FESTIVAL OF SHORT PLAYS 2025

February 15-16, 2025

We continue to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard. With this in mind, we are thrilled to be producing our fifth annual Festival of Short Plays in partnership with AMT Theater, spotlighting stories written by people of color.

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SUbmissions


Seeking Playwrights, Directors, and Actors for Abingdon Theatre Company's upcoming Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays in collaboration with AMT Theater. Abingdon Theatre Company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard. With this in mind, ATC is thrilled to open submissions for their fifth annual festival of short plays; a festival shedding light on stories by people of color.

Playwrights: Short play submissions should be unpublished, no longer than 40 pages and written by BIPOC individuals. We are accepting applications from artists from all experience levels, locations, and ages.

Directors: Seeking BIPOC directors for our festival of short plays. Please ensure you are available for the in-person festival in New York City from February 15-16.

Actors: Seeking actors of all ethnicities for our festival of short plays. Please ensure you are available for the in-person festival in New York City from February 15-16.

Submissions to Close on December 20, 2024


Support


We need your help to create the opportunity for all voices to be heard. With your support, we can keep the festival a fully free-to-the-public event.


WATCH Last year’s february artist spotlights


Learn about past festival playwrights Nicholas Pilapil, Adrienne Dawes, Ayibatari Owei, and Marcus Harmon!

Ticket info for Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays…coming soon!