2017 Source Festival 10-Minute Play Submissions

Source Festival 2017 10-Minute Play Submissions
Source Festival seeks 10-Minute Plays of any genre (comedy, magical realism, drama, etc.) that relate to the theme listed below. This theme is inspired by the festival's Full-Length Play; please read the summary below for more information about the Full Length Play.

We encourage innovative/humorous/surprising scripts that address the following themes:

COVERT CATALYSTS

Inspired by Topher Payne’s Perfect Arrangement. We are looking for plays that examine a instant of revolution (on a macro or micro level) in an unexpected way. We encourage the playwrights to find a surprising method or action in which to invoke change. Expose and explore tension in a subterranean, surprising, humorous or clever way. Enjoy!

In a 1950s Georgetown duplex, Bob and Millie live next door to Norma and Jim, in what appears in all manners to be a perfect arrangement. The twist is that all four are gay and have cultivated fake identities outside of their homes in order to live truthfully inside. The cultural shift of the 1950s brings about a moment of change when this carefully crafted falsehood is thrown into chaos. Topher Payne’s play (based on historical events) explores this shifting landscape with humor, energy, farce and surprising honesty.

Eligibility Requirements:

- Playwrights may submit only one 10-Minute Play to the the festival and the play may only be submitted under one theme.

- Plays may be no longer than 10 pages, exclusive of your title page.

- Plays must be submitted in PDF format.*

- Plays must not have been previously produced or published.**

To submit your 10-Minute Play to the Source Festival, please complete the form below and upload your script as a .pdf file.
Please complete this form and submit the documents requested below.

Due: January 6th, 2017 at 5:00pm EST. No late entries. No exceptions.

Playwrights whose scripts have been selected for Source Festival 2017 will be notified in the spring of 2017.

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I. About the Playwright
Name*

First NameLast Name
Legal Name (if different)
E-mail*
Phone Number*

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Secondary Phone Number

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Website
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Please attach your resume as a pdf.**

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II. Demographic Information

This information is collected and reported as required by CulturalDC funders. Your response to these questions is optional. All responses will be kept anonymous and confidential. This information does not affect eligibility or the review process.
With which ethnic group do you identify?*

American Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlack/African AmericanHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderCaucasianOtherI prefer not to answer
Age*
With which gender do you identify?*
With which sexual preference do you identify?
III. About the Script
Title of Play (Please make sure the title submitted here matches the cover page of your script and the name of the .pdf file you upload)*
Setting*
# of Characters*
Essential Character Requirements (ie; gender, ethnicity, age, etc.)
Genre*
If Other, please specify
One sentence description of your play (30 words or less.)*
I consider this script to be*
How does your play address this year's theme?*
V. File Upload
Please use this check list to confirm that your script is ready to be uploaded*

Script includes title page with play title, playwright's name and contact infoScript includes playwright's name and page numbers on the header or footer of every pageScript is a .pdf file. *Script is no more than 10 pages, excluding the title page (no shrunken margins, no tiny text)This script has not been produced or published prior to January 10, 2016.**Blind copy of the script has playwright's name removed not only from the cover page but also throughout the script.
Click here to upload a BLIND copy of your script. (Please make sure the title of your file matches the title submitted above, but that your name has been removed completely.)*

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Click here to upload your script. (Please make sure the title of your file matches the title submitted above.)*

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**Source Festival defines "previously produced" as any production for which the audience was charged admission.

The following exceptions apply:

- The previous production was a student production (75% of cast were students).

- The play has been substantially rewritten (30% or more) since the last production.

- The previous production had only one performance.
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Source Festival 2017 10-Minute Play Submissions

I. About the Playwright

II. Demographic Information

III. About the Script

V. File Upload