CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - 10 Minute Plays
The Fine Arts Association
12th Annual One Act Festival
Hot from the Oven: a la carte

The Fine Arts Association will once again showcase original, never been published 10-minute plays in our 12th Annual One Act Festival - Hot from the Oven: a la carte in February/March 2008 as part of the 2007-2008 Performance Season.

Submissions of original ten-minute plays are currently being accepted at The Fine Arts Association. Submission deadline is Monday, September 17,
2007. All submissions will be considered. The number of plays to be
produced will be at The Fine Arts Association's discretion and will
depend on the mix of qualified submissions. Original plays accepted
for the Festival will be announced on or about November 5, 2007. The plays selected will be given full production within the capabilities and budget of The Fine Arts Association. There will be no monetary stipend for plays used in the Festival.

Festival Submission Guidelines
Submission Guidelines -
- Submissions must be original, unpublished, unproduced 10-minute plays. Plays that have had staged readings will be accepted. Plays that have received full productions, either professional or amateur, will not be accepted. Legal clearance of materials not in the public domain is the full responsibility of the playwright.
- No limit to number of plays submitted by each playwright.
- Maximum Length: 10 pages.
- Scripts must be comedy or drama. Not open to musicals.
- Set and technical requirements must be minimal. Only standard
furniture and minimal props will be available for the production.
- Plays must be typed/word-processed, pages numbered, & securely bound with a cover page containing the following: Title, your name, address, phone number and e-mail address.
- All play submissions will be handled with care. However, The Fine Arts Association assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged scripts.

Mailing Guidelines:
- Send submission to: Ann Hedger, Ten Minute Plays, The Fine Arts
Association, 38660 Mentor Ave., Willoughby, Ohio 44094.
- Mailed submissions must be postmarked by September 17, 2007 to be considered for the Festival.
- If you mail your script and would like it returned, include an S.A.S.E. with your submission. If no S.A.S.E. is included, your script will be recycled. The timeframe for return of scripts is at the convenience The Fine Arts Association.

E-mail Guidelines:
- Submissions may be e-mailed to ahedger@fineartsassociation.org and should include the full contact information (your name, address, phone number and e-mail address). E-mail submissions must be received by The Fine Arts Association by Monday, September 17, 2007 to be considered.

Selection Information:
- Selections will be made by The Fine Arts Association Performance Department and inclusion in the festival is solely at their discretion.
- All submitting playwrights will be contacted by e-mail about the status of their submission after November 5, 2007.

Time Frame:
Submission deadline - Monday, September 17, 2007 Notification -- Approx. November 5, 2007 Festival Dates -- February 22 - March 8, 2008

Questions - call 440-951-7500 x103

Ann Hedger
Programming Coordinator/Director One Act Festival 440-951-7500 x103 ahedger@fineartsassociation.org <mailto:ahedger@fineartsassociation.org>

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