Calgary Region

CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS

2025 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival
April 2 – 5, 2025

The Pumphouse Theatre has presented the Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival with the Alberta Drama Festival Association for over 30 years and we are excited to do so again! Registration for 12 spots will open on a first-come, first serve basis beginning September 18th, 2024 at 12 pm. The Festival is scheduled to be held April 2 – 5, 2025 in the Victor Mitchell Theatre.

One play is chosen by a professional adjudicator to represent Calgary at the Provincial One-Act Festival. Winning plays from each region may receive travel and food expenses reimbursement for their participation in the Provincial Festival by the Alberta Drama Festival Association.

Registration Requirements:

All registrations must be submitted no earlier than noon on September 18, 2024 with a completed registration form and a $60 non-refundable registration fee.
The performing group is responsible for royalty payments. A letter confirming permission from the publisher or playwright must be included.
A clean draft copy of the script must be delivered by the January 15, 2025 deadline.
Photocopies will only be accepted for an original script. Outlines for collective creations will be accepted, but may not be eligible for Outstanding New Work. Improvised shows are not eligible.
Payment can be made over the phone (credit), in-person (debit, credit, cash, cheque), by mail
(cheques) or by e-transfer. Make cheques payable to the Pumphouse Theatres Society. E-transfers are sent to admin@pumphousetheatre.ca with the message “OAPF Registration Fee”.
Participants who are members of CAEA, ACTRA, or IATSE are not eligible to participate in their professional vocation.
Plays must be one act in length. Performances must be between 10 and 60 minutes. No excerpts.
Each group is responsible for supplying its own technician for stage management and/or light and sound operation. We can provide training to operators.
Each show must be set up in 10 minutes and struck in 5 minutes.
Casts shall be predominantly adult (18yrs +) and from CALGARY.
All performances and participants must adhere to the ADFA Rules and Guidelines. More information can be found on here: https://adfa.ca/about/rules-regulation/

Awards & prizes are presented for Outstanding Production, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Performances, Outstanding Technical Merit, and Outstanding New Work!

Registration for the Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival at the Pumphouse Theatre (2140 Pumphouse Ave SW). Starts Wednesday September 18th, 2024 @ Noon
Registration will close when all slots are filled or by January 31, 2025. Registration is on a first come first serve basis.

For more information, including One-Act Play Festival rules and regulations, please feel free to email kelly@pumphousetheatre.ca.

**Regional Director**

**Kelly Malcolm**
Calgary, AB
Email:
kelly.malcolm@adfa.ca
kelly@pumphousetheatre.ca

Past Calgary Festivals

CALGARY Festival Registration

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ADFA Rules and Regulations

By checking the following box, and submitting this electronic form, I hereby indicate that I have read and accepted all of the stated guidelines by the Alberta Drama Festival Association: 1. Entries shall be one act plays. No adaptations or excerpts will be accepted. However, if the author has given written approval for the presentation of an adaptation that adaptation will be allowed to compete. 2. All entries must have a running time of at least ten (10) minutes and not more than sixty (60) minutes. 3. Setup time for each play shall be limited to a maximum of ten (10) minutes; strike time shall be a maximum of five (5) minutes. A technical rehearsal time of not less than sixty minutes (60) minutes will be scheduled for each play. 4. Both Cast and Crew must be comprised predominantly of adults. The plays may come from organized amateur theatre troupes, non-professional groups, higher educational institutions or any other community group or individual not involved in professional theatre. Any full member of a professional Performing Arts union is prevented from participating in ADFA sponsored one-act play festivals. 5. Each performing group will pay a non-refundable fee of $25, which will make them a member of ADFA. In addition, each Region may charge $25 for entry into the Regional Festival. Entrants must sign registration forms stating that they have read and understood the Festival rules. 6. Groups entering the Regional Festival and the selected entries in the Provincial Festival must provide a clean copy (not a photocopy) of the script for the adjudicators at least two weeks before the Festivals. 7. The participants in a play entering any Festival are responsible for supplying and transporting to and from that Festival any set, furniture, properties, etc. (assistance with travel expenses to the Provincial Festival will be considered by the executive upon presentation of a completed expense form). 8. The adjudicator shall select one play from each Region to represent that Region at the Provincial Festival. The adjudicator at the Regional Festival shall also rank the other participating plays in case the chosen play cannot attend the Provincial Festival

I have read and accept the stated guidelines by the Alberta Drama Festival Association

DOWNLOADABLE Calgary Registration form

2024 Calgary Region One-Act Festival Photos

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