Gulfport Community Players Summer 2024 One-Acts

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Deadline: March 15, 2024 

or the first 300 scripts (whichever comes first)

The Gulfport Community Players is accepting submissions for the Summer 2024 One-Acts. Established in July 2000, the Summer One-Acts is the longest-running one-act competition in the Tampa Bay Area. We accept submissions from authors who reside in the United States of America. We read all plays that are correctly submitted. Entries are judged anonymously.

• Running time 5 to 15 minutes maximum
• New and never produced in the Tampa Bay Florida area
• No adaptations, children's plays, monologues, or musicals
• Family-friendly, no nudity or foul language
• Cast size 6 maximum
• Simple staging, set pieces, and costumes
• You can submit up to three plays
• Scripts should be written for stage not for film or digital recording
• No entry fees.

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY ONLY:: include a cover page with author's contact information, telephone, mailing address and email. Refrain from including a resume. You should attach a SEPARATE PDF attachment of the play and eliminate any author information from all script pages. Include the number of characters, character breakdown, and synopsis of the play on the first page.

SUBMIT TO: gulfportplayers@gmail.com

Do not send any plays via US mail. They will be disqualifed.
Stipend of $50 will be paid for any one act that we produce
All applicants will be notified of decisions by April 15, 2024
Plays will be presented July 11-21 at the Hickman Theater of Gulfport
Audience members vote for their favorites
Awards are presented in August 2024