The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Announces Request for Submission of Plays for Teatro Salón Table Reading Series 

San Antonio, TX (December 15, 2025): The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Theater Arts Program announces an open call for submission of unproduced scripts for the Teatro Salón Table Reading Series. From the pool of submissions, two to three scripts will be selected for a table reading scheduled for August/September of 2026 that will be opened to the public. Deadline to submit unproduced scripts is scheduled for March 31, 2026 by 4 p.m.  

Teatro Salón Table Reading Series provides playwrights from Texas an opportunity to test out and receive valuable and constructive criticism from their peers and the public with a well-rehearsed stage reading that is open to the public. 

“We are so excited to produce our third Teatro Salón Table Reading Series,” according to Jorge Piña Gudalupe Theater Arts Director. “From these series, we have produced to the stage two original scripts, “La Niña Girasol” by J. Cesar Duenas (June 2022) and “Las Comadres de Morales Street” by Irene Chavez” (March 2025). 

This call is open to all established and non-established writers in the state of Texas. The scripts that are selected will have a table-reading with a director and actors. Writers will have the opportunity to receive valuable feedback from the public and established teatristas (theater-artists) to help with script development. “We encourage anyone to submit, even if you’ve never written a play. We want to support underrepresented playwrights, including women, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, disabled, neurodiverse, etc., and encourage you to submit,” says Piña.  

The theme of the scripts must reflect the Latinx, Chicana/o, Tejano experience. Drama, comedy, satirical, and children’s plays are welcome. Scripts that also have themes of ‘Dia de los Muertos’ and ‘Christmas holiday’ are also encouraged.  

Teatro Salón Table Reading Series Submission Guidelines: 

-Unproduced scripts (may have a reading script development) 

-One submission per playwright 

-No one-acts 

-No screenplays 

-No short stories 

-Running time of 60 to 90 minutes long (with or without intermission) 

-English, Spanish or Bilingual 

-Pages should be numbered 

-Deadline to submit is Tuesday, March 31, 2026, by 4 p.m. 

To submit a script, please include a cover letter with title, playwright’s name and short bio, contact information, a brief synopsis and character descriptions to Jorge Piña, GCAC Theater Arts Director, 723 S. Brazos St, San Antonio, TX. 78207 or jorgep@guadalupeculturalarts.org (no phone calls).  

The GCAC Theater Arts Teatro Salón Table Reading Series is made possible from generous grants from The City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture, National Latino Theater Initiatives, San Antonio Area Foundation and Texas Commission on the Arts.  

For more information, please go to www.guadalupeculturalarts.org, call (210) 271-3151 or contact Jorge Piña, Theater Arts Director at jorgep@guadalupeculturalarts.org.