The Ottawa Little Theatre is pleased to announce that it is now accepting submissions to the
80th National One-Act Playwriting Competition!
For more complete details consult the Information Poster –> Click Here <–
For any other inquiries, please contact playwriting@ottawalittletheatre.com.
Entry form –> Click Here <–
Parent or Guardian Acknowledgement Form –> Click Here <–
DEADLINE: December 31, 2020
PRIZES
First Prize $1,000 Ottawa Little Theatre Award
Second Prize $ 750 Dorothy White Award
Third Prize $ 500 Gladys Cameron Watt Award
Sybil Cooke Award for a Play for Children or Young People $500
COMPETITION RULES
- original one-act plays in English, encouraging literacy and dramatic talent in Canada
- plays with a maximum playing time of 60 minutes, and a minimum playing time of 25 minutes
- plays that are previously unproduced OR have been produced no earlier than in the current year
- all professional and non-professional Canadian playwrights residing in Canada, including landed immigrants
- special award for the Best Play for Children or Young People
DEADLINE: December 31, 2020
Winners will be announced in May 2021
All entrants must agree to allow the Ottawa Little Theatre, if it chooses to do so, to produce their play at the 2021 Eastern Ontario Drama League One-Act Play Festival.
Please note that there will be no Playwrights’ Week in 2021.
HISTORY OF THE COMPETITION
The Ottawa Little Theatre One-Act Playwriting Competition is Canada’s oldest playwriting competition. It was first held in 1937 and has been won by a who’s who of Canadian literary luminaries. Past winners include esteemed Canadian writers and prominent playwrights such as Robertson Davies, John Murrell, Erika Ritter, Catherine Banks, and Ken Mitchell, to name just a few.