4th Annual Texas Playwriting Competition

Stage West is pleased to announce its 4th annual Texas Playwriting Competition! Last year's was very successful, and we're looking forward to more great submissions this year.  Click here for a pdf version of the rules, and an entry form you can print and submit. The basics are the same: the winning playwright receives a cash prize, and the play will be workshopped and presented in a staged reading. Entries must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2010. Writers will be notified by mid-summer.

Guidelines are:

• Applicants must have lived in Texas for at least 2 years, though current residency is not required. If the applicant does not currently live in Texas, a short statement indicating the playwright’s ties to Texas must be included.
• The play must have no prior professional productions. Previous university productions, workshops and public readings at professional theaters are all acceptable.
• If the work submitted is an adaptation of another work not in the public domain, the writer must provide written proof of permission to adapt it.
• Each writer or musical theatre writing team may send only one work to the Stage West Playwriting Competition.
• There are no restrictions on subject matter, format, cast size, or style though it should be noted that plays with a cast size under 6 will have a better chance of being produced by Stage West.  We are interested in reading what you consider to be your best work.