Greater Geelong Play Festival Feasibility Study
Place to Make | Creative Engine Grant Recipient 2022
Geelong Playwrights will use their Creative Engine support to build a feasibility study and funding case for their vision for a new play writing festival in Geelong.
Over five weekends, the Greater Geelong Play Festival would look to local venues across the state to provide playwrights with an opportunity to showcase new, original plays in competition.
Culminating in a final for the winners of each ‘heat’, the festival would seek to adopt a non-traditional judging format, with a small panel of judges and both in-person and online audience members voting on the performances.
Making the most of a two-pronged approach, the virtual component would engage theatre-goers and streamers across the state with a voting model similar to those used on popular television talent shows, while the final would bring visitors to Geelong to showcase our clever and creative region!
About Geelong Playwrights
Formed in 2021, Geelong Playwrights are a small group of playwrighting enthusiasts keen to promote local playwriting, playwrights, plays and performance collaborations with local theatre troupes. Many are also members of the Geelong Writers and participate in local theatre and other literary events.
For more information visit geelongplaywrights.com