For Playwrights
We're want your play!
Our theme for the Spring 2017 Playground is PRO-VALENTINE vs. ANTI-VALENTINE. We're looking for a few good plays that explore love or its opposite. Honeymoon vs. Heartbreak. Hookup vs.Breakup. Fist Kiss vs. Kiss-Off. Falling head over heels and love notes and sex marathons and twinkling memories and newly blooming roses OR heartbreak and infinite infidelities and massive emotional baggage and shame marathons and falling out of love until all that's left is the thorns. You have until January 27 to submit your brand new ten minute play to [email protected] |
Submission Guidelines
- Each Playwright may only submit one play.·
- Each script must be no more than ten pages long. (We start counting pages after the title page and character list, if applicable.)
- Each script must be no more than ten minutes long. (We will time your play.)
- Submissions must be received electronically no later than Midnight January 27th
- All submissions must be sent in .pdf format to [email protected]
- Playwrights MUST complete our online form to finalize their submission at January 27th
- We are unable to accept hard copy submissions.
- No scripts will be returned. No scripts will be archived.
- We are not responsible for the loss of any submission. All responsible care will be taken.
- Previously produced plays are ineligible.
- Each submission must include a title page. Title page must include the playwright’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address.
- All plays will be considered by TMPG curators for a staged reading as part of the Ten Minute Playground. Not all submissions will receive a staged reading. The decision of the curators is final.
- Curators will not comment individually on each work.
- Playwrights will be notified no later than January 30th
- All selected plays and playwrights will take part in a one-day developmental workshop with professional actors and TMPG curators on Saturday, February 4th, in Nashville, TN. Attendance is mandatory for all selected playwrights.
- Each selected play will be given a local director and local volunteer actors, selected and cast by TMPG Curators. Rehearsal for the staged readings will take place Saturday, February 11th.
- Staged readings will take place either February 12th or February 13th, depending on when your play is to be. Attendance is mandatory for all selected playwrights.