​PROFESSIONAL SUBMISSIONS

Successful entries will have no more than four characters and be crafted specifically to exploit our intimate performance space. (18′ x 18′ stage) Changes in scenery or setting should be achievable quickly and with few major set moves. Our focus is on fundamental dramaturgy: plot, character and theme.

Professional, new and previously unproduced one-act play submissions should include a letter of inquiry, a synopsis and a 10-page sample from the script. Running time for each performance should not exceed 45 minutes. Up to Eight plays will be chosen. In addition, a new piece from Mr. LaBute will be performed every night for the run of the festival.

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2026 HIGH SCHOOL SUBMISSIONS - Due by May 31, 2026

Winning plays by high school students will be presented in readings. The guidelines are straightforward: The one act should include no more than four characters featuring a clearly developed plot and distinctive characters. No longer than 15 minutes in length. Non-Professional, new and previously unproduced one-act play submissions should include a letter of inquiry and complete script.

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Submissions should be sent to:

LaBute New Theater Festival, St. Louis Actors’ Studio, 360 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108
For more information: 314-458-2978 or help@stlas.org

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THE CREATIVE TEAM FOR THE FESTIVAL INCLUDES:

 

• Neil LaBute – Film Director, Screenwriter and Playwright

• William Roth – Actor, Founder, Artistic Director St. Louis Actors’ Studio

• John Pierson – STLAS Assoc. Artistic Director, Actor, Teacher English and Theatre Departments John Burroughs School

• Michael Hogan – Actor, Director

• Elizabeth Helman – Actor, Writer, Director, Professor of Theatre Arts -Oregon State University

• Eric Dean White - Actor, Artist

• Joel Moses - Actor, Educator

• Bryn Mcloughlyn - Actor, Director

• Avery Harrison - Director, Producer, Aducator, and New Work Fanatic.

• Carol Cordani - Graphic Designer, Theater Lover

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