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Mary Ringstad-GaglianoAssociate Professor, Speech & Theatre |
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Welcome to Play On: Student Playwriting Festival
Since 2009, the Play On Student Playwriting Festival and Competition at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois has featured the work of community college student playwrights, directors, actors and technicians. If you currently take classes at a community college in the Midwestern United States, we invite you to write and submit a one-act play or storytelling monologue for consideration.
2020 Play On Festival Time Line
October 1, 2019 - April 1, 2020: Play On Submissions
- Accepting playwriting submissions via email - playon@oakton.edu
June 15 - 16, 2020: Play On Auditions
- Play On Festival Auditions at Oakton Performing Arts Center
July 27 - 29, 2020: Play On Performances
- Play On Festival Performances at Oakton Performing Arts Center
We hope that the information provided below will help you craft a one-act play or storytelling monologue for the 2020 Play On Festival and Competition. For additional information, please contact me at ringstad@oakton.edu.
~Mary Ringstad-Gagliano
Script Format Templates from Playwrights' Center of San Franciso:
Examples of One-Act Plays:
Examples of Storytelling Monlogues:
Helpful Videos:
Helpful Articles:
Tips for Storytelling Monologues
How to Write a Play Script (with Pictures)
How to Write a Play (with Pictures)
Playwriting for Dummies Cheat Sheet
Creative Writing Now: Part One - How to Write a Play
Creative Writing Now: Part Two - How to Write a Script
How to Write a Play - An Interview with Playwright Alan Ayckbourn
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