When we were planning our 10th anniversary season in 2014, we decided we wanted to encourage local playwrights by offering them a stage at our popular One-Act Play Festival. A call for submissions went out, and all three of the one-acts performed in 2015 were indeed new works by Gabriolan writers.
Since then, we have tried to ensure that at least one of the plays in our annual festival is a new piece penned right here on the island. In 2024, we were delighted that all three plays in the festival were by island writers. We would love to have that option again.
Once again, we are looking for new works to be performed at the end of March in our 2025 One-Act Play Festival. If you’ve written a play you would like us to consider performing, please submit it to gabriolaplayers@gmail.com with the subject “One-Act Play Festival Submission” no later than 6 January 2026 (The earlier the better.) Successful applicants will be contacted by 13 January 2026.
A few considerations:
- Plays should be between 20 and 45 minutes long.
- Small casts and simple staging requirements are preferred, but by no means a deal breaker.
- Let us know if you have someone interested in directing your play
- Let us know if you live on Gabriola Island
If you haven’t written a play yourself but know someone who has, please make them aware that we are soliciting submissions.
Did you know?
One of the plays in our tenth anniversary season – Lemon Yellow Laces by Dennis Johnston – won the award for Best Original Script at the 2015 Vancouver Island One-Act Play Festival.
An Unhelpful Complication by Anne M. Holmes, which premiered at our 2017 One-Act Play Festival, was a finalist in the 2018 Canadian National Playwriting Competition.