Over the last few years, Stage Right Productions and 2nd Street Theater in Bend have supported local playwrights such as Cricket Daniel, Howard Schor, Suzan Noyes and Jim Lee.

Now, 2nd Street Theater and Stage Right Productions have created The Playwrights Platform to continue to encourage the development of quality theatrical materials for the educational, community and children’s theater markets.

Stage Right Productions is accepting unsolicited manuscripts with a running time between 60 and 90 minutes. Playwrights are encouraged to submit plays and musicals with ensemble casts by July 26. Three plays will be selected by a panel of judges to be showcased at the Playwrights Platform, scheduled for Oct. 4 and 5 at 2nd Street Theater.

The Platform will be produced in black-box format and will consist of scenes from selected manuscripts. A panel of selected reviewers, along with audience members, will vote to select a winner.

The winning manuscript will be fully produced by Stage Right Productions and 2nd Street Theater May 2-17.

Contact: www.2ndstreettheater.com/playwright-platform or 541-678-0313.