Thank you for your interest in LCT's "Tales from the Scrypt."

We are seeking 6-10 short plays (one act, approx. 10-15 minutes) for our upcoming short play festival. We look forward to reading your work!

Plays should have a "spooky" theme. What does that mean? We are open to interpretation and a range of ideas on what makes us feel unsettled - frightening, eerie, or just not quite right. Since we are presenting many acts in our festival, we request you avoid complicated or messy sets that would require clean-up between the acts (hint: no fake blood on the set).

Deadline to submit is May 18, 2026. We will be contacting all playwrights by the end of June to let them know if their play was selected for production. The spooky festival will be in October 2026.

We will be utilizing a blind submission process. The reading and selection committee will have no identifying information about the playwright during the selection period. DO NOT include any identifying information on or in the submitted file of your play text. Follow all directions completely. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines may be disqualified from selection.

Any questions? Contact livoniacommunitytheatre@gmail.com.

DETAILS

Please upload your 10-15 minute one act play(s) using our google submission form. Note that 10-15 minutes roughly corresponds to 10-15 pages.

One entry per person. You may submit up to two (2) plays per entry.

Submissions will be limited to 100 entries.

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SUBMISSION FORMAT

  1. Files must be submitted as PDFs.

  2. COVER PAGE: File must begin with a cover page that includes, in order:

    • TITLE:

    • SETTING/TIME PERIOD:

    • CAST LIST: (gender, age, specific requirements, or description)

    • DESCRIPTION OF SET:

    • PROP AND COSTUMES REQUIRED:

  3. Name your document using only the title of the play and nothing else. Example: If William Shakespeare was submitting The Tempest, the file would be named: the_tempest.pdf

  4. Submissions must be 20 pages or fewer, in 12-point font, written in standard manuscript format.

DO NOT include your name or any other identifying information within the text of your document or in the file name. 

Submissions not following these guidelines may be disqualified.