National Alliance for Musical Theatre has launched the 15-Minute Musical Challenge, calling for writers to create new works as America self-isolates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NAMT is calling for submissions of 15 minutes of brand-new material by May 15, 2020. This can be either a complete musical short or 15 minutes of a new full-length project. Submitted musicals must have been written after March 19 to be eligible. Winning submissions will receive a cash prize through the support of the Alhadeff Family Charitable Foundation.
“We believe that musical theatre has the power to elevate the human experience and uplift each other,� said NAMT. “While we recognize the current crisis will be on our collective minds, this is a call for musicals about absolutely anything and everything. We hope we can offer a bit of an inspired incentive by inviting you to use this socially distanced time as an opportunity for musical theatre creativity.�
Writers should send a PDF of the new material and a few demos for consideration. This will be a blind review process, and the script and demos cannot include writer information. For more information and the application, visit .
NAMT isn’t the only group to respond creatively to the mass shut down of theatres. Countless celebrities are and many theatre companies are or sharing recorded performances.
