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 2011 - ONE-ACT PLAY-WRITING CONTEST

As part of the celebrations of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Cathedral Village Arts Festival, the Festival is sponsoring a play writing contest. The winning one-act play will be produced at the Cathedral Village Arts Festival May 23-28, 2011. A person must be a Saskatchewan resident to enter. Contest deadline is Friday, January 14, 2011. The play will receive a minimum of two performances. The winning playwright will also receive $300. The Festival will produce the play, including choosing the director and actors. (The winning playwright will be encouraged to propose a director and actors.) Playwrights are encouraged to have their plays workshopped. Contact the Festival Office for more information.

CONTEST RULES

  1. Only original one-act plays are eligible. Adaptations from other media (such as short stories) are NOT eligible. Plays that have previously received amateur or professional productions are NOT eligible. Plays that have been workshopped are eligible; however, they must NOT have been presented before an audience.
  2. Maximum length is 50 minutes; minimum of 30 minutes. These time limits will be strictly enforced.
  3. Plays must NOT contain more than 4 characters and must avoid plays with complex or elaborate sets. (Plays not meeting these requirements will be rejected.)
  4. The judges’ decision is final. Critiques will NOT be provided.
  5. Follow standard play script format, either with the characters’ names centered on the page or with the names in bold caps flush with the left margin. Scripts must be on standard 8 ½ by 11 white paper, double-spaced, with the standard margins used on word-processing programs, and the pages numbered. Your name must NOT appear on the scripts. Include on the title page the running time of the play.
  6. Enclose three copies of your script with each copy separated by a color page of paper. Do NOT put them in heavy binders, staple or paper-clip the pages, or enclose them in a file folder.
  7. On a separate sheet of paper include your name, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number, title of your play, number of pages, and running time.

Mail or deliver THREE copies of your play, by 5:00 PM, Friday, January 14, 2011, to:

Theatre Coordinator
Cathedral Village Arts Festival
2900 - 13th Avenue (2nd floor)
Regina SK S4T 1N7