Instructions to Submit: 

Applications for the 2022 Alley Stage Readings are open to current residents of Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota. For priority consideration, submissions are due Feb. 28. Please send only one original play (no musicals) that has not received a previous production. The play should be for no more than four actors and 120 pages maximum.

1. Complete the online application here telling us about yourself, your play, and your preferred reading date(s).
2. Email a PDF of the script in standard stage play format to info@shakeragalley.org. 
   1. In the subject line, please note: 2022 Alley Stage Readings Submission. Hard copies of scripts will not be accepted.
   2. Please label the PDF using your first and last name as well as the title, e.g., marysmithplaytitle.pdf.
3. Upon receipt of your complete application and PDF, we will invoice you for a $15 submission fee, which will help support stipends for actors along with the generosity of donors and grants for the series. The submission fee will be waived for currently enrolled students. 

What to expect if your play is accepted: 

1. Plays will be selected and playwrights notified in April.
2. One month before the reading date, playwrights will submit the working script. 
3. Within two weeks of the reading, a rehearsal will occur via Zoom or in person at a location in agreement with the author and cast. 
4. At 3 p.m. the day of the reading, the public will be invited to enjoy Afternoon Tea and live music on the patio outside Shake Rag Alley’s Art Cafe. 
5. Readings will start at 4 p.m. with talkbacks following the readings.
6. In the event of rain, readings will be staged in Shake Rag Alley’s Lind Pavilion.

For more information, please email info@shakeragalley.org.