Deadline: February 28, 2026
Or when they have received 100 submissions
(No email, hard copy, or other format will be accepted.)
Last summer’s very successful One-Act Weekend at Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack brought the original work of six local playwrights to the Elmwood stage. Audiences were delighted with this showcase of local talent and we were thrilled to provide the opportunity and resources for these writers to stage their works. With overwhelming interest and support from both sides of the curtain, we can’t wait to do it again!
We are gearing up for Elmwood Playhouse’s One-Act Weekend 2026, starting with the submission process!
We are accepting submissions starting February 1, 2026 via our online portal.
Playwrights must live within a 50-mile radius of Nyack to be considered local. THIS INCLUDES NYC.
The submission window closes at 100 submissions or on February 28—whichever comes first!
Playwrights’ names are removed before the selection committee reads each work. The selection process is anonymous.
Playwrights may submit plays of any genre, as long as each is a one-act play that can be performed in 20 minutes or less.
Each playwright may submit up to three individual works.
Previously produced works are eligible.
If a playwright has multiple submissions, each work must be submitted individually.
Playwrights may direct their own works or use a different director. We may be able to supply a director if you do not have one.
Playwrights will be responsible for casting, staffing, and rehearsing their own works. Elmwood can provide some assistance with casting and rehearsal space, to be worked out with the playwrights whose work is selected.
We are excited to read the submissions for Elmwood Playhouse’s One-Act Weekend 2026! Between 5 and 10 works will be selected. All selected works will be performed on every performance date. Performance dates are July 24th (8pm), July 25th (2pm and 7pm), and July 26th (2pm).
Questions may be directed to oneactweekend@elmwoodplayhouse.com