Deadline: October 12, 2026
SUBMISSION FORM
Making It Happen: 10 Minute Plays is a new play festival presented by The Theater Center, created to give writers, and creative teams the opportunity to present original theatre work on an Off-Broadway stage in the heart of Times Square.
We are now accepting submissions for fully original 10-minute plays. Selected plays will perform at The Theater Center on one of three preliminary performance nights: Wednesday, November 4, Wednesday, November 11, or Wednesday, November 18. Each evening will feature 4 plays, with audiences and judges voting to determine one winner from each night. The three nightly winners will advance to the Finals on Wednesday, December 2.
All submitted material must be fully original. Teams must have the rights to perform all submitted material.
This is a non-union festival. All casts, creative teams,, and production personnel must be non-union.
We strongly urge that your cast size is 6 or less.
Play must be 10 minutes or less.
Selected teams will be responsible for providing their own cast, director, and stage manager. If you don't have a director, one can be provided. No microphones will be used or provided, so plays must be able to be performed acoustically in the space.
Productions should be simple, flexible, and festival-ready. Selected teams will receive performance space, basic technical support, box office services, festival-wide marketing, and a technical rehearsal slot on the day of their performance.
Please only submit if you and your team are available for the preliminary performance dates and, if selected as a finalist, the final performance on December 2.
Making It Happen: 10 Minute Plays is a new play festival presented by The Theater Center, created to give writers, and creative teams the opportunity to present original theatre work on an Off-Broadway stage in the heart of Times Square.
We are now accepting submissions for fully original 10-minute plays. Selected plays will perform at The Theater Center on one of three preliminary performance nights: Wednesday, November 4, Wednesday, November 11, or Wednesday, November 18. Each evening will feature 4 plays, with audiences and judges voting to determine one winner from each night. The three nightly winners will advance to the Finals on Wednesday, December 2.
All submitted material must be fully original. Teams must have the rights to perform all submitted material.
This is a non-union festival. All casts, creative teams,, and production personnel must be non-union.
We strongly urge that your cast size is 6 or less.
Play must be 10 minutes or less.
Selected teams will be responsible for providing their own cast, director, and stage manager. If you don't have a director, one can be provided. No microphones will be used or provided, so plays must be able to be performed acoustically in the space.
Productions should be simple, flexible, and festival-ready. Selected teams will receive performance space, basic technical support, box office services, festival-wide marketing, and a technical rehearsal slot on the day of their performance.
Please only submit if you and your team are available for the preliminary performance dates and, if selected as a finalist, the final performance on December 2.