8x10 TheatreFest Play Submission SUBWAY CAR

Submission Rules

Each play must take place on the 2025 set, a subway car.
The required run time for each play is 7-12 minutes. The ideal run time is 10 minutes.
The cast maximum is three. More than three characters can be included as long as all characters are intended to be played by three actors.
No characters under the age of sixteen.
Prop and costume requirements should be simple. Scenic elements provided.
No one-person plays, musicals, or children’s plays.
Playwrights must be at least 18 years old.
The playwrights must be the sole creators of the play and are entitled to confer performance rights.
Finalists agree to grant Weathervane Playhouse performance rights without additional royalty for the 2025 8x10 festival's performance run.
Plays remain the sole property of the playwrights.

Playwright(s)

First Name *

Last Name *

Playwright's Name (If different than registrar)

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

State *

Zip *

Phone *

Email Address *

Play Information

Play Title *

Number of Characters *

The first page of your play document must be a title page which SHOULD include:

1. Contact info: name, mailing address, phone, and e-mail

2. Title of play

3. A short summary of the play

4. Brief descriptions of the characters in the play

5. Number of pages

Your script should include page numbers.

Upload a copy of your play here as a word document or pdf file. *

Submission Fee, $10

WHY WEATHERVANE CHARGES A FEE

We are aware of the policies of the Dramatists Guild as outlined in their Statement on Submission Fees, i.e., any request for submission fees should be accompanied by complete explanation of how those fees are to be spent. Please consider this our explanation – which has secured our inclusion in the Dramatists Guild’s Resource Directory since 2010. Per their instructions, the explanation is posted here.

Weathervane’s fee covers administrative costs for the 2025 TheatreFest. These costs include registration software, promotions to acquire submissions, soliciting and selecting readers and judges for submissions, and producing, directing, performing, designing, and advertising for audiences.

The 8x10 TheatreFest will include five performances of each of the finalist plays. These are full productions. Included in TheatreFest promotion and program will be information about the finalist playwrights and their respective work. Audiences will attend a performance and vote for the winning plays.

Cash prizes will be given as follows:

First Place: $500
Second Place: $350
Third Place: $250
Five Runners Up: $100/each

Should a finalist choose to attend TheatreFest, we will provide two complimentary tickets to TheatreFest and include their presence in promotional materials and press contacts. Press releases will be written and sent to all journalistic and online sources supplied by finalist playwrights.

At all times, both in the contest and TheatreFest, we strive to serve the plays and acknowledge, encourage, and promote the artists who create them.

Play Submission Fee, $10.00