One-Minute Plays Wanted!

If play-writing is your thing, here's an interesting opportunity for you. Submissions of one-minute plays are currently being sought for an International Festival titled 'Gone in 60 Secs'. Here's what they say on their website at www.screamingmediaproductions.com.

Now in its third international year, Screaming Media Productions have once again teamed up with Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate College and Brooklyn College New York to present 'GI60', the world's only 'International Interactive Theatre Festival'. In May and June of this year both Harrogate Theatre and Brooklyn College will host an evening of new theatre. Each venue will premiere fifty new plays, each lasting no more than sixty seconds in length. Actors at Brooklyn College and Harrogate Theatre will perform the plays, which will be recorded and then made available for viewing or download via the screaming media website for a period of up to one year. 'GI60' celebrates new writing by providing a creative platform to a diverse range of people of all ages from around the world. If you have an idea, why not write a play? It's open to anybody and it couldn't be easier...

Full details can be viewed on the Screaming Media site, but briefly the main rules are (1) plays must last no longer than 60 seconds, (2) all plays must be totally original and the author's own work, and (3) the cast size may not exceed 12 actors. All entries must be submitted by email, and the deadline is Saturday 14 April.

The downside is that there are no prizes on offer apart from having your work performed, but then again these are only one-minute plays we're talking about. It's an interesting challenge and a chance to get a bit of free publicity if you're a winner, not to mention an eye-catching addition to your writing CV/resume. So if you agree with the Bard that "the play's the thing", why not give it a try?!