That shows you how difficult it is to get in. Last year, both judges recommended my piece “A Writer’s Satire” – giving it high marks – though it still wasn’t chosen for production.
But what I like about this festival is that each entry (and there were 350 of them this year) is read by judges who give some excellent feedback about the script and end by either recommending or not recommending the piece to be produced.
For this particular festival, my works haven’t been selected yet. Playwrights with scripts in consideration will be contacted in February-March.For the past couple of years, I’ve been entering plays in one of regional one-act play festivals which happen in the United States. # The volume of scripts submitted prevents City Theatre from providing feedback or criticism.Ĭity Theatre will only contact the playwrights with scripts that the company is interested in producing. # City Theatre will accept electronic submissions provided all of the contact info and production history is included. The title page must include the playwright’s name, address, email address and phone number. # Manuscripts must be typed and individually bound or stapled. # Previously produced works will be considered, but a production history must be included with the submission.
# Previously submitted plays and children’s shows are not accepted. # Each script must be no more than ten pages, beginning when the play begins. # Each playwright may submit only one script. # Plays will be accepted only during the window of August 15 to a postmarked date of October 31. In other words, for us to consider a script for production, we are seeking compelling plays that rise above the ordinary. We have no restriction on the age range of the characters. We will consider bilingual scripts and ten-minute musicals. We look for plays that span style and genre. Westfall wrote, “…we know what we want scripts that are lively and timely, hilarious and thought-provoking, poignant and dangerous. All scripts will be forwarded for consideration to the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival. The other finalists will receive free tuition to CityWrights, a weekend of professional development for playwrights. The winning play, which will produce royalties for the writer, also earns the playwright an expenses-paid trip to Miami for the CityWrights Professional Weekend for Playwrights that coincides with the festival in June, plus a cash prize. The competition will result in one winner who will be guaranteed a production at the festival and many as 15 finalists whose work will be considered for inclusion, said Susan Westfall, literary director. City Theatre will begin accepting ten-minute play scripts next month for consideration for production in its annual Summer Shorts festival, highlighted by its National Award for Short Playwriting.
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