PLAYWRIGHTS!!

As If Theatre Company seeks 8 local playwrights to participate in this year’s 6th annual short play festival,  The Kenmore Quickies.

Each year we gather 8 local playwrights to write specifically for this festival based upon a prompt and the actors they are assigned. The plays are performed for four performances, August 7-9, 2026 at the Kenmore Community Club.

Chosen playwrights will need to attend our Quick-Off Party on June 15, where they will be assigned, through random games of chance, their writing prompts, director, and actors.

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• the play must be completely original, inspired by the prompt, and written within the timeframe outlined by festival
• writer must live within 90 miles of Kenmore WA
• play must be no more than 12-minutes in length
• PG-13 rating so that families can join in the fun of this festival

Writers must be able to follow the below timeline:

June 15  – Attend the Quick-Off party, where each playwright will randomly be assigned their prompt, director, and actors, plus other mystery happenings.

July 14 – Final draft is due to As If Theatre Company for review and distribution to directors, cast and crew.

August 7-9 – Festival (not mandatory for writers to attend, but we’d love to celebrate with you!)

All playwrights will receive a $100 stipend.

Interested playwrights should apply by submitting a short writing sample (preferably comedic and no longer than 10 pages) of either a short play or an excerpt from a full-length play, in a PDF format, by May 20, 2026.

PLEASE NOTE: Our panel of readers will review all submissions blind. Writers will be announced May 25, 2026.

TO SUBMIT – Please email:  admin@asiftheatre.com with the subject header “Quickies Playwright Submission”. Please include your name and phone number.