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 MadLab Theatre and Gallery is a non-profit organization that provides an artistic haven for the creation and experience of original works. It is a laboratory where individuals and ensembles are free to experiment without censor. Each year we produce seven to eight full-length original productions including 'Theatre Roulette,' the longest-running annual shorts festival in Columbus. In addition, MadLab serves emerging artists by providing an affordable, quality venue to small arts organizations. MadLab has been called a 'Generation X-troupe with ambition and taboo-shattering imagination' (The Columbus Dispatch). Our work has been cited for an 'amazing display of theatrical creativity' (The Other Paper) and has been nominated four times for the Greater Columbus Arts Council's Artistic Excellence award. And now we're closer to downtown than ever. With the purchase of our facility at 227 North Third, we've solidified our position as an affordable and accessible venue for the most exciting and daring artists Central Ohio has to offer. Join the experiment and become a member today! 
For the last 15 years Theatre Roulette has been a cornerstone of Madlab Theatre's season as the longest-running annual shorts festival in Columbus. Theatre Roulette started small, both as a production (two plays a night for three nights) and in concept (Madlab was looking to give up-and-coming playwrights a chance to produce their work). Back with their 18th annual Theatre Roulette, MadLab continues to crank out Columbus' longest running shorts festival. This year the festival you can bet on any of three distinct nights of. Bayton Ltd (C41970), Madlab Theatre Roulette is a Maltese registered company registered at Villa Seminia, 8, Sir Temi Zammit Avenue, Ta' XBiex XBX 1011. Bayton Ltd is licensed under the Malta Gaming Authority, license number: MGA/B2C/145/2007 (issued 1st August 2018). Back with their 15th annual Theatre Roulette, MadLab Theatre continues to crank out Columbus' longest running shorts festival. Central Ohio's longest running shorts festival presents three very.
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Theatre Roulette is Ohio's longest running shorts festival, now celebrating its 22nd year. What began as an 'invitation-only' festival expanded to taking local submissions, then to taking submission from across the United States, and now receives over 1,000 scripts annually from every corner of the world. Submissions for Theatre Roulette 2021 open 6/10/20 and will close when we reach 1,500 submissions.
Please follow our submission guidelines to increase the chances of your script being selected.
For this year's Theatre Roulette we will be focusing the three nights of shows into three specific locations. Please great creative with your use of these locations, but note these are the only set pieces available. Props, lighting, costume, and sound effects will be available to further shape your setting.

Madlab Theatre Roulette1. Blank stage - Make the stage whatever you want but there should be no set required. Available furniture: park bench, simple chairs

2. Living room/Bedroom - For at home shows. Available furniture: couch, arm chair, simple chairs, bed, coffee table, bedside table 
3. An office - For shows in a work setting. Available furniture: desk, conference table, simple chairs, white board, podium
GuidelinesScripts should be about 5 to 15 pages and run 5-15 minutesIf your script is 25 pages, or 19 pages with size 7 font, we will not read it.
If your script is a monologue, it should not be 15 pages. Stick to the 5-15 minute guideline there. 
All submissions should be emailed to submissions@madlab.netScripts should be PDF's or Word documents
Please attach all scripts to 1 email
We're not super picky on formatting, as long as it's legible, but if you want a guide, we like this style.
Do not send links
Do not send resumes/bios/reviews or anything other than the script
We're only going to look at the scripts. The other stuff just gets in the way and makes us grouchy.
Maximum five submissions per playwrightPlease attach all scripts to 1 email
If you send us 8, we might read the first 5. Or we might not. 
We are not accepting collections at this timeIf you've got 5 solid shows, send them as 5 separate scripts. 
We are a black box theatre. Please keep that in mind. If one of your characters flies in on rigging, or your 10 minute show requires a life size replica of the Enterprise, we're going to laugh a lot. 
Playwrights will be notified when their script is received, but only contacted further if the show is selected for production. If we had a full-time paid staff we would totally send rejection emails. We know how much you all love them.
Playwrights will be paid a stipend of $50

'But what are you looking for?'Madlab Theatre Roulette

Madlab Theatre Roulette1. Blank stage - Make the stage whatever you want but there should be no set required. Available furniture: park bench, simple chairs
2. Living room/Bedroom - For at home shows. Available furniture: couch, arm chair, simple chairs, bed, coffee table, bedside table 
3. An office - For shows in a work setting. Available furniture: desk, conference table, simple chairs, white board, podium
GuidelinesScripts should be about 5 to 15 pages and run 5-15 minutesIf your script is 25 pages, or 19 pages with size 7 font, we will not read it.
If your script is a monologue, it should not be 15 pages. Stick to the 5-15 minute guideline there. 
All submissions should be emailed to submissions@madlab.netScripts should be PDF's or Word documents
Please attach all scripts to 1 email
We're not super picky on formatting, as long as it's legible, but if you want a guide, we like this style.
Do not send links
Do not send resumes/bios/reviews or anything other than the script
We're only going to look at the scripts. The other stuff just gets in the way and makes us grouchy.
Maximum five submissions per playwrightPlease attach all scripts to 1 email
If you send us 8, we might read the first 5. Or we might not. 
We are not accepting collections at this timeIf you've got 5 solid shows, send them as 5 separate scripts. 
We are a black box theatre. Please keep that in mind. If one of your characters flies in on rigging, or your 10 minute show requires a life size replica of the Enterprise, we're going to laugh a lot. 
Playwrights will be notified when their script is received, but only contacted further if the show is selected for production. If we had a full-time paid staff we would totally send rejection emails. We know how much you all love them.
Playwrights will be paid a stipend of $50

'But what are you looking for?'Madlab Theatre Roulette
Madlab Theatre Roulette MovieWhat makes a play a 'MadLab' play? Like obscenity, it's hard to define, but we know it and love it when we see it. Here's a few tips as to what we like to produce and what our audiences have come to expect:Plays with a strong Point of View. Our audiences expect to not only be entertained for an evening, but to leave the theatre with something to think about and remember. We want to read plays from and for the marginalized and forgotten. We love new takes on old problems. We adore speaking Truth to Power.
Good Stories with Vibrant Characters. Now, any play can have that strong POV, but the special ones show us that through strong storytelling and equally strong characters. So, mesmerize us with your craft and enchant us with your characters. Bonus points for well written female characters and casts that give an accurate representation of our multiracial society, as well as those that challenge the concept of binary sexuality. We're not saying we won't produce your play about 10 white suburban dads and their annual golf outing, but…
Plays that are Visual. Ok, we'll be completely honest – we are on a shoestring budget as far as sets/costumes go, but we've been doing this for 25 years and we love an artistic challenge. MadLab is a 75 seat converted garage black box theatre, so plan accordingly. But challenge us. You'd probably be surprised what we're capable of.
Plays that are modern. We definitely respect your historical masterpiece, but if your play involves iambic pentameter or greek gods it's probably not our speed.
Make us Laugh. We've been told we have an 'offbeat' sense of humor. We've also been told we may require psychological counseling. Be bold in your comedy writing, don't worry about offending us (or our audiences), and never be afraid of being silly.
Make us Cry. See above.
Heck, do both with the same play. Always the best option to our way of thinking☺

Madlab Theatre Roulette CasinoThanks for your interest. Good luck with your submission, and regardless of the outcome here, be sure to keep writing and producing new works.