ScripTease

New works are the lifeblood of live theater, and the Raven is committed to producing at least one original play every season. We accept new play submissions from March 1 through May 31 each year. From these submissions, we select scripts for regular public readings in our ongoing ScripTease series. Our goal is to then select one of those plays for a fully staged production at the Raven Performing Arts Theater. We specifically seek plays by writers located on the West Coast, as we view the playwright as a critical member of the creative ensemble and welcome them to be on site as much as possible during the rehearsal process, should their play be chosen for production. 

If you have questions, please contact artistic director Steven David Martin at steven.d.m@raventheater.org.

Full-length, original, unpublished, and unproduced plays and musicals only (no translations, adaptations or children’s plays).

Guidelines: (printable PDF)

Submit to: newplays@raventheater.org

New Play submissions are accepted March 1 through May 31 only.
All submissions MUST be received electronically, submitted in PDF formats with observance to the following:

• • Text in 12pt type and in a plain font such as Times New Roman.

• • Script must include title and page numbers at the bottom of each page.

• • Script must include title page and list of characters and settings.

In addition to an attachment of the script, you will be asked to provide your resume, a brief synopsis of the play, a brief professional biography, a brief description of the play’s workshop/reading history, and any special casting/technical requirements that the play presents.

The playwright will receive email confirmation of the receipt of their script. 

Three to four scripts will be selected for public readings as part of the Raven Players’ ongoing ScripTease series. One of these scripts may be selected for a full production in the spring of the following year.

The playwrights of the plays selected for the ScripTease readings will be notified by email and the selected play titles will be posted on the Raven Players website.

Please Note:

• • Submissions not adhering to all guidelines will not be considered.

• • Upon submission, you will receive an email confirmation of its receipt within one week.

• • Submission of a play acknowledges the Raven Players’ right to offer public readings of the play with no financial compensation to the playwright.

• • The playwright of the selected play will be invited to join the company in rehearsal and be an active part of the process. The Raven Players, however, will not pay any travel expenses.

• • The Raven Players will not supply written critiques of submitted plays.

Raven Players ScripTease —
Free public readings of original plays at Healdsburg Center for the Arts: 334 Center Street, Healdsburg.

Readings begin at 7:00 pm.

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