2022 10 Minute Play Contest

Durango Arts Center invites playwrights from around the world to submit original 10-minute plays. Submissions are accepted beginning in November each year. The entry fee is $12.50 USD per play, and playwrights may submit up to 3 plays.

Plays must be original and never before produced or published. Each play should require two to four characters and minimal props and costumes. Submissions must be in .docx or .pdf format, with the script (exclusive of title and cast description pages) no more than ten pages. Author names, addresses, and contact information must not appear on any page of the script.

Submitted plays go through a tiered reading process with author names and hometowns kept anonymous from judges. The top plays will be performed at a free reading in late spring, where a panel of judges will select the Grand Prize winner and the audience will select the People's Choice Award. The 5-7 plays with the most votes will be fully produced and performed by local directors and actors at DAC's Annual Festival in October.