NEWS RELEASE
VERY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY
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The Very Useful Theatre Company is now accepting play submissions for the eighth annual Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays to be held Sept. 5 to 8, 2024 at the Old Town Hall Auditorium, 460 Botsford St., Newmarket.
Playwrights can enter one-act play scripts via the submissions page on the website at www.oneactplayfestival.com or send directly by email to [email protected].
Playwrights choosing to email directly without filling out the website form should include the following information with their submission:
- Name of playwright submitting the play
- Title of the one-act play
- Playwright’s email address
- Playwright’s phone number
- Playwright’s home address
- Include a brief (two to four sentences) description of the play
- The number of actors needed (indicate if there are specific casting requirements or if doubling actors is acceptable)
- Solo plays are accepted
- Plays must be no more than 45 minutes in length
- List any props special to your play
- Indicate if your play has been published and where
- Indicate if this will be a world premiere (first time performed on stage)
- Include if any royalty costs for one performance required and dollar amount
- Indicate if willing to have production livestreamed/video presented online if chosen
- Agree to provide headshot image and small bio for online/playbill use if chosen
What we are looking for
All one-act plays will be accepted. However, preferred are plays that have run times of between 20 and 45 minutes. Note: Please avoid entering 10-minute plays as this is not a 10-minute play festival.
Submissions will be accepted from Dec. 1, 2023, to Jan. 31, 2024.
For more information please visit the website or contact through [email protected].
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