Region III
One Act Play Competition

Region III
One Act Play Program

The running time of a one-act play is under 60 minutes; when typed in standard format (link to standard format here), a one-act play is approximately 15-45 pages in length; there is no intermission in a one-act play.

Up to six plays will be selected as finalists by readers outside the region and will be given staged readings at the Region III Festival.

In order to be selected a finalist for the KCACTF national John Cauble Short Play Award; a one-act must be invited to the regional festival as either a participating full production or for a staged reading. If selected as a finalist, you will be asked to send a copy of your script by email attachment to the Kennedy Center.

We encourage finalists to bring a rehearsed staged reading of the script(s) to the festival. However, if this proves impossible, finalists may be assigned a director and select a cast from those auditioning for the 10 Minute Play Festival on Wednesday afternoon. A staged reading of the one-act(s) will be held later at the festival. As a finalist, if you cannot attend the Region III festival your play(s) will still be eligible for the national John Cauble Short Play Awards Program provided they have each been given a reading in front of an audience at their home school or at the regional festival (either is acceptable).

Deadline:

Please submit an electronic copy of your work and the Entry Form which must include the Certification of Eligibility via e-mail attachment to sreynolds@wittenberg.edu.  There is a limit of two plays per playwright.  Unless your school has entered another associate or participating entry during the calendar year, a $20.00 fee (cash or check made out to ACTF Management, Ltd., Region III) must be sent by U.S. Mail to the address below to:

Steve Reynolds, Region III NPP Chair
Wittenberg Theatre
P.O. Box 720
Springfield, OH 45504

All entries must be received no later than November 1.

Questions concerning New Play submission should be directed to Steve Reynolds, Region III NPP Chair (sreynolds@wittenberg.edu) or Erik Ramsey, Region III NPPP Vice-Chair (ramseye@ohio.edu).