The Lourdes Drama Society is pleased to once again sponsor a one-act playwriting competition this year. Last year we received scripts from across the U.S. and Canada, with the winning plays receiving world premieres during our Festival of One Acts 2012 in the spring. This year we expect the competition to be even bigger and better!

The competition is open to all playwrights 18 years of age and older. Entries must be one-act stage plays with performance times of 8 to 15 minutes. Submissions are restricted to original dramatic works that have not been previously published or produced outside of an academic environment. Scripts will be judged on concept, dramatic action, characterization and dialogue. Lourdes University Drama Society reserves the right to produce the winning plays. The deadline for entries is a postmark of October 15, 2012.

Download rules and an entry form (PDF)

2011 Competition Winners
1st Place – Rod McFadden of Walnut Creek, California – Love Birds
2nd Place – Janet Godsell of Wellington, Nova Scotia – A Problem With Friends
3rd Place – Chris Shaw Swanson of Westerville, Ohio – The Memory Box
3rd Place – Seth Freeman of Pacific Palisades, California – Press Pray
Honorable Mention – Richard Manley of New York, New York – Thank Emily
Honorable Mention – Michael Bettencourt of Weehawken, New Jersey – The City of Mosques

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Lourdes Drama Society 2012 One-Act Playwriting Competition

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