Deadline: October 31, 2025
Email submissions to: Patchworkplayfest@gmail.com
The 5th Annual Patchwork Play Festival
A One-Act New Play Festival
To be presented at The Edge Theater, 5451 N Broadway, Chicago, IL.
Feb. 20, 2026 - March 1, 2026
We are currently accepting submissions of New One-Act Plays that embody this years theme of: Hope
Nine finalists will have their play produced in our festival.
A $250 Award will be presented for best production as adjudicated by a panel of Chicago Theater professionals.
A $250 Audience Award will also be presented to the festival favorite as determined by our audiences.
Submission Requirements:
The 5th Annual Patchwork Play Festival
A One-Act New Play Festival
To be presented at The Edge Theater, 5451 N Broadway, Chicago, IL.
Feb. 20, 2026 - March 1, 2026
We are currently accepting submissions of New One-Act Plays that embody this years theme of: Hope
Nine finalists will have their play produced in our festival.
A $250 Award will be presented for best production as adjudicated by a panel of Chicago Theater professionals.
A $250 Audience Award will also be presented to the festival favorite as determined by our audiences.
Submission Requirements:
- Play must be previously unproduced. (Staged Reading are fine)
- Play length not to exceed 30 minutes.
- Play must reflect the yearly theme. This years theme is: Hope
- Play must be received by October 31, 2025
- Playwrights cannot submit more than 2 scripts per year for Patchwork. If more than 2 scripts are submitted by the same playwright, we’ll pick 2 at random. Only one play per playwright may be featured per Patchwork Festival per season.
- Scripts cannot contain copyrighted music unless the playwright owns the music’s copyright, or has written permission from the music’s copyright owner.
- We are not accepting musicals at this time.