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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

9th Annual Snapshots Play Festival

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20% Theatre is accepting script submissions for our 9th Annual Snapshots Play Festival. All script submissions must be between 8-10 minutes and adhere to the theme of "The Strength of Women".

20% Theatre is a theatre company dedicated to strengthening and empowering female artists.

Please submit full play for consideration:Email
readmyplay@twentypercentchicago.com

Scripts will be accepted until May 1st.

Monday, April 28, 2014

Thespis Theater Festival and Venus and Adonis

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All genres of shows are welcome in our festivals. If your show has already had a run (in theaters or in other festivals) you can still participate, but only with a completely new cast and crew.

The Thespis Theater Festival is a playwright’s contest designed to offer writers a chance to direct their own shows, helping them to develop a sense of casting, staging, use of lights and direction. With Thespis, it is our intention to give writers a chance to create their vision from the first stroke of their pen to the last scene of their play. Thespis is not only a festival; it’s a competition as well. That means that there are prizes! The winner of the Best Play award will receive a prize of $3,500. Winner of Best Actor will receive $500 and Best Actress, $500. Thespis, as well as our wintertime festival, Venus, is hosted by the Cabrini Repertory Theater, a beautiful proscenium theater in uptown Manhattan.

Plays are considered on a first-come first-served basis. (The earlier you submit, the better your chances are of having your script invited to the festival.) Submissions may close before June 1st if we reach the maximum number of plays our festival can hold.
Only plays from New York  & New Jersey, will be accepted
Or from anywhere else in US, but the director and the cast must be from NY or NJ.
Submissions must be between 30 and 90 minutes long.

THESPIS THEATER FESTIVAL IS FOR NON-UNION / NON-EQUITY MEMBERS
ONLY.

Each applicant is fully responsible for all elements of their production. These include directing, casting, stage-managing.

In order to submit a play please send the following via email:
1. A 100 word synopsis of the play
2. The complete script
3. Your telephone number and home address, plus the phone number of one other person in your production that we can contact
4. Your bio

As soon as your play is accepted, you will be sent the festival guidelines.
All plays will be given a three-performance run at the theater.

Prizes
After all plays have had their three-performance run, the best 6 plays will be selected by the Thespis jury as nominees for the $3,500 prize of Best Play. Those 6 shows will be given a fourth performance.
Along with audience members three judges will also attend your fourth performance. This panel of outside judges will make the final decision about the winning play.
There will also be several nominations for best actor. In addition to the winning actress ($500 prize) and winning Actor ($500).

All winners walk out with their check which they can cash the day after with no limitation.

Winners will be announced during a special prize ceremony at the end of the festival to which the cast and crew of all nominated productions will be invited.

There is no fee to submit your play to the Venus Festival.
Once you are accepted, you will be asked  send in a $200 fee to participate to the festival. That is the only fee you pay, no hidden and surprising costs.
Again, there is no submission fee. Only those plays that are accepted will be required to send in participant payment.

Submissions will be accepted until June 1st.

Contact us at thespistheaterfestival@gmail.com

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Semicolon Theatre Company seeks plays by writers under 21

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If you're under 21 and consider yourself a playwright, or are interested in trying it for the first time - now's your moment! We look forward to carefully reviewing everything that we receive.

Play submission must involve at least one character under the age of 21, or a subect pertaining to those under 21.

6 character limit

Minimum 25 pages
Maximum 70 pages

Deadline: May 4, 2014
Submit to: admin@semicolonthtr.org


Saturday, April 26, 2014

Testimonial & Award

Congratulations to Altenir Jose Silva for the award for excellence - and thanks for allowing us to share the news and your kind words about the site!


Hi Folks,

I want to share with all of you, my participation in the theatre's festival SHAKESPEARE IN THE BURG. I found this in your website. I'm from Brazil and I'm really happy and grateful with your site because of that opportunity. 

Good  dreams!

Altenir Silva


The Chameleon Theatre Circle's 15th Annual New Play Contest

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Rolling Submission Deadline: April 30, 2014

The Chameleon Theatre Circle (located in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota) is seeking original works that have never been produced. All styles and genres are welcomed (i.e. one-acts, musicals, full length dramas, etc.). The winning plays will be showcased in a concert-format festival in September 2014. All shows submitted will automatically be placed on the slate of shows in consideration for the 2015-2016 season by the Season Planning Committee.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We are proud to announce that for the 15th consecutive year we are not charging a submission fee! To enter you must complete an entry form, and submit it along with three (3) copies of each script to the address below. We request that copies of the plays be printed double-sided to save on paper, mailing costs, and storage. Authors located outside the United States that might be interested in submitting their plays via e-mail should contact us at jim@chameleontheatre.org. If you are submitting a musical, also include three (3) copies of a CD of the music or three (3) copies of the score.

