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Sunday, September 07, 2008
The First Annual Foster Care Ten-Minute Play Contest
The Foster Kids Play Fest 09 is accepting ten-minute plays. Plays are accepted in one of two categories. The first category is made up of any playwright of any background and/or from former foster children, foster parents or social worker. In the second category the play’s author MUST have been in foster care, anywhere in America, for at least two years, within the last forty years, OR have been a foster parent for not less than one year, OR have been a social worker directly involved in the placement of children into foster care.
There is no fee to enter the contest. Plays are not to exceed ten pages.
We are interested in what you have to say about foster care, not how well you write or spell. Tell us your story.
The plays should be typed or hand printed very legibly, in standard play format, using one side of each page only.
You may submit up to five plays for consideration, however only one play per author will be chosen. The plays must be original, unpublished, unproduced and ten minutes. Plays that have had staged readings are okay to submit; plays that have received productions are not.
Please make sure that your name and email address or your mailing address is on the title page of your script. Hard copy submissions only. If you wish to have your play returned to you, please include a self addressed, stamped envelope.
Plays must be submitted by Feburary 1, 2009. Playfest winners will receive a $100 prize.
All submissions will be judged by a panel of writers, actors, director and educators. Winners announced May 1, 2009. All submitters will be notified of the results.
Please include a cover page with the plays title, your name and address, and, if you have one, an email address. All submissions will be handled with care. However, the Foster Children’s Fest assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged scripts.
Play may be submitted by Email to: fosterkids09@gmail.com.
Or by standard mail to:
Play Fest
c/o Mary Skala Smith
1489 Chain Bridge Road
Suite 204
McLean Va. 22101
Melvillapalooza: January 2009
Deadline - October 15, 2008
Announcing the Fourth Annual Festival of American Authors....Melvillapalooza.
Scheduled for January 12th through January 25th, 2009, Melvillapalooza is a collection of new plays celebrating the spirit of Herman Melville. Works adapted from, inspired by, relating to Herman Melville's work, life, and spirit are all welcome.
We are seeking submissions for co-production and submissions are welcome from individual artists and performance companies alike. Co-producers will take responsibility for conceiving and creating their contribution to the festival, with use of Metropolitan's space and physical resources. Metropolitan will coordinate and promote the festival as a part of its 17th Season: "Work."
Submissions may be ten-minute plays, one-acts, or full length performances, no longer than 1 hour and 50 minutes. There are no restrictions concerning style. Adaptations, biographies, fantasies, treatises will all be considered. Selection by Metropolitan Playhouse will be based on artistic quality, feasibility of production, and suitability for the venue.
Guidelines
Submissions will be accepted by e-mail or snail mail, and must include:
1. Cover sheet with
* Name of Company/Artist taking responsibility for producing the work
* Project Title
* Melville-ishness (ie. relation to Melville or his work)
* Performance Length (Max. 1 hr, 50 min. This is extremely important for scheduling.)
* Contact Person
* Telephone Contact
* E-mail Contact
2. Project narrative of no more than 2 pages
3. Key artist biographies and, if applicable, company history
4. Sample text (may be the proposed script or a comparable work by the key artist(s))
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2008
Mail to:
Metropolitan Playhouse
220 E. 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
Attn: Mellvillapalooza
E-mail to:
melville@metropolitanplayhouse.org
Acceptance
Metropolitan will invite collaborators to be a part of Melvillapalooza within two weeks of submission deadline.
Questions?
Alex Roe - 212 995 8410 or alex@metropolitanplayhouse.org
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Taste plays wanted
Play Submission Guidelines
Inspirato Festival Contest
This year's theme: Taste
Here's what we need from you, our potential playwright:
A script of a ten-minute play (no shorter than 7 minutes and no longer than 12 minutes). The sense of taste must be an important element of the play.
New or previously produced plays will be considered.
There is no submission fee. You may only enter ONE play (so make it count).
To submit your play go to the "submit your play to" link below and:
1. Fill out the submission form, completely.
2. Attach your script in a WORD document only. The WORD document must be compatible with Windows XP. (Note: Vista & Mac formats are not compatible).
3. The cover page should have the title of the play, the playwright's name and the list of characters. The pages should be numbered.
Submit your play to (click on the link):
http://www.inspiratofestival.ca/write-a-play2.php
All submissions must be emailed by midnight, January 4, 2009. Only those playwrights whose plays have been selected will be notified by January 25, 2009.
If selected, your play will be performed in Toronto, Canada, between May 28 to June 14, 2009. 12-14 plays will be selected and performed!
1st Prize: $600 (CDN). The 1st Prize recipient will be selected by a panel of judges in the Toronto theatre community.
People's Choice Award: There will be two People's Choice Awards selected by the audience.
Should your play be selected for inclusion in the festival, you are giving the non-exclusive right to the Inspirato Festival to produce and perform the play from May 28 to June 14, 2009. The Inspirato Festival will find the cast, crew and market your play.
Authors retain copyright and full ownership of their plays.
This is open to everyone without age and geographic restriction.
Get inspired. See your story come to life.
Quick Tips for Writing Your Ten-Minute Play
1. Write what inspires you and then see if there are elements in your play where you can have the characters evoke a specific taste. Alternatively you can start with a certain taste that evokes memories or triggers your imagination.
2. For example, you can have the taste of coffee as an important element of your play. The taste of coffee is referred to throughout the play but the play doesn't have to be about coffee. The coffee taste helps illuminate the message, theme or premise of the play.
3. Be imaginative. Taste can also be used metaphorically like having poor taste in clothes etc.
4. The sense of taste should not be gratuitous (i.e. only used once).
5. Any style of a play is acceptable.
6. Your ten-minute play should be a complete, compact play, with a beginning, middle and end. It should have a central character that wants something with a clear conflict and resolution.
Common Mistakes Playwrights Make in their Submission
Below are common mistakes people have made that have disqualified their plays:
1. The play was longer than 12 minutes. Read you play out loud. Time it. Whether you squeeze it into ten pages or five we know if this play will go over 12 minutes.
2. The play didn't have any element of the theme (in this case taste). Mentioning the theme in passing or only using it once is not enough.
3. The format was inconsistent and/or difficult to read. We accept any format that is consistent and easy to read.
4. The play had too many characters (usually 5 or more). The best ten-minute plays have two characters, maybe three, certainly not more than four characters. Do you really need that waiter walking on stage?
5. The playwright insisted on elaborate set requirements (i.e. a deluxe bedroom set). There is less than two minutes to make a set change. Keep set requirements to a minimum.
6. The submission was not a play; the character(s) didn't have a goal or want with a clear conflict and resolution.
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Piven Theatre
Piven Theatre seeks submissions: Query, Synopsis or Treatment, 15 page sample. See web for details. WEB: www.piventheatre.org
16th Street Theater seeks submissions.
Full-Length Plays: Adaptation, Comedy or Variety, Drama. We give preference to writers residing in Illinois who are able to commit to being a "playwright-in-residence" for the season. We happily welcome "second productions." No musicals please. We are an Equity CAT Tier N 49-seat new theater 10 miles west of downtown Chicago dedicated to writers. See web site for production history. EMAIL: info@16thsttreettheater.org. www.16thstreettheater.org
Submissions for Harvest Festival of New Works
The side project is always accepting full-length scripts for the ongoing Harvest Festival of New Works. Please e-mail full script with synopsis to scripts@thesideproject.net or mail to the side project ATTN: Literary, 1439 W. Jarvis Chicago, Il 60626. Local writers are encouraged to submit, as the playwright is expected to be in town during the rehearsal process and final staged reading. Harvest readings take place throughout the season.
