St. Tammany National One-Act Play Festival
2008

In honor of Walker Percy

…one of the great Southern Novelists,
who lived, died and did most of his writing in Covington, Louisiana

Awards

• Four one-act plays will be chosen.  Each play will be presented as a rehearsed stage reading during the November 2008 National One-Act Play Festival in conjunction of the St. Tammany Parish Library's Walker Percy Southern Literary Festival.  Each play will be critiqued by a panel of theatre professionals and a Question & Answer period with the audience.

• Each winning playwright will receive a $100.00 award.

• The festival will open on a Friday evening November 2008 with a dinner reception to honor the chosen playwrights.

• The festival will close on a Saturday evening, November 2007 with a cocktail party.

• Lodging and meals will be provided.  (Playwrights will be responsible for travel costs.)

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Rules for Submission

• Winning playwrights MUST attend the festival.

• Submission fee is $10, payable to St. Tammany Parish Library.
  • Mail to:
    St. Tammany Parish One-Act Play Festival
    St. Tammany Parish Library
    310 W. 21st. Ave.
    Covington, Louisiana 70433
    Attn: Jan Butler
    
• One submission per playwright.

• The entry must be one-act, between twenty to thirty pages in length with a maximum of eight characters.  Musicals and children’s plays will not be accepted. 

• The entry must be an original work, and must not have been previously produced or published.  However, workshops or readings are not disqualifying factors.

• There is no restriction on subject or style, but a word of caution on use of profanity or sexual content: the event will be open to the public of all ages.

• Contact the St.Tammany Parish Library/Covington Branch or for specific questions, e-mail Jan Butler at covington@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us.

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Submission Guidelines

• THREE bound, typewritten copies of the script
• Enclose a SASE for notification (scripts will not be returned).

• Covers of scripts should contain ONLY the title of play.  The playwright’s name may not appear on any other section of the script. 

• A separate title page must include:  title, author’s name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.

• Entries must be received by August 25, 2007, winner notification by October 1, 2007

 

Mail to:

St. Tammany Parish Library

ATTN: Jan Butler

310 W. 21st. Ave.

Covington, LA 70433

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Winners of the 2005 St. Tammany National One-Act Play Festival

Darwin’s Dilemma by Laura Lewis-Barr, Illinois

Gerontia by Walt Vail, New Jersey

Matka by Ann Maria Olivia, North Carolina

The Plagiarist by William Baer, Indiana

**The 2006 festival was cancelled due to effects of Hurricane Katrina.

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