Calling All Playwrights!
36th Annual
California Young Playwrights Contest
Online entries for the 2020 Contest can be submitted here.
A printable version of this entry form is available here.
Please mail a copy of your printed submission to:
Playwrights Project
3675 Ruffin Rd., Ste 330
San Diego, CA 92123-1870
WRITE A PLAY! Professionals will evaluate your entry, and if you're one of the winners your play will receive a production. This is an educational program focused on the development of new plays - so if you're a winner, be prepared to revise your script with the support of a professional dramaturg (or writing friend), director and actors.
WHO? Californians under the age of 19 as of June 1, 2020.
Collaborations and group plays will be accepted. Scripts will be evaluated in two groups. Winning writers aged 15 and older will receive full professional productions; winning younger writers will receive staged readings performed by professional actors.
WHEN? Entries must be received or postmarked no later than June 1, 2020. If you are in a Playwrights Project residency that extends beyond June 1, your deadline is extended to one week after your last class. In October 2020, winning playwrights will be notified and written script evaluations will be sent to entrants who request them in their cover letters. Scripts will be produced in spring of 2021 at a professional theatre in San Diego.
WHAT?
- Original unpublished scripts only.
- Subject, style, and form are up to you.
- Length must be a minimum of ten, typed pages using play format.
- Previously submitted scripts are only eligible if significant changes have been made to the script in response to judges' comments.
- Tips for Writing Scripts
HOW?
- Type the script using play format.
- Number the pages.
- Scripts are read anonymously, so please do not put your name anywhere on the script itself, including in the title, on page headers, footers, etc.
- Optionally, include a brief cover letter about yourself and why you wrote this play; tell us if you would like a written script evaluation.
- If a teacher encouraged you to enter, include the teacher's name and school in your letter.
Questions? Call us at (858) 384-2970 or email us at write@playwrightsproject.org