The Portland Civic Theatre Guild is seeking submissions

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The Portland Civic Theatre Guild is seeking submissions for a professional reading of a new play to be produced as part of Fertile Ground 2015. Submissions will be accepted electronically in PDF format. Please send submissions to: pctgnewplays@gmail.com by August 4, 2014.

Here are the details:

• The reading will include a paid professional director and actors. 
• The playwright will receive a $200 stipend.
• The reading will be held at the Old Church as part of Fertile Ground 2015. 

Submission Information

• Submissions must be original full-length plays that have not been produced (though previous workshops and readings are okay). Translations, musicals, and children’s plays will not be accepted. 
• The play must have 1-6 characters. Plays with more than six characters will be disqualified. 
• The play must not be scheduled for professional production at the time of submission. 

The manuscript must be written in standard professional play format.
Please include your name and contact information on the title page. A brief biography may be included at the end of the manuscript but is not required.