Do not bind any author identification with your scripts. We will distribute the scripts "blind" to our readers for complete objectivity. Include the show's title on at least the first bound page. Once the winning scripts have been chosen, we will disclose the playwrights' identity to our readers (and the world).

We do not accept plays that have been previously produced. We do accept plays that have had workshops and other readings. Receipt of play(s) will be acknowledged by e-mail only upon request. Scripts are non-returnable.

As in past years, this year's contest will have multiple categories:

TEN-MINUTE PLAYS
Three to five winners will receive $25 each plus a reading at the New Play Festival. All short plays will be entered in this contest. Generally, scripts of about 15 pages or less will fall into this category.

ONE-ACT
One to three winners will receive $50 each plus a reading at the New Play Festival. Any play that can be joined with one or two other shows of similar length to make up a complete evening of theatre will be entered in this contest. Generally, scripts of about 20-60 pages will fall into this category.

FULL-LENGTH
One to two winners will receive $100 plus a reading at the New Play Festival. Any play that can constitute a complete evening of theatre will be entered in this contest. It is important to note that these shows can be one, two, or more acts, as long as it makes up a complete evening of theatre.

MUSICALS
If five or more musicals are submitted, the theatre reserves the right to create a "musical" category. Musicals are defined as any original play using original or rights permitted musical dialogue to further the story and/or the characters. In the absence of enough qualifying scripts, or if the theatre determines not to create an additional category, any musical will be entered into the appropriate category as defined above.

THEATRE-FOR-YOUTH
If five or more plays intended for and/or by youth are submitted, the theatre reserves the right to create a "theatre-for-youth" category. Theatre-for-youth plays are defined as any original play intended for young audiences, young participants, or both. In the absence of enough qualifying scripts, or if the theatre determines not to create an additional category, any theatre-for-youth submission will be entered into the appropriate category as defined above.

OVERALL CONTEST WINNER/AUDIENCE FAVORITE WINNER
At the theatre's discretion, we reserve the right to designate or not designate an "Overall Contest Winner" from any category and an "Audience-Favorite Winner" from any category at the conclusion of the New Play Festival. No additional prize money is awarded, just bragging rights.

Each playwright may submit up to two plays in any of these combinations:


  • One full-length play
  • One one-act
  • One ten-minute play
  • One full-length play and one one-act
  • One full-length play and one ten-minute play
  • Two one-act plays
  • Two ten-minute plays
  • One one-act and one ten-minute play

Please submit three (3) copies of each script (and three copies of CDs or scores for musicals) and the required entry form(s) by April 30, 2014 (in hand, not postmarked by) to:
The Chameleon Theatre Circle
15th Annual New Play Contest
7287 153rd St W # 240069
Apple Valley, MN 55124

Note: This is a rolling deadline. Any plays submitted after this date will be considered for the following year's contest

2014 VSA Playwright Discovery Competition Call for One-Act Scripts

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The VSA Playwright Discovery Competition invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of script writing. Writers may write from their own experience and observations, or create fictional characters and settings. Scripts can be comedies, dramas, or even musicals-be creative! Young writers with and without disabilities are encouraged to submit a script. Entries may be the work of an individual student or a collaboration by a group of students.

VSA has an innovative and Free Resource Guide for Teachers to help guide teachers and students through the playwriting process.

We are now accepting applications for the 2014 VSA Playwright Discovery Competition. Submissions will be accepted online through the link below. All applications must be submitted for review by Monday, April 28, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. No late entries will be accepted.

Please review the full application guidelines before starting your application:
2014 Playwright Discovery Competition Guidelines

Actorly Productions seeks plays

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Actorly Productions is seeking play submissions for their first set of productions in a downtown (NYC) theatre this summer and fall (2014).

We are a first-of-a-kind membership community that provides actors with access to exclusive networking opportunities and unprecedented benefits.

