The Drama Workshop is now accepting submissions for HOME BREW THEATRE 9
Home Brew Theatre is TDW’s festival featuring short plays by local authors, including a Meet the Artists reception where local beer is featured. Since Home Brew Theatre’s inception in 2016, it has quickly become Cincinnati’s premiere short play festival.
HOME BREW THEATRE 9 will be staged at TDW’s Glenmore Playhouse one weekend only, January 10-12, 2026.
Submission Rules:
- Plays on any topic will be considered. There is no theme. Dramas, comedies and musicals will be considered.
- Plays must be 10 minutes long. Please limit to 10 pages. If plays time out as longer once rehearsals start, you may be asked to make edits.
- Plays must be unpublished.
- Plays must not have been performed for a paying audience in the greater Cincinnati area in the two years prior to the January 2026 performance. (Public readings and workshops are permitted.)
- Plays should require very little in terms of props and sets. We have to transition quickly between plays. We will use tables, chairs, rehearsal cubes, and not much else.
- Playwrights must live within 100 miles of Cincinnati, and are encouraged to attend at least one performance.
- Limit 2 submissions per playwright. (Maximum 1 per playwright will be produced.)
- Submitted plays must be anonymous. No identifying information can appear on the document itself. Playwright contact information will be collected via the submission form
- If selected, Playwrights will receive a small honorarium and a complimentary ticket.
- Playwrights may be consulted regarding production aspects of their plays, but final decision-making resides with the production creative team and The Drama Workshop.
- All performance and publishing rights will remain the ownership of the authors.
Upload your submissions here:
https://forms.gle/6whuon1H3TCka9s79
Submissions will be accepted through 9/5/2025.
Thank you! Looking forward to reading your submissions!
The Home Brew Theatre Production Team.
Behind the Curtain Cincinnati 