Calling All Playwrights. Submissions for short plays/one acts/excerpts (10-20 min) are now being accepted for the 3rd Annual Shades of Black Theatre Festival. Selected submissions will be read at the festival’s Emerging Playwrights Readings at the Darkhorse Theater in Nashville, TN. Submissions must be unpublished works. The playwright will retain all rights to his/her script. There is a $5 entry fee that must be paid online at http://sistastyle.tix.com. For more information or to access a submission form, visit shadesofblackfestival.com or send an email to shadesofblackfestival@yahoo.com. Deadline: August 1.