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.
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. Results will be published by April 30th. |
| Competition Levels | Prelims will happen during June 2026 at Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Madurai, & Coimbatore. Each city will host 10 plays, and 2 from each city will be selected to perform finals in Chennai. |
| 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. No profanity & No individual attacks. No smoking fire on stage. |
| 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 – Rs.1,000 (non-refundable)
🔸Selection Fee Rs.1,000 (refundable upon performance) |
| 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. |
| Rights | 🔸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. |
Schedule:-
| Selection Process | Due Date |
|---|---|
| Submission of Script | March 15, 2026 |
| Shortlisted scripts will be intimated by | April 15, 2026 |
| Participation Fee to be Paid by | April 30, 2026 |
| Festival Dates | All Weekends of June & July 2026 |
| Venue | Bangalore and Coimbatore – Medai The Stage, Madurai – American College, Hyderabad – TBA, Chennai – Alliance Francaise |
| Tech Rehearsals | All Weekends of June & July 2026 |
All emails shall be addressed to spbf@theatremarina.com. Kindly email your details (Script/Portfolio) only if you face any difficulties on submitting the form.
