Dreamwell's Writer Joust accepting plays

Dreamwell - Dreamwell Theatre of Iowa City is accepting submissions for their first ever playwriting competition. The Dreamwell Writers Joust: A Fear Festival will feature a full production of the winning play in December 2010 as well as staged readings of two or three runners-up. The winner will also receive a $100 cash prize. In order to fit in with the theme of the 2010 season, "Taboo Bijou," the submitted plays should reflect the following theme: subjects we fear to talk about. "There are lots of subjects people are sometimes afraid to talk about," said Dreamwell founder Matt Falduto. "Death, racism, sex... but don't think we just want serious plays. Comedies that tackle taboo subjects are more than welcome, too!"

Dreamwell has produced original plays in the past, but this is the first time they have ever had a competition. "We wanted to try something new to encourage Iowa playwrights," said co-Artistic Director Chuck Dufano. "We've always been committed to producing original work. Hopefully, this festival will be a good vehicle to make that happen." Plays should be emailed to joust@dreamwell.com by March 1, 2010. The specifics are listed below.

• Playwright must either currently live in Iowa, or have significant ties to the state


• Must be a full length play - 2 hour running time at most


• Please keep the set simple


• Please provide a cover sheet with the following information: Name, Email, Phone number, Title of play, How the play fits the theme, Character list


• Must have never been performed before, not including staged readings


• Send as Word document or .pdf

Email questions to joust AT dreamwell.com