Open to All Playwrights: Drury University One-Act Playwriting Competition

25 May 2012
Open to All Playwrights: Drury University One-Act Playwriting Competition
Deadline: 1 December 2012

Winning plays will be considered for production by Drury University. For further information please contact Dr. Mick Sokol (417) 873-6821 or msokol@drury.edu.
  • FIRST PRIZE: $300
  • HONORABLE MENTION: (Two Awarded) $150 each

COMPETITION RULES:

1. The competition is open to all playwrights.

2. Scripts are to be original, unpublished and unproduced. Staged readings or workshop productions will not disqualify a script. Musicals, monologues, children’s plays, adaptations, film scripts, and television scripts are ineligible.

3. Preference will be given to small cast, one-set shows with running times of no less than 20 minutes and no more than 45 minutes.

4. No more than one script can be submitted from a playwright.

5. All scripts are to be typewritten and firmly bound.

6. Scripts cannot be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage. For confirmation of receipt, include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
For results of your script, please include a self-addressed stamped #10 business envelope or a current e-mail address.

7. No written or verbal critiques will be tendered.

8. The decision of the judges is final. Drury University reserves the right to produce any of the winning plays royalty-free during our 2013-2014 or 2014-2015 seasons, to withhold production, and to modify cash awards as deemed necessary by the judges.

9. Drury University does not assume any responsibility for the loss, damage, or return of scripts. All reasonable care will be taken.

10. Deadline for entries is a postmark of December 1, 2012. Plays should not be submitted before May 1, 2012.

11. Winners will be notified by mail no later than April 1, 2013.

Address scripts to:
Drury University One-Act Playwriting Competition
c/o Mick Sokol, Associate Professor of Theatre
900 North Benton Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: contact Dr. Mick Sokol (417) 873-6821 or msokol@drury.edu

For submissions:
Drury University One-Act Playwriting Competition, c/o Mick Sokol, Associate Professor of Theatre, 900 North Benton Avenue, Springfield, MO 65802

Website: http://www.drury.edu
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