Deadline: September 3, 2024
We only guarantee the first 300 plays will be read
Short sci-fi and/or fantasy plays are being considered for production as part of our annual PARAGON short play festival.
PARAGON has presented nearly 200 one-act sci-fi and/or fantasy plays since its founding in 2014 and is a highlight of our annual season. PARAGON is also our favorite way to engage new talent! Dramas, comedies, and dramedies are all welcome.
We encourage writers to review our past productions at www.otherworldtheatre.org for a full picture of our work. We are particularly interested in:
- Fresh Perspectives: Our audience mirrors the multicultural and diverse communities that make Chicago exceptional. We aim for our cohort of playwrights and the stories presented on our stage to reflect this diversity.
- Sub-Genres: Steampunk, time-travel, romantasy, historical fantasy, et al. have been big hits at Otherworld! We’re very open to plays in these or similar sub-genres .
- New World-Building: We are very excited by all imaginative, futuristic, and fantasy landscapes including those that may be less familiar or unknown to our audience.
Your play must be within the genres of science fiction and/or fantasy (or contain sci-fi or fantastical elements) and should be between five and sixty minutes in length.
Short sci-fi and/or fantasy plays are being considered for production as part of our annual PARAGON short play festival.
PARAGON has presented nearly 200 one-act sci-fi and/or fantasy plays since its founding in 2014 and is a highlight of our annual season. PARAGON is also our favorite way to engage new talent! Dramas, comedies, and dramedies are all welcome.
We encourage writers to review our past productions at www.otherworldtheatre.org for a full picture of our work. We are particularly interested in:
- Fresh Perspectives: Our audience mirrors the multicultural and diverse communities that make Chicago exceptional. We aim for our cohort of playwrights and the stories presented on our stage to reflect this diversity.
- Sub-Genres: Steampunk, time-travel, romantasy, historical fantasy, et al. have been big hits at Otherworld! We’re very open to plays in these or similar sub-genres .
- Imaginative Retellings: Fresh takes on Tolkein, Star Wars, Greek Mythology, Anime, etc. excite us and are encouraged.
- New World-Building: We are very excited by all imaginative, futuristic, and fantasy landscapes including those that may be less familiar or unknown to our audience.
Your play must be within the genres of science fiction and/or fantasy (or contain sci-fi or fantastical elements) and should be between five and sixty minutes in length.
Please note:
- Plays around 10 minutes and written to be performed by 2-3 actors are strongly encouraged to apply.
- We may select a few 20/30/60 minute plays and/or a few plays written for larger casts.
Your play should be submitted by emailing it to submissions@otherworldtheatre.org with the subject: “Paragon Play Submission”. Please include the play title and playwright’s name: 1.) on the script and 2.) in the file-name of the .pdf.
The play should be unpublished, however, we welcome submissions that have been featured in other festivals. Please limit your submissions to two plays per playwright.
You will retain full rights to the play and the text will not be altered in any way without your explicit permission.
There is no submission fee.
Due to the number of submissions, we will only be able to contact you if your play has been selected. We only guarantee the first 300 plays will be read.
- We may select a few 20/30/60 minute plays and/or a few plays written for larger casts.
Your play should be submitted by emailing it to submissions@otherworldtheatre.org with the subject: “Paragon Play Submission”. Please include the play title and playwright’s name: 1.) on the script and 2.) in the file-name of the .pdf.
The play should be unpublished, however, we welcome submissions that have been featured in other festivals. Please limit your submissions to two plays per playwright.
You will retain full rights to the play and the text will not be altered in any way without your explicit permission.
There is no submission fee.
Due to the number of submissions, we will only be able to contact you if your play has been selected. We only guarantee the first 300 plays will be read.