Seeking Submissions for 2026 One-Act Festival

Theatre Company Welcomes Submissions for Chosen Theme, 

“It’s The Holiday Season”

 Submit New Plays By May 20, 2026

SkyPilot Theatre Company will once again present a selection of original one-act plays this Winter. Playwrights are invited to submit works based on the theme “It’s The Holiday Season”.

The holiday season is a busy, festive, often emotional time of tradition, family gatherings, and gift giving across many cultures. It can be joyful and nostalgic as well as hectic or stressful. Whether with friends and family or alone, this time of year brings up many emotions both positive and negative. Comedic or Dramatic. Playwrights are asked to submit one-acts based on any December holiday.

Parameters are as follows:

• Submission Deadline – May 20th

• December Holidays

• Length – 25 minutes maximum

• 6-8 characters maximum (no children)

• Original, never produced material only, no adaptations

• No musicals 

• Minimal location and set pieces/props 

• Submission fee is $10 (Through PayPal or Venmo: SkyPilotSubmissions@gmail.com)

Once again this year, there will be two awards given out to playwrights. The Audience Award and the Producers Award will include a cash prize of $50 each and will be voted on and awarded to two of the overall plays selected for the festival at the end of the run. 

Please submit plays with “One Act Festival” in the subject line to SkyPilotSubmissions@gmail.com by May 20th. In your submission, please include a synopsis, how it fits the theme, and any performance history.