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Doorway Arts Ensemble seeks plays
Doorway Arts Ensemble is a nonequity professional theater. We are looking to produce one full-length play and several staged readings of plays in various venues throughout the Washington, DC metro area each year. DAE will also consider submission of plays for fringe festivals in Washington, DC and New York. Submissions considered must be new plays or a creative, contemporary interpretation of a well-known play (any genre).
We welcome all types of small scale productions including plays which incorporate dance and music. Material that is in development and has been produced as part of a staged reading workshop or in any public venue with reviews will be accepted.
Plays with small casts (4 or less) will be considered for full productions. Plays with larger cast sizes will be considered for staged readings or full production as budget permits. All work will continue to receive further development prior to public performance. Playwrights must be able to commit to hard deadlines. All workshop readings and rehearsals will be held in Washington, DC and writers must be present for readings as needed. Playwrights outside of the Washington, DC area will need to provide own housing and transportation.
Each submission must contain:
* One script with numbered pages and cover page
* Contact information (links to personal web sites are not acceptable)
* Playwright's bio including any awards
* Short play synopsis: not to exceed one paragraph
* A list of characters
* Play reviews
* History of play production
* Submissions may be done electronically as a MS word attachment to info@DoorwayArts.org, or mailed on standard CD in MS word format along with a SASP to acknowledge receipt of your materials. Entries that are incomplete or do not conform to the requested format will not receive consideration.
Mail entries to:
Doorway Arts Ensemble
5904 Beech Ave
Bethesda, MD. 02081
Visit our website at www.DoorwayArts.org
Thursday, September 04, 2008
NYCPlaywrights starts up again this Friday
And we have a new location:
Penny Templeton Studio
261 W. 35th Street
Suite 304
New day - Friday
Same old time - 7 - 10 PM
See you Friday!
Monday, September 01, 2008
Endtimes Productions calls for submissions
Naked Holidays NYC
Endtimes Productions, is now seeking submissions for its 2nd Annual presentation of “Naked Holidays NYC”, a collection of off-beat, unconventional, comic plays, songs, and monologues, dealing with the dark underbelly of the holiday season. Last year’s offerings included a portrayal of Santa’s workshop as a fascist state, a white trash holiday pageant, in Whoosville, a chorus line of grim reapers, in g-strings, and a Patti Smithesque number sung by Santa’s youngest daughter. Think more well-conceived “sketch comedy”, than “one-act”. Plays should be no more than 30 pages. Deadline for submissions is 9/30/08. Submissions can be made electronically to: endtimesscripts@gmail.com, or by mail to: Endtimes Productions@the Gene Frankel Theatre/24 Bond Street/New York, NY 10012.
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Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2009
Endtimes Productions, is now seeking submissions for its 3rd Annual One-Act Festival “Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2009”. Preference is given to works with a science-fiction/horror style, or political, and religious themes, but all submissions will be considered. Last year’s collection, led to the publication of “Title Fight”, by Ian August, and “Work Sucks”, by Adrienne Dawes. Plays should be no more than 50 pages. Deadline for submissions is 10/15/08. Submissions can be made electronically to: endtimesscripts@gmail.com, or by mail to: Endtimes Productions@the Gene Frankel Theatre/24 Bond Street/New York, NY 10012.
GROUNDSWELL FESTIVAL: A FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS BY WOMEN
NIGHTWOOD THEATRE IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
FROM PLAYWRIGHTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR ITS 2009/10 GROUNDSWELL FESTIVAL
Groundswell, Nightwood's play development program is the nationally recognized forum for the creation and development of new work by women. It brings together emerging and established playwrights, directors and actors from across the country, for provocative creative exchange. Six playwrights receive ongoing dramaturgical support over the course of the season culminating towards a week long festival of public staged readings.
Submission Guidelines
Please submit the following:
• A full script or work-in-progress
• Project description including a synopsis, a brief outline of your plans for development, what you want to achieve in Groundswell, and why Nightwood Theatre
• Your Resume
Playwrights will work independently on their play throughout the year and, with the Artistic Director, have one-on-one dramaturgical sessions on an as needed basis. As well, two playwright retreats (2 days long) will be scheduled over the course of the year wherein the scripts will be read aloud and discussed. For playwrights from out of province attendance is strictly optional. The Groundswell Festival is a culmination of eight months of work and the playwrights will workshop the script with professional director and actors leading up to your public Groundswell readings.
Please note: Groundswell participants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Out-of-province submissions will be accepted.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2008
Submissions will not be accepted via fax or email
Send to:
Attn: Groundswell Submission
Nightwood Theatre
55 Mill Street, Suite 301
Case Goods Building
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 3C4
For more information please contact Kelly Thornton at kelly@nightwoodtheatre.net
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SHAW FESTIVAL SCRIPT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The Shaw Festival will look at previously produced plays and scripts in development. Submissions can be sent to Literary Manager Joanna Falck throughout the year and can include full-length plays, one-acts, translations, adaptations and musicals. Plays from outside of Canada will also be accepted. We will not accept submissions via fax or email.
All plays submitted must be set within the mandate period (1856-1950) – otherwise, no other style or content restrictions apply.
WHAT YOUR SUBMISSION SHOULD INCLUDE:
• A cover letter detailing the development and/or production history of the play.
• Your full mailing address and email address.
• If you are submitting a musical, please include a CD if possible.
• Please submit only ONE play per package.
• If you wish to have your play returned to you, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Please send your submission to:
Joanna Falck, Literary Manager
OR
Paul Sportelli, Music Director (if you are submitting a musical)
The Shaw Festival
10 Queen's Parade, Box 774
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
L0S 1J0
Canada
Your submissions will be reviewed by members of the Play Development team and recommendations made to Jackie Maxwell, Artistic Director and Neil Munro, Resident Director.
HOW WE RESPOND:
• We will acknowledge receipt of your sample package or script either by email or letter.
• We do not provide a critique or dramaturgical feedback.
• Response time can vary considerably: 3-4 months minimum.
• If you do not include a SASE with your submission, your play will be recycled once it has been read and responded to.
Questions about play development and script submissions can be directed to Joanna Falck, Literary Manager, at playdevelopment@shawfest.com
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North Carolina Central University wants new plays
NEW PLAY PROJECT
Staged readings of new plays, each one produced for an audience and accompanied by a production critique with audience participation. Selected plays may also be considered for production in the Department's theatre season.
DEADLINE: Submission Postmark Or Delivery
By December 1
GUIDELINES
SCRIPT SUBMISSION
. Entries must be original full-length or one-act plays which have neither been produced nor published. (NOTE: Special interest will be given to scripts that increase awareness of health disparities that exist among African Americans and other minority groups in the U.S. ).
- Each playwright may submit only one script.
- Scripts must be typewritten or word processed and securely bound within a cover.
- Title page must include name, street and email (if applicable) addresses and phone number(s).
- Each script must be accompanied by two (2) stamped, self-addressed business envelopes.
- All playwrights will be notified when plays selected for staged readings are announced in March. One to three staged readings will occur in the spring (depending on length of plays).
- Only scripts selected for staged readings will receive critiques. Critiques will follow staged readings and involve audience participation. Playwrights must be present for critiques.
- The NCCU Department of Theatre reserves the right to accept or reject any play submitted.
- Scripts will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage. All entries will be handled with extreme care, but North Carolina Central University is not responsible for lost or damaged scripts.
