Submit a Script

Thank you for your interest in sharing your work with The Rose Theater. The Rose is a professional, non-Equity, producing theater offering a full season of productions for young and family audiences. The Rose also offers a full range of education programs including a teen theater program and summer production camps for youth.

We accept unsolicited script submissions related to any of our programming needs, including:

Main Stage Productions

· Main stage season consists of 7-10 productions, including musicals and plays
· Created for young audiences and family audiences
· Productions for young students (4-8 years) and older students (8-14 years)
· Typical show run time is 60-75 minutes
· Cast size ranges from four to 12 actors

Teens ‘N’ Theater Productions

· Created by teens for teen audiences, including mostly plays (not musicals)
· Cast size ranges from four to 12 actors
· Cast consists of young actors (13-18 years)
· Typical show run time is 60 minutes

Summer Youth Productions

· Created by youth to share with family and friends, including plays and musicals
· Cast size ranges from 16 to 24 actors

Script submissions are reviewed on a periodic basis, but not on a defined regular schedule. We will make our best effort to send an email acknowledging receipt of unsolicited submissions. After email acknowledgement, we will only contact a playwright (or representative) if we feel a submission fits one of our production needs and warrants further conversation.

To submit a script, please send a letter of inquiry including:

Contact information
Identification of which Rose Theater program the script fits
A script summary
Identification of cast size
10-page script sample
Any other pertinent information (adaptation rights, unique production concerns, etc.)

Please send all submissions and inquiries to:

Michael Miller
Literary Manager
The Rose Theater
2001 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 502-4624
michaelm@rosetheater.org