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The Echo New Play Competition
Deadline
July 1st, 2024
Description
The Echo Theater of Los Angeles was founded in 1997. Dedicated to developing and producing the work of playwrights at all levels, while extending itself to people and places that theater has lost touch with, The Echo has produced over 100 Los Angeles premiere productions.
The Echo is now accepting submissions for its new play competition.
Submissions must be:
Original, unpublished, and unproduced, non-musical stage plays.
No adaptations or translations please.
No shorter than 60 and no longer than 150 pages.
The prizes:
1st: $1000 honorarium; A rehearsed public reading of the play at The Echo Theater, Atwater Village, Los Angeles. Playwright will be traveled and housed.
2nd: $500 honorarium, a rehearsed Zoom reading.
3rd: $250 honorarium, a note session.
Prize Committee:
Beth Blickers
Bernardo Cubria
Val Day
Guy Zimmerman
Alexis Williams
Winners announced: September 1st
Readings: January 2025
The Echo is now accepting submissions for its new play competition.
Submissions must be:
Original, unpublished, and unproduced, non-musical stage plays.
No adaptations or translations please.
No shorter than 60 and no longer than 150 pages.
The prizes:
1st: $1000 honorarium; A rehearsed public reading of the play at The Echo Theater, Atwater Village, Los Angeles. Playwright will be traveled and housed.
2nd: $500 honorarium, a rehearsed Zoom reading.
3rd: $250 honorarium, a note session.
Prize Committee:
Beth Blickers
Bernardo Cubria
Val Day
Guy Zimmerman
Alexis Williams
Winners announced: September 1st
Readings: January 2025
Contact Information
Please submit via the website linked below: https://www.echotheatercompany.com/new-play-competition/
Category: Contest
