BTM XVI deadline Nov. 15

The Boston Theater Marathon (BTM) will be held in May and will benefit a designated charity. The BTM will include 50 plays to be performed by hundreds of Boston’s actors, directors, technicians, and volunteers, each one produced by one of at least 50 New England theatre companies.

The submission deadline is November 15. Acceptance will be acknowledged in early spring.

Script Eligibility

• All scripts must play under 10 minutes.
• Ten pages maximum. IF YOUR PLAY IS MORE THAN 10 PAGES LONG, IT WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR THE FESTIVAL.
• Please use a 10-point font or larger.
• No more than two submissions per author. This includes coauthored pieces.
• Minimal sets and props suggested.
• Submissions will be accepted from New England-area playwrights only. The states of New England are: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
• New England does not include New York. Sorry. 
• Only permanent residents in New England and/or those who have a New England mailing address are eligible.
• If you are unsure if you qualify, please call 617-353-5443.
• There are no restrictions on subject matter.
• Scripts must be typewritten in accepted playwriting format (see Samuel French guidelines; call 212-206-8990 to order).
• You must submit three (3) copies of each script. Please put the title somewhere on the first page of each copy, but no author name (see below). Please only staple the top left of each copy. All other covers, ring bindings, etc., will be removed.
• Please include a brief synopsis (100 words) with a character breakdown, and the age and the ethnicity of characters, if applicable. This synopsis is for internal use only and may be edited for content.
• NO NAMES PLEASE on the three copies. Only indicate the title of the play on the first page of the text—nowhere acknowledge the author’s identity (this includes headers and footers).
• We require a single separate information page for each play that you enter. On this separate page, indicate:
  TITLE OF PLAY
  PLAYWRIGHT NAME
  ADDRESS (including email address, if applicable)
  and YOUR PHONE NUMBERS
• Please do not staple this page to the script copies. This page will be separated from the script before being read by the panel. THIS SEPARATE PAGE IS THE ONLY PLACE YOUR NAME WILL APPEAR. Though three copies of the play are required, only one information page is necessary.
• Scripts will not be returned. The paper will be recycled.
• All submissions must be postmarked (or hand-delivered) by November 15.

Please send scripts to:

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
Attn: Boston Theater Marathon
949 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215