The Midwest Dramatists Center (MDC) is pleased to announce the second Midwest Dramatists Conference, to take place September 27-29, 2018. MDC is a Kansas City, Missouri-based organization and we invite play submissions from playwrights across the country.
Industry professionals from New York City, Beth Blickers (literary agent with APA), and Sean Grennan (playwright), will attend play readings held during the conference and conduct workshops for the playwrights whose plays have been selected for the conference. Additional adjudicators will be announced on our website this summer.
We are currently seeking 10-minute plays with no limitations on theme. The plays must have no more than four characters and be unpublished, but previous productions or readings are acceptable. The deadline for submissions is May 20th, 2018, and selected playwrights will be notified by July 15th, 2018. Up to 48 playwrights will be selected. There is no submission fee, the conference will provide actors and directors, and the number of submissions will be capped at 500. Only one submission per playwright is allowed.
For selected playwrights, conference registration is $220, and playwrights whose plays are chosen are required to attend to have their plays read. Conference registration includes opening night reception, breakfast and afternoon snacks Friday and Saturday, a Gala dinner held Saturday night, Saturday morning breakout sessions, as well as feedback on their plays by the adjudicators and the MDC literary manager during the readings. More details about the conference will be announced at www.midwestdramatists.org.
Please send scripts to director@midwestdramatists.org as a blind submission (no name or other identifying information) and include a brief biography and any production history in a separate document.
The conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Olathe, Kansas, 12080 S Strang Line Road. There is a special hotel discount for artists visiting from out of town. Please contact us if you need accommodations.
