2025 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival

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Deadline: November 1, 2024

OOHP is accepting submissions for the "2025 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival," now through November 1st

Over Our Head Players is accepting submissions for the "2025 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival," now through November 1, 2024. "Snowdance®" entry is open to original 10 minute or shorter comedies for the stage. Winning entries will be performed together in one theatre presentation by the OOHP Snowdance ensemble at Sixth Street Theatre for five weeks beginning February 7, 2025. The entire Snowdance production will be presented 24 times during the run. At each performance, audience members can vote for their favorite individual comedy; the audience favorites will earn cash prizes for the playwright. Entries may be sent to SNOWDANCE, c/o Sixth Street Theatre, 318 Sixth Street, Racine, Wisconsin, 53403. Alternatively, entries may be sent by email to snowdance@overourheadplayers.org.

Rules for the Snowdance Comedy Competition, which is open to everyone without age or geographic restriction, are relatively simple. In summary, competition is open to unpublished, 10 minute or shorter comedies free of royalty and copyright restrictions. Musicals, adaptations, and translations will not be considered. Entries must be postmarked by November 1, 2024. The writer's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address should be included on the title page and only the title page. The title page should also include a cast list and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play. Plays can have a cast of one to four characters; plays should be easily staged, avoiding elaborate set requirements. Submit one typed manuscript in standard format, securely bound. Complete rules are posted on the Rules page. Any questions can be directed to Rich Smith via the box office, at 262-632-6802, or by e-mail at snowdance@overourheadplayers.org. Scripts will not be returned.

The "Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival" is a competition of original short comedies. Writers from throughout the community, the state, and the country are invited to enter; previous involvement with Over Our Head Players is not a requirement. Scripts will be judged by the Snowdance Selection Committee; selected scripts will be produced in a complete festival performance. Then, in the ultimate interactive experience, audiences vote for the production they enjoyed the most. The votes will be tallied throughout the five weekend festival run, and the Snowdance "Best in Snow" will be awarded after the final performance on March 9, 2025. A $300.00 prize goes to “Best in Snow”, with a $200.00 award going to second place, and $100 for third place. All submissions selected for production will receive a one-time $50.00 royalty payment. OOHP presents Snowdance February 7 – March 9, 2025.