Deadline: January 6, 2023 (postmarked)
This year the TSW-RTM will happen on Sunday, Jan. 22nd, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. and our event
producer Brian Heaton will be accepting 5-10 minute scripts from NOW until Jan. 6th, 2023 (postmarked by).
Selected plays will be read and voted on by the audience in attendance and the Audience Favorite will receive a $100 cash prize!
Guidelines for this this year's event are as follows:
- Scripts will ONLY be accepted via snail-mail (no emails, no PDF's) you must use the post office.
- Scripts entered cannot be returned.
- Limit of 2 entries per playwright of original works that are unpublished, nor produced.
- There is NO ENTRY FEE.
- ALL scripts should be numbered with title, list of characters, brief synopsis of play and
- playwright's contact info on title page.
- ALL scripts should be fastened, a folder with brads is preferred.
- No Monologues or one man/woman plays will be accepted.
- ALL genres of plays will be accepted.
- ALL plays should be able to be read within 5 to 10 minutes, no longer, no exceptions. If usingstandard play format a good gauge would be if the play's text is 4 to 11 pages long (excluding title page).
directions, story mostly expressed through dialogue, not action.
Approximately 8-12 plays will be selected to be given a performance level read, and the
playwrights selected will be informed prior to the event.
ALL entries should be mailed to:
Theatre Southwest
8944 Clarkcrest
Houston, TX 77063
ATTN: TSW-RTM