In its ten annual appearances, the Minifest has built a solid reputation, with a total of over 50 plays performed. Two plays, first performed in the Minifest, were produced in New York in 2001. The Minifest has also become one of the most popular fixtures in the Company s calendar, playing more and more nights to sell-out houses. Anyone can submit a play, provided that it has not been previously performed. The play can be from 15 to 50 minutes in length.
Playwrights can submit more than one play.
Plays with more than two or three characters, and plays with substantial parts for women actors will be of particular interest. The plays selected will be chosen for their dramatic quality, but also for their suitability for the actors and numbers of actors available in any year. Since the Minifest is modestly funded, plays will also be considered from the point of view of their simplicity in staging requirements. Plays requiring elaborate scenery and effects may have to be passed over in spite of their quality. Manuscripts must be submitted no later than midnight, on November 1st, 2001.