Call for Plays

A Reasonable Facsimile Theatre Company (ARFTCo.) is calling for plays for their second annual Christmas play festival. Time Out Chicago said that, "presented as a compilation of plays chosen from nationwide submissions—and inspired by ARFTCo.’s ensemble’s personal Christmas photos—this BYOB buffet offers a lot." The ARFTCo. ensemble members have gathered all new pictures inspired by their memories of the holiday season in the Windy City.

Here’s our process:

Step 1: All ensemble members were asked to submit pictures to the Artistic Director. The pictures could be from personal albums or any other outside source. The pictures should reflect their memories of the Chicago Christmas season; even if they don’t celebrate it can be pretty hard to ignore the lights, the consumer gluttony, the merriment, all that caroling. Pictures are then put into the ARFTCo. Holiday Memory Bank .

Step 2: ARFTCo. will accept solicitations from writers who will choose a picture as the inspiration for a short play. This year we have two categories, Christmas carol parodies and the short one-act (approximately 5-30 minutes in length). Plays must be previously unpublished and inspired by the photos from the ARFTCo. Memory Bank. Last year’s festival included parodies, Santa on an acid-trip, monologues, political satire and a new series of twisted Christmas carols. DEADLINE IS MAY 20, 2009.

Step 3: From the submitted scripts, the Artistic Director will select which scripts will be presented in the show. All playwrights who submit plays will be notified about script selection for the festival. There are no fees.

Visit our website to submit your play.