Are you an
aspiring
playwright?
Want to prove
your writing
skills and
see your play
performed on
stage?
Presenting …
The PAGE to STAGE Student One-Act Playwriting Contest is open to all
secondary school students in the Halton area. Prepare a brief, original one-act
script to submit for the contest. The three top student scripts, selected by the
Burl-Oak Theatre Group jury, will be produced and performed as part of its
annual Entertaining Shorts one-act play show in June 2016.
» WHO: Open to all high school students in Grades 9-12
» W HAT: Write a 10–12 minute one-act play featuring student
characters and themes
» DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2016
» H OW TO ENTER: Go to botg.ca/pagetostage for
We’ve arranged two FREE
*optional
workshops to help get you
started. See botg.ca/pagetostage
for more information!
Entertaining Shorts consists of three
performances of four plays. The three
top entries will be performed once each
during Entertaining Shorts 2016
(one winning play per performance).
contest guidelines and official entry form
Burl-Oak Theatre Group (BOTG) is a not-for-profit volunteer community theatre group that has performed in
the Oakville area, for about 40 years, at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts.
For the past three years, BOTG has produced Entertaining Shorts, a showcase of emerging local talent
in writing, acting, directing, and producing. This event features several one-act plays written by both
student and adult playwrights and all are performed at the Black Box Theatre in the Queen Elizabeth Park
Community and Cultural Centre.
For more info: BOTG.CA • [email protected]