03/31/2025 - 04/25/2025 
11:59 pm 
FREE to Submit 
36 Church Street, Middletown NJ 07748
The Middletown Arts Center is excited to open its call for submissions to The MAC ONE-ACTS Annual Play-Reading Festival featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights. Entries from New Jersey residents ages 18 and older will be accepted and must be original, unpublished scripts adhering to standard professional play format with run-times of no longer than 30 minutes. Submission deadline is Fri, April 25 at 11:59 p.m.
Submission Guidelines
• Entrants must be residents of New Jersey who can physically attend the event and any necessary rehearsals, meetings, etc.
• Only ONE submission per playwright
• Plays must be ONE-ACT with a run-time no longer than 30 minutes
• Limit of five characters
• Scripts must be ORIGINAL, UNPUBLISHED works appropriate for all ages.
• Scripts should adhere to the standard professional play format. The name of the play and page number should appear on all pages. Please include a synopsis and casting/character breakdown.
The selection of finalists will be announced on Mon, April 28. For questions or more information, please email [email protected] or call 732.706.4100.
This is the sixth edition of the highly successful festival which began as a virtual event in 2020. The festival will be held in the MAC’s spacious theater on Thurs, May 22 at 7 pm and will feature readings of each selected play by local actors. The festival is free and open to the public and donations are appreciated.
