TEN-MINUTE PLAY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• • There is no fee to submit your play.
  • Playwrights must be local to the Tampa Bay area.

• Playwrights may only submit one play.
• Playwrights must not submit previously submitted works to any Powerstories opportunity.
• Plays must be unproduced, new works, OR works not recently produced.
  • Prior to the submission deadline, Powerstories is offering two workshops with Dr. Jenny Kokai, Powerstories’ Playwright-in-Residence, to help you develop your 10 minute plays:
    • Starting from Scratch on Sunday, October 5th
    • Plays in Progress on Saturday, October 18th
• Your submission cannot be longer than 10 minutes.
• We will not accept musicals.
• Submit the entire play.
• Your submission can have any theme.
• The setting of your play should be simple or suggested.
• The maximum cast size is 5.
• Your submission reflects overall quality and is a fully developed and well-written play.
• You will actively promote your productions to boost ticket sales and share pertinent marketing information about the festival.
• All plays should be submitted as PDFs with the title in caps, followed by the playwright’s name. Example: VOW 2025 Playwright Name
• Play’s cover sheet must include the author’s information (name, address, telephone, email). A short synopsis is encouraged.
• Any stage play format is acceptable.
• If selected for self-producing:
  • You will be available for a playwright promotional interview before the festival.
  • You will attend a mandatory producing workshop/orientation in early 2026. 
  • Each 10-minute playwright will be responsible for all costs of casting and directing the show. We recommend working with volunteers and minimal scenic elements.
  • Powerstories will organize collective auditions in early 2026.
  • You will receive an All-Access Festival Pass to support your fellow playwrights’ works.
  • We trust that your play will be exclusively presented with Powerstories Theatre’s Voices of Women Theatre Festival and will not be produced directly before or after the festival (January 2026 – April 2026).
• Scripts must be received by November 1, 2025.