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Submissions

We are soliciting 10-minute scripts for the SPRING 2021 NC RADIO PLAY FESTIVAL, a collaborative audio play festival produced by the Cary Playwrights’ Forum and the Greensboro Playwrights’ Forum. From the submitted audio plays, a select group will be fully-produced on the CPF Radio Hour podcast site. The submission window is open until 11:59:59 PM on March 21st, 2021. 

In keeping with the season, our theme this time around is “rebirth/renewal”. Submitted audio plays can be in any genre, but should definitely take advantage of the audio-only format. 

Plays will be premiered May 8-29.

Submission Requirements

  • Scripts must be submitted by 11:59:59 PM on March 21st, 2021
  • Playwright must be a North Carolina resident
  • Submit at this Google Form
  • Scripts should be written in standard play format 
  • Scripts should be about 10 minutes in length
  • Scripts must adhere to the stated theme (see above)
  • Scripts must be anonymized (.pdf or .doc, with all contact information removed)
  • Maximum of two script submissions per playwright (submit each script in a separate form)
  • We cannot use copyrighted music as part of the soundscape. Recommendations for royalty-free music is acceptable.

Questions? Contact christian.o’neal@caryplaywrightsforum.org

 

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Here is a PDF, video, and example covering “Standard Manuscript Format for Stage Plays”

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We had a successful interaction with Tiny Engine Theatre awhile back. Our playwrights will provide such a professional troupe with scenes that have already been through revisions after cold readings. The group will pick scenes that they can cast and would be fun to read; then they’ll share a read-through with us at our regular monthly meeting. The company will share their impressions about the characters and the story; Tiny Engine gave us a delightfully different experience than regular CPF meetings. Interested? Send your revised scripts to phil.lewis@caryplaywrightsforum.org. In your submission email, include your name, email address, copy of script (pdf), synopsis of character descriptions, and an affirmation if you’ve revised the script since a previous CPF read-through. If you are interested in a particular scene from a larger work to be read, please include any additional information (e.g., earlier pages) that the troupe should know.