The Wesleyan PLAYMARKET 2007 Submission Guidelines

Theatre Wesleyan is seeking submissions of new full-length or one-act plays for presentation at

The Wesleyan PLAYMARKET at 37 ARTS May 18, 2007. 

All Texas Wesleyan University alumni and current students are eligible to enter.

Rules for Submission:

-Playwrights should provide four (4) copies of each submission.

-Each playwright may submit up to three (3) scripts.

-The play(s) should be unpublished, in English, and must not have been previously performed, excluding workshop readings & Theatre Wesleyan productions.

-The play(s) may be either full-length or one-act and should have a running time of 20-120 minutes.

- Screenplays or teleplays, translations of another work, ten-minute plays, & musicals are not eligible.

-The script should be in standard playscript format in 12 point Times New Roman font. 

-Pages should be numbered.

-Submissions should include the following: 

a. title page with playwright’s name and all contact information (including phone numbers, e-mail address, mailing address)

b. a second anonymous title page with no playwright identification

c. a 150 word synopsis (not a promotional teaser)

d. character breakdown and given circumstances

e. a signed statement that the play has not been published or previously produced (except by Theatre Wesleyan)

-The number of actors needed for the concert reading should not exceed 10.

-We encourage all playwrights to submit double-sided copies of scripts in order to save both trees and postage.

-All entries will initially be read by a team of Texas Wesleyan University Faculty & Staff and other local Theatre professionals.  Finalists will then be submitted to the producers of 37 ARTS for final judging.

-All entries should be mailed via USPS, UPS, FEDEX, etc and must be postmarked by December 15, 2006.  No electronic submissions can be accepted.

-Selected playwrights will be notified by March 1, 2007 and must agree to attend the concert reading in New York.

-The selection process for The Wesleyan PLAYMARKET 2007 is a 3-month process.  We will notify you by e-mail when we have received your submission.

-Due to limited resources, Texas Wesleyan University cannot cover the cost of travel or housing for selected playwrights.

-Please be advised that materials will not be returned. 

All submissions should be mailed to:

Connie Whitt-Lambert

Texas Wesleyan University

1201 Wesleyan Street

Fort Worth, TX   76105-1536