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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Nomad Theatre seeks 6-10 short plays

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Deadline: January 1, 2025 at midnight

SUBMISSION FORM

Nomad Theatre seeks 6-10 short plays to be a part of our upcoming show, Down on Honey Dew Acres in May 2026. Submissions will open on August 11th and close on January 1st, 2026 at midnight. 

Selected playwrights will receive notification by April 7th, 2026. If you have not received notification from us by that date, we did not choose you for the production.

Down on Honey DEW Acres will blend immersive storytelling with the laid-back spirit of farm life.

Selected plays must take place in a cedar barn on a real Central Illinois farm: Honey DEW Acres. We encourage you to use the space creatively. They must be unpublished and unproduced at the time of submission.

Submission Guidelines:

  • 1 submission per playwright.
  • 8-15 pages long (or about ten minutes in length) 
  • Formatted using the Dramatist Guild Guidelines: https://www.dramatistsguild.com/sites/default/files/2020-01/General-SFI-Formatting-Guidelines-Complete.pdf
  • Cover page should include title, playwright’s name, contact information, brief synopsis, and character descriptions.
  • Playwright’s name MUST NOT appear on any other pages.
  • Pages should be numbered.
  • Minimum of 1, maximum of 4 actors (characters may be double cast)
  • Must take place in a barn.
  • No musicals.
If you have questions or need any accommodations for submission, please email nomadtheatre@gmail.com

Nomad's mission is to provide an immersive theatre experience by exposing audience members to eclectic and moving stories, taking theatre outside of a traditional theatre space and into site-specific locations.

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