if playwright submits hard copies of play, with a copy for each reader/character and the Host/Director.***
Click Here For Submission Form
Paper submissions may be mailed to:
Shawnee Original Playwrights Series
The Shawnee Playhouse
PO Box 159
Shawnee on Delaware, PA 18356
Shawnee places no limits on the genre, style, or length of plays submitted.
Production of Winning Play
Responsibility for final production of the play lies solely with Worthington Players. The director will be chosen by the Executive staff of the Shawnee Playhouse. No monetary prize or compensation is paid.
Each year, Worthington Players produces original submitted works of local and surrounding area playwrights.
***Submission fee will be waived if playwright submits hard copies of play, with a copy for each reader/character and the Host/Director.***
Playwrights are encouraged to submit their original works!
Each year, Worthington Players will produce and perform the original work(s) of a playwright(s), chosen by our Executive Committee from among submissions received in our open contest and read before a live audience.
Beginning with the 2017 season, works produced previously at any theatrical venue are no longer eligible for consideration.
Original Play Submission Requirements
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2020 productions. Plays will be read over the summer of 2019 and the winners will be produced in 2020.
Deadline for submission is March 31, 2019.
Short Plays Should Include:
- Page Numbers
- Brief plot summary & setting description
- Title on every page (footer)
- List of all characters with description (M/F, age, etc)
- # # # or END to assure that all the pages are included
Full Length Plays Should Include:
- The Full Play
- A 30 Minute selection. This a something that could be presented as a representation of your work to our voting committee.
- Stage directions
- Synopsis
- Anything additional you would like the audience to be aware of
- Page Numbers
- Brief plot summary & setting description
- Title on every page (footer)
- List of all characters with description (M/F, age, etc)
- # # # or END to assure that all the pages are included
Submissions must be accompanied by a submission fee and the Shawnee Playwrights Series Form.
Submission Fees are as follows
$25 for Full Length
$15 for One Act/Short Play
***Submission fee will be waived if playwright submits hard copies of play, with a copy for each reader/character and the Host/Director.***
Click Here For Submission Form
Paper submissions may be mailed to:
Shawnee Original Playwrights Series
The Shawnee Playhouse
PO Box 159
Shawnee on Delaware, PA 18356
Shawnee places no limits on the genre, style, or length of plays submitted.
Production of Winning Play
Responsibility for final production of the play lies solely with Worthington Players. The director will be chosen by the Executive staff of the Shawnee Playhouse. No monetary prize or compensation is paid.
Each year, Worthington Players produces original submitted works of local and surrounding area playwrights.