Young playwrights Showcase Policies

Eligibility

To be eligible to enter the Young Playwright’s Showcase applicants must meet the following criteria: 

  • The competition is open to students in the following states:  Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri

  • Submissions can be either an individual or co-author. Co-authorships of up to two students are accepted, but all authors must fulfill eligibility requirement. Co-authors do not have to be in the same grade level. The application must include information for both authors.

  • Writers must be students ages 13-18 by application deadline in order to apply.

  • Previous applicants are eligible to reapply in subsequent years until they win or age out of the competition. Any applicant may win only once.

  • In order to accept spot in the showcase, writers must commit to attending the 2-day Showcase Workshop

Submission Rules

All applications must be submitted electronically using the link below.

  • Provide a synopsis of your script (up to 250 words) in the provided text box.

  • To request application materials in a different format, please email morgan@theatre2.org

  • Submit your play by clicking the button below. Be sure to include:

    • Name:

    • Grade:

    • Age:

    • School:

    • Title of Play:

Plays should be between 8-11 pages.  

  • Plays should have between 2-5 characters

  • Plays should have a beginning, middle and end.

  • Authors may submit only one script, whether under their name, a pseudonym, or as a co-author.

  • Entries must be original and unpublished at the time of submission. 

  • If an entry includes any material that is copyrighted or otherwise owned or controlled by someone other than the authors (including but not limited to, poetry, music and/or lyrics, characters originally created by others in any medium, and/or stories based on real people and/or other people’s lives) the author must provide proof of written permission to include such material in the script.

  • All entries should follow these formatting guidelines:

    • Include a cover sheet listing the title of the piece and the cast/character list.  IMPORTANT: Do not show your name, address, or any identifying information on the cover or any page of your entry.

    • Typed in 12 point Arial font.

    • List page numbers on each page of the piece (not counting the cover sheet).

    • Set the page layout to portrait (no landscape, please)

    • Before uploading your file, please re-name the file as the TITLE OF YOUR SCRIPT

Script Rules