Attention Playwrights

MadLab is now accepting "Full Length" submissions for its 2009 theatre season

That's right! For years we have accepted submissions short one act plays for our annual festival of new plays Theatre Roulette. Now, we realize something has been missing. We...yearn for more. To help fill the empty void in our collective souls. We need...something longer. We need lots of them. So....please....go ahead! Send us your FULL LENGTH PLAYS! LONG ONE ACTS! TWO ACTS! 3 ACTS IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES! We can take it, and...well...we WANT IT. These will be considered for our regular theatre season (NOT FOR THEATRE ROULETTE. I REPEAT...NOT FOR THEATRE ROULETTE). Bring it on, playwrights. We want you!! We...need....some...length...

Submission Guidelines

1. Deadline
The deadline for scripts for our 2009 season is July 7th, 2008. However, if you have something and you can't make the deadline don't worry. We will accepting scripts throughout the rest of the year for future seasons.

2. Play Length
Though we are up for anything, ideally scripts should be long one-acts (70-90 minutes) or two-acts plays (100-120 minutes). If you have something longer, please feel free to send it on.

3. Email Instructions
YOU MUST EMAIL YOUR SCRIPT TO US. IF EMAILING IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU, PLEASE CALL US AT 614.221.5418 SO WE CAN MAKE ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS.
EMAIL PROTOCOL: Please send your script attached as a Microsoft Word document or as in PDF format. SCRIPTS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO andy@madlab.net. PLEASE PUT "MADLAB THEATRE SEASON" AS THE SUBJECT LINE. IF "MADLAB THEATRE SEASON" IS NOT YOUR SUBJECT LINE, YOUR SUBMISSION MAY NOT BE RECEIVED. All submissions will receive a reply email to ensure that your submission was received.

4. Funeral Urn
If you cannot submit via email and must send us a hard copy, please note that your script WILL NOT be returned to the applicant; MadLab will destroy all evidence of your creative instincts upon a funeral pyre at an undisclosed location in order to protect both the innocent and the guilty. Ashes will not be returned to you unless you purchase a commemorative urn from MadLab at the bargain basement price of $99.95.

5. Money
MadLab pays a standard royalty of $200 + 10% of our box office for any playwright that is gracious enough to allow to produce his/her work. We know this will not be anywhere near worth the time and effort you put into writing your play, but we are happy that every little bit helps.

6. Goodbye
If you've made it through all of this, congratulations. At least you've got the potential patience to deal with the travails of theatrical production. If you have any questions, please email them to Managing Director Andy Batt at andy@madlab.net. Thanks for your interest, good luck with your submission, and regardless of the outcome here, be sure to keep writing new work.