- Scripts should be mailed or delivered by December 1 to: ATT: Karen Dacons -Brock, Department of Theatre, P.O. Box 19593, North Carolina Central University,
Durham , North Carolina 27707 ; or Office 106, Communications Building , corner of Fayetteville and Lawson Streets, NCCU campus.
SELECTION PROCESS
- Selection of scripts for staged readings will be made by a panel of select NCCU theatre faculty and a Theatre Alumni Association member.
- North Carolina Central University reserves the right to use the names of the plays and the authors' names in publicity and promotion.
- North Carolina Central University reserves the right to videotape staged readings for archival purposes.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
International Mystery Writers Festival - Submissions now accepted for 2010 Festival competition!
Submissions now accepted for 2010 Festival competition!
Discovering New Mysteries is now accepting submissions of original plays, screenplays, teleplays, and short stories for both adult and youth audiences. Deadline for submissions is August 30, 2009. A panel of professional readers will blindly review the submissions and narrow the field to the final mysteries, who- dunnits, cops-n-robbers, courtroom dramas, thrillers, suspense or adventures.
The festival finalists will be personally notified by January 2010 with national press coverage of the finalists’ performances to be released shortly thereafter.
FESTIVAL DATES ARE: JUNE 17 – JUNE 27, 2010
The International Mystery Writers’ Festival awards are named for Oscar, Tony & Emmy Award winning star ANGELA LANSBURY. The "Angie Awards", will be presented in the following key categories:
BEST NEW WORK, plus a $10,000 prize
MOST PROMISING NEW WRITER, plus a $5,000 prize
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY or TELEPLAY, plus a $2,500.00 prize
BEST WORK FOR YOUNG
ADULTS (ages 12-18), plus $1,000
BEST SHORT MYSTERY PLAY (1-Act plays, short screenplay, short story), plus $1,000
THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Nearly $20,000 in cash prizes for winners + prestigious Angie Awards
Send FULL SCRIPT Submissions with a separate cover page with author information to:
"Discovering New Mysteries" at RiverPark
Attn: Kimberly Johnson,
Festival Coordinator
101 Daviess Street
Owensboro, KY 42302
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Turnip Theatre 15-minute play festival
Playwrights and/or their representatives are responsible for the production of their play including casting, rehearsals, props, etc. The Festival presenters provide basic set
pieces and lighting, sound equipment, and production staff.
* Plays are selected solely on the script submitted. Please do not include a playwright resume or play production history. Plays should have a beginning, middle, and end (though not necessarily in that order). Plays that create a unique world, are unpredictable, and can stand alone without complex production values are favored by the presenters. Monologues and published plays will not be considered.
* Submissions must be typed in play script format and be no more than 15 pages and in a font size no smaller than 12 point Times Roman or Courier/Courier New. Only plays with a running time of 15 minutes or less are eligible.
* Only one submission per writer will be accepted. If several plays are submitted by a single author, only one will be chosen at random to be read by the play reading committee.
* Submissions should be sent by regular mail to 15 Minute Play Festival, c/o American Globe Theatre, 145 W. 46th Street, New York, NY 10036. Submissions are not accepted by email, fax, or express/overnight mail. Submissions must be postmarked by December 31, 2008. Playwrights whose plays are selected will be notified in mid-February 2009. Plays will not be returned, so please do not send a return envelope.
* There will be a mandatory meeting for all playwrights or their representatives in early March 2009 and a production meeting for all participating artists in May 2009.
* A SIGNED COPY OF THESE GUIDELINES MUST BE RETURNED WITH YOUR PLAY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
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Orange Hanky seeks LGBT plays
Orange Hanky Productions is accepting submissions of original gay plays for an October reading series and for possible future productions.
Orange Hanky's mission is to produce original plays which raise the bar on gay theater, tackling the issues facing gay people in a truthful, raw and fresh way. OHP seeks out plays which break new ground in the representation of gay characters, plays in which simply being gay is not in and of itself the conflict. Orange Hanky's productions present situations which are uniquely gay but are motivated by needs and fears which resonate with everyone, regardless of sexuality.
Submitted plays should be between one and two hours in length, and must contain significant LGBT content. Plays may have had prior readings and workshops, but must never have had a production in New York.
To apply, please email to orangehanky@gmail.com your script and, in a separate document, a cover letter, including your contact information, the title of the play, a brief (no more than one paragraph) log line, and (if applicable) the play's previous reading, workshop and non-NY production history. Please send this cover letter as a separate attachment, not in the body of the email.
For more information, visit our website at www.orangehanky.com.
Contact Brian Olsen
orangehanky@gmail.com
Sunday, August 24, 2008
YOUR TURN TO WATCH DAD
Walter Thinnes's ten minute play YOUR TURN TO WATCH DAD was chosen to be included in the Accokeek Creek Theatre Company's Shortstack v4: The Lunchbox Diner Plays Festival and will be included in a reading at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 7th Annual Page to Stage Festival on September 1 in Washington DC.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
HUCK FINN on 35th Street
NYCPlaywrights will be introducing members and others to the new space at the Penny Templeton Studio this Friday August 22. We'll be doing a staged reading of HUCK FINN, an adaptation of the Mark Twain classic. Cast: Nick Fondulis, Lorenzo Scott, Ann Farthing, Reagan Wilson, Mike Selkirk, Mike Jalbert, Charles Major and Reggie Buckingham.
Come and check it out at 261 W. 35th Street, Suite 304 at 7PM.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Universal Theatre seeks 10-minute plays
UNIVERSAL THEATRE in Provincetown, MA. is currently accepting submissions of ten minute plays, monologues and short one-acts (not to exceed 15 min) for the second annual short play festival at the historic Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, to be performed in January 2009. The intimate theatre space lends itself nicely to small character driven pieces, with a minimum of technical requirements. Chosen playwrights will attach a director, cast their plays and rehearse in their own respective cities and towns and arrive in P’town “performance ready” for a one day tech rehearsal, followed by three performances. This is an Equity waiver approved festival. All Equity performers must acquire a written waiver. Although it is not possible to contribute to travel expenses, all essential participants, (playwrights, directors and actors) will receive free housing for the weekend. A technical director and running crew will be provided.
Please snail mail (sorry) all submissions to: Universal Theatre, PO Box 1818, Provincetown, MA. 02657. There is a limit of two ten- minute or monologue plays per playwright, and a limit of one one-act play per playwright. Deadline, October 15.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Sanctuary Theatre
How to submit plays
By Email:
Send an email to sancplays@gmail.com and attach your play to the email. We accept plays only in Microsoft Word (6.0 or higher, Windows only) and PDF formats. A complete application also attaches:
* a cover letter stating the current development history of this play and what you envision as the play's ultimate intended outcome
* your resume or CV
If you want to submit work to us:
* Be a visionary. Be a playwright. We seek impeccably-crafted work that showcases your unique voice and abilities as a playwright. Send the piece that pushes your vision to its furthest extent. If you haven't found a unique theatrical voice, please pause before submitting a play.
* Know the theatre. You've done other things for the theatre than write. if you think a playwright just sits behind a desk, we will never make beautiful music together.
* We don't read pitch letters or synopses, we read plays. A brief paragraph to describe your play, a resume or CV, and the script in Acrobat or Word for Windows format.
* We take a lot of time to read your script. Have the patience of a saint. That's because we all have day jobs. We're a young not-for-profit, and the Ford Foundation is not funding us. Yet.
* Don't bug us. You will be tempted to send us emails to hopefully speed our insanely slow play-reading process. Don't do it. If we have to write you an explanation about why we haven't responded on your play yet, we have less time to read plays and produce them.
