MTA Playwriting Guidelines and Rules: Spring 2022
- All submissions must be under 10-12 minutes (5-8 pages).
- All submissions must be a comedy or contain comedic elements.
- All submissions must be family friendly - but may contain adult themes. Limit the use of profanity.
- All submissions must include 1 to 4 actors only.
- All characters must be 16 years or older.
- All submissions must be in English.
- All submissions must be a Microsoft Word or a PDF document.
- All submissions must include a cover page with name, phone number and email address.
- Cover page will be removed prior to judging. Submissions will be blind judged.
- All submissions must be original, and the playwright must own all rights to it.
- All submissions must be free of any and all contractual obligations.
- All submissions must be easily performed in a variety of locations. Do not use any special technical effects and/or limiting staging or props.
- Deadline for submissions: July 15 2022.
- Submissions received after July 15, 2022 will be accepted but may not be considered for judging.
- There is no limit to the number of submissions that can be entered into the competition.
- All submissions must be emailed to mtaplaywritingcompetition@gmail.com
Additional Information:
- Selected playwrights will have their plays produced over the course of one weekend in Fall 2022.
- Selected playwrights and a guest will be invited to attend their production at no cost.
- Selected playwrights will be paid $20.
- Selected submissions will become part of the MTA’s “Take it on the Road” schedule for the upcoming season.
- Selected playwrights must give the MTA one year of exclusive rights to produce their selected work.
- The MTA’s “Take it on the Road” series will include ongoing performances for private functions, local businesses, and other events in the surrounding central Illinois community.
- Selected playwrights may request to direct and cast their production for the weekend kickoff event in Fall 2022; however, all subsequent performances may be re-cast by MTA.
- More information about this will be provided with notification of selection.