Submission Categories


Full Length Plays


One Act Plays


November 14 and 15, 2025

Pensacola, Fl

Venue to be announced

Stephen Joseph Burke

Artistic Director

Shining Light Players

Nicole Stratton

Artistic Director

The Logos Theatre

Noah Stratton

President

The Academy of Arts

Alisha Burke

Award Winning Actress and Singer

Kerry Fager

Dancer/Actor

Arise Collective Theatre

Jordan Scott Gilbert

Award Winning Broadway Producer

Songs from Musicals


Student Scripts


One-man/One-woman shows

Festival Schedule 2025:


Jordan Scott Gilbert: From Broadway to the Narrow Way

7:00 PM, Thursday November 13

New Testament Fellowship


Session 1

Friday 7-9 PM

Speaker

One Act Play Reading

Song From a Musical

Full Length Play Reading

Speaker


Session 2

Saturday 9-12 AM

Speaker

Student Scripts Staged Readings

Song from a Musical

Speaker

Full Length Play Reading

Speaker


Session 3

Saturday 2-5 PM

Song from a Musical

Full Length Play Reading

Special Musical Performance

Full Length Play Reading

Speaker

One Act Play Reading


Session 4

Saturday 7-9 PM

Speaker

Special Musical Performance

Speaker

One Act Play Reading

Awards

Clarence Pape

Award Winning Actor

Join us for a special concert by born-again, award-winning Broadway performer Jordan Scott Gilbert, Thursday November 13, at New Testament Fellowship to kick of the 2025 Festival!

2025 SPEAKERS

To submit your script or song to the 2025 Pensacola Christian Theatre Festival,  click the product button on the right to pay the $20 submission fee, and email a PDF of your script, or an MP3 or Video link of your song to shininglightplayers@gmail.com with "Festival Submission" as the subject line.


Final submission deadline: October 31, 2025

 

Why submit?

 

-See your play performed!

                If selected, your play will be ready by professional actors at the Festival on November 14 or 15!

 

-Get your play heard!

                 Selections are viewed by producers and directors, and many of the Festival selections have been performed by groups across the country.

 

-Win Awards!

                 Awards will be given in each category during the final session of the Festival.