BELFAST — Belfast Maskers’ Artistic Director Tucker Atwood is accepting submissions for the inaugural Maine Playwrights One Act Festival.

The festival is set to run June 20-29, 2025, at the Basil Burwell Community Theater, the theater owned and operated by Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St.

The four to-be-selected plays will be directed by Cassidy Small, Zafra Whitcomb, Angelina Nichols and Olivia West, who — along with producer Tucker Atwood — will select casts from volunteer actors who will audition in the spring. The festival’s first weekend will include cabaret-style seating with wine, cheese and soft drinks.

The following weekend will be presented with normal theater seating. The writers of the four chosen plays will receive $150 in royalties and a complimentary ticket to a performance during the second weekend of performances. If a ticket to the first weekend’s Cabaret-style is preferred, the value of a normal theater seating ticket will be comped and only the difference will be due.

To submit a one act play for consideration, send a blind (without name) PDF version of the script to [email protected]. Title the email “2025 Maine Playwrights One Act Festival Submission.” Only one script submission will be considered per playwright.

In the body of your email, include the following: Name and pronouns; town of residence; the production, staged reading, and/or workshop history of the play, if applicable; if not, an acknowledgement that it is a new and original play; the estimated running time of the play; and the cast breakdown and flexibility if applicable. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 28, 2025.

For more information and submission guidelines, visit belfastmaskers.com.

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