Carpenter Square Theatre is accepting submissions of original ten-minute plays from Oklahoma writers for the theatre’s 5th Annual Ten-Minute Play Contest. Winning plays will be performed as staged readings on July 19, 2008 during the theatre's "Best in Ten" benefit at Stage Center's Tolbert Theatre. Deadline for submissions is Friday, May 23, 2008.

Submissions may be hand delivered to the theatre's office at Stage Center, emailed to csttickets@sbcglobal.net or mailed to:

Rhonda Clark, Artistic Director
Carpenter Square Theatre
400 W. California Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Submission guidelines:

• Scripts may not exceed 10 minutes in reading or performance. More than one script may be submitted.
   

• Playwright must be living in Oklahoma. Students from Oklahoma who are attending out-of-state colleges may submit.
   

• A cover letter should be enclosed and must include the title of the play, the playwright’s name, address, telephone numbers, e-mail address, and a biography of 100 words or less. The playwright’s name may not appear anywhere on the script copies.
   

• Three copies of each script should be submitted (unless submitted by email).
   

• Scripts should be approximately 7-10 pages typed in 12 point font on 8 ˝ ” x 11” paper in standard play script format, and must have a reading time of no more than 10 minutes. The pages may be secured with one staple in the upper left-hand corner, but should be unbound.
   

• Scripts should include a brief synopsis, list of characters, brief character descriptions and given circumstances.
   

• Scripts should be a complete play, not an excerpt from a longer work.
   

• Materials must be received no later than Friday, May 23, 2008 at 6 p.m. Materials may be hand-delivered, emailed or postmarked by deadline date.
   

• Selections will be made by June 16, 2008, and writers will be notified if their script has been selected. Scripts will not be returned, although writers may pick up their scripts in the Carpenter Square Theatre office after June 20, 2008.

"This is the 5th short play contest that Carpenter Square has sponsored," said "Best in Ten" event chairman Rodney Brazil. "We're excited to showcase the work of Oklahoma playwrights. The overall quality of last year's play submissions was the best ever and we look forward to poring over a new group of submissions. The staged readings were so much fun for the folks who attended "Best in Ten" last summer. I’m sure they’ll be a hit this year, also."

For more information, phone 405-232-6500, or e-mail csttickets@sbcglobal.net.