Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Script Submissions Deadline is May 20, 2013 for the Strawberry One-Act Festival in Manhattan, NYC

Strawberry One-Act Festival in Manhattan, NYC

The Strawberry One-Act Festival – Summer 2013 will be held at

The Hudson Guild Theater, 441 West 26th St., NYC,
Between 9th & 10th Avenue
August 14, 2013 - August 25, 2013
The Strawberry One-Act Festival is celebrating its 24th season, the brainchild of Artistic Director, Van Dirk Fisher, is a play competition in which the audience and the theatre's judges cast their votes to select the best play of the season.  Twice a year, hundreds of plays from across the country are submitted for the competition.  Plays move from the 1st Round to the Semi-Finals and then the Finals.  The playwright of the winning play receives $1,500.00 and the opportunity to have a full-length play developed by the Riant.  The awards to be presented are Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. Submissions are being accepted for the festival until May 20, 2013.  To download an application click here or email us for an application at RiantTheatre@gmail.com.  To submit full-length plays, musicals and staged readings click here for an application for the Strawberry Theatre Festival.

The Judges for the Finals of the Strawberry One-Act Festival TBA, they will consist of a Theatre Producer, Artistic Director of a Theatre Company, a Casting Director and an Agent.
The Launch Party for the festival will be held at the Tribeca Grand Hotel Cinema on Monday, July 29, 2013 at 7pm.  The Award Ceremony & Performance will be on Sunday, August 25th at 5pm at the Hudson Guild Theatre.  In addition, some of the plays in the festival will be selected for publication in our anthology: The Best Plays From The Strawberry One-Act Festival: Volume 9.