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One Act Play Competition
One-Act Playwriting Competition Deadline is Sept 1, 20082008 Playwright Guidelines -- P T Arts Commission One-Act Play CompetitionIn an effort to encourage playwrights to work freely within the medium of the one-act play, the judges are charged with selecting the best plays for a combined total of approximately 90 minutes of material. This could mean two 45-minute plays, four shorter plays, or any of a variety of one-act play length combinations. The chosen plays will not be ranked; (i.e.: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd), instead, all plays will be recognized as winners. Playwrights are advised to remember that, unlike screenwriting or prose, there are different challenges and advantages to consider when writing plays. The size of cast, physical requirements and number of scene changes all affect the feasibility of successfully translating the words to the stage. Please note this competition is reserved for one-act play submissions and the judges will not be able to consider full length plays. Shortly after play selection, a separate reading will be arranged for each of the chosen plays. This reading will not be open to the public. The reading is an opportunity for the playwright to hear the work read by actors and to discuss it with those actors, potential directors, and Key City Public Theatre’s artistic director. After the reading, playwrights will be encouraged to refine, rewrite and polish the play prior to the rehearsal process. Following the reading, a director will be assigned to each play and auditions will be held. The level of production provided for each play may vary and will be determined at the artistic discretion of KCPT. The playwright is encouraged to participate in the rehearsal process. The competition is open only to residents of Jefferson County, all entries must be postmarked no later than September 1, 2008, and entries should be sent to: Port Townsend Arts Commission attn. Play Competition 250 Madison St Port Townsend, WA 98368. All entries must be typewritten and submitted in triplicate. Each submission shall have a cover page bearing the title of the play and the name, address and telephone number of the author; the scripts shall have the title of the play, but bear no author information. To be returned, scripts must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. A $10 entry fee, made out to “Port Townsend Arts Commission” shall accompany each script entry, no previously performed or published plays are accepted. Key City Public Theatre will produce the selected plays, a director will be assigned to each by KCPT; in submitting a script to the PWF, the playwright grants the City of Port Townsend and KCPT performance rights for this production, and agrees that in any future publication of the script, KCPT will be credited with the premiere production. Performance rights payments will be distributed equally among the playwrights whose work is selected. So, get out there and get writing. The deadline is September 1, 2008. top of page =-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2007 Competition — Results and Events
2007 Winning Playwrights and Plays
This year, there were 38 submissions from 24 Jefferson County playwrights. These plays were performed at the Twelfth Annual Playwrights Festival in Feb-Mar, 2008.
Judith Glass Collins -
"Veteran's Day"
Read audience comments
from the festival. 2007 Honorable Mention Playwrights and Plays
These plays will be read at our Summer Sampler in
July 2008. Flip Wingrove - "Something in the Air" Claire Nielsen Taylor - "Oh Baby" top of page =-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2006 Competition — Results and Events
2006 Winning Playwrights and Plays
These plays were performed at the Eleventh Annual Playwrights Festival in Feb-Mar, 2007.
Read audience comments
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