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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
November Opening Date for competition – November 1st
- January Closing date for applications to be received by 5pm 31st January
- March Finalists determined by 15th March
CRITERIA: - The playwright must be a resident within MPDC district
or a financial member of the Matamata Dramatic Society - Entries must be entirely anonymous and submitted with a pseudonym
- Entries must be submitted via email in pdf format to competition@mds.org.nz
- Plays must be between 8-10 minutes when read aloud.
- Easy staging / set with minimum props which can be set up quickly
- Cast of between 2 and 6 characters
- Up to 2 plays may be submitted
- Play must be own work (no use of AI),
- Play has not won other competitions and has not been presented or workshopped previously
- MDS are looking to present 6 distinctly different plays to produce.
FORMATTING OF SCRIPT: - Typed in 12pt standard font. E.g. Apteos, Arial, Times New Roman or Calibri.
- Setting out of script:
o Normal use of capitals as part of script.
o Characters Name on left.
o Speech indented after Character’s name
o Directions in italics – separated from text.
o Check punctuation, spelling and grammar as this helps with the reading and meaning of
the script.
JUDGING: - An independent adjudicator has been appointed by Matamata Dramatic Society to judge the
competition. - The adjudicator will provide written feedback on the plays related to style, plot, format,
dialogue, characterisation, creativity and overall impact - The adjudicator / judge is changed / alternated for each competition.
RESULTS: - Finalists will be determined by 15th March.
- The adjudicator / judge notifies the Co-ordinator of the winning entries.
- Adjudicator / judge forwards feedback forms for each play to the Co-ordinator
PRIZES:
a) The top six plays will be performed at the Little Theatre in mid-2027.
b) Winning Play – $200
c) B) Five runner-up plays – $100 each