• All plays must be submitted to East Valley Children’s Theatre no later than February 1.
• Email submissions to: aspiring_playwrights@evct.org.
• Playwrights must include a cover sheet with their name, address, phone number, email address, and age.
• Plays must be suitable for children to perform and for an audience of children. (Plays with small casts are not as likely to be chosen for performance; casts of 18 or more are preferred.).
• Plays must be 60–90 minutes in length. Shorter plays may be submitted but will not be considered for a seasonal theatrical production.
• Plays and musicals must not have been previously performed. They must be original and unpublished.
• Musicals must include a copy of the music in either manuscript or audio-recording format.
• Playwrights are not required to pay an entry fee.

The first-place entry will receive a $500 cash prize, a limited stipend for travel, and will be produced by East Valley Children’s Theatre in its upcoming season if it meets all the criteria for performance. Second-place and third-place winners will be announced and recognized. The travel stipend is dependent on the author attending the show, accruing travel costs, and having a talkback with the actors.

The winner will be announced by April 1st.