* Via negativa. Please, no kitchen sink, no well-intentioned social cause told in realistic mien, no historical dramas chained to literal truth, no personal histories where everyone else but you is wrong, and no dysfunctional families that discover they love each other in the end
* Remember we are playwrights and don't like to mince words. Don't fret because we're worth it.
We are a new not-for-profit theatre company whose core mission is to promulgate the role and status of the playwright in American Theatre. Our entire operating board is composed of produced playwrights.
In addition to 2 main stage productions and a full play commission a year, we will offer interviews, seminars, master classes and panels for the public that further our commitment to the American playwright and to play craft.
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Walter's MUSE
Walter Thinnes' one-act play MUSE will be included in LiveWire Chicago Theatre's VisionFest 2008, a short play festival, on August 27, 29, and 30th at 7:30p. More information at www.livewirechicago.com/vision.
Monday, August 11, 2008
New look for the NYCPlaywrights web site
Welcome to the new NYCPlaywrights web site. Things have changed for the group now that we are meeting on Fridays instead of Wednesdays, and we have a new steady meeting place at the Penny Templeton's Actors Studio.
Friday, August 08, 2008
Pat Angelin in the Fringe
Actor member Pat Angelin performs in the Fringe Festival in WOODHULL about the first woman who ran for president---in 1872. It is at Pace University's Michael Schimmel Theatre, 3 Spruce Street, near City Hall.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Halcyon Theatre welcomes scripts and script synopses.
Here is what our company looks for in scripts:
Halcyon explores how stories and the art of storytelling can create a cultural dialogue that is a uniting force, telling stories from all backgrounds and places. Our first criteria is that it is a great story. We look at playwrights from around the world -- at plays and stories throughout history that have universal themes that cross cultural boundaries. We look for plays that lend themselves to exploring forms of storytelling from differing cultures and how they can coexist and strengthen each other. We try to tell stories that have a Mythic, Epic Quality, challenging audiences; big stories that have a heart and are entertaining. Stylistically we look for plays that are not tied to strict realism and moves beyond the four walls of realism.
SNAIL MAIL SUBMISSIONS:
If you’re thinking of sending us an inquiry, the preferred method would be to send the following:
· One page synopsis of the script
· Character breakdown of the script
· Fifteen page dialogue sample from the script
· Production History including all readings and workshops
If you’re choosing to send in a full script, please also include synopsis, character breakdown and production history. If you’d like the script returned to you, include an SASE of appropriate size.
If you would like to send a synopsis or full script via snail mail, please send it to: Attn: Tony Adams, Co-Artistic Director, Halcyon Theatre, 1906 W. Winnemac, #2, Chicago, IL 60640
EMAIL SUBMISSIONS:
We welcome your email submissions!
If you’d like to submit an email synopsis, please include in PDF or Word compatible format to submissions@halcyontheatre.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it :
Please include
· A one page synopsis of the script
· A character breakdown of the script
· Fifteen page dialogue sample from the script
· Production History including all readings and workshops
If you’re choosing to send in a full script, please also include synopsis, character breakdown and production history.
Scripts are accepted and read throughout the year. Submissions received prior to October 1 are considered for production in the following upcoming Sept - August theatre season. Submissions received after October 1 are held for consideration the following year. Response time is typically 3-6 months. Normally we will respond in the method of submission. If a submission is electronically sent, we well respond electronically and if it is received via postal mail we will respond through the mail.
Should you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to email us at submissions@halcyontheatre.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Nick in New York Magazine
Actor member Nick Fondulis is featured in New York Magazine - on an article about auditioning for Julie Taymor's Spider-Man musical. (musical???)
Monday, August 04, 2008
Simpatico Theatre Project
Call for Scripts. Simpatico Theatre Project is looking for a full-length script with a cast of six or fewer. The play should be socially relevant and be able to be linked to the work of other non-profits in the community. For details email azuck@simpaticotheatre.org.
Script Submission Guidelines:
Script must be full-length, one to two hours.
Piece may have had previous readings or productions.
Script should require a small cast, ideally six or fewer actors.
Script should reflect the intentions of our Mission:
Simpatico Theatre Project believes theatre to be a force for positive social change. We produce classic, contemporary and new theatre that encourages dialogue about the problems concerning the Philadelphia community. Through educational partnerships with local organizations and advocacy groups, we connect our audience to those individuals and groups that also seek solutions.
Present and explore a current social problem in a thought-provoking way that engages the audience and encourages discussion.
The play should offer an opportunity for Simpatico to pursue a partnership with a nonprofit, advocacy, or educational organization.
Send Script with character breakdown, approximate run time, and synopsis to:
Simpatico Theatre Project
Attn: Literary Manager
PO Box 2277
Philadelphia, PA 19103
We do not accept electronic submissions.
Please include contact information of playwright (email, address, and phone). A SASE may also be included for response letter.
All submissions that fit the requirements of our submission guidelines will be fully reviewed. It is our desire to provide an opportunity to aspiring and established artists to develop socially relevant work.
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Snowdance 2009
Over Our Head Players is accepting submissions for the “2009 Snowdance 10 Minute Comedy Festival,” now through November 1. “Snowdance” entry is open to original, unpublished 10-minute or shorter comedies for the stage. Winning entries will be performed together in one theatre presentation by the OOHP Snowdance ensemble at Sixth Street Theatre in February, 2009; the entire Snowdance production will be presented 19 times over a four week run. At each performance, audience members can vote for their favorite individual comedy; the audience favorites will earn cash prizes for the playwright. Entries may be sent to SNOWDANCE, c/o Sixth Street Theatre, 318 Sixth Street, Racine, Wisconsin, 53403. Playwrights are limited to one submission.
The Rules
Rules for the Snowdance Comedy Competition, which is open to everyone without age or geographic restriction, are relatively simple. In summary, competition is open to unpublished, 10 minute or shorter comedies free of royalty and copyright restrictions. Musicals, adaptations, and translations will not be considered. One entry per playwright, postmarked by November 1, 2008. The writer’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address (if applicable) should be included on the title page and only the title page. The title page should also include a cast list and a one- to three- sentence synopsis of the play. Plays can have a cast of one to five characters; plays should be easily staged, avoiding elaborate set requirements. Submit typed manuscripts in standard format, securely bound; provide three copies.
Any questions can be directed to Rich Smith via the box office, at (262)632-6802, or by e-mail at snowdance318@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Scripts will not be returned. OOHPs will produce selected plays without playwright involvement.
The Snowdance 10 Minute Comedy Festival is a competition of original short comedies. Writers from throughout the community, the state, and the country are invited to enter; previous involvement with OOHPs is not a requirement. Scripts will be judged by the Snowdance Selection Committee. Scripts will be chosen for production in a complete festival performance. Then, in the ultimate interactive experience, audiences vote for the production they enjoyed the most. The votes will be tallied throughout the four weekend festival run, and the Snowdance “Best in Snow” will be awarded after the final performance on February 22nd. A $300.00 prize goes to “Best in Snow”, with $100.00 awards going to second and third places. OOHP presents Snowdance January 30 - February 22, 2009. OOHP Artistic Director Rich Smith leads the Snowdance ensemble, which is sponsored by Minuteman Press.
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Sunday, August 03, 2008
Unseen Army Keeps the Show Going On
Unseen Artists Who Keep Broadway's Big Shows Going
It’s the same with any production: after opening night, directors and designers usually move to their next projects, while a small army stays behind to safeguard their artistic vision. Take Nevin Hedley, who has been the production stage manager of “The 39 Steps,” a spoof of Hitchcock’s 1935 thriller, since its pre-Broadway run at the Huntington Theater in Boston last fall. (It is currently playing at the Cort.) During performances he sits behind a bank of flickering monitors that let him see the stage, and as he follows along in his script, he delivers cues via headset to crew members throughout the theater.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Future Fest
FutureFest 2008 Submission Guidelines
* Entry MUST be a full-length play ---a minimum of 75 minute running time. Musicals and children’s play WILL NOT be accepted.
