Letters inviting submissions are sent out to specified theatres biennially in early January.
Plays are due February 15, 2024.
Eligibility
The Theatre must:
- Be listed as a source Theatre.
- Theatres with an eligible play who are not currently on our source theatre list may reach out to admin@hortonfooteprize.org for an invitation to submit.
The Playwright must:
- Have had a prior minimum of two full-length plays fully produced by fully professional theatres. The minimum of two shall not include a musical, monologue, solo-act, short one act (less than 60 minutes), translation, play for children, adaptation, or collaboration.
- Be a U.S. Citizen or a permanent resident.
The Submitted Play:
- Shall be the playwright’s third or beyond play, already having met the prior minimum of two, described above. The play must be full-length, and shall not be a musical, monologue, solo-act, short one act (less than 60 minutes), translation, play for children, adaptation, or collaboration.
- Requirements for a Produced work:
- The premiere production must have taken place or be scheduled to take place between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2024, effectively encompassing all of the 22/23 and 23/24 seasons for most theatres. Note: a produced work may not be resubmitted in a subsequent year.
- Requirements for a Unproduced work:
- An unproduced play is only eligible if it is scheduled for a production in the 24/25 season (during the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). An unproduced play may be resubmitted in the next prize cycle as a produced play.
- An unproduced play is only eligible if it is scheduled for a production in the 24/25 season (during the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). An unproduced play may be resubmitted in the next prize cycle as a produced play.
- A theatre may submit one play per Prize cycle for consideration; multiple theatres may not submit the same play. (It is possible for a playwright to have more than one play submitted for consideration.)