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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

ANNUAL SHORT PLAY COMPETITION: THINK FAST 2017

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The Theater Project’s annual short play competition awards the winner for Best Play a $500 prize. The contest is open to adult playwrights in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area. There is no fee to submit your play for consideration. Performances will be in February, 2017.

Deadline for submissions are November 18, 2016. 

All performances will be at The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts in Maplewood, NJ in February 2017

Plays can be either dramas or comedies but must be no more than 15 minutes running time. This restriction is absolute and plays that exceed 15 minutes will not be considered. Sets, lighting and sound requirements must be simple. No elaborate props or effects. Playwrights invited to participate must have plays that are ready-to-perform and supply their own actors and directors.

​Those selected for participation will be charged a $150 fee to cover expenses (venue, stage manager, lighting/sound director).
HOW TO SUBMIT
Electronic submissions only. No fee to submit.

E-mail your short play to: OneActFest@TheTheaterProject.org

Include in the Subject line: “Submission + The Title of Your Play.”

Email submissions must contain this sentence in the body of the email:
“If my play is accepted and I choose to take part in the festival, I understand that I will be responsible for the casting and rehearsal of my play and that I will be charged a $150 participation fee.”

Submission Deadline: November 17, 2016 

IF YOUR PLAY IS SELECTED
​The Theater Project will supply the venue, a stage manager and a lighting/sound director.

Individual productions supply the actors, directors and make their own agreements with actors and directors regarding compensation.

​Playwrights will be charge a $150 fee to cover production expenses for venue, stage manager
JUDGING

Plays selected will have three (3) performances:
Friday, February
​Saturday, February
Sunday, February 2017

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