Original Play Submission Deadlines and Guidelines

Two important changes have been made for this year.

1.  We have opened up the number of plays a student can submit. (In the past the restriction was 2 ten-minute plays, 2 one act plays, 1 full-length. You may submit as many plays as you wish.

2. You may submit a play you’ve submitted before (especially if you’ve made alterations to it).

AWARD NAME DEADLINE GUIDELINES
TEN MINUTE PLAY SUBMISSIONS Nov. 1 MORE INFO | SUBMIT
ONE ACT PLAY SUBMISSIONS Nov. 1 MORE INFO | SUBMIT
FULL LENGTH PLAY SUBMISSIONS Dec. 1  MORE INFO | SUBMIT

All plays are submitted through Submittable; please be sure to remove your name and school affiliation from your playscript.

In addition to the National Playwriting Program, Region 1 is pleased to offer a New Play Development program called Next Up Plays that provides an opportunity for students to receive feedback on their Ten-Minute and One-Act Plays at Festival.