Theatre Southwest of Houston, Texas is accepting entries from now until April 5th, 2025 for the 28th Annual Theatre Southwest Festival of Originals to be presented July 25th-August 9th, 2025.
The TSW-FOO is FREE to enter and will once again be calling for short one act (20 minute) plays in any and all genres from all over the country and the world.
Please check below for submission guidelines and see how you can enter for a chance to win a cash prize and to see your work produced.
Submission Guidelines:
NOTE: *We apologize for the inconvenience of mailed in hard copies for all domestic entries, but the TSW-FOO does make exceptions for overseas entries. if you are entering from a country outside of the United States you may email a PDF to:
This is also the email to address any questions.
Be sure to include your contact information; phone number, email, and mailing address on the title page of each script.
List all characters with a brief character description.
Please include a one paragraph synopsis of the play.
Make sure all mailed entries are POSTMARKED by April 5th, 2025.
Overseas entries must be emailed before 11:59pm April 5th, 2025.
One hundred dollars will be paid to all playwrights selected for production.
Scripts should be mailed to:
Theatre Southwest
8944 Clarkcrest St.
Houston, Texas 77063-4004
Attn: TSW-FOO
The 28th Annual Festival of Originals (F00) will hold auditions June 8 & 9 at 7pm
Performances are July 25-Aug. 9 - Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm.
There will be a matinee on Sunday Aug. 3.
The FOO consists of Five Original one-act plays.
We have five directors with five different casts. A total of 5 short shows rolled into one production event.
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