At first, you thinkit is somethingelse, but it turnsout to be theBRAID!Theatre wantsyou to send inthree hardcopies of yourscript and pay a$20 fee.Company thathas never donean original workin a decade yetstill seekssubmissions.Theatrewants you tosend in threehard copiesof your script.They haveturned youdown a dozentimes...(continued innext square)Wants a playbased on apromptabout a canof soup.Theatre'sMissionStatement is fivepages long.They want a ten-minute play.Theatre companystarted by 22 year-olds who believethey can save/change the world bydoing plays....Oh, butmaybe theyhave a newreader thisyear!Wants a one-minuteplay about acomplicated,cosmic,global event.Your ex istheLiteraryManager.Email comesback as notbeing able tobe delivered.They foldedsix yearsago, theirwebsite isstill up.Theatre run bynobodies with notrack record offersto let you readtheir "assessment"for a large fee.Turned down yourplay last year andthen hit you up fora donation. Addedyou to mailing list.Clearly states onwebsite that theywant submissions,then respond bysaying they don'ttake submissions.Theatre charges asubmission feeand only doesoriginal works bytheir boardmembers.Must be amember of 6marginalizedgroups, yet, youare only in fiveof them.TheBraidAGAIN!$25 Submission feefor a "contest" at acommunity theatrein the middle ofnowhere with aprize of $20.TheBraid.Anotherfor theBRAID!Must be a residentof one county inrural Idaho andbetween the agesof 13 and 17.Your play will beassessed by a 19year-old internwho does notknow whoTennesseeWilliams is.At first, you thinkit is somethingelse, but it turnsout to be theBRAID!Theatre wantsyou to send inthree hardcopies of yourscript and pay a$20 fee.Company thathas never donean original workin a decade yetstill seekssubmissions.Theatrewants you tosend in threehard copiesof your script.They haveturned youdown a dozentimes...(continued innext square)Wants a playbased on apromptabout a canof soup.Theatre'sMissionStatement is fivepages long.They want a ten-minute play.Theatre companystarted by 22 year-olds who believethey can save/change the world bydoing plays....Oh, butmaybe theyhave a newreader thisyear!Wants a one-minuteplay about acomplicated,cosmic,global event.Your ex istheLiteraryManager.Email comesback as notbeing able tobe delivered.They foldedsix yearsago, theirwebsite isstill up.Theatre run bynobodies with notrack record offersto let you readtheir "assessment"for a large fee.Turned down yourplay last year andthen hit you up fora donation. Addedyou to mailing list.Clearly states onwebsite that theywant submissions,then respond bysaying they don'ttake submissions.Theatre charges asubmission feeand only doesoriginal works bytheir boardmembers.Must be amember of 6marginalizedgroups, yet, youare only in fiveof them.TheBraidAGAIN!$25 Submission feefor a "contest" at acommunity theatrein the middle ofnowhere with aprize of $20.TheBraid.Anotherfor theBRAID!Must be a residentof one county inrural Idaho andbetween the agesof 13 and 17.Your play will beassessed by a 19year-old internwho does notknow whoTennesseeWilliams is.

Play Submission Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. At first, you think it is something else, but it turns out to be the BRAID!
  2. Theatre wants you to send in three hard copies of your script and pay a $20 fee.
  3. Company that has never done an original work in a decade yet still seeks submissions.
  4. Theatre wants you to send in three hard copies of your script.
  5. They have turned you down a dozen times...(continued in next square)
  6. Wants a play based on a prompt about a can of soup.
  7. Theatre's Mission Statement is five pages long. They want a ten-minute play.
  8. Theatre company started by 22 year-olds who believe they can save/ change the world by doing plays.
  9. ...Oh, but maybe they have a new reader this year!
  10. Wants a one-minute play about a complicated,cosmic, global event.
  11. Your ex is the Literary Manager.
  12. Email comes back as not being able to be delivered.
  13. They folded six years ago, their website is still up.
  14. Theatre run by nobodies with no track record offers to let you read their "assessment" for a large fee.
  15. Turned down your play last year and then hit you up for a donation. Added you to mailing list.
  16. Clearly states on website that they want submissions, then respond by saying they don't take submissions.
  17. Theatre charges a submission fee and only does original works by their board members.
  18. Must be a member of 6 marginalized groups, yet, you are only in five of them.
  19. The Braid AGAIN!
  20. $25 Submission fee for a "contest" at a community theatre in the middle of nowhere with a prize of $20.
  21. The Braid.
  22. Another for the BRAID!
  23. Must be a resident of one county in rural Idaho and between the ages of 13 and 17.
  24. Your play will be assessed by a 19 year-old intern who does not know who Tennessee Williams is.