Playwrights Aloud is a reading series Dramatist Theatre Manager Glenn B. Rust started at Columbia College Chicago that is now being brought to Chicago Dramatists. Playwrights Aloud will take place on the first and third Sunday of every month and will provide music stand readings of five new 10min Plays by emerging playwrights. Each night actors will be invited to audition at 6:00 and they will be cast and rehearse the night of. The readings are performed that evening at 7:30 and will be followed by a talk back.

Breakdown of the evening:

6:00-6:30: Auditions
6:30-6:45: Casting
6:45-7:55: Rehearsal
7:55-8:00: Break
8:00-9:15: 5 Readings
9:15-10:00: Talkback

Submission Requirements:

7-12 minutes in length
2-4 Characters (negotiable)
Unpublished

If you have any other questions or curioties feel free to email Glenn B. Rust at grust@chicagodramatists.org.