Call to Attention: Starlight Community Theater Now Accepting Playwright Submissions from Local Arizonans
The winner of the SCT Playwriting Contest will receive a staged reading and be given consideration for a full production in subsequent theater seasons.
PHOENIX, Sept. 06, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Starlight Community Theater (SCT) will now be accepting playwright submission from Arizona residents between now and October 31, 2018. This contest marks the first playwright contest that SCT has ever held.
"The purpose of this contest to encourage new works for the stage by providing an opportunity to engage in the playwright process." said Raquel Jarvill, President of Starlight Community Theater. "We understand the time and talent that is required to write a play and we appreciate every submission we receive for our contest."
The winner of the SCT Playwriting Contest will receive a staged reading and be given consideration for a full production in subsequent theater seasons. All other submissions will receive written feedback on submitted plays in early 2019.
Contest Guidelines can be found below:
1. Open to all Arizona residents excluding current Starlight Community Theater Board Members and their immediate families.
2. Submission must be a full-length play (90-120 minutes) suitable for family audiences. Musicals and short plays will not be considered.
3. Submissions can be an adaptation. If the original work is not in the public domain, submission must include permission from the original author.
4. Submissions that have been previously produced will not be considered.
5. One submission per playwright.
6. Submissions must be in PDF format. Include playwrights name, address, phone number and email address. Submissions are only accepted via email to: [email protected].
7. Deadline for submission is 11:59pm, October 31, 2018.
8. Notification of winner will occur by January 30, 2019. All entries will receive written feedback from the judging panel by February 28, 2019.
9. Submit questions about the contest via email to: [email protected]
Starlight Community Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit community theatre corporation dedicated to providing live theatre to entertain and enrich community. Through the years, SCT has encouraged youth and adult participation by providing opportunities through a variety of theatrical experiences, both on and off stage.
For more information about the contest, please email [email protected] or more information about SCT, please visit https://www.starlightcommunitytheater.com/
SOURCE Starlight Community Theatre
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