Our members range from first-time actors to industry veterans. We’re the most exclusive and sought out acting community in NYC

Requirements:
  • Play must involve characters who are in their 20s
  • 4 character limit


You can the plays directly at support@actorly.com

Conejo Players Theatre submission guidelines

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Conejo Players Theatre accepts new full-length plays, comedies, musicals, and plays for children. Musicals should include a demo CD of the songs in addition to the script.

The CPT season is year-round and follows a calendar-year schedule. The upcoming year's season is selected February through May and announced in August.

Submissions may be made anytime to:

CONEJO PLAYERS THEATRE
ATTN: Executive Director
351 S. Moorpark Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91361-1008

If the manuscript is to be returned, a self-addressed pre-paid envelope should be included with the submission materials. All material should be clearly labeled with the playwright's name, address, phone number, and email address (if available). Submissions will be considered year-round but may not be returned until scheduling is completed mid-year.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Women’s Words Contest

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NOTE: Entry is free for Dramatists Guild members who submit between April 16 and May 1. 

The entry period for the Women’s Words Contest (the "Contest"), sponsored by Pride Films and Plays (the “Sponsor”), an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, begins March 15, 2014 at 12:01 am Central Time (CT) and ends May 1, 2014 at 11:59:59 pm CT (the “Entry Period”; May 1, 2014 will be referred to as the “Deadline Date”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest. Void where prohibited by law.

1. ENTRANT ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open to all women, regardless of sexual orientation, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in the state/country/province in which they reside on the date of entry, and who are legal residents of, and physically residing in, one of the fifty (50) United States (excluding Puerto Rico, United States territories, possessions and protectorates, and foreign-based United States military installations), or one of the following countries:
  • Albania 
  • Andorra
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan 
  • Bahamas
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia/Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Columbia
  • Costa Rica 
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Ecuador
  • Finland
  • France 
  • Germany
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland 
  • United Kingdom
  • Venezuela 
Sponsor, employees of Sponsor, prize donors and all of their respective partners, parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, trustees, franchisees, licensees, distributors, advertising, promotion and public relations agencies and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, independent contractors, representatives and agencies (collectively, the "Sponsor Entities") are not eligible to participate in the Contest and/or win the Prize (as defined below). Additionally, relatives of such employees and persons living in the same household as such employees (whether related or not) are not eligible to win. For the purposes of this Contest, “relatives” is defined as spouse, domestic partner, parent, in-laws, grandparent, brother, sister, children, and grandchildren.

2. SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open to both screenplays (or other work for film, including teleplays, etc) and stage plays (including performance art, and spoken word).

All entries submitted into the Contest must be original. Scripts adapted from pre-existing material will not be accepted, unless the author of the script is also the owner of the material from which the script is adapted, or can submit authorization documentation that they have the right to adapt the source material. All submissions must be written in standard script format, in English, and can be no more than 120 8 ½” x 11” pages in length for full length stage or screen, or 45 pages in length for short stage or screen submitted in PDF format. To avoid confusion for the judges, the name of your PDF should be the exact title of your script. Do not include your name in the title, or put any information on or in the script that would identify you and/or your co-author(s), including, without limitation, your name, your co-author’s name(s), your contact information, or your co-author’s contact information. Entrants will be judged only on their script. Entrants will not be allowed to rewrite or correct their scripts once submitted, unless they have advanced to the performance round of the Women’s Words Contest. Do not submit anything with your script, including artwork, tapes, CDs, DVDs, etc. Any additional material accompanying the script will be discarded.

Plays or screenplays with identifying information in the title of the document, or included in any way in the text on a title page or otherwise shall be immediately disqualified and entrance fee will be forfeited.

Scripts that have no production history will be accepted. We will also consider scripts that have been supported with staged readings or workshops as well as scripts that at the time of entry have had one community theater, educational theater, or one non-Equity production (which ran for no more than 25 performances). Plays which have received Equity productions are not eligible.

Plays which do not meet the above requirements will be immediately disqualified and entrance fee will be forfeited.

Be sure to retain a copy of your script(s), because Sponsor it will not be returned.

3. HOW TO ENTER

You can enter the Contest via the Internet only.

There is a fee to enter the Contest (the “Fee”). The fee covers production expenses for the Women’s Words Fest in the fall, including fees for writers. It also supports marketing and fees for actors and directors.

