Deadlines for submissions is January 31, 2013
Play Submissions
The Landing Theatre Company in conjunction with Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company and Wordsmyth Theater is now accepting full-length plays for the new Landing Theatre Festival being held July 17-21, 2013 in Houston, Texas. Four plays will be selected for staged readings at the festival. Selected playwrights receive a complimentary Festival Pass, but must cover their own travel expenses. The Festival will offer a number of workshops, and discounts to Landing Theatre Company productions.
Fees
There are no fees for submitting.
Format
- Selected playwrights must attend the festival.
- Each playwright will be paired with a local director prior to the Festival to prepare for the event.
- Director will cast the play prior to the festival.
- Each production will receive at least two rehearsals prior to the official reading.
- One rehearsal will be scheduled when the playwright can attend.
- The play will then be read in front of an audience, with a moderated discussion of the play afterwards.
- Video tape of reading and discussion will be provided to the playwright after the event.
Submissions must meet the following criteria:
- Playwright must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States of America.
- Play must not have been produced.
- Play must not have had a public reading in the Houston area.
- Submission must be received on or before January 31, 2013.
- Submission must be a minimum of 30 pages long and have a minimum run time of 45 minutes.
- Submission must be in .doc, .pdf or .rtf format.
- Plays are given blind reads, so there should be no playwright identifiers anywhere on the script. Your name and/or contact information should only be in the email.
- Only one play per playwright per submission period.
- No musicals, children's plays, or one-person plays.
- Playwrights will only be notified if your play is selected.
Please submit scripts online at www.landingtheatre.org.