The 12th Annual
Reader's Theatre 

Produced by
Brian Heaton and Scott McWhirter

Short original plays performed as readers theatre.
(Not covered by Season Tickets)
 

One performance only

Sunday, Nov 20 at 3 pm

Deadline for submission to the 12th Annual Reader's Theatre has passed. If you would like to begin preparing for next year's event, general guidelines are listed below. (Please note, they are subject to change at the discretion of TSW.) 

Approximately 8-12 selected plays will be read and voted on by the attending audience. The audience favorite receives a $100 prize!

General guidelines

• Limit of two entries per playwright of an original work that has not been published or produced.
• Monologues and one man/woman plays are not accepted.
• All genres are accepted (light comedies, heavy dramas, thrillers, mystery, sci-fi, satire) with no regard to language or subject matter.
• All plays should be 5 to 10 minutes long, no exceptions. (If using standard play format a good gauge is 4-11 pages, excluding title page).
• Plays should be conducive to Reader's Theatre with simple stage directions and a story expressed through dialogue, not action.

Submission guidelines

• Scripts are accepted via mail only (no email, no PDFs) and must be postmarked by (TBD). Scripts are not returned.
• Scripts should have a title page that includes the play title and playwright's contact information, as well as a list of characters and a brief synopsis of the play. Script pages should be numbered.
• ALL scripts should be stapled in the upper left-hand corner.
• There is NO ENTRY FEE.

Playwrights selected will be informed prior to the event.

Mail entries to:

Theatre Southwest
8944-A Clarkcrest
Houston, TX 77063
Attn: TSW-RTM