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Playwriting Contest HRC Showcase Theatre
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The HRC Showcase Theatre Playwriting Contest
Chair: Jesse WaldingerDue to the pandemic, the next contest won’t be administered until 2023.
2023 Playwriting Contest GuidelinesHRC Showcase Theatre invites submissions of full-length plays to its annual contest from new, aspiring or established playwrights. Each submitted play should be between 70 and 90 pages in length (running time maximum 90 minutes excluding intermission), be previously unpublished, require no more than five actors, and be suitable for presentation as a staged reading.
HRC Showcase Theatre is an inclusive community of performing artists. We welcome writers of all cultures to submit their work. Winners are selected based solely on the quality of the writing. In addition, we offer opportunities to actors who have typically been underrepresented in the theatre. We support diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating an environment where differences are celebrated and everyone participating is valued.
The 2024 HRC season will run from May through September. Judges will select four winners, each of whom will be awarded $100, and whose plays will be given staged readings over the course of the season. To qualify for the prizes, each playwright must attend the reading of his/her play. Overnight accommodations will be provided as needed. There is a $10.00 processing fee for each play submitted. Entries must be received between June 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023. The winners will be notified in January, 2024. How to submit:Only electronic submissions will be accepted. PDF format preferred. The e-mail address is: hrcshowcaseplaycontest@gmail.com
In your e-mail message, please let us know where you heard about the contest. There should be two attachments:
How to pay the $10.00 processing fee. There are two options: Send a check payable to the order of HRC Showcase Theatre to:
HRC Showcase TheatreP. O. Box 185Chatham, New York 12037
ORPayPal by clicking the PayPal button below:
The 2024 HRC season will run from May through September. Judges will select four winners, each of whom will be awarded $100, and whose plays will be given staged readings over the course of the season. To qualify for the prizes, each playwright must attend the reading of his/her play. Overnight accommodations will be provided as needed. There is a $10.00 processing fee for each play submitted. Entries must be received between June 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023. The winners will be notified in January, 2024. How to submit:Only electronic submissions will be accepted. PDF format preferred. The e-mail address is: hrcshowcaseplaycontest@gmail.com
In your e-mail message, please let us know where you heard about the contest. There should be two attachments:
- The play itself and a synopsis approximately a page in length. In order to ensure a blind reading, remove all identifying and contact information from this attachment.
- Name of the play and playwright, contact information and biography.
How to pay the $10.00 processing fee. There are two options: Send a check payable to the order of HRC Showcase Theatre to:
HRC Showcase TheatreP. O. Box 185Chatham, New York 12037
ORPayPal by clicking the PayPal button below: