It’s time again for the Miami Writes Program for New Plays.
What have you been writing? Got something you’re eager to share? Don’t know what your play is trying to do and need a reading to figure it out? Submit your play and we’ll host a reading for the winning plays.
Send play submissions to
- Bekka Eaton at eatonrl@miamioh.edu
- Electronic submissions only.
- Submit short plays or portions of longer ones. Maximum length presented at the reading—10-15 minutes. Usually, one page equals roughly one minute of playing time.
- Each playwright must submit one play only
- If you are submitting a longer one-act or full-length play, please be clear about what 5 to 15-minute section you would like to have read. Submit the entire play. You must include a clear and cogent recap of the action preceding and following the section of the play you are submitting. This will be for the audience’s information should your play be selected.
- Scripts must follow the Standard American Template —City Theatre SA Help.
- It is highly recommended that you use either Times or Courier fonts. These are standard for play submission. If you do use another font, make sure it is a standard font available to all computers. A good guideline is to use only HTML fonts.
- Scripts must be paginated.
- Clearly underline or highlight any stage directions you will need to be read aloud. A guide for what stage directions to include is to imagine what the audience will need to know that is happening visually. The less stage directions, the better your play will read.
- FRONT MATTER:
- Include a brief synopsis
- Include the setting
- Include brief character breakdowns for each character
- On a cover page include:
- Contact phone number
- Playwright’s brief bio
- All playwrights must be able to attend the reading in person.
- Deadline for entries: March 10, 2024, by 11:59 PM
- If you have any questions, feel free to contact Bekka Eaton at eatonrl@miamioh.edu or at 513.330.1503 (c).
The reading is April 5, 2024
7:30 PM
Studio 307
Behind the Curtain Cincinnati 