Durango Arts 2021 10-Minute Play Contest

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Deadline: February 28, 2021

SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE

• Only original plays, never before produced or published, are eligible.
• Each play should require two to four characters, and minimal props and costumes.
• The play, exclusive of title and cast description pages, must be no more than ten pages.
• Authors may submit more than one play.

Authors may choose to make a donation to DAC (suggested minimum donation $10) when they submit their play(s) to the contest. Donations are not necessary and will play no role in the judging.

Donations can be made here: https://durangoarts.z2systems.com/np/clients/durangoarts/donation.jsp

SUBMISSION FORMAT

DO NOT PUT AUTHOR'S NAME, ADDRESS, OR ANY CONTACT INFORMATION ON ANY PAGE OF SCRIPT.

AUTHOR'S NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE and EMAIL should be on a separate page and be downloaded as a SEPARATE FILE, FILE #1!

FILE #2 should be the SCRIPT; again, WITHOUT ANY CONTACT INFORMATION.

The PLAY'S TITLE and PAGE NUMBERS MUST be included on every page of script.

Page 1 should list the cast of characters and a description of the setting.

Page 2 should be the first page of the script. The other pages of the play follow.

** If plays submitted are not in the required format, they will not be entered into the contest and and submission donation is forfeited.

THE JUDGING PROCESS

All plays will be evaluated blindly by a panel of judges. The name and address of the writer will not appear on the scripts received by the judges. (Playwrights are required in "Submission Format" section above to include name and address ONLY on title page, which is removed from script before distributing to judges.)

10 - 20 semi-finalists will be selected. 7 - 10 finalists will be selected from the semi-finalists.

Only the finalists will be notified if their plays have been selected.

Chosen at the Staged Readings in the spring (either live or via Zoom), the 2 winners will receive a full production in the 10-Minute Play Festival in the fall. Monetary prizes may or may not be awarded, depending on submission donation amounts and production costs.

AFTER the Staged Readings, the winners will be posted on the Durango Arts Center website.

All winning plays, finalists, and semi-finalists agree to permit the Durango Arts Center to produce their plays without compensation if the DAC chooses to do so. Author's retain copyright and full ownership of their plays.

If a play submitted wins another contest, is produced or is published before the entry deadline, the play will be withdrawn from the contest.

DEADLINE

Plays must be submitted by February 28, 2021. Submission deadline may be extended at DAC's discretion.