If you previously submitted to *WRP’s 1st Annual **Short Cuts Play Festival*, please forward your application to the CORRECTED email address: August@thewrp.org *WRP is looking for submissions of 10-MINUTE PLAY to be performed in conjunction with the first mainstage play of our 2025/2026 season.* If you would like to submit a piece, here are some *parameters and important information:* - Selected pieces should be ideally 10 minutes in length. - The cast maximum is *FOUR*; however, more than four characters can be included as long as all characters are intended to be played by four actors. - We are not seeking specific subject matter, but ideas of the sea, and the existing set for the performance will be centered around a boat. Do with that as you will. - Finalists agree to grant performance rights, without additional royalty, to Western Reserve Playhouse for the performance run of the Short Cuts Play Festival. - Plays remain the sole property of the playwright. - Some sound effects & lighting can be provided as needed. - All rehearsal & production formatting questions will be discussed on an individual basis between the playwright and WRP. - 6 Finalist pieces will be selected, directed, and performed once during the run of our first play of the season, *April 4-13, 2025*. - The specific performance date and time of each piece will be finalized at a later date. *Deadlines and Submission Details:* - Deadline: Saturday *January 4, 2025 at 12:00PM* - Email submissions to August Scarpelli at august@thewrp.org - Subject line: WRP 2025 Play Festival Submission - Submissions must be attached in PDF or WORD format - Include a brief bio about yourself as artist/playwright and a short essay discussing the genesis of your play. *Submissions will be chosen by January 12, 2025.* -- Braelin Andrzejewski Content/Marketing Coordinator Western Reserve Playhouse 3326 Everett Road, Bath, Ohio 44286 330-203-1007 www.thewrp.org -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.