Electronic entries must be paid with Visa/MasterCard/American Express/Discover. The amount of the Fee is based on the date of entry as follows:

Date of Internet Entry Fee

March 15 to March 31, 2014 US $10.00
April 1 to April 15, 2014 US $20.00
April 16 to May 1, 2014 US $30.00

Entry is free for Pride Films and Plays Network Writers, a group comprised of previous finalists in one of our contests. Entry is free for Dramatists Guild members who submit between April 16 and May 1.

Enter here. (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dGtvVG1hNEJPc2JaLXk5bEIzM040LWc6MA#gid=0)

Register for the Contest by including your name, your mailing address, your primary phone number (with area code/country code), your cell phone number or alternate phone number (if any) with area code/country code, your birth date, and your e-mail address. Attach a PDF version of your script and e-mail it to pridewomen@gmail.com. Entry can only be made electronically.

You may enter as many scripts as you wish, but each entry form can be accompanied by only one (1) script. Each additional entry will require a separate entry form and separate entry Fee. If submitting a second script there is a $10 discount for the second entry fee. The full entry fee is due for all entries made after that.

Scripts will be read and evaluated by a panel of stage and screen professionals. Past judges include Barb Lhota, Brenda Webb, Ebony Joy, Katherine Brooks, Ky Dickens, Lindsay Bartlett, Marga Gomez, Michelle Paradise, Rebecca Kling, Rolla Selbak, Tara Mallen, Caroline Gage, Vanda, and Wendy Jo Carlton.

If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the holder of the e-mail account submitted with the entry as determined by Sponsor.

Entries submitted or received after the Deadline Date will be disqualified.

4. SELECTION OF CONTEST WINNER

The Contest winner will be determined by two (2) rounds of judging. Each round will be judged by a panel of judges selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Each judge retains the right to stop reading each script after 20 pages if the material is not deemed ready for production, but all scripts shall receive at least one complete reading.

Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 4, the first round panel judges will judge all eligible entries received by the Deadline Date. That panel may select up to five finalists based on the following judging criteria: characters (20%); dialogue (20%); structure (20%); originality (20%); and overall impression (20%) (collectively, the “Judging Criteria”). Judges’ comments/forms will not be made available to Contest entrants.

On occassion, when the body of excellent entries has been deemed extensive, a round of semi-finalists as choices to the finalists in each category are whittled down. But announcing semi-finalists is not a mandatory step in this competition.

Categories of entry are:
  • Full Length Stage (includes plays, performance art, and spoken word)(120 page max)
  • Short Stage (includes plays, performance art, and spoken word)(45 page max)
  • Full Length Film (includes screenplays and teleplays)(120 page max)
  • Short Film (includes screenplays and teleplays)(45 page max)
The top two scoring scripts in each category may be performed as staged readings September 19 to 21, 2014, during the Women’s Work Weekend at the Hoover-Leppen Theater at Center On Halsted in Chicago. Authors will be invited to participate in up to ten hours of rehearsal with cast and director prior to the performance.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary and in the event that fewer than twenty (20) entries are received by the Deadline Date, the Sponsor has the right to cancel the Contest. In the event of such cancellation, all entry Fees will be returned.

The finalists will be notified on or about June 15, 2014 via telephone and/or e-mail. Each potential finalist, within two (2) days of Sponsor’s first attempt to reach her: (i) cannot be reached, (ii) fails to respond to the notification, (iii) declines to serve as a finalist, and/or (iv) has her notification returned as undeliverable, an alternate winner may be selected in Sponsor’s sole discretion. If the potential winner, within five (5) days of notification, (i) fails to return a completed affidavit of eligibility, liability/publicity release, or other documents(s) as required by Sponsor, (ii) fails to provide Sponsor with a copy of her valid government-issued photo identification or social security number, and/or (iii) is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the notification and affidavit/release procedures in connection with the selection of an alternate winner, if any. 

One Contest winner - selected from all the categories - will be announced following the final staged reading. 

In the event of a tie in any judging round, the entry with the highest “overall impression” score will move forward into the next judging round or will be declared the winner in the final judging round. If two or more tied entries have received the same “overall impression” score, the tie will be decided based on the entry with the highest “story and structure” score.


5. PRIZE

The authors of the full-length works to be performed at the Women’s Work Weekend will receive a prize of $400 each. The authors of the short works selected to be performed at the Women’s Work Weekend will receive a cash prize of $100 each.

