Shawnee Playhouse accepting submissions - one-act/short & full-length

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Deadline: March 31, 2022

***Submission fee will be waived if playwright submits hard copies of play, with a copy for each reader/character and the Host/Director.***

Each year, Worthington Players will produce and perform the original work(s) of a playwright(s), chosen by our Executive Committee from among submissions received in our open contest and read before a live audience.

Beginning with the 2017 season, works produced previously at any theatrical venue are no longer eligible for consideration.

Original Play Submission Requirements

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2023 productions. Plays will be read over the summer of 2022 and the winners will be produced in 2023.
Deadline for submission is March 31, 2022.

Short Plays Should Include:

1. Page Numbers
2. Brief plot summary & setting description
3. Title on every page (footer)
4. List of all characters with description (M/F, age, race, etc.)
5. # # # or END to assure that all the pages are included

Full Length Plays Should Include:

1. The Full Play 
2. A 30 Minute selection. This a something that could be presented as a representation of your work to our voting committee.
3. Stage directions
4. Synopsis
5. Anything additional you would like the audience to be aware of
6. Page Numbers
7. Brief plot summary & setting description
8. Title on every page (footer)
9. List of all characters with description (M/F, age, etc)
10. # # # or END to assure that all the pages are included

Submissions must be accompanied by a submission fee and the Shawnee Playwrights Series Form available below

Submission Fees are as follows

$25 for Full Length
$15 for One Act/Short Play

***Submission fee will be waived if playwright submits hard copies of play, with a copy for each reader/character and the Host/Director.***