Call for Submissions for
Making It Happen: Festival of 10-Minute Plays
Making It Happen: Festival of 10-Minute Plays is a new play festival presented by The Theater Center, created to give writers, and creative teams the opportunity to present original theatrical work on an Off-Broadway stage in the heart of Times Square.
We are now accepting submissions for fully original 10-minute plays. Selected plays will perform at The Theater Center on one of three preliminary performance nights: Wednesday, November 4th, Wednesday, November 11th, or Wednesday, November 18th. Each evening will feature 4 plays, with audiences and judges voting to determine one winner from each night. The winners from each preliminary performance will advance to the Finals on Wednesday, December 2nd.
Submission Deadline: October 12th, 2026
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All submitted material must be fully original. Teams must have the rights to perform all submitted material.
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Play must be 10 minutes or less.
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This is a non-union festival. All casts, creative teams, and production personnel must be non-union.
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We strongly urge that your cast size is 6 or less.
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Selected teams will be responsible for providing their own cast, director, and stage manager. If you don't have a director, one can be provided. No microphones will be used or provided, so plays must be able to be performed acoustically in the space.
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Productions should be simple, flexible, and festival-ready. Selected teams will receive performance space, basic technical support, box office services, festival-wide marketing, and a technical rehearsal slot on the day of their performance.
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Please only submit if you and your team are available for the preliminary performance dates and, if selected as a finalist, the final performance on December 2nd.
Please contact makingithappenfestival@gmail.com with any questions!