2026 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival

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Deadline: October 10, 2025

Produced by the Over Our Head Players

At Racine’s Sixth Street Theatre

The Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival is a festival of original comedies that run 10 minutes or less. Submitted scripts will be judged by the Snowdance Selection Committee. A selection of scripts will be chosen for production during the Snowdance Festival in the winter of 2026. These selections will round out a complete performance. Audiences attending Snowdance performances will have the ability to vote for the production they enjoyed the most. The votes will be tallied throughout the five-week festival run, and the Snowdance “Best in Snow” will be awarded to the winning playwright after the final performance on March 9, 2026 with an award of $300.00 to “Best in Snow,” $200.00 awarded to second place, and $100 for third place. All submissions, selected for production, will receive a one-time $50.00 royalty payment.

* Through October 10th, 2025 - Call for scripts.

* December - Scripts chosen for production will be announced.

* February 6 – March 8, 2026 - Run of festival performances.

* March 8, 2026 (immediately after final performance) - Announcement of “Best in Snow.” To enter a script, please follow these steps:

#1 - The competition is open to original plays that are 10 minutes or shorter and free of royalty or copyright restrictions. Submission constitutes approval for the piece to be produced without further royalties, aside from a one-time $50 royalty payment if selected for production in the Snowdance Festival. Musicals, adaptations, and translations will not be considered.

#2 - Plays must run 10 minutes or less. A rule of thumb - 1 page (8 1/2 x 11) of single-spaced, average dialogue will total about 90 seconds. Read it out loud - time it – test it – and re-write if need be.

#3 - Submissions must be postmarked on or before October 10, 2025.

#4 - Manuscripts must be on standard 8-1/2” x 11” paper, cleanly typed and securely bound. Scripts should follow standard format. (Check any script-writing book in your library.)

#5 - Plays can have a cast of 1 to 5 characters and should be easily staged. Avoid any elaborate set requirements. And remember it is a ‘COMEDY FESTIVAL’.

#6 - The writer’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address (if applicable) should be included on the title page and only the title page. The title page should also include a cast list, set requirements, and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play.

#7 - Submit one (1) copy of your script.

#8 - Send scripts to: SNOWDANCE

C/O Sixth Street Theatre
318 Sixth Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
USA

*Alternatively, you may save some paper and email submissions to snowdance@overourheadplayers.org. (For those who have entered previously, please note the new email address for submissions.)

#9 - Any questions can be directed to Rich Smith at (262) 632-6802 or by e-mail at snowdance@overourheadplayers.org

* Plays selected for the festival will be produced by Over Our Head Players.*