Southeastern Theatre is committed to developing emerging voices in theatre by providing full productions of yet-to-be-published winning plays as part of its Mainstage Season. No other undergraduate theatre program in our region dedicates a quarter of its season every academic year to new play development at this level. Our students benefit from being part of the process of developing a new play and our audiences and students have the opportunity to meet with the playwright in production and in post-show audience talkbacks. Every year the Inkslinger contest continues to grow with more and more playwright submissions extending around the world.
The winner will receive a full production, transportation to and from Hammond, Louisiana to attend the production, and up to two nights’ housing while attending the play. Our venue, The Vonnie Borden Theatre, is under renovation and all of our productions until it is complete are at nearby theatres such as The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts and Reimer’s Memorial Auditorium in downtown Hammond.
IMPORTANT: Please attach a blind copy of your script.
MARK LOEWENSTERN “NEAR NELLIE BLY”
WOLFGANG JONES “A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO SELF-LOATHING AND WHY WE SAY GOODBYE”
CATHY DRESBACH AND BEN TYLER “THE TRUTH ABOUT WINNIE RUTH JUDD”
SHAYNE KENNEDY “MRS. WHITMAN’S WORDS FOR WOMEN”
T.J.YOUNG “DARK SKIN PAVEMENT”
ALEK MERRILO “EXIT 27”
CAROLYN NUR WISTRAND “SHE DANCED WITH A RED FISH”
ANNA TATELMAN “LIFE ON THE MOON”
ETHAN WARREN “WHY ARE YOU NOWHERE”
COLIN CROWLEY “ENCORE, ENCORE”
EDDIE ZIPPERER “BEWARE THE LICORICE VINES”
