Pearwater Productions, Inc., the producers of the annual Hartford
Fringe Festival, is pleased to announce the first Hartford Fringe Playwrights
Festival at the Carriage House Theater @ 360 Farmington Avenue, Hartford,
CT.
We are looking for submissions from playwrights (no matter of
experience) from across the state of Connecticut. 10 new plays will be
chosen and given the opportunity for a stage reading by local performers.
The winner will be given a free performance slot in the 2024 Hartford Fringe
Festival. We encourage playwrights from BIPOC, Women and LGBTQ+
communities to send their ideas for new works.
During the festival the Playwrights will be given the opportunity to
participate in an Q&A feedback after the stage reading of their play, giving
the playwright a chance to hear from the audience with hopes of continuing
to develop their creation.
Fringe Festival, is pleased to announce the first Hartford Fringe Playwrights
Festival at the Carriage House Theater @ 360 Farmington Avenue, Hartford,
CT.
We are looking for submissions from playwrights (no matter of
experience) from across the state of Connecticut. 10 new plays will be
chosen and given the opportunity for a stage reading by local performers.
The winner will be given a free performance slot in the 2024 Hartford Fringe
Festival. We encourage playwrights from BIPOC, Women and LGBTQ+
communities to send their ideas for new works.
During the festival the Playwrights will be given the opportunity to
participate in an Q&A feedback after the stage reading of their play, giving
the playwright a chance to hear from the audience with hopes of continuing
to develop their creation.
- COMPETITION RULES
- Length of play - No more than 20 minutes (approx. 20 pages) with a cast of 6 or less.
- Subject matter - Open (must be appropriate for a PG-13 audience). May be a comedy,
the actors. Simple lighting and no Props or Sound.)
- Status of play - The one act plays should be unpublished. It is acceptable to submit
group (i.e. community theater).
- Number of entries - One entry per playwright
- Submissions & Fees - Submissions will be accepted up until 11:59 pm on May 13th, 2023.
PDF form and emailed upon payment (via PayPal or Venmo).
- Competition Announcement - 10 finalists will be notified by May 19th, 2023. There will be a waiting
revisions will be accepted. Plays will not be returned or critiqued.
The finalists & plays will be decided by Pearwater Productions, Inc. and
given to each group of their performance dates and times. The
performances dates will be June 15 th , 16 th & 17th, 2023. You must
arrive on time or you will forfeit your time.
- Prize - The winning entry will be chosen by the audience and will receive a
Deadline to receive scripts will be May 13th, 2023, and the chosen plays will
be announced May 19th, 2023, via Pearwater Productions & Hartford Fringe
Festival Facebook pages.
Send your scripts to Hartford Fringe Playwrights Festival Committee at
[email protected]
be announced May 19th, 2023, via Pearwater Productions & Hartford Fringe
Festival Facebook pages.
Send your scripts to Hartford Fringe Playwrights Festival Committee at
[email protected]