American Stage seeks to produce powerful and relevant professional live theatre. Part of our mission is to develop and present new works for the stage that speak to a contemporary audience in a fresh and compelling way.
Due to volume of submissions, our process for consideration is as follows:
Ten-page script samples will be accepted between January 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016.
Full scripts will be requested. Please do not send unsolicited full scripts.
Qualifications for Consideration:
American Stage will consider new plays that promote the exploration of socially-conscious themes relevant to our world today. Plays must be full-length in any genre: comedy, drama, musical, etc. Translations, collections of one-acts, children’s plays will not be considered. Plays should not have had a previous professional production in the state of Florida. Only one submission per playwright will be accepted each year.
Playwrights interested in submitting a script sample for consideration should include the following:
- Playwrights full name
- Contact information
- A short bio
- Title of the play
- Character breakdown and description
- Synopsis; and
- A ten page sample of the play
New Play Development
American Stage
PO Box 1560
St. Petersburg, FL 33731