Playwrights are encouraged to submit their original works! 
Each year, Worthington Players will produce and perform the original work of an area playwright, chosen by our Executive Committee from among submissions received in an open contest. 
 
Original Play Submission Requirements 
 
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2012/2013 production. 
Deadline is December 31, 2012.   
 
Works must be original and unpublished. 
Submissions must be accompanied by a $15 submission fee and the Shawnee Playwrights Series Form available online
Click Here.
 
Payment info: 
Pay by check made out to 
Shawnee Playhouse 
PO Box 159 
Shawnee on Delaware  PA  18356 
 
Pay with credit card on submission form
or by calling 570-421-5093 during regular business hours.  
 
Electronic files may be submitted to: 
mmcclosky@TheShawneePlayhouse.com 
Electronic files must be submitted in one of the following formats: 
.doc, .txt, .rtf, .pdf 
Conversion into one of these formats is the responsibility of the playwright. 
Other formats will not be accepted. 
 
Paper submissions may be mailed to: 
Shawnee Original Playwrights Series 
The Shawnee Playhouse 
PO Box 159 
Shawnee on Delaware,  PA  18356 
 
Shawnee places no limits on the genre, style, or length of plays submitted.
 
Production of Winning Play 
Responsibility for final production of the play lies solely with Worthington Players.  The director will be chosen by the Executive staff of the Shawnee Playhouse.  The director’s responsibilities include but are not limited to artistic vision, casting, staging, staffing, and technical design. 
The extent of the playwright’s involvement in the production is left to the discretion of the director.  No monetary prize or compensation is paid. 

We have completed the tabulation process and three plays have risen to the top this year!
 
The following plays were selected as the winners of 2011 Shawnee Playhouse Original Playwrights Series and will be produced as full scale productions by the Worthington Players in 2012.
 
 
ONE ACT COMEDIC PLAY WINNER

A Cabin Fit for a King by Sarah McCarroll & Julie Luongo

ONE ACT DRAMATIC PLAY WINNER

The Messenger by Paul Kodiak

FULL LENGTH PLAY WINNER

Visions of Johanna by Ken White

CONGRATULATIONS to our winners!!  The two One Acts will be produced together and will run from January 7-15, 2012.  The full length play will run from February 4-12, 2012.