Theatre UCF is seeking new plays and musicals written by MFA Playwriting candidates or emerging playwrights for our 2026 Pegasus Playlab season
What is Pegasus PlayLab?
The Pegasus PlayLab spans six weeks, starting mid-May through the end of June. Selected playwrights are expected to commit to a two-week in-person residency within that time frame.
Pegasus PlayLab is a new play festival hosted every summer at the University of Central Florida. This festival is dedicated to developing new works by MFA Playwriting candidates or emerging playwrights. We are seeking three full-length plays, including Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) pieces, which we will rehearse for two weeks in collaboration with the playwright and subsequently present as workshop productions.
In addition, the finalists of Pegasus PlayLab will be entered into consideration to be a fully produced show at UCF.
What We Provide
- On-Campus Housing
- Stipend for Travel
- Rehearsal facilities
- Venue for Staged Reading
- Audience Talkback
- Performers
- The opportunity to develop your play with industry professionals at one of the largest universities in the country, UCF.
Submission Guidelines
- Unpublished or unproduced (having not received a fully-staged production) Full-Length (50-100 pages) Play/Musicals; TYA (20-100 pages). Musicals – please provide a sample track for at least one song.
- An excerpt (20-30 pages) of your play or musical. NOTE – We are asking that playwrights adhere to blind submissions for these excerpts, so please make sure your script pages are free of personal information (such as name, address, phone number).
- In addition to submitting an excerpt, you will be asked to include your goals for the two-week workshop. These may include dramaturgical questions such as working on specific moments of dialogue, answering questions about your script, gaining additional perspective on specific aspects of the script, ect.
- Complete the required questions on the Pegasus PlayLab Google form.
No late submissions will be accepted. Playwrights may only submit ONE play, and playwrights CANNOT submit scripts that have previously been submitted to Pegasus PlayLab in years prior.
We will close submissions after receiving 300 potential applicants – so the sooner you submit, the better!
As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, UCF encourages all qualified applicants to apply, including women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.
Contact
If you have questions, email ucfpegasusplaylab@gmail.com.
Phone: 407.823.2862 • Fax: 407.823.6446