The Weathervane Playhouse
10 Minute Play FestivalJuly 15 to 17, 2011
10 MINUTE PLAY COMPETITION & FESTIVAL
RULES AND GUIDELINESPlay length maximum is 10 pages with a running time of 10 minutes. Less is fine.
Cast maximum is 2 women and 2 men. Less is fine.
The set must be very simple and utilize easily moved furniture and set pieces rather than drops or walls. (CLICK HERE to see the exact stage dimensions.)
Similarly, costumes and "tech" must be uncomplicated and easily done. No period pieces, please!
Playwrights must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years old.
Submitted plays must be unproduced and unperformed, outside of readings and workshops.
Deadline for submissions is May 20, 2011. The eight finalists will be announced by June 1, 2011.
There is a $15 administrative fee per playwright. (An explanation of the fee can be found HERE.)
Playwrights may submit a maximum of two entries.
Employees of Weathervane Community Playhouse and their immediate families are ineligible to enter.
By submitting an entry, you are affirming that you are the sole creator of the play, and entitled to confer performance rights. You further affirm that, if chosen as a finalist, you grant performance rights, royalty-free, to Weathervane Playhouse for three performances during the Playhouse's 10 Minute Play Festival in July 2011. The play remains the property of the playwright and full credit will be given in all promotional materials.
STAGE DIMENSIONS: The eight plays will be performed on a portion of the Weathervane Playhouse Founders Theater stage. Playing area measures 16'-0" deep by 30'-0" wide, with available entrances either upstage right or left. These are approximately 9'-0" upstage of the edge of the apron. Plays will be performed in front of a full black curtain and will allow crossover room but not entrances from upstage center.
HOW TO ENTER
All entries must be sent — as attachments via e-mail only — to 10minuteplay@weathervaneplayhouse.com by May 20, 2011.
The e-mailed attachment must be in Word, pdf, or txt format.
A cover page should include the following information:
Name
Mailing address
Day and evening telephone number(s)
E-mail address
A brief biographyAn administrative fee of $15 per playwright may be paid by credit card HERE or via check (payable to Weathervane Playhouse). The check may be sent to:
Weathervane Playhouse
ATTN: 10 Minutes
1301 Weathervane Lane
Akron, Ohio 44313-5186
