Stirling Players will be hosting a One Act Play Festival in July 2026
The Festival will showcase six theatre companies, including the Stirling Players, each performing a selected one-act play. This is an open invitation to ALL theatre companies or groups who would like to participate in this event. We invite you to  submit up to three one-act plays for selection by our Festival sub-committee. From all submissions, five companies will be chosen, each to perform one of their nominated works alongside Stirling Players.

Submission Requirements
● Submit up to three one-act plays, each between 25–45 minutes in duration.
● All plays must be suitable for minimal set and lighting.
● Each company will be allotted 10 minutes for setup & 5 minutes for striking during  performances.

 Festival Support
The Stirling Players will:
o   Provide the performance venue, ticketing coordination and poster design.
o   Coordinate front-of-house operations (retaining the front-of-house takings).
o   Provide basic set pieces, a Stage Manager and a paid technician.
o   Provide $500 to each company to assist with production costs.

 Tickets will be purchased via TryBooking, asking the customer a compulsory question at checkout to determine which theatre company they are supporting.  Depending on the number of tickets sold by each company, additional funds accrued will be provided, after the closing weekend of productions, up to a maximum of $1250 per group. 

Company Responsibilities
Participating companies will be required to:
● Provide one backstage crew member for Tech Rehearsal and Performance dates.
● Provide one technician to assist the Festival technician & to operate sound effects if required (with BYO laptop preloaded with SFX).
● Publicise the Festival and commit to selling a minimum of 80 tickets.
● Cover the royalty and licensing fees for their chosen script.
● Rehearse independently in their own space.

Key Dates:
Technical Rehearsals: Monday 13 July – Wednesday 15 July 2026 (each company allocated 2.5 hours within this time period)     
Sessions: 5:00–7:30pm or 7:45–10:15pm
Companies may store costumes, props and basic set pieces at the theatre after rehearsal.

Performances:
Each company performs three times during 16-19 July 2026
Group 1:
● Thursday 16 July, 7:30–10:00pm
● Saturday 18 July (matinee), 3:00–5:30pm
● Sunday 19 July (evening), 5:30–8:00pm

Group 2:
● Friday 17 July, 7:30–10:30pm
● Saturday 18 July (evening), 7:30–10:00pm
● Sunday 19 July (matinee), 1:00–3:30pm

Submissions no later than 30 September 2025, please.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or require further information.
email: publicity@sitrlingplayers.org.au