DATES & LOCATIONS:  July 16 – 26 2026  The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre: 115 MacDougal Street, New York, NY  10012 - 3rd floor walk up: 2 weeks, 4 performances weekly (Thursday through Sunday),    5 new plays featured each week. Each play performs four times in its selected week (Week 1 or Week 2).  ELIGIBILITY: Short Plays, Short Musicals, Short Comedy Sketches (minimum 8 minutes, can be more than one skit combined)  with a performance time of 15 minutes or less, no more than 15 pages in length (not including title page).   Writers are eligible to submit up to 2 plays/pieces.   

PRIZE: Each week a audience favorite is selected by audience vote.  The winner of each week will receive $100 prize. If you are the winner, you must submit a PayPal account to receive your prize. THEME:  "LOL" Make it all about the laughs! All pieces must be comedies.    ** Note **     1) Playwrights are responsible for producing their own play - Host (us) provides theatre, technicians, marketing and box office. 2) If selected, there is a $50 NON-refundable tech fee required   Pieces MUST be NO MORE 15 minutes in length, which equals approximately 15 pages of script (not including title page).   Submissions open: April 10, 2026   Submissions close: May 8, 2026    Piece selection announced soon thereafter (it may take a few weeks after the close of the submission window). For more festival information visit: www.shortplaynyc.com/LOL