* The entry must be an original work and cannot have been published or produced where admission was charged prior to July of 2008. Staged readings and/or workshop production would not be disqualifying factors.
* Adaptations must be accompanied with written permission from all parties.
* There is no restriction of subject, style, treatment, etc.
* More than one entry may be submitted. There is no limit to the number of submissions
* Playwright must submit one typewritten BINDER BOUND no brads, staples or clips (unbound scripts will be destroyed) copy of the script with a title page containing:
* title
* author’s name
* mailing address
* phone number
* e-mail address
* Character list/descriptions and synopsis must also be included.
* Playwright must include a resume.
* Scripts are not returnable. Dayton Playhouse will properly dispose of all scripts not selected for the Festival.
* Playwrights will not receive feedback on their scripts from our staff or reading committees.
* Entering into the festival, the playwright gives Dayton Playhouse permission to photocopy scripts for reading/production purposes.
* Six finalists will be notified by May of 2008. Finalists will also be posted on the Dayton Playhouse website www.daytonplayhouse.org
* Finalists must attend the festival and participate in all events in order to have script produced.
* The winning playwright must recognize the Dayton Playhouse if/when the script is published.
* The winning playwright awards the Dayton Playhouse the option to produce the winning play on its main stage in Dayton, OH at no cost.
* DO NOT send entries via USPS if you request a signed confirmation. Entries sent via USPS should include a self addressed stamped postcard if delivery confirmation is needed. Dayton Playhouse will only provide signed confirmation via UPS, Federal Express, or Airborne.
* Entries accepted beginning July 1, 2007
* Entries must be postmarked no later than October 31, 2007.
* Mail entries to
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Dayton Playhouse, Inc.
Attn: FutureFest 2008
Amy E. Brown, Executive & Artistic Director
1301 E. Siebenthaler Avenue
Dayton, OH 45414
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Script submissions
Put your play or musical on Broadway. A Commercial Producer is accepting play and musical submissions.
We are looking for all types of plays and musicals. Some will be considered for full production but we will also help new plays and musicals grow by funding workshops and readings. If you wish the play returned, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Please send all submissions to;
Script Submission
PO Box 70273
Washington, DC 20024
Bruce in HAMLET
Actor member Bruce Barton performs in Gorilla Repks HAMLET to be performed on the lawn at The Cloisters, opening Thursday, August 7th at 8pm & run through August 31st, with performances Thursday - Sunday at 8pm. Admission is free. There will be no intermission, but audiences will be able to leave &and rejoin the performance in progress.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Nick Fondulis and the Boy in the Basement
Actor member Nick Fondulis The Boy in the Basement - Aug 9, 10, 14, 21, 23 - SoHo Playhouse at the SoHo Playhouse as part of the New York International Fringe Festival. www.theboyinthebasement.com
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Writers opportunities from the Dramatists Guild eFlash
GLBT THEATRE FESTIVAL 2008 - NEW PLAY READING SERIES
CATEGORY ONE FULL LENGTH COMEDY OR DRAMA
(Time limited to 90 minutes 120 minutes for one chosen piece) Two performances currently scheduled for mid to late September, 2008.
CATEGORY TWO TEN MINUTE ONE ACT / COMEDY OR DRAMA
(Time limited to 5 minutes 15 minutes each work / estimate of 6 7 included in final reading) Two performances currently scheduled for mid to late September, 2008.
SUBMISSIONS:
To submit a Full Length Work, please include the following:
* A cover letter
* Mini-Bio of Playwright
* History of play production and previous works produced. (IMPORTANT NOTE: Festival looking for works previously un-produced or with limited production if possible)
* One page maximum synopsis of the work
* Three pages of sample dialogue indicative of the work.
DO NOT SEND ENTIRE FULL LENGTH SCRIPTS.
Deadline for submission extended till August 15th, 2008.
To submit a Ten Minute One Act, please include:
* A cover letter
* Mini-Bio of Playwright
* History of play production and previous works produced. (IMPORTANT NOTE: Festival looking for works previously un-produced or with limited production if possible.)
* 250 word maximum synopsis of the work
* Full script for ten minute one act. (limit submission to two scripts maximum)
Deadline for submission, August 15th, 2008.
All works submitted should speak specifically or with a large emphasis to the GLBT community lifestyle from an interpersonal/cultural/social/and/or political standpoint. The work should be able to explore these issues, while universally appealing to a mixed audience of both the homosexual and heterosexual communities. Casts for ten minute one acts should be 4 - 5 maximum / full length 10 - 12 maximum.
All plays chosen will receive (2) formal staged readings by the GLBT Theatre Festival to be announced by end of August, 2008.
To submit please send to the GLBT Theatre Festival's Director of New Works:
John DiDonna, jdidonna at bellsouth.net
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Emerging Artists Series Musical Theatre Playwriting
Maltz Jupiter Theatre seeks new works from artists around the country.
Four unpublished works will be selected for a series of staged readings during our 2008/2009 season.
Maltz Jupiter Theatre will host a one week writers workshop for the creative team chosen from among the years readings.
Submission Guidelines:
- must be postmarked by 9/30/08
- due to time constraints of this project, musicals must be fully completed. Please do not submit incomplete work that is not ready to be showcased.
- Musicals must be able to be performed with a small cast size of 12 actors or less (including doubling).
Please Submit
- Cover letter including contact info
- A demo CD with samples of songs from show
- A short synopsis of piece
- Playwrights THEATRE resume (not employment or career resume)
- A signed letter from the author(s) and underlying rights representative stating that the rights to the piece have been fully secured (in the case where the musical is based on copyrighted material), or is within the public domain.
Full length scripts will NOT be accepted for submission purposes.
Contact: Emerging Artists Series
c/o Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 E Indiantown Rd.
Jupiter, FL 33477
561.743.2666
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
MADAIR Productions seek short plays
A Manhattan-based Production company is looking for short play submissions for our annual "Project Playwright" slated for the fall. Scripts may be of any subject matter, under 20 minutes in length and 5 characters or less.
Deadline: August 8.
Please send scripts to:
MADAIR Productions
FDR Station
P.O. Box 1179
New York, NY 10150
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Movement Theatre seeks plays
The Movement Theatre Company is looking for submissions for its inaugural fall 2008 Elevator Reading Series located in NYC.
The Elevator Reading Series is designed to nurture playwrights interested in creating new representations of artists of color in the arts and the media. By pairing a playwright with a director and actors, The Movement Theatre Company will host four evenings of readings for an invited audience of company members, industry professionals and the community at Dixon Place located in Lower East Side Manhattan. Each night will explore different material and will be followed by a reception and talk back forging the dialogue between playwright and director to continue the development of new work.
We are looking for submissions from playwrights from all backgrounds and ethnicities, whose work continues to explore themes of race, class, culture, identity, politics, and family, in this ever changing and diverse world. We are looking for non-published one-acts, screenplays, full-length and short plays.
Submission deadline is August 8th, 2008.
To submit a piece, please email a copy of the play, artist’s resume, and cover letter including casting breakdown and short synopsis to themovementtheatrec@gmail.com, subject titled: ELEVATOR.
