CALLING ALL PLAYWRIGHTS AND DIRECTORS AND ACTORS! This 2024 season, 938collective is bringing back THE short play festival. Last year, our first season and first-ever short play festival was a huge success, and it catapulted us into a year full of artistry, exploration, and community building.
We met so many lovely creatives ACROSS THE COUNTRY and are so excited to jump into the process again!
This year, our short play festival will be on Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, at 8:00 PM.
What makes our short play festival model unique is its invitation to respond to a theme and collaborate with artists across all backgrounds and identities.
In anticipation of our event, we leave prospective playwrights with a breadcrumb in verse:
Girls and boys, come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as day;
Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,
And come with your playfellows into the street.
Whether you want to use something you’ve already written or feel moved to start a new project, our only rule is not to bring in a piece that you deem FINAL. We hope to cultivate an environment where the playwright’s work is a malleable entity—open to a workshop and open to feedback.
The forms below are also open to interested directors and actors. Playwrights and directors will work closely together throughout this process and support all iterations of the plays presented while our talented actors will bring our plays to life!
This festival is a fantastic opportunity to get work on its feet in front of a supportive audience, and we encourage playwrights, actors, and directors of all experience levels to submit with us.
If you have any questions regarding the festival process or the form procedure, please feel free to email us at 938collective@gmail.com.
Playwright and Director submissions are due by the end of the day on Monday, April 22nd.
Actor Submissions are due by the end of the day on Sunday, May 5.
Submission instructions can be found in the Application Form link below.
