Note: Our submission portal for the 2025 Trustus Playwrights Festival is closed as of March 1st, 2024. A submission form will be sent to the playwright upon receipt of the $20 application fee.
The Trustus Playwrights’ Festival began at Trustus Theatre in 1988. This festival accepts submissions nationally from playwrights seeking to develop their script for a full main stage production at Trustus Theatre. Past winners include David Lindsay-Abaire, Jon Tuttle, Deborah Breevort, Stephen Belber, Andrea Lepcico, and Sarah Hammond (to name a few).
Trustus Theatre selects one new play annually as the winner of the Trustus Playwrights’ Festival. Submissions should be non-musical plays that have small casts (6 actors or less) and modest design needs (no fly systems or pyrotechnics please). The festival is welcoming to experimental works. The festival prefers scripts that have not been produced, and that Trustus’ production have “World Premiere” status.
Required Submission Information
Play Title, Playwright Full Name, Playwright Email, Playwright Phone, Playwright Address, Synopsis, Play Setting, Cast Size, Characters, Production History, Playwright Bio
10 PAGE SAMPLE FROM SCRIPT: (upload .pdf format)
Check back in December 2024 for the submission portal for the 2026 Playwrights Festival!