The Artistic Home Call for Submissions: Cut to the Chase

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Deadline: November 18, 2025
Or after 300 plays are received.

Send submissions (or questions) to: CTTCplays@gmail.com

This legendary one-act play festival showcases six new plays with moment-to-moment acting in an intimate theater space.

This year's festival will present the theme: I'm Still Here.

Performances will take place February 19-22, 2026 at The Den Theatre in Chicago.

Play submission must meet the following requirements:

• One-act plays of no more than 12 minutes (no musicals) 
• Previously unproduced in Chicago 
• Only one submission per playwright 
• Please do not submit a play previously submitted to Cut to the Chase 
• Writers are encouraged to submit plays that generally fit this year's theme: I'm Still Here 

Important format requirements:

• PDF files only 
• Include play title and playwright's name on the script 
• File name for the PDF should be as follows: "[play title] by [playwright's full name]" For example: The Tempest by William Shakespeare (No underscores, draft numbers, festival name or any other information in the file name please.) 

TYPE! Open for short plays

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Deadline: none given

SUBMISSION FORM

Thank you for considering sharing your work. TYPE! is free to read — we cannot pay for submissions or chosen work, but we will work with authors to promote the piece and their other writing. We also require written confirmation that submissions are original work.

Please note – due to the high number of submissions we receive we will only respond to those we wish to publish, however we do read EVERY submission. Submission also carries no guarantee of inclusion or feedback. Read this to find out what happens when you submit.

Seeking  Micro-plays - 1-2 pages long

Please send in your writing via the submission form.