Mile Hi Summer One Act Play Festival Announces Open Submission for Original Scripts

DENVER - June 8, 2015 - PRLog -- Act One, Theatrix USA and Skid Row Productions announce the Mile Hi Summer One Act Play Festival. The Festival is a theatrical competition featuring original one-act plays. A trio of finalists will be selected from the submissions. Submissions are welcome from anywhere in the world. Scripts must be in the English language. These short plays will be presented to general audiences as well as the Festival jury on August 7, 8 and 9, 2015, at the West End Theatre in the 40 West Arts District in Lakewood – Denver Metro. More information and updates will be available at www.theatrixusa.org.

The grand prize award (the Golden Columbine – named after the Colorado state flower) will be presented following the Sunday matinee performances of the one-act plays at a wine and dessert reception. The other finalists will be awarded the Silver Columbine and the Bronze Columbine. The grand prize award will include an honorarium of $500. The other two finalists will also receive an honorarium.

Scripts must be original works, one act in length. Ideally, the estimated run time should be approximately one-half hour, although a one-act script of any length will be considered. The submission period runs from Monday, June 8, 2015, through Friday, July 12, 2015. An early registration fee of $25 is required for each script submitted before June 19, 2015. The registration fee after June 19 is $35. A maximum of five scripts per participant is permitted. One-act plays of all types are welcome, including drama, comedy and experimental concept. A maximum of 50 submissions will be accepted for consideration in the Festival.

Scripts in digital form are submitted to denver@theatrixusa.org. Upon submission, a participant is invoiced for the registration fee. Questions can be directed to the same email address or by calling 303-817-7908.