Monday, September 3, 2018

Starlight Community Theater Announces A Playwriting Contest


Starlight Community Theater Announces A Playwriting Contest

The purpose of this contest is to encourage new works for the stage by providing an opportunity to engage in the playwriting process.  Starlight Community Theater values the time and talent needed to write a play.   The winner of the Starlight Community Theater Playwriting Contest will receive a staged reading and given consideration for a full production in subsequent seasons.

Contest Guidelines:

1.      Open to all Arizona residents excluding current Starlight Community Theater Board Members and their immediate families.

2.      Submission must be a full-length play (90-120 minutes) suitable for family audiences.  Musicals and short plays will not be considered.

3.      Submissions can be an adaptation.  If the original work is not in the public domain, submission must include permission from the original author.

4.      Submissions that have been previously produced will not be considered.

5.      One submission per playwright.

6.      Submissions must be in PDF format.  Include playwrights name, address, phone number and email address.  Submissions are only accepted via email to: playwrightcontest@starlightcommunitytheater.com.

7.         Deadline for submission is 11:59pm, October 31, 2018.

8.      Notification of winner will occur by January 30, 2019.  All entries will receive written feedback from the judging panel by February 28, 2019.

9.      Submit questions about the contest via email to: playwrightcontest@starlightcommunitytheater.com.

Starlight Community Theatre is a 501c3  non-profit community theatre corporation dedicated to providing live theatre to entertain and enrich our community and to encourage youth and adult participation by providing growth and educational opportunities through a variety of theatrical experiences, both on and off stage.

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