For more information about The Movement Theatre Company and our mission please visit our website at themovementtheatrecompany.org
Portland's Little Festival of the Unexpected
Little Festival of the Unexpected is an annual event dedicated to public readings of new works. Three to five playwrights are in residence each year at the festival as they continue to develop their scripts with input from actors, directors and audience members.
Since its debut in 1989, The Little Festival of the Unexpected has established a tradition of nurturing artists, invigorating audiences, and exploring new voices, new visions and new forms of theatre. The festival furnishes a supportive environment for playwrights to develop their work, as well as a unique opportunity for audiences to catch a firsthand look at the creative process that brings scripts to the stage. Little Festival readings are performed by a company of professional actors, and are followed by an open discussion between the audience, director and playwright.
Each playwright in residence receives a stipend as well as housing during the festival. Limited support for travel is also available.
Past Little Festival of the Unexpected scripts have a successful track record of full productions both here at Portland Stage and at other professional theaters around the country. Almost Maine, which was developed at the 2003 Little Festival, went on to become the most commercially successful mainstage production in PSC history. Many other Little Festival works have gone on to productions elsewhere, including successful Off-Broadway runs and television filming for PBS’ American Playhouse.
Little Festival of the Unexpected Submissions
Submissions for the upcoming Little Festival of the Unexpected are accepted year-round on a rolling basis. All submissions received after January 1 will be considered for the following year’s festival. Only one submission is accepted per playwright.
Plays are eligible for development at The Little Festival of the Unexpected only if they have not previously been professionally produced or workshopped with Equity actors. This restriction includes Actors Equity showcase and waiver productions. Plays that have had readings or non-AEA productions are still eligible.
Literary agents may submit complete scripts at any time.
Playwrights may submit 10-page dialogue samples for consideration. Dialogue samples must be accompanied by a synopsis, production history and character breakdown.
Submit by mail to:
Portland Stage Company
Attn: Literary Manager
PO Box 1458
Portland, ME 04104
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Thinnes productions
Member Walter Thinnes's play COAL CREEK received an Honorable Mention from the Towngate Theatre Playwriting Competition by the Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, WV.
Walter will also be a participant in the upcoming Instant Theatre Festival. Performances will be Monday- Wednesday July 28-30 at 8pm at the Algonquin Theater at 123 W 24th Street.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Call for playwrights
New York Theatre Experiment is seeking playwrights interested in creating new work.
This year, inspired by the exciting wave of change afoot in American culture and politics, New York Theatre Experiment (www.newyorktheatreexperiment.org), an emerging off-off-Broadway theatre company, recognized by New York Magazine and The New York Post, is embarking on an exploration of American theatre, voices, images, ideas, and themes. During this season-long endeavor, which we have affectionately dubbed “The American Experiment,” we are exploring and celebrating great voices from the past with readings of some of the most influential and powerful American plays, and working to nurture new voices in the American theatre through several exciting initiatives designed to generate, support and produce new works.
One such initiative is Capture the Flag: A Festival of New Plays inspired by iconic American photographs. During June, photographer Leah Reddy restaged nearly 20 selected iconic American photographs, using actors from the New York Theatre Experiment community. Reddy's site-specific photo shoots recaptured celebrated American images from the Civil Rights struggle, rock music history, the Great Depression and much more. The finished photographs will be presented to playwrights and used to inspire new plays. This unveiling will occur at our Pie-Off on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
We invite playwrights to join us at the event (admission is free) to view the photos. Playwrights will have until August 18th to write a 10 to 20 minute play, inspired by the photo or photos they select. Winning plays will be announced on Labor Day (Sept. 1) and will be produced as part of New York Theatre Experiment's Capture the Flag Festival this fall.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
4:00-7:00 PM
The Bowery Electric
327 Bowery
Between 2nd and 3rd Streets
To learn more about New York Theatre Experiment and the Great American Pie-Off, please visit www.newyorktheatreexperiment.org.
To express interest in participating in the festival, please email capturetheflagfestival@gmail.com.
Congratulations Mike & Ann
Actor members Mike Selkirk and Ann Farthing were married July 19 and are off to LA for their honeymoon. Congratulations you two!
Lori in the Fringe
Actor member Lori Kee performs in the NYC Fringe Festival this summer in "The Disappearance of Jonah," a new play by Darragh Martin
Venue:
The New School for Drama Theater
151 Bank Street
(West & Washington Streets)
A, C, E, L to 14th Street / 8th Avenue
Schedule:
Saturday, August 9th - 9:30 PM
Thursday, August 14th - 8 PM
Sunday, August 17th - 2:15 PM
Wednesday, August 20th - 3:15 PM
Friday, August 22nd - 5:15 PM
To buy tickets, visit:
http://fringenycdata.com/basic_page.php?ltr=D
Scroll down to "The Disappearance of Jonah" and click a showtime to purchase
tickets.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Red Hen Productions
We're always on the lookout for good new feminist plays to produce. Guidelines are simple: if you have a script which you consider feminist, send it along with a cover letter. While feminism has many definitions, we choose not to be theorists, but activists. Any play with strong thinking female characters in a script that strives toward peace or social improvement will be considered. Male characters and male playwrights are likewise encouraged, as are women of color and lesbians. We do tend towards productions which aren't too costly to mount, and we produce three scripts per season. We have a small mountain to read here, so we do warn you that we are sometimes slow in responding. Snail mail submissions prefered:
Dramaturg
Red Hen Productions
P.O. Box 91926
Cleveland, OH 44101
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hotINK 2009 International Play Reading Festival
Jan 24-26, Jan 31-Feb 1 2009
Submission Guidelines
# We are able to consider only one play per playwright.
# Full-length plays that have not had productions in the U.S. are preferred but one-acts will be considered. We are currently unable to consider musicals.
# All scripts must be submitted in English
# In addition to the play, all submissions must include:
* contact information
* a writing resume
* a brief synopsis of the play
* a character breakdown
Please note that we are unable to consider any submissions that do not include all these materials.
To submit via mail, send all materials to:
Melissa Parrish, Literary Manager
hotINK 2009
Department of Drama
Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Deadline: postmarked by September 1st, 2008
# To submit digitally, send all materials in PDF format to hotink2009@gmail.com
# Please be advised that materials will not be returned. Selected playwrights will be contacted by mid-November.
# Due to limited resources, hotINK cannot cover the cost of travel or housing for selected playwrights.
For more information, contact Festival Director Catherine Coray: cc19@nyu.edu
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Protect the Human playwriting competition
Protect the Human
"Making real and relevant the impact of human rights on our everyday lives."
iceandfire and Amnesty International UK launched the 2008 ‘Protect the Human’ playwriting competition on May 6th 2008. By pairing up to create the competition our aim is to harness theatre's ability to make real and relevant the impact of human rights on our everyday lives. To do this we are looking for insightful and engaging plays that imaginatively interpret this aim.
Submission window: July 28th – August 1st 2008
All submissions will be read by a panel of theatre professionals including Olivier award winning actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor. The three finalists will receive rehearsed readings at the Soho Theatre in December 2008 with the winning play receiving a prize of £3000 and readings at The Birmingham Rep; Theatre Royal Plymouth; West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds and a London venue on 10th December 2008 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
What are human rights?
The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets out those rights that each individual requires to live a life with dignity. The declaration sees human rights as the basis for freedom, justice and peace in the world and that all human beings are endowed with reason and conscience. The rights that everyone should have include the right to asylum, freedom of expression and right to work.
