TheatreWorks Accepting Entries for One-Act Competition

NEW MILFORD, CONN. (November 15, 2018) TheatreWorks New Milford, a 501(c)(3) non-profit theater in New Milford, CT, is now accepting submissions for their First Annual 10 Minute Play Festival, entitled “Tales from the Brookside.”

Submissions MUST be sent via online at this link http://theatreworks.us/playfestival-event.php NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 14, 2019. Only submissions sent this way will be accepted.

Plays must be TEN MINUTES in length. There will be a one-time submission fee of $5.00.

TW Playwrights Workshop, held each Wednesday at 7:00 pm at the theatre, is available to help further development of your play. Both beginners and experienced playwrights are welcome.

The festival/competition will be led by Jocelyn Beard and held at TheatreWorks New Milford June 4 through 8, 2019. A total of twenty 10 minute plays will be selected by our panel of judges from among those submitted.

The twenty selected plays will be presented once on one of the first three performance dates (Tuesday, June 4, Wednesday, June 5 or Thursday, June 6 at 8:00 pm).

Two plays from each night, voted on by the audience, will move into the semi-finals on Friday, June 7 at 8:00 pm. Four plays will be chosen from the semi-final performances for the finals on Saturday, June 8 at 8:00 pm.

CASH PRIZES will be awarded to the winners in each category. Contact the theatre at info@theatreworks.us or 860-350-6863 if you have any questions.