
We are excited to welcome the Palace Theatre Short Play Festival
APRIL 4-5, 2025
At the Rex Theatre (23 Amherst Street, Manchester NH)
Important Dates:
OUR MISSION
To foster creative theatrical work and to provide a platform for
the producing of new short plays from emerging writers.
2025 Submission Guidelines
To be eligible for the Palace Theatre Short-Play Festival you must be a United States Resident.
The 2025 Festival is seeking Short-Plays.
Each writer may submit no more than ONE Short Play.
All plays submitted for the festival must be between 8 and 15 Minutes.
Entries must be submitted in a PDF Document format.
Submitted plays should not have had a previous professional production (readings and workshops are OK).
Playwrights will be responsible for casting + Directing their own Plays.
Playwrights are responsible for the accommodation of their cast during the festival –
The Palace Theatre will work with you to acquire discount rates with our Hotel Partners.
Submission Deadline for Short Plays: January 15th, 2025
Accepted Short Plays will be notified: February 1st, 2025
Chosen Playwrights are asked to pay a one-time $100 Pre-Production Fee.
Plays may not be written using any generative artificial intelligence (AI).
Plays will have access to a Video Wall upstage Center. The Video Wall is 25’ Wide and 13’ Tall.
1080i resolution and can run MOV and JPEG files.
There is No-Fee for the following:
Theatre Rental, Audio Visual, Sound Technician, Lighting Technician, Rehearsal Space, the recording of your play from the board for personal or educational use.
The Palace Theatre will Provide:
2 Benches
Coat Rack
Coffee Table