About:
The Ten-Ally-Drama Fest provides support and development for talents, promotes creativity, and recognizes excellence. The Festival serves as a platform for the sharing of artistic expression and experiences in both a positive and critical ambiance. Brought to you by Theatre Marina, this National Theatre Festival is a celebration that aims to advance the quality of Theatre in Chennai and across India.
Prizes:
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Fairplay:
Ten-Ally-Drama Fest – Season 4 (2026) provides support and development for emerging and established theatre talents, promotes creativity, and recognizes excellence in theatrical expression. The festival serves as a platform for sharing artistic experiences in a positive yet critically engaging environment.
Brought to you by Theatre Marina, this National Theatre Festival celebrates diverse voices and storytelling, with the objective of advancing the quality of theatre in Chennai and across India.
Rules for script submission:
| Eligibility | Open to playwrights aged 15+ of all nationalities, races, and genders. |
| Performance | Selected plays will receive technical support. |
| Multiple Entries | Allowed only for scripts. |
| Participation Limit | An individual can act and/or direct in only one production. |
| Theme and Genre | Open. Any theme and genre are accepted. Monologues are not allowed. |
| Language | Tamizh / English / Hindi / Kannada / Telugu / Malayalam. |
| Duration | 12 Minutes in total, including 1 minute each for set-up and exit. |
| Submission Format | 🔸Scripts must be in PDF format and adhere to industry formatting standards.
🔸Script language: Native (no mixed languages such as Tanglish, etc.). |
| Selection | A panel will select the plays. Results will be published on the festival’s website and social media. |
| Competition Levels | Tenally 4 is a multi-city competition with 10 plays performing in prelims at each city, and the finals will happen in Chennai. List of cities and schedule will be announced shortly. |
| Performance Rights | The playwright grants the festival promotional use rights but retains all other rights. |
| Disqualification | Non-adherence to rules, defamation, or infringement of IP rights will result in disqualification. |
| Copyright | The playwright is responsible for ensuring the script’s originality and compliance with intellectual property laws. The festival is not responsible for any legal disputes or content curation. |
| Timelines | Specified on the festival page. Late submissions will not be accepted. Organizers may adjust timelines if necessary. |
| Entry Fee | 🔸Script Submission Fee: Will be announced shortly
🔸Selection Fee: Will be announced shortly. |
| 🔸Theatre Marina reserves the right to cancel, reject, or select plays and make the final decision on all matters.
🔸Organizers may modify rules without notice. 🔸Script submission implies agreement to comply with all rules. |
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| Data Protection | The data collected will be used for the Ten-Ally-Drama Festival and Theatre Marina. It will not be shared or sold to any third party. |
Schedule:-
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All emails shall be addressed to spbf@theatremarina.com.