Playwriting Competition

1. All submissions must be original and unpublished.
2. Plays should be intended for a college-aged cast and audience.
3. Only full-length plays will be considered.
4. No musicals at this time will be considered.
5. Playwrights may submit as many plays as they wish. There is a $10 submission fee,
   made out to SLU, per script entry. Fees must be postmarked by Friday, February
   21st.
6. Scripts must be arranged in professional play script format.
7.  Submission deadline is Friday, February 21st, 2025
8.  Please fill-out the Google Form below to enter your submission. Please attach a blind
   copy of your script to the Google Form.

Mail submission fee to:
Southeastern Theatre
Attention: Chad Winters
SLU Box 10765
Hammond, LA 70402

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.