THINK FAST 2022: Annual One-Act Play Competition, March 4-6: AND THE WINNER IS ...
Submission guidelines for 2023 are below
Nominees/winners:
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The nominees for best director are
Jonathan T. Coleman, House for Sale by Owner Julie Kramer, CEO Alli Hartley-Kong, Bacon With Dad And the winner is: Julie Kramer, CEO The nominees for best actor are Frank Danko. All Thumbs Jay Dunigan, It Ain't Pinter Jack Rushton, It Ain't Pinter James Spadola, Bacon With Dad And the winner is: James Spadola, Bacon With Dad The nominees for best actress are Katie Goodman, CEO Mariana Houston, House for Sale by Owner Bridget Rose Perrotta, CEO Catie Zaleski, Ricky and Ready And the winner is Bridget Rose Perrotta ,CEO |
AUDIENCE FAVORITE – an extremely close count yielded a tie:
CEO by Jenny Lyn Bader House for Sale by Owner by Marc Paykuss The nominees for the Judges Prize and the cash award are: All Thumbs, by Larry Rinkel CEO by Jenny Lyn Bader House for Sale by Owner by Marc Paykuss And the winner is House for Sale by Owner, Marc Paykuss CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED. Please join us for the 20th Annual YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS' PERFORMANCE AND AWARDS, 7:30pm, Monday, March 28, |
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This event is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2022 Stages Festival, made possible by support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; OceanFirst Foundation; New Jersey Historical Commission. www.njtheatrealliance.org/stages
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THINK FAST 2019 Photo Gallery
courtesy of Rene Atchison Photography |
THINK FAST 2020 Photo Gallery
courtesy of Helena Mezzo |
HOW TO SUBMIT FOR 2023:
The Theater Project’s annual short play competition awards the winner for Best Play a $500 prize. The contest is open to adult playwrights, 18 and up. There is no fee to submit your play for consideration, but there is a participation fee for the finalists who present (see below). Plays are accepted in the fall of 2022 for the Winter 2023 event. Eight to ten short plays are selected for three prerecorded broadcast performances.
At each performance, the audience will vote for their favorite play. After the final performance, judges will award:
Best Play ($500 prize), Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Audience Favorite (play) certificates.
Plays can be either dramas or comedies but must be no more than 15 minutes running time. This restriction is absolute and plays that exceed 15 minutes will not be considered. Sets, lighting and sound requirements must be simple. No elaborate props or effects. Playwrights invited to participate must have plays that are ready-to-perform and supply their own actors and directors who are recorded via Zoom by The Theater Project.
At each performance, the audience will vote for their favorite play. After the final performance, judges will award:
Best Play ($500 prize), Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Audience Favorite (play) certificates.
Plays can be either dramas or comedies but must be no more than 15 minutes running time. This restriction is absolute and plays that exceed 15 minutes will not be considered. Sets, lighting and sound requirements must be simple. No elaborate props or effects. Playwrights invited to participate must have plays that are ready-to-perform and supply their own actors and directors who are recorded via Zoom by The Theater Project.
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Deadline:
Submissions are accepted in October and November of 2022 -- watch this space. Electronic submissions only. No fee to submit. Plays are accepted for six weeks each fall. E-mail your short play to: OneActFest@TheTheaterProject.org Include in the Subject line: “Submission + The Title of Your Play.” Email submissions must contain this sentence in the body of the email: “If my play is accepted and I choose to take part in the festival, I understand that I will be responsible for the casting and rehearsal of my play and that I will be charged a $100 participation fee.” |
If Your Play Is Selected
The Theater Project will supply a stage manager/technical director to oversee the Zoom production. Individual productions supply the actors, directors and make their own agreements with actors and directors regarding compensation. NOTE: Playwrights will be charged a $100 fee to cover the $500 prize as well as the cost of hiring the stage manager/technical director |
About the Production Fee
The Theater Project does not charge a submission fee for its THINK FAST one-act festival. We do, however, charge a $100 production fee to help cover the cost of the $500 prize as well as the hiring of a stage manager/technical director to work with the productions on their technical needs as well as supervise a rehearsal and record the final performance on TTP’s Zoom platform. Although we would rather not charge a production fee, the reality is that without help from participating playwrights, we would not be able to offer this showcase for new works. |
