2017 Click here to see our Term 1 Competitions you can enter.
2015
Visit the home of our Competition – Learning Place Ed Studio Key: S818115759
Or download our Spotlight Play Comp Flyer and read the details below to enter.
HOW TO ENTER: 1. Are you a secondary student aged between 12—18 yrs? 2. Fill out the entry form. 3. Format your play as described. 4. Submit both entry form and play in one email to drobi34@eq.edu.au (Deb Robins) by the May 30th deadline. 5. Forward any questions you may have to Deb Robins, the coordinator. Judge: Avril Duck | Artistic Director: Tom Lever | Coordinator: Deborah Robins
PRIZES:
- The winning playwright will win free registration (value $300) into the 2015 JUTE Enter Stage Write, script development program and Conference
- One playwright wins a 12 month Library Pass (value $40) to australianplays.org
- The winning playwright’s teacher receives a 12 month Library Pass (value $60) to australianplays.org
- Winning play(s) will be performed at our Smithfield State High School Spotlight night 2015 at COCA
- All short-listed plays receive a selection certificate
TO ENTER: Please use Spotlight entry form 2015
GETTING STARTED: Download our scaffolding activities to help you compose a 10 min play. Even if you can’t log into The Learning Place, you can download the useful worksheets below, courtesy of Alex Broun. What is a 10 min play | What to write about | What makes good Dialogue | Dialogue Editing Exercise | The secret to writing a 10 minute play | Theatricality | Surprise | Story Structure – Six Stages of your story | Possible styles | Play Structure -Set Up, Escalation, Pay-Off | Four stages of writing | Getting to know Characters | Character questions | Sample: Rumpole of Sydenham Line