Building on the success of our first 10-minute play festival this past June, the Nu∙10 returns this fall to host a spine-chilling, hair-raising, bloodcurdling short play festival for performances on October 30, 31 and November 1!
Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2014.
No more than 50 submissions will be accepted for this festival.
Whether an original work, re-imagining a classic horror story or an existing play of haunting proportions, each play should be creepy, chilling, spooky and wickedly entertaining!
Up to 8 plays will be chosen.
Audiences will be invited to vote on the selections at each performance with the 1st and 2nd place winners announced after the last performance and sharing a percentage of the house sales.
Guidelines and Rules for Submission
• Only original plays, never before published, are eligible.
• Plays must be submitted via electronic PDF format to: submissions@desotellestudio.com (Do not mail printed scripts.)
• There is no submission fee.
• Eligible playwrights must reside in the tri-state area.
• Please include the following information on the title page:
o play title, your name, mailing address, phone number, email address
• The play may be no more than TEN PAGES in a font no smaller than 11pt and run no more than 10 minutes in duration.
• The play may not exceed 4 characters and should require minimal set, props and costumes.
• Playwrights or submitting parties are responsible for arranging the directing and acting team, as well as any set needs and props. There will be limited lighting and sound cues.
The John DeSotelle Studio will, in its sole discretion, make production decisions based upon appropriateness of content in keeping with the theme and the practical ability to produce all plays selected by its readers for presentation.
All eligible plays are circulated among a committee of readers selected by the John DeSotelle Studio for their capability and integrity to select plays for inclusion in Nu∙10 Ten Minute Play Festival. The readers are given specific directions for scoring each eligible play and they independently complete this assignment. Scoring criteria includes five or more categories relating to story and plot, dialogue, characters and ease of production.
Festival selections will be announced by September 30, 2014.
For more information call our Festival Coordinator at 212-581-0188 or email submissions@desotellestudio.com.