ASTORIA The Astor Street Opry Company has submission deadlines coming up.

The ASOC Proposal Committee is seeking show ideas and director candidates for the Winter Childrens Theater production. The childrens theater play will be produced in March 2014; submissions are due Nov. 1. To receive a proposal form, email jniland@pacifier.com for a PDF or Word File.

ASOC is also seeking an original full-length stage play for the its New Works Northwest Coast program. The play will be produced at the ASOC Playhouse in May 2014.

Submissions for the New Works Northwest Coast production may be made between Nov. 1 and Jan. 15, 2014. All work must be suitable for family audiences with comedy, drama or anything in between considered. Winners will be judged by a selected panel of theatrical experts who are seeking plays well written, perceptive and entertaining. The plot, character development and motivation need to be complete, and technical requirements should be appropriate.

Submit five copies (no originals) to: ASOC Original New Works Northwest Coast Script Submissions c/o Anne MacGregor, 101 Madison Avenue #2D Astoria, Oregon 97103. (No scripts will be returned unless a return envelope with postage is included). Include a title page for each script that states names of all authors along with addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. Subsequent pages should include only manuscript title and page number.

By entering this contest, you are stating that the script is your own work. No adaptation of other authors, stage plays, monologues, short stories or screen plays will be accepted. The author retains all other rights to his or her work. If selected for production, a new rights agreement will be signed by the author and the ASOC to produce the winning script. However, ASOC makes no commitment to produce any script. For more information, call Anne at 503-338-3826