one act play festival

Calling Playwrights!

Ferrell Studios is thrilled to announce its 3rd Annual One Act Play Festival at the mignolo Arts Center, as part of their arts week! We are looking for playwrights to submit their one-act plays to be produced in our intimate 40-seat black box space for this event.

Performance Date: Wednesday, October 9 at 7pm

Rehearsal Schedule: There will be a brief workshop rehearsal process for each play. Rehearsals will take place at the mignolo Arts Center and via Zoom (when possible). There will also be one tech rehearsal prior to the event.

Location: mignolo Arts Center (272 Lake Ave Metuchen, NJ)

Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 31 at 11:59 pm

Guidelines:

  • Open to residents of New Jersey who can physically attend the event and any necessary rehearsals, meetings, etc.

  • Upload your play, along with other required information below as a PDF

  • Up to TWO submissions per playwright

  • Plays must be ONE-ACT with a run-time no longer than 30 minutes

  • Limit 1-5 characters

  • Scripts must be original and unpublished

  • Scripts should adhere to standard professional play format. The name of the play and page number should appear on all pages. Include a synopsis and cast/character breakdown

  • Content and technical requirements should be consistent with our intimate 40-seat black box space, where it will be produced

Ferrell Studios is a local community theatre with volunteer personnel. No one involved in this project will receive monetary compensation.