ENTRY INFORMATION BELOW
2023 CBTF SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN
Mine 4 God Productions (M4GP) is now accepting creative works that share the belief that people have the right to choose what they want for their life.
Our theme in 2023 is “The Right to Choose”
Who they love. Where they live. What they do with their bodies. To live or die with dignity. To be single or married. To be male or female or both. And any other "right" that you as the playwright feels fits our theme and is questioned by others who feel they have the "right" to judge you. It must be a story that is a story and not a lecture to push your views on others. It must be about everyday people and their everyday lives and how they choose to live it.
We are accepting monologues and one-act plays that have diversity, inclusion, and equity of Black and Brown characters for our 11th Annual Columbus Black Theatre Festival (CBTF) that will be held July 7-9th, at The Columbus Performing Arts Center Van Fleet Theatre in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Submission dates are December 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023.
The entries need to meet the following criteria:
ONE-ACT PLAYS
1) No more than 4 characters (6 characters can play double-role.)
2) No derogatory, hate based, sexually explicit work will be reviewed or accepted.
3) Have minimal set/light requirements.
4) If required, play can be rehearsed/performed effectively by virtual means.
5) 15 to 30 minutes long.
6) Blocking of the play can be rearranged by the Director to meet social distance guidelines of State and theatre venue if needed.
MONOLOGUES
1) 5 to 10 minutes long.
2) No derogatory, hate based, sexually explicit work will be reviewed or accepted.
*If your play is accepted you will be notified via email by March 15, 2023 from mine4godproductionsllc@aol.com.
The Play Descriptions
CASTING CALL
by Julie Whitney-Scott
Directed by Ben Hartwig
Synopsis: It’s time to cast for a new theatre play and the director is determined to just sell tickets while the rest of the production team try to convince him that his way is outdated and not beneficial to the actors who audition.
F R A G I L E
By Dana Leslie Goldstein
Directed by Ben Hartwig
SYNOPSIS: Rennie is on the verge of losing his beloved comic book shop. When Alana walks in, everything starts to change. Secret identities are revealed, but it’s going to take more than super-strength to forge a new origin story.
SEE INVISIBLE
by Peter Anthony Fields
Director: Ariel Wiles
SYNOPSIS: Aubrey, a middle-age grocery store clerk and Martin, a streetwise eighteen-year-old, clash in a conversation over opposing opinions and ideologies, which leads up to a disturbing revelation
THE WONDER OF YOU
By Bara Swain
Directed by Ariel Wiles
SYNOPSIS: When a young girl and a stranger meet at the corner of Magnolia and Vine in Chamblee, Georgia, is it magic or fate
Where Winter Rests on a Wounded Heart
by Evonne Fields-Gould
Director: Julie Whitney-Scott
SYNOPSIS: A senior woman who is challenged with dyslexia shares her story of how her impairment has affected her self-esteem, her relationship with family, and how it has led her to this critical moment in her life.
An Open Letter to My Brown Skin
by Angelle Whavers
Directed by Julie Whitney-Scott
SYNOPSIS: A Black woman writes a letter to herself that inspires herself and Brown skin women of all ages.