(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) — The Middletown Arts Center is accepting submissions to The MAC ONE-ACTS Annual Play-Reading Festival featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights. The submission deadline is Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 11:59pm.
Entries from New Jersey residents ages 18 and older will be accepted and must be original, unpublished scripts adhering to standard professional play format with run-times of no longer than 30 minutes.
The selection of finalists will be announced on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
The festival’s seventh edition will be held in the MAC’s Theater on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 7:00pm and will feature readings of each selected play by local actors. The festival is free and open to the public.
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Submission Guidelines:
* Entrants must be residents of New Jersey who can physically attend the event and any necessary rehearsals, meetings, etc.
* Only ONE submission per playwright
* Plays must be ONE-ACT with a run-time no longer than 30 minutes
* Limit of five characters
* Scripts must be ORIGINAL, UNPUBLISHED works appropriate for all ages
* Scripts should adhere to the standard professional play format. The name of the play and page number should appear on all pages. Please include a synopsis and casting/character breakdown
