2015 Musical/Play Writing Competition for Young Audiences

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The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
Department of Parks and Recreation, Arts & Cultural Heritage Division

Call for Scripts

The M-NCPPC announces a call for submission of original scripts, in English, musical or non-musical. The script will be used for an annual children’s theatre production that tours Prince George’s County as part of M-NCPPC programs. Intended audience is children 6 to 12 years of age. The play will be developed as a musical and will be performed by actors from 16 to 20 years old. The plays are required to be 45 minutes to one hour in length.

Deadline for submissions is January 6, 2015 at 5 p.m.

 Awards of $1,200.00 will be presented to finalists, whose plays shall be developed during the Spring of 2015 and produced by M-NCPPC during the Summer of 2015, at its sole discretion. Up to two First Prize Awards may be chosen. A play submitted with full musical score including recorded soundtrack suitable for performance use shall be eligible for an additional award of $1,200 for Musical Composition. Please email Christel Stevens, Performing Arts Specialist, via christel.stevens@pgparks.com, for complete guidelines of the competition.