Playwriting Opp: May 1 Deadline

Golden Thread Productions in San Francisco is accepting submissions for its ReOrient Festival of Short Plays through May 1, 2014.  There is no fee for submissions.  The criteria for submission are as follows:


Eligibility Criteria:

• Playwrights of  Middle Eastern heritage writing about any topic 
• Playwrights of all backgrounds writing about the Middle East
• Plays must be written in English 
• Plays must be 10-30 minutes in length

Thematic Areas of Interest:

• Comedies of all sorts, particularly political satire 
• Adaptations of classical texts and/or historical figures 
• Exploration of Middle Eastern performance traditions 
• Experiments with non-realistic forms

Submission Guidelines:
Please email play, resume & cover letter to GTPSubmissions@gmail.com. Specify ReOrient Festival in the subject line, if applicable. Hard copy submissions by mail will not be accepted.  All submissions will receive a response within 12 months.

If you don't have a short play, full-length play submissions are accepted year-round for reading or production consideration.  For more information about all submission opportunities, click here.