Eastbound Theatre
Call for Scripts CLOSED
East/West PlayFest 2026
The Milford Arts Council’s Eastbound Theatre had announced a “Call for Short Play Scripts” for the East/West PlayFest, a festival of short plays to be produced in July 2026.
Six finalists will receive a production of their play, with two outdoor performances at the Milford Historical Society. The program will be repeated the following weekend at Westport Community Theatre, hence the “East/West PlayFest” name.
The festival is produced by Eastbound Theatre, a division of the Milford Arts Council.
Guidelines
- Submissions now closed for 2026.
- Only the first 250 plays received will be considered.
- There is no submission fee.
- Playwrights will maintain all rights to their material.
- Please do not submit more than two plays
- Submissions must be unpublished short plays of approximately 10-15 pages in length.
Please Note
- Finalists will be notified via email unless playwright requests otherwise.
- Two performances will be held at the Milford Historical Society on July 11-12 at 4pm.
In the event of bad weather, the performances will move inside the MAC, home of the Milford Arts Council. - Additional performances will be held the following weekend at Westport Community Theatre on July 17-18, 7:30pm.
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Milford Arts Council/Eastbound Theatre – https://milfordarts.org/
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Westport Community Theatre – https://westportcommunitytheatre.com/
