"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go."

--From Hamlet (III, iii, 100-103)

 

 

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The cast of The Girl in the Boat by Ben Varkentine

 

 

 

The Tennessee Stage New Play Festival is designed to encourage and promote the development of new American plays. We accept submissions of unpublished works from playwrights all over the country, and typically review seventy scripts from over 25 different states. The festival consists of one world premiere production, staged readings and table readings of selected scripts, and a playwriting workshop for local writers. This series is ideal for seasoned professionals and developing theatre artists to collaborate and explore the craft.

Coming in March 2012

The World Premiere Presentation of...


THE GOOD SON

By Craig Smith

Won't you please donate to our Kickstarter Fund Raiser for this World Premiere performance? Visit this link to learn more.
What would you do if your mother, dead for thirty years, suddenly turned up very much alive at your Uncle's funeral? And if the police illegally broke into your home searching for her and threatening you with a gun? If you were a good son, would you protect your mother? And if so, at what cost?

Get information about our Readings and Staged Readings on the Auditions page.

See details about our historic New Play Festival World Premieres here.

Want to submit a script? See our Submission Policy.

Interested in auditioning for the New Play Festival? See our Auditions page.