Deadline: June 30, 2025 11:59 PM
Seeking plays no more than 20 minutes long (roughly 20-25 pages or less) which features and highlights joy in the Queer Community (It doesn't have to specifically be about Coming Out.)Must be an original work (we are not accepting adaptations at this time, you can use public domain characters, but it must be in a new story) that has had no more than two (2) professional productions and has 5 characters or less.
Plays will be performed at the Coming Out Day Plays Festival of New Works in Shepherdstown West Virginia on October 11th 2025 as a staged reading (actors reading from scripts, no props or set)
Chosen Plays will be announced in late August of 2025
This is a donation of time and talent, there is no artist stipend and all proceeds from ticket sales are being donated to Trans Lifeline and/or another local LQBTQ charity. (No Proceeds or donations are going to the host theatre)
Roving Peregrine will make every effort to let you know if your play is declined at this time, and may offer feedback if requested. Depending on volume of submissions, this may take time.
More than one play may be submitted.