HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PLAY

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED!

  1. Read the New Voices guidelines below. (All playwrights are required to attend the reading if their play is chosen!)

  2. Starting June 15th, 2022 you can pay the entry fee by clicking HERE.

  3. Email your script to auditions@musictheatreofct.com with the subject line “New Voices 2022 Play Submission”.

Plays submitted without entry fee payment will not be read. Deadline is August 31st, 2022.

MTC 2022-23 NEW VOICES PLAYWRIGHTS’ FESTIVAL GUIDELINES

  1. There is a $15 entry fee for the competition, which must be paid along with the submitted script. Any script submitted without the entry fee will not be considered. A second entry fee must be submitted for a second script. (see #10 below)

  2. Submissions that have been previously produced or published will not be accepted. A play that is scheduled for a professional production at the time of submission will also not be accepted.

  3. The submission must be written in the English Language.

  4. The submission cannot be a musical, translation, or children’s play.

  5. The submission must be a minimum of 60 pages and a maximum of 90 pages.

  6. The manuscript must be easy to read with the pages numbered.

  7. The submission must begin with a title page that includes the work’s name and the playwright’s name, address, telephone number, and email. There should also include a character list and scene breakdown if applicable.

  8. The cast for the play must be limited to no more than 6 actors.

  9. The script may have more than one author. Also, the playwright(s) may include a brief biography, but it is not necessary.

  10. Playwrights are paid a stipend if their play is chosen.

  11. If a playwright’s play is chosen then they are required to attend the reading and partake in a talkback. Travel will not be covered.

  12. Each playwright is limited to two different submissions per year. There will be no revision accepted once a script has been submitted. Revised plays that have been previously submitted to the competition may be submitted again.

  13. There will be no written or oral critique given on scripts submitted. We will notify the playwrights whose plays have been selected for readings. The five plays selected for readings will be announced on our website.

  14. Please submit your payment at www.musictheatreofct.com/newplays and email your submission to auditions@musictheatreofct.com with the subject line “New Voices 2022 Play Submission”.

  15. In order to qualify for this year’s competition, the script must be submitted no earlier than June 15, 2022 and must be received no later than August 31, 2022.