Babes with Blades submission guidelines

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WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: Playwrights of all genders and plays of all genres are welcome.  Male characters are great, so long as they don’t overshadow/outnumber the female characters.

PUT ANOTHER WAY: IF YOUR SCRIPT DOESN’T PASS THE BECHDEL TEST, IT’S UNLIKELY TO BE A GOOD FIT FOR US.

Fights are a big part of what we do, so their inclusion in scripts is important to us – so long as they serve the story and the characters.  We see fights in our shows as similar to songs in a GOOD musical: words fail, so musical characters burst into song.  Words fail, so our characters resort to violence.

Finished but not polished is fine.  Likewise, one acts are fine if the intent is to expand them, through development, into full-lengths.  If you consider the piece complete as-is and aren’t interested in further development, please indicate that when you submit.

And of course the caveat – we typically work in small, black box theatres on limited budgets.  A piece with multiple, complex locations and/or more than 10 characters that can’t be easily doubled might not be the best fit for us.

SCRIPTS ACCEPTED: Throughout the year.  Deadline for consideration for 2018-19 has passed.

Got a script we should see? Want more info?  Contact newplays@BabesWithBlades.org!

Please note – we are not considering musical submissions at this time.