Material to prepare: All submissions require 2 minutes of storytelling. This can be in the form of a monologue or any other story telling medium you'd like to showcase.

Plays are of varying length (10 minutes, one acts, and full-lengths). Performances will be script in hand. None to minimal blocking. More Information about the plays, characters, and rehearsal/ performance schedule can be found on the submission form.

Stipends $75

August 6-9, 2026 at Theatre Wit.

Trans Scribe is a new works festival aimed at giving trans/nonbinary playwrights, directors, and performers in Chicago a place to produce trans art for trans audiences. Over the multi-day festival, there will be a variety of works presented, including full length plays, one act plays, and 10-minute plays.