With the mission of developing original short plays by the nation’s established talents and promising new voices, we only accept short, ten-minute plays. City Theatre is partners with the Actors Theatre of Louisville as co-sponsors of the National Ten-Minute Play Contest. Any submission sent to either organization will be read and considered by both. Please review the criteria thoroughly before sending your submission – City Theatre does not produce any full-length plays.
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National Ten-Minute Play Contest Co-sponsored by City Theatre & the Actors Theatre of Louisville
Guidelines
- Each playwright may submit only one script - send us your best!
- No scripts will be returned - save postage. No SASE required.
- Entries will be acknowledged by postcard in January and all playwrights will be notified when or before the winner is announced in the fall.
- Each script must be no more than ten pages long.
- Previously submitted plays, plays that have received an Equity production, musicals, children's shows, and any unsolicited longer one-act or full-length plays are not accepted and will be returned.
- Each manuscript must be typed and individually bound or stapled. Title page must include name, address and phone number.
- The volume of scripts submitted hampers our ability to comment individually on each work, so we do not offer criticism.
- All ten-minute plays will be considered for the Heideman Award ($1000), the Humana Festival of New American Plays, City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Festival and the Short Cuts Tour. Plays that meet the following criteria will also be considered for the annual Actors Theatre Apprentice Showcase (age range 18-28, minimal sets, minimal props and minimal costume requirements).
- Playwrights must be citizens or permanent residents of the USA.
Deadline - Submission Postmark Every Year by November lst
Address Submissions to:
NATIONAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY CONTEST
c/o Actors Theatre of Louisville
316 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202-4218
