One Act Plays Contest

One Act Play Writing Contest

Please submit your scripts between 12/1/22–3/31/23 in a pdf format by email to esltheater@hopartscenter.org

The number of "tickets" you purchase should correspond to the number of scripts you will be submitting. You are allowed to submit up to 3 scripts. 

COMPETITION RULES

• Length of play
  No more than 20 minutes (approx. 20 pages)
• Subject matter
  Open (must be appropriate for a PG-13 audience). May be comedy, drama, etc. (Please consider whether your play can be performed outdoors with modest technical requirements)
• Status of play
  The one act plays should be unpublished. It is acceptable to submit one acts that have been previously produced by a non-professional group (i.e. community theater).
• Number of entries
  Up to three entries per playwright
• Submissions & Fees
  Submissions will be accepted up until 11:59 pm on March 31, 2023. There is a $20 per script submission fee. Scripts should be in PDF form and emailed upon payment of the script submission fee. 
• Competition Announcement
  Finalists (between 4-6) will be determined by the end of April 2022. All entries are final; no revisions will be accepted. Plays will not be returned or critiqued. The finalists' plays will be performed on August 26, 2023. 
• Prize
  The juried winning playwright will win $200.