GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT'S 3rd Annual Off-Broad Street Short Play Festival will take place in April 2026 at Le Chat Noir Theatre in Augusta, GA! And we want you to submit your script!
GUIDELINES: (please read carefully)
- Send scripts to submissions@gatherbytheghostlight.com.
- Open to stage play submissions worldwide from playwrights ages 18 and older.
- One submission per playwright.
- 12 pages or less.
- No monologues or one-person plays.
- No musicals.
- No screenplay scripts. This is a stage play festival.
- Open to ALL genres (adult language and situations are allowed).
- Plays must be in English language.
- Previously produced plays are okay.
- PDF files only (any other format will not be read).
- Submissions should have no author information on the script itself. Your contact info should only be in the body of your email.
- Playwrights of selected scripts will be notified in mid-February.
- No submission fee.
- The deadline is December 31st or once we receive 300 submissions (whichever comes first).
- Open to stage play submissions worldwide from playwrights ages 18 and older.
- One submission per playwright.
- 12 pages or less.
- No monologues or one-person plays.
- No musicals.
- No screenplay scripts. This is a stage play festival.
- Open to ALL genres (adult language and situations are allowed).
- Plays must be in English language.
- Previously produced plays are okay.
- PDF files only (any other format will not be read).
- Submissions should have no author information on the script itself. Your contact info should only be in the body of your email.
- Playwrights of selected scripts will be notified in mid-February.
- No submission fee.
- The deadline is December 31st or once we receive 300 submissions (whichever comes first).
- The ONLY file attached to your email should be the PDF of your script with no author info.
YOUR SUBMISSION (IMPORTANT)
Your email should have these details included (copy and paste this if needed)
PLAY TITLE:
YOUR NAME:
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:
This is the ONLY info we need. Please don't add your resume, production history, or any other supplemental information.
IF ANY OF THE ABOVE GUIDELINES ARE NOT FOLLOWED, THEN IT MEANS THAT YOU LIKELY DIDN'T READ THROUGH THEM SO YOUR SUBMISSION WILL ALSO NOT BE READ
SELECTED SCRIPTS:
- A total of 8 selected plays will be performed in April 2026 at Le Chat Noir Theatre.
- Selected playwrights will each receive $50
- Selected plays will be published in the 2026 Off Broad Street Festival anthology by Ghost Light Publications. (Non-exclusive, all licensing rights still belong to the playwright).
IF ANY OF THE ABOVE GUIDELINES ARE NOT FOLLOWED, THEN IT MEANS THAT YOU LIKELY DIDN'T READ THROUGH THEM SO YOUR SUBMISSION WILL ALSO NOT BE READ
SELECTED SCRIPTS:
- A total of 8 selected plays will be performed in April 2026 at Le Chat Noir Theatre.
- Selected playwrights will each receive $50
- Selected plays will be published in the 2026 Off Broad Street Festival anthology by Ghost Light Publications. (Non-exclusive, all licensing rights still belong to the playwright).