Deadline: June 30, 2026
SUBMISSION FORM
Development, Readings, Artists, Feedback & Theatre
We are now accepting submissions for Square One: 1st D.R.A.F.T., a collaborative new play development program designed to take original one-act plays from concept to fully staged production.
Questions? Please email maya@lakeworthplayhouse.org
Over the course of 6-8 months, selected playwrights will work alongside directors, actors, and theatre professionals through an intensive development and workshop process that includes:
We are seeking playwrights who are excited about collaboration and open to the rewriting process. Scripts selected for the program will evolve through multiple drafts and workshop sessions with input from theatre professionals, performers, and audiences. Writers should submit work they are comfortable revising and developing as part of an ensemble-driven creative process.
At the conclusion of the program, 3-4 plays will be selected for full production.
Submission Requirements
May 18 through June 30
Selection Period
June 30 through July 25
10 plays selected for development
Phase One: Development Lab
August through 1st Week of November
This phase will alternate between:
• Writing and revision weeks
• Actor reading/workshop weeks
***PLAYWRIGHTS MUST BE AVAILABLE to meet 2-3 times a month in the evenings, August – October
The process culminates in a public staged reading of all 10 selected plays in the 1st Week of November.
Final Selection
Following the staged readings, 3 finalist plays will be selected for continued development and production.
Phase Two: Production Sprint
January through 1st Week of AprilFinal script revisions with playwrights
• Directors begin staging and rehearsals
• Full productions mounted for performance
Final Performances
Tentatively scheduled for 1st Week of April
Development, Readings, Artists, Feedback & Theatre
We are now accepting submissions for Square One: 1st D.R.A.F.T., a collaborative new play development program designed to take original one-act plays from concept to fully staged production.
Questions? Please email maya@lakeworthplayhouse.org
Over the course of 6-8 months, selected playwrights will work alongside directors, actors, and theatre professionals through an intensive development and workshop process that includes:
- Script evaluations and feedback
- Table reads with actors
- Guided rewrites and revisions
- Collaborative development sessions
- Staged readings with an audience
- Professional production opportunities
We are seeking playwrights who are excited about collaboration and open to the rewriting process. Scripts selected for the program will evolve through multiple drafts and workshop sessions with input from theatre professionals, performers, and audiences. Writers should submit work they are comfortable revising and developing as part of an ensemble-driven creative process.
At the conclusion of the program, 3-4 plays will be selected for full production.
Submission Requirements
- Original one-act plays only
- Maximum of 15 minutes/15 Pages in length
- Plays should be able to be performed in a small 60 seat Black Box Theater
- Plays must be written specifically for the assigned Square One theme
- Playwrights retain full intellectual property rights to their final script
- 1 submission per playwright
- Plays may only be 2-5 actors (no one performer pieces, no more than 5 actors)
- ThemeA Light In The Dark
- Formatting Requirements12-point Times New Roman or Courier
- Single-spaced
- Character names in ALL CAPS above dialogue
- Standard play formatting and pagination
- 1-inch margins (1.5-inch left margin preferred)
May 18 through June 30
Selection Period
June 30 through July 25
10 plays selected for development
Phase One: Development Lab
August through 1st Week of November
This phase will alternate between:
• Writing and revision weeks
• Actor reading/workshop weeks
***PLAYWRIGHTS MUST BE AVAILABLE to meet 2-3 times a month in the evenings, August – October
The process culminates in a public staged reading of all 10 selected plays in the 1st Week of November.
Final Selection
Following the staged readings, 3 finalist plays will be selected for continued development and production.
Phase Two: Production Sprint
January through 1st Week of AprilFinal script revisions with playwrights
• Directors begin staging and rehearsals
• Full productions mounted for performance
Final Performances
Tentatively scheduled for 1st Week of April