The Virgin Labfest (VLF), the annual theater festival of “untried, un-staged, and untested” one-act plays, is looking for a new batch of works for its 21st season. Twelve new plays will be selected to be produced and staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in June 2026.

The deadline for submission is 28 February, at 11:59 p.m. Submissions may be sent online in .doc or .pdf format only to thewritersblocinc@gmail.com. The call for script submissions is open to all Filipino citizens only. The festival is open to various themes and genres.

The playwrights of the chosen scripts must be willing to undergo a script development process for their works with the creative team of the festival. Interested playwrights must submit their manuscripts with a maximum running time of 40 minutes, about 25 to 35 pages long.

Submitted works must not have previously been published in book form, staged commercially for more than two performances (staged readings, one-time workshop productions are allowed) and awarded any literary or drama prize in major competitions on or before the closing day of the Virgin Labfest 2025, on 29 June 2025.

Works may be in Filipino, English, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, or Ilocano. Cebuano, Hiligaynon or Ilocano works must have accompanying Filipino translations. Entries in other Filipino languages will also be considered based on the availability and capability of performers.

The chosen plays will be formally announced at the end of the VLF 20 in June 2025. The Virgin Labfest is a partnership project of CCP, The Writer’s Bloc, and Tanghalang Pilipino Foundation, Inc.