Sanguine Theatre Company 4th annual playwriting competition

Deadline 30 November

Entry fee: $5.00

Description

Sanguine Theatre Company is calling for submissions of plays for their 4th annual playwright competition. Project Playwright is a result of Sanguine’s love for playwrights and new works.

Guidelines

• You may submit either full-length or one- act scripts
• 2-10 characters *Minimal set and costume is encouraged
• The title page must include the playwright’s name, address, telephone number, email address and a brief synopsis of the play
• Previously produced plays will not be accepted
• No children’s plays or musicals *Sanguine Theatre Company reserves the right to accept or reject any play submitted to the contest for any reason
• No playwright revisions will be accepted once a script has been submitted. Sanguine Theatre Company reserves the right to request changes to any script.
• We are a contemporary theatre group looking for pieces that deal with contemporary issues, and our target audience is generally in their 20’s to 30’s. 

Finalists will be chosen based on the following:

*If the structure of the piece is conducive to theatrical storytelling

*How well the script conveys thoughts and ideas through subject matter, dialogue and staging

*Dialogue that is natural, creative and supplemental to the storyline

*Well-developed characters that invite the audience to become invested in them

Please send your script to 

info@sanguinenyc.com 

with “Project Playwright” and your last name in the subject line.

A $5 non-refundable administrative fee is due at the time of submission. It can be paid through Paypal

Prize

Once all submissions have been read a panel will select a number of scripts from which Sanguine Theatre Company will produce a staged reading in New York City of excerpts from the plays that will be determined by Sanguine Theatre Company in collaboration with the playwrights.

From there, a grand prize winner will be chosen and have his or her play fully produced in a New York City theatre along with opportunities to workshop their script.

More

For more information and details on the publisher as well as full guidelines, please visit
http://sanguinenyc.com/uncategorized/submissions-guidelines-4th-annual-project-playwright/