VOICES INSIDE: a FestivAL of inmate AUTHORED PLAYS
Voices Inside Play Fesitval is an outreach program of Pioneer Playhouse and Antagonist Productions
We seek short (ten minute) plays by incarcerated writers. On any subject. They can be mailed hard copies or emailed to the address below. Mailed copies can be sent to Pioneer Playhouse, 840 Stanford Road, Danville, KY 40422. Emailed attached plays can be emailed to Robbyfilms@yahoo.com
Deadline to Submit: Aug 1, 2025
Six plays will be selected and presented by our partner organization Antagonist Productions in Lexington KY Sept 18to 28.
We believe in the power of creativity to help change lives. Submitted writers should be either currently housed in a corrections system or recently released.
There will be a $75 dollar stipend paid for winning plays
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This festival is a collaboration of Voices Inside, Pioneer Playhouse, and Antagonist Productions For more information go to VoicesInside.org
Voices Inside had been funded in the past by the National Endowment for the Arts ( but that support has been withdrawn). Also we received support from the Nancy Friday Foundation and the Kentucky Arts Council. We are also working in association with the PEN AMERICA incarcerated writer program.
