The Midwest Dramatists Center (MDC) is pleased to announce the return of the Midwest Dramatists Conference, to take place September 26-28, 2024. MDC is a Kansas City, Missouri-based organization and we invite play submissions from playwrights across the country.
The conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Olathe, Kansas, 12080 S Strang Line Road. The phone number is 913-815-2345. There is a special hotel discount for artists visiting from out of town. Please let the hotel know you are attending the conference when you call for reservations. The local airport is Kansas City International (MCI), in Kansas City, Missouri.
Industry professionals Edward Einhorn, Artistic Director of Untitled Theater Company Number 61, and Kansas City film and theatre critic Lonita Cook will serve as adjudicators of the 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 more than three characters. Each playwright will receive a 25-minute slot that includes their play reading and adjudicator comments. The play must be unpublished, but previous productions or readings are acceptable.
The submission window will remain open until we have received 125 applications, and selected playwrights will be notified by July 30, 2024. There is no submission fee. One submission per playwright. The conference will provide actors and directors from Kansas City’s vibrant professional theatre pool.
Once you are accepted, conference registration is $275. Playwrights whose plays are chosen are required to attend in order to have their plays read at the conference. In addition to the play reading with adjudicator feedback, conference registration includes the opening night reception, breakfast and afternoon snacks Friday and Saturday, the Gala dinner, and breakout sessions. 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 the email or a separate document.
The conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Olathe, Kansas, 12080 S Strang Line Road. The phone number is 913-815-2345. There is a special hotel discount for artists visiting from out of town. Please let the hotel know you are attending the conference when you call for reservations. The local airport is Kansas City International (MCI), in Kansas City, Missouri.
