Ten-Minute Musicals Project 2026

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Deadline: August 31, 2026

Since the inception of The Ten-Minute Musicals Project, over eighteen hundred submissions have been received in the annual competition, from librettists, lyricists and composers in seventeen nations: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Africa, Ukraine, the United States and Uruguay.

Stories 1.0 is a continually evolving full-length musical comprised of works selected in the first many rounds. Several works in Stories 1.0 were collectively workshopped in San Francisco, New York, Miami, and Nashville over the years. Individual segments have been independently workshopped or produced in Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, London, New York, Los Angeles and Boston.

SEEKING: Complete original stage musicals which play between seven and twenty minutes. Works which have been previously produced are acceptable, as are excerpts from full-length shows, if they can stand on their own.

MUSICAL STYLE AND THEATRICAL FORMAT: Any musical style: pop, rock, show, opera, C&W, etc; or theatrical format: comedy, mystery, drama, etc. (Note: with original music only—so no parody songs.)

CAST SIZE: Maximum of ten performers—five women and five men.

SUBMISSIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. A printed script. (Note: printed on paper; not sent as a computer file on disk.) And please make sure your POSTAL ADDRESS appears on it.

2. A CD or DVD of either the entire piece or just the musical material. (Please don’t send a USB flash drive.)

3. A stamped self-addressed large envelope if you want the work returned.

4. More than one work can be submitted at a time, in the same envelope or separately.

CONCERNING THE ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE: NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS — HARD COPIES ONLY

DEADLINE: Simply postmarked by August 31st. (Do not waste money on overnight express, registered, or certified mail. All that’s requested is that the package be postmarked by August 31—but even if you’re just a day or two late, don’t worry. This is not some officious arts bureaucracy.) Responses will be mailed by November 30th to every creator or creative team whose work was recieved.

FINANCIAL REMUNERATION: $250/US royalty advance for each piece selected, with an equal share of licensing royalties when produced.

SEND TO:

The Ten-Minute Musicals Project
Michael Koppy, Producer
P.O. Box 461194
West Hollywood, CA 90046 USA