Casting for each staged reading will be conducted by Sponsor in advance of that staged reading; cast members for each staged reading will be selected in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Each entrant acknowledges that one performer may perform the role of more than one character in that entrant’s script.

Finalists who wish to attend one or more staged readings are solely responsible for all costs and expenses to attend the reading, including, without limitation, transportation to and from Chicago, housing in Chicago, meals, and ground transportation in Chicago.

There will be no additional prizes awarded to the winner. 

Decisions made by Sponsor are final in all matters, including interpretation of these Official Rules and awarding of the Prizes, and cannot be appealed. No substitutions of the Prizes are offered, except that Sponsor and the Sponsor Entities reserve the right in their sole discretion to substitute a Prize(s) or any portion of a Prize(s) for a prize(s) of equal or greater value. No transfer of a Prize(s) to a third party is permitted and the cash value of a Prize(s) will not be awarded in lieu of a Prize where it applies, except in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any applicable international, federal, state, and local taxes, including, without limitation, excise tax (including sales tax), and other expenses not specifically set forth herein are the sole responsibility of the Contest finalists and the Prize winner (as applicable).

6. RIGHTS

By entering, each entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor has the non-exclusive, irrevocable, and royalty-free right to make use of that entrant’s submission for judging purposes and to perform that entrant’s work as a staged reading as further described in the PRIZE section above. Each entrant agrees, as a condition of entry, not to exhibit, disseminate, produce or broadcast, or authorize any third party to exhibit, disseminate, produce or broadcast, in any manner, media or format, the work submitted as part of her entry (or portions thereof) for a period of one (1) month following the conclusion of the Contest.

7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Contest entrant represents and warrants the following:

The entry is submitted voluntarily and is not submitted in confidence, and no confidential relationship between the entrant, Sponsor, and Sponsor Entities is intended to be created by these Official Rules or the submission of the entry.

The work is wholly original to the entrant (and any co-authors) and was written solely by the entrant (and any co-authors). Entrant and any co-authors are the sole and exclusive owners of all right, title, and interest in and to the work, and they have the sole, exclusive, and unconditional power and right to submit the work under the terms and conditions of this Contest.

The work has not been copied from any other source or previously broadcast or otherwise distributed or disseminated in any medium or format.

The work is not in the public domain.

The work does not violate the rights or common law, statutory or otherwise, of any person or entity.

Sponsor shall have the right to disqualify any submission which, in Sponsor’s sole judgment, violates the representations and warranties contained in this Paragraph 7. Each entrant agrees that she will obtain, at entrant’s sole cost and expense, the written permission/consent/release of any person or entity depicted or mentioned in the entrant’s submission if in the sole judgment of Sponsor such permission/consent/release is required. If entrant fails to secure such permission/consent/release, Sponsor shall have the right to disqualify the entry.


8. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER

All entries must be completed in full in order to be eligible. Any attempted form of entry other than as described herein is void. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. No mechanical reproductions, alterations, or forged entries allowed. Incomplete, illegible, and corrupted entries are void. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and her entry) who tampers with the entry process.


Any person who supplies false information, enters by fraudulent means, or is otherwise determined to be in violation of these Official Rules in an attempt to obtain the Prize will forfeit the Prize won and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. You further agree to not knowingly: damage or cause interruption of the Contest; prevent others from using the Contest; or obtain or modify another user's account information without their consent.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST VIOLATES CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, SPONSOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY CONTEST ENTRANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND SPONSOR MAY SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.


Sponsor and Sponsor Entities are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, destroyed, forged, damaged, tampered with, mass machine generated, unintelligible, incomprehensible, or misdirected entries otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, or mail related to or resulting from participation in the Contest. Sponsor and Sponsor Entities are also not responsible for Internet traffic congestion, technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed software transmissions which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate in the Contest, or damage to user’s system as a result of participation in the Contest or of downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or modify the Contest if the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including, without limitation, any computer virus, malfunction, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or other cause beyond its control which corrupts, threatens, or adversely affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of the Contest.


