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THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY PLAYS

The 6th Annual Paragon Play Festival | November 7th & 8th, 2020

Paragon is a short-play festival dedicated to furthering Otherworld's mission of growing the genre of Science Fiction and Fantasy Theatre through the discovery and promotion of new playwrights and works. This annual event began in 2014 and we have presented 40 new science fiction and fantasy plays over this one-weekend festival every year since. 2019 will mark year 5.

Paragon returns in the fall of 2020 and we are actively seeking playwright and director submissions. If you are interested in submitting your play or applying to direct a play, check out the guidelines below!

PARAGON 2020

      PLAY GUIDELINES!

Your play must be within the genres of Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, or contain Sci-Fi or fantastical elements.

  • Your play should be between five and 60 minutes in length.

  • Your play should be submitted in a PDF format.

  • The play should unpublished, however we welcome submissions that have been featured in other festivals.

  • You will retain full rights to the play and the text will not be altered in any way without your explicit permission.

  • There is no submission fee. You are encouraged to submit multiple plays if you have them!

  • Due to the number of submissions, we will only be able to contact you if your play has been selected. Rejection letters will not be sent.

  • \Submit by emailing submissions@otherworldtheatre.org or clicking the link below.

Deadline June 20, 2020

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Otherworld Theatre Company is supported in part by The MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The Saints, A CityArts Grant from The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Arts & Special Events, and The Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

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Otherworld Theatre Company is a tax-exempt non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is registered as a charitable organization with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. Contributions to Otherworld Theatre Company are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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