Spotlight: Houston Playwrights | theatresouthwest

SEASON 63 | 2019-2020

NOTICE TO OUR MEMBERS AND PATRONS:
Theatre Southwest has been closely monitoring the rapidly changing events in our community relating to COVID-19.
First and foremost, we want our extended TSW Family to know we are constantly thinking of your safety and well being. Given the health risks and recommendations of local and federal government officials, we feel it may become necessary to postpone the upcoming production of “The Rainmaker” currently set to open in early April.

Rest assured we are keeping abreast of the constantly changing events and our primary concern remains the health and safety of our patrons and members. Additional notifications will be shared as we can and we thank you for your patience during this difficult time. In the meantime, the theater is being sanitized regularly.

While we know everyone is going through difficult times both emotionally and financially because of the unprecedented temporary business closures, Theatre Southwest asks for your help with our campaign to “Keep our Doors Open to the Future.”
We still have many bills to meet during this time and ask that anyone who can support TSW please consider making a donation to Theatre Southwest either on the orange “Donate” link below , or by sending a check to the theater directly at:
Theatre Southwest
8944 Clarkcrest-A
Houston, Texas 77063

Additionally, although we have been bequeathed a donation which we will be using to catch us up on overdue bills and keep us afloat, that money will not be available in time to help us through this difficult financial time. We are, therefore, also seeking a short term loan from our TSW community sponsors to help with mounting rent and utility bills. If you or someone you know could provide such a short term loan with minimal interest to the theater, please contact Mimi Holloway by phone (713) 661-9505 or via email at

We will be in touch again as more information becomes available. Please take care and we look forward to seeing you all soon!
Thank you!
Mimi Holloway
Artistic Director

2020-2021

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Spotlight: Houston Playwrights

Submission Deadline: Jan. 3, 2020

Guidelines are listed below and are subject to change.

General guidelines

· Authors must reside in the Greater Houston Area

· Limit of (2) entries per playwright of an original work that has not been produced in the Houston area.

· All plays should be 10 to 20 minutes long, no exceptions. (If using standard play format, a good gauge is 9-21 pages, excluding title page).

· Monologues between 1-2 minutes will be accepted and count as one entry (selected monologues will be memorized and performed)

· All genres are accepted (light comedies, heavy dramas, thrillers, mystery, sci-fi, satire) with no regard to language or subject matter.

Submission guidelines

· Scripts are accepted via mail only (no email, no PDFs) and must be postmarked by January 1, 2020 Deadline extended - must be received by Theatre Southwest by 3/1/2020). Scripts are not returned.

· Scripts should have a title page that includes the play title and playwright's contact information, as well as a list of characters and a brief synopsis of the play. Script pages should be numbered.

· There is NO ENTRY FEE.

Playwrights selected will be informed prior to the event.

1 performance only, March 8, 2020

Mail entries to:

Theatre Southwest
8944-A Clarkcrest
Houston, TX 77063
Attn: TSW-RTM