New Work Submissions

Each commissioned writer may submit up to 3 ten-minute plays. We are particularly interested in work that is light and funny, smart and sexy, full of wit and humor.

We are currently not accepting full-length script submissions. Scripts for PlayCraft Originals are by invitation only.

Plays should be performed by 1-2 actors.

Set pieces are limited to chairs, tables, and rehearsal blocks. Minimal prop and costume requirements.

Storytelling that requires minimal lighting and sound cues, though live sounds like bells or phone rings are encouraged.

Plays must be submitted in standard stage play format, with 12-point font in a PDF or Microsoft Word Doc.

The event is held in May each year for 2 evenings ONLY as part of our new play festival. Depending upon submissions, additional weekends will be added throughout the season. Approximately 77 guests will attend each event which will feature 3 plays.

While this event cultivates patrons and raises the profile of the theatre in the community, it was borne out of the desire to provide a showcase for regional playwrights' work. All performances are Pay What You Wish to ensure accessibility to audiences and are not considered a part of our mainstage season.

There is no submission fee.

Upon receiving scripts that fulfill the guidelines above, playwrights whose scripts are selected for performance will receive a licensing agreement and honorarium/royalty fee of $15/performance. Not all plays will be selected.

Note: Sips & Scripts involves a fully staged production of each featured script. In addition, one script per performance will receive a second showing in which the audience and actors will participate in the shaken & stirred portion of the event- the chosen script will be performed again with the inclusion of improvisational challenges for the actors by way of rolling dice. The text of the script shall remain the same.