Starting April 1, join your fellow theatrical writers worldwide and create or revise a play, song, or score in a total of 30 days!
What is End of Play.?
End of Play. is an annual initiative, created by the Dramatists Guild, to incentivize the completion of new plays, scores or songs over the period of one month. Starting with a successful launch in 2020, hundreds of participating dramatic writers across the world connected with one another to overcome obstacles that stand in the way of writing the first draft of new plays.
Each year, writers set goals for themselves at the beginning of End of Play.TM Month and post weekly updates about how they are doing to the community. Goals may include writing a new full-length play/musical, two one-act plays/musicals, or completing a second draft of any of the above. Ultimately, the goal of End of Play.TM is to get writers to the finish line through motivation and community.
How to Participate
Interested in taking part? The next round of End of Play.™ will take place in the month of April 2021 (pens up April 1, pens down April 30). Sign up using the registration form below.
Want to get more involved? You can also sign up as an End of Play.™ Partner. Partners are those who are interested in taking End of Play.™ one step further by planning a kick-off party, a silent writing session, meet and greet etc.
Fostering an artistic community is more important than ever before. So connect with your fellow playwrights, and lets all make something we're proud of. Once you've signed up, help us spread the word! Share you're doing End of Play.™ 2021 and challenge a friend on social media using #EndOfPlay. Anyone can do it!
Any questions can be directed to Lily Dwoskin or Jordan Stovall.
Registered for End of Play.™ 2021
Registration Form
End of Play.™ is open to both members and non-members of the Dramatists Guild. Writers of all backgrounds are encouraged to participate; prior playwriting experience is not necessary. Join the challenge today!
After You Register, Join a Local End of Play.™ Event Around the Country!
2020 Page Count
| Participating Writers | Daily Page Total | Overall Page Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | 156 | 675 | 675 |
| Day 2 | 146 | 608 | 1,283 |
| Day 3 | 122 | 425 | 1,708 |
| Day 4 | 119 | 640 | 2,348 |
| Day 5 | 81 | 326 | 2,674 |
| Day 6 | 70 | 295 | 2,969 |
| Day 7 | 71 | 357 | 3,326 |
| Day 8 | 48 | 234 | 3,560 |
| Day 9 | 60 | 364 | 3,924 |
| Day 10 | 54 | 265 | 4,189 |
| Day 11 | 49 | 282 | 4,471 |
| Day 12 | 43 | 170 | 4,641 |
| Day 13 | 37 | 321 | 4,962 |
| Day 14 | 44 | 220 | 5,182 |
| Day 15 | 41 | 264 | 5,446 |
| Day 16 | 45 | 305 | 5,751 |
| Day 17 | 33 | 140 | 5,891 |
| Day 18 | 38 | 202 | 6,093 |
| Day 19 | 44 | 227 | 6,320 |
| Day 20 | 36 | 149 | 6,469 |
| Day 21 | 42 | 210 | 6,679 |
| Day 22 | 28 | 186 | 6,865 |
| Day 23 | 34 | 175 | 7,040 |
| Day 24 | 30 | 112 | 7,152 |
| Day 25 | 29 | 145 | 7,297 |
| Day 26 | 31 | 161 | 7,458 |
| Day 27 | 25 | 108 | 7,566 |
| Day 28 | 28 | 129 | 7,695 |
| Day 29 | 36 | 185 | 7,880 |
| Day 30 | 31 | 170 | 8,050 |
| Day 31 | 65 | 389 | 8,439 |