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Where to Start
Human rights are not just a legal concept but real, immediate requirements for a life to be lived well. The abuse, ridicule, debasement of human rights is happening every day, everywhere and without this being recognised and communicated the quality and worth of people’s lives are being devalued. This could have happened to you; you may have seen it taking place on the street where you live; been told stories that illustrate human rights issues or watched events played out in the media. It is also true that human rights are championed, celebrated and validated and we welcome work that sees all the different impacts that human rights can have on peoples’ lives.
What We Don’t Want
We are interested in imaginative and excellent theatre. We are not interested in scripts that are didactic, preaching or dogmatic.
Stage One Window for submissions July 28th - August 1st 2008
Stage Two Finalists announced October 20th 2008
Stage Three Rehearsed Readings of Finalists at Soho Theatre, London December 1st – 3rd 2008
Stage Four Rehearsed readings of winning play in London; West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; Theatre Royal Plymouth; The Birmingham Rep December 10th 2008
web site - http://www.iceandfire.co.uk/protectthehuman/index.php
The Yale Drama Series submissions
Yale University Press and Yale Repertory Theatre are seeking submissions for a major new playwriting competition, The Yale Drama Series. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David C. Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of his/her manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading at Yale Rep. The winning play will be selected by series judge David Hare.
There is no application form or entry fee. Please follow these guidelines in preparing your manuscript:
1. This contest is restricted to plays in the English language, though submissions are accepted worldwide.
2. Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays written in English. Submissions must be original, full-length plays – translations, musicals, and children’s plays are not accepted. The Yale Drama Series is intended to support emerging playwrights. Playwrights may win the competition only once.
3. Plays that have had professional productions are not eligible.
4. The manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play’s title and your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address (if you have one), and page count; a second title page which lists the title of the play only; a list of characters; a list of acts and scenes; and (if applicable) a list of acknowledgments.
5. Plays must be typed/word-processed, numbered and in standard professional play format. A brief biography may appear at the end of the manuscript, but is not required.
6. Do not bind or staple the manuscript.
7. Playwrights may submit only one manuscript per each year.
Send the manuscript to Yale Drama Series, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040.
Submissions for the 2009 competition must be postmarked no earlier than June 1, and no later than August 15, 2008.
web site http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/drama.asp#rules
Thursday, July 03, 2008
NLTR seeks one-act plays
NLTR Productions (www.nolaughtrackrequired.com) will be producing its first of many festivals of original one-acts at the end of July. Plays needed immediately! Selected plays' playwrights will be paid a $25 royalty for the set of 3 performances, and will of course get credit, exposure, etc., and their play will be produced free of charge! Industry will also be invited and comped to the performances. Please submit plays and contact information immediately to nolaughtrackrequired@gmail.com.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Playlab seeks plays
Playlab NYC is seeking creative short plays, and one-acts for © - an evening of theatrical mash-ups, fan-fiction, and parody.
All submissions must be postmarked no later than August 1, 2008 for consideration.
Final selections will be made by early September 2008.
Production will occur in early November. Exact dates and location to be announced.
Playlab NYC will accept ten-minute plays, monologues, and are open to musical submissions provided they can be performed with little or no accompaniment.
Maximum cast size: 6.
Length: 30 minutes maximum, no minimum.
Must be appropriate for a minimalist
production style.
Please visit playlabnyc.org for more details.
Thank you for submitting. We look forward to reading your work.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Lovely Rae on parade
Actor member Rae appeared in the Village Voice - she was in the Mermaid Parade - the one with the pink parasol on the left.
More Walter plays
Writer member Walter Thinnes's one-act play "Street Theater: A Chance Encounter" will be featured in Turtle Shell Productions' "Summer Shorties ... Summar Not" Festival in performances July 16 through August 4 in New York City. More information and performance schedule available at www.turtleshellproductions.com
His full length play "Retrospective" was a semi-finalist for the 2008 Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Playwriting Contest in Jennerstown, PA.
HIATUS
NYCPlaywrights is now on hiatus for the months of July and August. We will return in September. Have a good summer!
PS - there will still be new playwright opportunities posted here throughout the hiatus
Monday, June 23, 2008
Women at Play seeks one act plays
Women At Play(s) is currently looking for new original one act plays, unproduced and unpublished, from female playwrights, emerging or established, for its fourth festival. This annual event has had very successful runs in the last 3 years with sold out shows and great reviews from audience members and critics.
Women At Play(s) provides a creative outlet for female playwrights, directors and actresses. It was created to give women a voice. It is meant to inspire and showcase artistic achievements in theatrical performance for women.
Women At Play(s) 3 was proud to have all original plays by female playwrights who all happened to be from Vancouver. 6 short one acts were selected from 55 submissions from across Canada and the United States. The plays ranged from dramatic to comedic and had issues dealing with religion, reconcilliation, pregnancy, motherhood, death, & life.
All characters must be female and the plays no longer than 20 minutes in length. It is produced as an Equity Co-op. Women At Play(s) 4 will be performed in early to mid January 2009 in Vancouver, BC, CANADA.
Submissions may be emailed to mariannesawchuk@hotmail.com
Please submit before June 30, 2008.
Thank you,
Marianne Sawchuk
Creator/Artistic Director of Women At Play(s)
Please watch for our website coming soon at: www.womenatplays.com
or check out our Facebook page.
Little Fish Theatre submissions
One-Acts/Shorts:
Accepts unsolicited material for annual Pick of the Vine production in January/February. Plays should have minimal set requirements and 6 or fewer characters. Email scripts to melanie@littlefishtheatre.org. or mail hard copy with title and contact info to:
Melanie Jones
Little Fish Theatre
619 West 38th St
San Pedro CA 90731
Best Submission Time:
May/June.
Submission deadline is August 15. No more than 3 scripts will be accepted from any given playwright.
Response Time: One month - Letter/email response. Chosen playwrights are notified in early October.
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Variety Show Looking for Fresh Composer
Xander Theatricals is looking for a new Composer or Composing team. This individual or team will coordinate with our existing creative team to develop songs for a new type of variety show planning to tour the US beginning fall 2009. Songs will most likely be commissioned on a “song by song” basis. We are interested in hearing from experienced and new composers alike.
If interested please send resume and demo displaying versatility to: Xander Theatricals at CastingXtheatricals@gmail.com
NJ Playwrights Contest
The Performing Arts Theatre Series of William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ announces their annual NJ Playwrights Contest. This project helps bring new playwrights and their work into focus in the community, the region and the state of New Jersey. The competition has two phases. First, three plays or musicals will be selected for staged-readings in the fall of 2008 from all entries received by July 2, 2008. Each of these three finalists will receive a small honorarium. Second, one of these three finalists will be selected to receive a production as part of the university's spring 2009 season. This year the production will be performed in the Hunziker Black Box Theatre, a flexible space that can be transformed to accommodate almost any production concept. Compensation for the winner will be commensurate with the author's level of participation. This contest is open to New Jersey residents only. Initial submissions should include: a cover letter, stating availability of the author for fall 2008; a one-page synopsis of the play and the performance history of the play; and a resume of the playwright.
The submission should be emailed to TheatreSeries@WPUNJ.edu or mailed to Theatre Series, H 105-B, 300 Pompton Rd., William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, 07470.
No plays should be submitted at this time. Requests for scripts and author interviews will be arranged later this summer.
Short play submissions wanted
A Manhattan-based Production company is looking for short play submissions for our annual Project Playwright slated for the fall. Scripts may be of any subject matter, preferably under 25 minutes in length and 5 characters or less. Please send scripts to:
MADAIR Productions
FDR Station
P.O. Box 1179
New York, NY 10150
Monday, June 16, 2008
New South Play Festival Script Submission Policy
NEW SOUTH FESTIVAL MISSION: The New South for the New Century Festival is dedicated to producing and developing work that gives voice to issues facing the contemporary South.
