Calling all Seasoned and Budding writers.

Gemco Players are now gearing up for 2024. Whether you have written many plays or this is your first script ever, being part of Gemco’s Take Ten Play Fest is a great way to get some exposure for your writing and a great excuse to pick up the pen.

You could also be in the running to win a People Choice Award of AU$200

The closing date for submissions is

Your script/s will need to be emailed separately to gemcoplayers@gmail.com

The Selection of Plays

All the plays received will be shortlisted by a selection group made up of experienced writers/performers.  This shortlist of plays will then be read aloud, by a group of our actors, in front of a panel of judges and ten plays will be chosen for performance and publication.  At this point you will be advised of the results.

Auditioning for Directors and Actors and rehearsals

Auditioning will start in February 2024 You might like to attend the you never know you might get a part or even direct your own play. Please contact Joy McLeary by email (link above) if you wish to come along.

Directors and actor will then begin their rehearsals.

Publication

The book can now be formatted into an A5 book and printed with a colour soft-cover.

The Festival

Tickets will go on sale once the plays are chosen and announced.

The Take Ten Play Festival will be in March 22nd to 24th at The Gem Community Arts Centre, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald, Victoria.

A little bit extra

Our audience, during the Festival will be invited to vote for their favourite plays.  The author of the play that has the most votes will receive the Peoples' Choice Award of AU$200.

Entry Guidelines

1. Plays can be of any length up to 10 minutes. Any play longer than 10 minutes, in the view of Gemco Players selection group, will be automatically rejected.

2. The play must utilise no more than four actors (more than four characters is permissible if the play allows actors to double up).

3. The play(s) submitted must not have been previously performed or published any where in the world. Note: This point is very important

4. Monologues accepted.

5. No more than three entries per Author

6. Entries must be submitted with the entry form and payment of AUD $10 per script (there is a 50c booking fee with Trybooking).

6. Successful writers will have their chosen play published by Gemco Players Community Theatre and performed on condition that they permit their work to be published and performed, at the current festival, without fees or royalties asked for.

7. Authors retain ownership of the copyright.

8. Gemco will publish the winning plays after selection.  Authors agree that they will not receive royalties from the sale of this book.  A copy of the book will be sent to winning authors.  This publication does not prevent authors from publishing the play elsewhere after the Gemco Players Take Ten Festival.

Format for submissions

1. All plays should have a cover page with the name of the play, author's name, email and postal address.  Please do not put your name on any page other than the cover page.

2. The file you send us must be a .doc file or similar to be opened in Word (or equivalent). Please don’t send us a pdf as it takes extra time to format it for the book

3. In order to assist us with the formatting of our book, please format your document as follows:

• double line spaced;

• ranged left;

• the name of character to be in upper and lower case followed by a colon;

• a ‘tab’ is used between the character name and the dialogue.

If you need assistance with any of this please email us via gemcoplayers@gmail.com or call 03 5968 2844 (please leave us a message).

So ....

Please fill in the Take Ten Submission form (at the top of the page), pay your fee (payment can be made by Trybooking online payment; direct deposit or cheque - see submission form for details) and we look forward to reading your plays.