Who we are
The Australian Script Centre has been selectively collecting, promoting and distributing contemporary Australian plays in manuscript form since 1979. It is recognised by the Australia Council for the Arts as a Key Organisation providing essential infrastructure services to the theatre sector. The Centre’s work supports playwrights in particular by filling the gap left by the very small number of Australian plays that achieve commercial publication. Our ecommerce portal, australianplays.org, gives playwrights a global distribution and marketing network for their work as well as giving producers everywhere a simple access point for professionally written and production-ready Australian plays. We also facilitate the production of Australian plays through our photocopying and production licensing services.
As owner and manager of australianplays.org, we work with other theatrical publishers to provide a single entry point to the full range of contemporary Australian playwriting and associated support materials.
The ASC is a non-profit association whose stakeholders represent a diverse community of theatre makers, including playwrights, drama educators, students, theatre companies and producers.
Patrons
The ASC gratefully acknowledges the support of our distinguished patrons, playwright David Williamson and performer/artistic director, Robyn Archer.