10-12 minute radio plays to produce under our brand new theatrical program Kansas City Actors Radio Theatre.

All types of genres and subject matter. You can submit as many scripts as you’d like.  All submissions need to be original work by the writers.

A radio play is much like a live theatrical play or film, except there are no visuals. You must tell the story, create the characters, and paint the picture using only words and sounds.

A radio play script follows a distinctive format that allows the playwright to convey how sound and music will be used in the performance. For instance:

You must also abide by FCC rules and regulations for radio broadcast.  Be advised that certain obscene swear words are not allowed for broadcast on public radio.  KCAT will ask you to change any words that violate the following guidelines.

Obscene
“Programming is obscene if (1) an average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the material, as a whole, appeals to the “prurient interest,” that is, that it seeks to stir up lustful thoughts; (2) it depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law and (3) taken as a whole, it lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.“

Indecent
“The FCC considers a broadcast to be indecent if it contains “language or material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory activities or organs.”  Also, “Caution should be used and discretion exercised in airing any double-entendres with sexual or excretory overtones.”

Please use this example for assistance in the writing format of your radio play.