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– Plays must be unpublished.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.