Emerald Theatre Company's 8th Annual 10 Minute Play Festival
NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSONS SHOWDATE IS SEPTEMBER 2025
Seeking original vignettes inspired by the classic nursery rhyme: "Monday’s Child"
7 vignettes will be selected for production. Each vignette should focus on an adult who embodies a “child” from the rhyme below.
Guidelines: Title your vignette after your chosen child (e.g., Monday’s Child, Friday’s Child, etc.)
No names on scripts. Include a separate title page with your name and contact info. Keep it under 10 minutes (MAX 10 pages.) Title page DOES NOT COUNT AS ONE OF THE 10 PAGES.
No monologues. No musicals. No more than 3 Characters per vignette.
Set your story in any time or place—as long as it can be produced in a simple black box.
No children’s theatre, musicals, or child-centered stories, please.
Entry Fee: $15.00 to help offset production costs. This entry fee is also used for our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners cash awards and medals.
Submission Deadline: May 30, 2025
Submit your script to: Hal Harmon, Co-Artistic Director, Emerald Theatre Company You may submit your script electronically. If you prefer to send via USPS, please email and we will send the mailing address.
pay by check or CashApp
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If paying by CashApp, please let us know when sending your script.
Prizes: 1st - $100.00 plus a medal plus stage performances
2nd $ 50.00 plus a medal plus stage performances
3rd a medal plus stage performances
2nd $ 50.00 plus a medal plus stage performances
3rd a medal plus stage performances
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2085 Monroe Ave.
theatreworksmemphis.org