The Raven Players announces its first annual Short Play Festival February 28, 29, and March 1, 2020 at the Raven Performing Arts Theater. 

The competitive festival is themed “Love Bites” and will feature plays of 10 to 20 minutes in duration.  Playwrights from around the world are invited to submit original works that generally focus on the joy, heartbreak, humor and/or tragedy of any type of love.

Playwrights may submit up to three works that follow the guidelines set forth by the festival.  Submissions will be accepted from September 15 through October 15, 2019.  Fifteen plays will be selected for production from the pool of entries by a jury of theatre professionals.  To ensure equal opportunity, playwrights identities will not be revealed to the jury until the final selections have been made.

Winners of the competition will be announced in December. Each winning playwright will receive $100 prize, free festival tickets, and visibility and recognition in festival publicity. The winning plays will be performed by the Raven Players at the Raven over several days next  February.

If you have questions, please contact festival organizers at shortplays@raventheater.org