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    • French Language Steering Committee
    • Distinguished Thespians
    • Press Releases & Published Articles
    • EdTA International Annual Report
    • Marketing Opportunities
    • Contact Us
  • Membership
    • What is EdTA?
    • Member Discounts
    • Join with EdTA Canada Personal Membership
    • Join with School Thespian Troupe Membership >
      • Notable Inducted Thespians
    • Why Charter an ITS Troupe? >
      • Theatrefolk Troupe Start-up Grant
      • AMDA Troupe Start-up Grant
      • OSL Troupe Start-up Grant
      • UBCP/ACTRA Troupe Start-up Grant
      • Open Jar Institute Troupe Start-up Grant
      • NIC Troupe Start-up Grant
      • Rick Mercer Troupe Start-up Grant
    • Members Portal Login
    • For Current Troupe Directors
    • For Inducted Student Thespians
  • Login
  • Events
    • CNTF >
      • Thespy Performances
      • Adjudicators
      • Professional Festival Production
      • Registration Site
      • Event Access Portal
      • Scholarship Auditions
    • National Teachers' Conference
    • National Unified Post-Secondary Auditions
    • Regional Thespy Fests Across Canada >
      • Thespy Resources
    • Thespian Playworks
    • International Thespian Festival
    • ITS Student Leadership Program
    • Awards, Grants, and Scholarships
  • Publications
    • Dramatics Canada E-Newsletter
    • Remembrance Day Student Monologues
    • Canadian Play List
    • Theatre Educator Pro Learning
    • Teaching Theatre
    • Dramatics
    • EdTA International Play Survey
    • Marketing Opportunities
  • Advocacy
    • National K-12 Theatre Arts Standards Development Project
    • Theatre in our Schools (TIOS)
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EdTA CANADA PLAYWORKS COMPETITION

Apply to PlayworksPlayworks Submission Deadline: _____________________
​Email submissions to: ___________________________
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Eligibility 
Participants must be active members of the Thespian Society enrolled in high school during the current school year.

Guidelines​
  • Plays must be the original work of a single writer.
  • Plays should be no longer than 10 minutes when read aloud (approximately 10 typed pages).
  • Include a cover page with the title of the play, your name, school, troupe number, e-mail, phone number, director’s name, email, phone number.
  • No restrictions on content, language or format. 
  • Include a header or footer with the title and page numbers.
  • Character, dialogue, and stage directions must be clearly distinguished. 
  • Collaborative works or adaptations won’t be considered, nor will plays that include music, lyrics, or dialogue written by anyone other than the submitting writer.
  • Writers may submit more than one play for consideration.
  • When announced participants may submit scripts for review by the Thespian Playworks staff.
  • Up to two plays will be chosen for workshop readings and development at your Provincial Thespian Festival.
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​​Important: if your script is selected as a finalist, you must be available to attend your Regional Thespian Festival.

Finalists will be responsible for the cost of coming to your Canadian Regional Thespian Festival.  At the performance of their piece they will receive a check in the amount of registration.



Submission procedures to Thespians Playworks competition
  • Play scripts must be typed (12-point type preferred).
  • Submit a clean PDF copy of the script.
Include a cover page, with the following information:
  • the title of your play; your name, email address, telephone number(s)
  • your Thespian troupe number; the name of your school
  • the name and telephone number of your troupe director
  • the words “EdTA Canada Playworks Submission” in the subject line of your email
  • Attach a head-shot and short bio

All participants will be contacted after submission and again after the script review process is completed.

Email your script in a PDF file to: ________________________

Workshops and performance 
Up to two playwrights will be chosen to participate in play development workshops and script-in-hand readings at their Provincial Thespian Festival. 


The playwright and actors will collaborate with a director and dramaturg; the emphasis will be on bringing the play to life on stage with minimal production elements and on strengthening the script through rewrites.

The student playwrights will be part of the production team, as they observe the readings, consult with their dramaturgs, receive and provide feedback, and work on revisions.

​They will work with pre-festival casting from their own school or surrounding area.  

The process will culminate in readings of the scripts, or portions of them, before a Thespian Festival audience, followed by an audience talk-back.
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Questions? Email: _________________________
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