Submit your short play or musical for one of our festivals
Submissions now open for: Boo! October 2019
DATES & LOCATIONS:
October 10-27, 2019
The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre
115 MacDougal Street, New York, NY 10012 – 3rd floor
3 weeks, 4 performances weekly (Thursday through Sunday),
5 plays featured each week.
ELIGIBILITY:
Short Plays and Musicals with a performance time of 15 minutes or less, no more than 15 pages in length.
Writers are eligible to submit up to 2 plays.
THEME: “Boo!”
Scare us or force us to laugh till we die – horror plays and musicals including a great spoof
All plays submitted must be centered on and revolve around this theme.
** Note **
1) Playwrights are responsible for producing their own play – Host provides Theatre, technicians, marketing and box office
2) If selected, there is a $100 REFUNDABLE deposit required and a $50 NON-refundable tech fee required
Plays MUST be NO MORE 15 minutes in length and no more than 20 pages
Submissions open: June 18, 2019
Submissions close: August 22, 2019 at 11p
Play selection announced on; September 01, 2019
Three Festivals – Three Times a Year!
The Players Theatre Short Play & Musical Festival produces three – three week festivals – three times a year: Sex! (February), NYC (June) and Boo! (October).
Submissions are gathered from all over the country with 15 short plays or musicals being selected by a panel of judges for each festival. Each week a winner – selected by audience vote – receives the honor of “Best of the Week” and $100 prize.
The shows are produced entirely by the playwright and their team and are presented at the Steve & Marie Sgouros Black Box Theatre – located on the 3rd floor of the historic Players Theatre in the heart of Greenwich Village – NYC.
Submissions are accepted exclusively through Submittable. Click below to submit your show!