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2019 SCRIPT SUBMISSION
Submission applications open until April 5th.
Submission fee waved until March 2nd.
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Submissions will remain open until April 5th, or when 300 submissions have been received, whichever comes first.  There is no submission fee, provided you complete your submission by March 1st.  After March 1st, we ask for a $20 submission fee.

GFTF customizes the development process to the needs of each playwright’s new work.  
This is a rough sketch of the development opportunities we offer:

A table read.  The playwright hears their words aloud.  No audience.  The actors, creatives, and playwright discuss the work in depth.
A private reading.  A lightly rehearsed reading in front of an intimate group of a hand-picked audience with optional facilitated post-show conversation.
A public reading.  A rehearsed reading with light staging in front of an open audience with with optional facilitated post-show community conversation.
A workshop production*.  A lightly produced staging of the work in front of an open and invited audience, with optional facilitated post-show community conversation.


Artistic Criteria

• GFTF is committed to excellent, authentic storytelling.  We encourage narratives in all forms and on all subjects.  Special consideration will be given to scripts that lend themselves to sustainable production practices, and/or engage problems of social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
• GFTF accepts musicals, full length, one act, immersive theatre, adaptations, and non-traditional experimental scripts.  

Basic Requirements

• Previously un-produced.  GFTF considers a play to have been “unproduced” when actors are on book and there was minimal staging (scenery, costumes, and lighting), and have not previously received press coverage.  Director, actors, and technicians either volunteered their time or received a small stipend.  
• Maximum of eight actors; doubling is permitted, provided a doubling plan is included with the cast list.
• Submitting author(s) are the sole owner of script copyright.  
• Musicals must submit full score.  

Preparing your submission:

In order to make the submission process as quick, easy and error-free as possible, please make sure to prepare before beginning the process.  When you are ready, click the Button below and your browser will open a new window which will contain a Google Form.  This is the submission form.  Make sure you have:

1. A PDF or .doc of your script (see Script Criteria below).
2. Links to any relevant support material you wish to share.
3. A synopsis of the work you are submitting (200 word max) that you can cut and paste into the form.
4. Your Bio ready to cut and paste into the form.

If you haven't much considered how your project addresses sustainability, you might want to give it some thought before starting your submission.  You could start by taking a look here, here, or here.  ​One of the first things we ask for on the submission form is for you to describe your project in terms of sustainability.  Clear and specific narrative in this part of the application will help us identify how your project aligns with the GFTF mission to support sustainable theatre.

Script Criteria

• Page 1: cover page with play title, author(s) name, contact information; also, insert this disclaimer: This script is copyright protected and may not be reproduced, distributed, or disseminated without the prior written permission of the author.
• Page 2: brief synopsis of play (200-word maximum) and cast list that includes each character’s name, age, and brief description.
• All pages numbered.
• Characters’ names centered above dialogue.
• Last page indicated with “End”

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Ready to Submit Your Script?