Independent News Briefs, April 28 Independent News Briefs, April 28 The Middletown Arts Center is calling for submissions to The MAC One-Acts, a play-reading festival featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights. The deadline for entries is May 10th. The MAC will present this year’s festival outside, under the arts center’s patio canopy, on June 9 at 7 p.m. The live reading will feature three selected plays read by local actors, according to a press release. Submissions from playwrights age 13 and older will be accepted and must be original, unpublished scripts adhering to standard professional play format with a run time of no longer than 30 minutes. At this time, the festival is only open to New Jersey residents. The submission guidelines and form can be found at www.middletownarts.org/mac-one-acts