Submission Information

• Playwright must be from the Portland Metro Area.
• Scripts must be original, full-length plays that have not been produced; previous workshops and readings are acceptable.
• Translations, musicals, one-acts, and children’s plays will not be considered.
• The play may have 1-6 characters. Plays with more than 6 characters, including those in which one actor plays multiple roles, may not be considered.
• The playwright may submit only one script for consideration.
• Plays previously submitted for the Guild’s New Play Award are not eligible.
• The play must not be scheduled for professional production at the time of submission.
• The manuscript must be written in standard play format, including a cast of characters.
• The title page must include:
  • Title of script
  • Name of playwright
  • Contact information for playwright (email, phone and residence address)
• Scripts must be submitted via email in PDF format.
• Subject line on email should read: 2024 PCTG New Play Award, Title of play, Playwright’s Name.
• Submit script to: pctgnewplays@gmail.com by Monday, June 12, 2023. Late submissions will not be considered.

You may direct questions about the PCTG New Play Award to pctgnewplays@gmail.com.

Previous winners include:

• The Sweatermakers by Andrew Wardenaar
• Love is Enough by Donna Barrow-Green
• Deception by Nancy Moss
• Rimbaud’s Daughter in Louisiana (or The Drunken Pirogue) by Steve Patterson
• Badge of Honor by Tim Blough
• I Love You/Who Are You? by Matthew Miller
• Shakespeare’s Skull by Rich Rubin
• Recent Unsettling Events by Andrea Stolowitz
• Cat Napper by Kwik Jones
• Dorothy's Dictionary by E.M. Lewis
• BAD BABIES (A Western Fairytale) by Jacklyn Maddux

The Portland Civic Theatre Guild is a volunteer organization founded in 1958. Its mission is to serve and support Portland’s theatre community with an award and fellowship program.

• Leslie O. Fulton Fellowship for established theatre artists.
• Isabella Chappell Award in support of theatre companies and venues.
• Mary Brand Award promotes theatre education and production for youth.