Direct Script Submissions Short+Sweet Theatre Illawarra 2021

SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA THEATRE

Direct Script Submission (fee waiver)

If you would like to submit your ten-minute script for Short+Sweet Illawarra direct, please complete the form below. Applying directly means you would like to have a short play you have written submitted for performance at Short+Sweet Illawarra. Writers can submit more than one play for consideration, however, may only have one play staged as part of our festival.

Please note that by submitting your script direct, it will not be considered for other Short+Sweet festivals. To submit your script for all of our festivals worldwide (including Illawarra) please click here - there is a small fee per script submitted.

Direct entry scripts will be assessed and the highest rated scripts will be shortlisted and made available for our Top 20 directors to choose to direct at Short+Sweet Illawarra 2021.

There is no fee to submit direct for Short+Sweet Illawarra, and we do not restrict the content of your ten-minute theatre vision. We simply require your play to run less than ten minutes.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

For the full Terms and Conditions of submitting a script to Short+Sweet, please see below. Please read carefully before submitting! Any entry which does not comply with the Terms And Conditions will be deemed ineligible.

Of particular note: NO NAMES anywhere on scripts.

For a rundown on how we assess our direct script entries, contact the Festival Director of Short+Sweet Illawarra on luke.berman@shortandsweet.org.

If you want to submit more than one script, please fill in this form, then complete it again for each submission you want to send.

First name *

Surname *

E-Mail *

Backup email

Postal Address

Suburb *

State *

Postcode *

Country *

Telephone/mobile *

including country/area codes

Is this the first time that you have submitted a play for Short+Sweet? *

YES

Has the play you're submitting been performed? If so, in which cities? *

Play title *

Cast size *

One line synopsis for your play *

Terms and Conditions *

I agree to the Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions *

Scripts and ITC Submissions
By entering your script to Short+Sweet you are agreeing to the following:

NB: "Script" referred to here covers all classifications of submitted work; be it musical composition, choreographic dance work, play script or otherwise devised piece submitted for the purpose of performance within Short+Sweet. 

1.     The running time of my script is 10 minutes or less. (Scripts clearly longer than 10 minutes will not be considered and any entry fees paid are forfeited.)
2.     As the writer/creator of the script I hereby give permission for the organisers to present the work at any of the Short+Sweet festivals it is eligible for. If I am not the writer/creator (or sole writer/creator) of the idea, story, script, theatre work or any material used in the creation of the theatre work it is my responsibility to gain permission from all other contributors to present the work at Short+Sweet - and to fulfil all conditions set by those writers, originators or contributors to present the work at Short+Sweet.
3.     Should my script be selected for Short+Sweet I understand I will receive no royalties for those performances but may be eligible for prizes and professional development opportunities.
4.     If my script is selected, I give Short+Sweet the right to film/record/photograph it for marketing and publicity purposes. This also includes archival, marketing or publicity purposes in an unpaid public forum such as YouTube.
5.     Although Short+Sweet aims to honour the writer/creator's intentions in staging their script, I understand that in order to have my script produced at Short+Sweet my script may need to be altered by the actors and director producing my script, due to staging restrictions or the work running over 10 minutes. Short+Sweet Directors are instructed that any additions, omissions, or alterations in the manuscript of the play must be made with the written consent of the writer.
6.     Scripts are assessed anonymously to ensure the highest standards of fairness and objectivity. In order for writers to remain anonymous to assessors they must NOT put their name anywhere on the script(s) they are submitting, including in the document's filename. 
7.     PDF, doc and docx are the preferred file formats.
8.     Scripts which have been performed in the host city of any of our festivals are not eligible for production in that city. For example, if your play has been performed in Sydney and Sydney only, it cannot be performed in Short+Sweet Sydney but is still eligible for all of our other festivals. In the Inaugural 2018 festival, Short+Sweet Illawarra has exemption.
9.     If Short+Sweet, for any reason, believes the above criteria has not been met then my play will be withdrawn from Short+Sweet.

Privacy Statement
The personal information that you provided on your Short+Sweet entry and your script will only be used by Short+Sweet. Your personal information may be used to communicate with you about Short+Sweet and other Short+Sweet related activities. You can opt out of these communications at any time by responding to any emails received with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or the body of an email.

Upload File *

Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: rtf pdf doc docx.

Long synopsis *

Please provide a longer synopsis about your play, approx 1 paragraph

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Direct Script Submissions Short+Sweet Theatre Illawarra 2021