SUBMISSIONS OPEN IN MARCH 2025

The Writers Playground Festival is committed to giving the talented writers, performers, directors, and technicians in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut as well as the neighboring communities in New York and Massachusetts a platform to showcase their talents in their own backyard and see their visions realized.  We also hope to empower people of all ages to use their voice and creativity as vehicles for self-expression. 

The 2025 Writers Playground Festival will take place September 18 and 19, 2025.

Submissions are due no later than May 16, 2024.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submission will only be accepted electronically through the link that will be provided beginning March 12, 2025.  Hard copies of scripts will not be accepted.

Submissions must come from writers with an address within 50 miles of the Sharon Playhouse (49 Amenia Rd, Sharon CT 06069).

Any play that is submitted must come directly from the original playwright (individuals 18 years of age or older).

Works that have been previously fully produced will not be accepted.  Works that have had readings will be accepted.

Plays with a cast size larger than 6 will not be considered at this time.

Each submission must be one that can be fully performed in less than 15 minutes.

Please include a resume (theatrical or otherwise) with your submission.

Submissions should be sent as a PDF.

Only one submission per individual.

Playwrights must be available for rehearsals (if not in person then by Zoom, phone or email) and to work with a professional dramaturg in advance of the staged presentation.

THE SELECTION PROCESS:  

All submissions will be reviewed by a selection panel comprised of local artists, theater advocates and staff members of the Sharon Playhouse.  This panel will choose 6-8 play finalists that will then be produced and presented to the public as part of a festival in September 2025.

Again, be aware that submission materials will NOT be returned. Any submissions not chosen for the festival will be destroyed to protect your copyright.  Chosen new works are requested to include the following credit on all future productions: “Originally developed at The Sharon Playhouse.”

If you have any further questions, please email writersplayground@sharonplayhouse.org