The festival's mission is to produce and/or workshop new material that addresses issues facing the contemporary South.
The submission guidelines are as follows:
If you have one full-length play you would like to submit for consideration, please send it to us at our mailing address.
If you have more than one full-length piece you would like considered, please send us samples of all the work you would like considered, as well as a SAS envelope or postcard so that we can let you know which, if any, plays we would like to see in their entirety.
Also, it is VERY important that you mark all materials being submitted for the festival as "NEW SOUTH SUBMISSION". Write this phrase in an obvious way on the front of the envelope, somewhere on the cover letter, and somewhere on the title page of the script or sample. (It's important to note that we do not accept submissions via e-mail) We will reply to you as soon as possible regarding your submission.
Expect at least a 6-month response period.
Our mailing address is
Horizon Theatre Company
PO Box 5376
Atlanta, GA 31107
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Impact Theatre submissions
Impact Theatre is always seeking new, unproduced scripts! Is your script:
a) cool-ass? (note: we also accept "kick-ass");
b) relevant, interesting, and appropriate for actors and audience members ranging in age from about 16 to 35?; and
c) unproduced and unpublished?
Then what are you waiting for? Please send a copy to Melissa Hillman, Impact Theatre, P.O. Box 12666, Berkeley, CA 94712-3666. Include a SASE if you want your work returned. Unfortunately, Impact can not accept submissions by email.
Impact Theatre absolutely, positively does not discriminate based upon gender, race, sexuality, age, height, favorite dessert topping, yadda yadda yadda. We discriminate based only on the relative ass-kickage, mad awesomeness or phat grooviness of scripts.
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BoarsHead submission guidelines
In its 41-year history, the BoarsHead Theater has been a leader in new play development, and has proudly presented numerous regional, national and world premieres.
Committed to the development of new works, BoarsHead gladly accepts script submissions from playwrights and agents. Frequently, the theater presents staged readings, workshops and full productions of the best new plays being written.
Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are no longer able to accept new works by e-mail. All submissions should be sent by standard mail delivery.
We are happy to give consideration to your play, provided it is submitted according to these guidelines:
* 20 pages of sample dialogue
* A detailed synopsis and character breakdown
* The play’s production and workshop history (if applicable)
* Playwright & creative team biographies
All submissions should be addressed as follows:
George Orban
BoarsHead Theater
425 S. Grand Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
Unfortunately, the above materials cannot be returned.
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Bruce Barton - SIX HUSBANDS OF ELIZABETH THE QUEEN
Actor member Bruce Barton performs in SIX HUSBANDS OF ELIZABETH THE QUEEN, at the Parker Theatre @ The Algonquin Theatre (the former Blue Heron Theater), located at 123 East 24th Street, between Park and Lexington. It'll be on sale thru Theatermania.com. It's an AEA showcase, tix are $18.
Performance schedule is below:
open sat 7/5, 8pm
7/6, 3pm and 7pm
tues 7/8 8pm
7/9 8pm
7/10 8pm
7/11 8pm
sat 7/12 6pm
7/13 3pm and 7pm
fri 7/18 8pm
Monday, June 09, 2008
The 7th Sign is dedicated to producing original works
More than welcome, original plays are a strong focus of The 7th Sign. Currently, each new season promises to bring (at least) one new play to the stage. The 7th Sign believes that new plays are essential for the future of progessive theatre, offering a direct insight to recent events.
While plays of the past can resonsate powerfully with our modern lives, original works have the opportunity to speak directly about today's world without any need to build bridges between 'then' and 'now'.
How to Submit a Play: It's simple. Send it in. You're sure to get a response, as we understand the need for such a precious commodity. The only real guideline in this: Send us something you're proud of!
Send us a Word-compatible document to: mail@7thsign.info
Keep in mind that the company focuses on recent events and important social matters. This doesn't mean we only accept political plays or dark brow-furrowing dramas (though we happen to produce those, as well). Comedies, love-stories, experimental pieces, one-acts (you name it!), there's a place for it. And while that 'place' may not be as a 7th Sign production, we cannot foretell the distant future of following seasons, so keep your heads up and fingers working...We Need You!
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Theatre Neo always seeks new plays
Plays can be any length. We prefer new material or pieces that do not require royalties, but we are also considering published plays that have not been produced recently in the LA area. If the author wishes feedback from the Reading Committee, he or she should request this in writing at the time of submission; consideration sometimes takes several months. You may submit plays with one attachment (plays will considered with one actor "attached" to a specific role or with a director already part of the project). If the playwright is available, this attachment must meet with the writer's approval. The play will then be read with the attached actor or director included as part of the consideration process.
Plays may be submitted for consideration by company members but we are looking for work from ANY source. We are currently looking for more short (10 min.) plays as well as longer one-acts (40 min. to an hour) and full length plays. Because we are an acting company, we tend to put an emphasis on productions that will utilize as many people as possible. Full length plays with larger casts, therefore, probably fit our needs better than a two or three character full-length.
Plays are initially read by our play reading committee. If the committee is interested in the material it will be given a formal staged reading by company members in front of the entire company. The company members who attend the readings then "rate" the work on a numeric (1-10) scale to give an overall idea of the company's interest. If a play has scored sufficiently high enough by the company, it will be considered for production.
Actors in the company are encouraged to find work they think is appropriate for the company and submit it themselves. An actor may be considered "attached" to a project but ONLY if that is worked out in advance with the playwright before submitting the play.
WHERE TO SUBMIT:
Theatre Neo
PO Box 48553
Los Angeles, CA 90048
PLEASE NOTE:
(a) Write "For Consideration" on the envelope.
(b) We do not consider full-length plays with casts smaller than 8 characters.
(c) If you wish the play returned, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
(d) If you wish feedback or confirmation of receipt, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
(e) Feedback and response may take some time; we are an all-volunteer company.
(f) If you know anyone in the company, submit it through that person instead; this may speed up the process.
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Victory Theatre Center
The Victory Theatre Center has worked with emerging playwrights to dramaturge their work for the past 28 years. The process includes selecting materials based on submissions from literary agents and referrals - and polishing and refining the scripts with numerous staged readings and workshops. The theatre's work with playwrights is aimed at supporting their creative visions and creating an opportunity for their voices to be heard. By creating original works, the Victory Theatre Center has an opportunity to present audiences with current, relevant and thought-provoking ideas.
Script Submissions
The Victory Theatre Center invites you to submit your original works. Our play reading process is as follows:
Each script is read by 2 readers, then evaluated and passed on to the Artistic Directors for a final decision. Because The VTC is one of only a few venues that produces original material, the volume of scripts submitted is high. It will take time for your material to be processed. Please be assured your work will be read. You may send your script and SASE to:
LITERARY SUBMISSIONS
The Victory Theatre Center
3326 West Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505
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Saturday, June 07, 2008
Valerie David is busy
Actor member Valerie David performs in:
EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE COMPANY'S NOTES ON A PAGE SERIES
3 Messiahs Walk into a Bar
"Three Messiahs Walk into a Bar is the story of the courtship of Mary by Joseph — if Groucho Marx had told it."
(Saturday, June 14, 7:30 PM)
Tickets $10 available by visitingwww.eatheatre.org or by phoning (866) 811-4111.
At the The Roy Arias Theatre Center is located at 300 West 43rd Street (5th floor) in Manhattan.
AND Val will be in a Honda commercial airing this month. She plays a woman talking about upgrading to a better "relationship" (An Acura) in a psychiatrist's office.
