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Call for Submissions for Home Brew Theatre 9!

The Drama Workshop is now accepting submissions for Home Brew Theatre 9!

Home Brew Theatre is TDW’s festival featuring short plays by local authors, including a Meet the Artists reception where local beer is featured. Since Home Brew Theatre’s inception in 2016, it has quickly become Cincinnati’s premiere short play festival.

Home Brew Theatre 9 will be staged at TDW’s Glenmore Playhouse one weekend only, January 10-12, 2026.

Submission Rules:
– Plays on any topic will be considered. There is no theme. Dramas, comedies and musicals will be considered.
– Plays must be 10 minutes long. Please limit to 10 pages. If plays time out as longer once rehearsals start, you may be asked to make edits.
– Plays must be unpublished.
– Plays must not have been performed for a paying audience in the greater Cincinnati area in the two years prior to the January 2026 performance. (Public readings and workshops are permitted.)
– Plays should require very little in terms of props and sets. We have to transition quickly between plays. We will use tables, chairs, rehearsal cubes, and not much else.
– Playwrights must live within 100 miles of Cincinnati, and are encouraged to attend at least one performance.
– Limit 2 submissions per playwright.(Maximum 1 per playwright will be produced.)
– Submitted plays must be anonymous. No identifying information can appear on the document itself.
– Playwright contact information will be collected via the submission form
– If selected, Playwrights will receive a small honorarium and a complimentary ticket.
– Playwrights may be consulted regarding production aspects of their plays, but final decision-making resides with the production creative team and The Drama Workshop.
– All performance and publishing rights will remain the ownership of the authors.

Upload your submissions here:
https://forms.gle/6whuon1H3TCka9s79

Submissions will be accepted through 9/5/2025.

Thank you! Looking forward to reading your submissions!
The Home Brew Theatre Production Team.

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