As a condition of entry, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Except where prohibited by law, by entering this Contest, you consent to (i) the use of your name, voice, picture, likeness, image and biographical data, and/or any other information contained in your entry in advertising, promotional, and marketing materials by Sponsor and the Sponsor Entities worldwide in all media now known or hereafter discovered (including Sponsor’s and Sponsor Entities’ Web sites) without additional compensation, notice, approval, or review and (ii) the modification, editing, adaptation, electronic alteration, use, assignment, and/or disposal of online entries however it sees fit and for any purpose without any notice or compensation to you or any third parties. By entering this Contest, you agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity with the Official Rules. You acknowledge that if you are chosen as the Contest winner, certain of your personally identifying information may be disclosed to third parties at least as required by law, including, without limitation, on a Winners’ List.


All Prize claims and documents provided by the winners must be verified by Sponsor.

each winner, by acceptance of a Prize, agrees to release Sponsor and the Sponsor Entities from and against any and all liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, death, disability, attorneys’ fees, costs of litigation and settlement, as well as damages or losses to persons and property that may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, redemption or use of A Prize, or while traveling to and/or from a location to obtain or use A Prize.

Neither sponsor nor the sponsor entities make any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the use of any prize, including, without limitation, quality, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Further, no responsibilities are accepted for any additional expenses, omissions, delays, re-routing, or acts of any government or authority.

Sponsor and Sponsor Entities shall not be liable to any winner or any other person for failure to supply a prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s), or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulations(s), order(s), or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, terrorist acts, earthquake, war, fire, flood, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other cause beyond Sponsor’s sole control.

9. GOVERNING LAW

The Contest and these Official Rules will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, USA without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction) which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois. The Illinois state and federal courts located in Cook County, Chicago, USA shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the event that any dispute arises regarding the Contest or the Prize. Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Any and all claims shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees. Entrants hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

10. WINNERS’ LIST


A Winners List can be viewed at www.pridefilmsandplays.com on October 1, 2014.

11. OFFICIAL RULES


For a copy of the Official Rules, go to www.pridefilmsandplays.com.

Pride Films and Plays
2215 West Giddings 1, Chicago, IL 60625
www.PrideFilmsandPlays.com
Phone: (773) 250-3112

pridewomen@gmail.com

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Happy birthday Shakespeare project



It is the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth and we are running our annual Happy Birthday Shakespeare campaign once more. In honour of this special birthday, we have designed a brand new site and we're making it as easy as possible to get involved.
  1. Share a photo on instagram with the hashtag #HappyBirthdayShakespeare
  2. Send a tweet with the hashtag #HappyBirthdayShakespeare
  3. Write a blog post
No matter what you want to do please go here www.HappyBirthdayShakespeare.com and take two minutes to submit your name, photo, 140 character bio and your birthday blog post, instagram or tweet.


Thanks for making this a special Shakespeare anniversary =)

A simple tweet, an instagram, a vine with the hashtag #happybirthdayshakespeare will automatically be displayed on the site but if you guys want to go for a more long-form happy birthday and write a birthday blog post, please submit it to the form at the bottom of the happybirthdayshakespeare.com page.

Hundreds of people have already joined us in wishing Shakespeare a very happy birthday today so if you haven't already, we would love to see your photos, videos, posts and general love for the bard. :)

Thank you for helping us make this the biggest and best Happy Birthday Shakespeare yet!!

Send a link to a blog post, video, or image via an online form.

Rising Sun Performance Company is looking for 10-minute play submissions

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Rising Sun Performance Company is looking for 10-minute play submissions for our monthly Reading Series at The West in Williamsburg.  

As the purpose of the ongoing reading series is to foment new artistic relationships, these plays must be unpublished and the playwrights must be available to attend the reading event. 

Each month the submissions are centered on a theme:
May -- "Moms"
June -- "Dads" and/or "Grads"

We are currently accepting submissions for either event, although priority will understandably be given to submission for our May event.  

All submissions should be sent to playsubmissions@risingsunnyc.com .  

Please indicate on the email subject line to which event you are submitting (e.g. "Your Name - Submission for May Reading Series" or "Your Name - Submission for June Reading Series")

More information on RSP Company can be found here: http://www.risingsunnyc.com


A more detailed description of the Reading Series can be found here: http://www.risingsunnyc.com/call-for-one-act-plays-for-new-reading-series.html

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Scripts Wanted for May 31 - June 1 Short Play Lab

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Dear Friend in the Theatre,

It's time again to think about the Short Play Lab. New participants are welcome! We had a good turnout last time (Mar. 29 - 30) and have a full load for the April Lab (Apr. 26 - 27). The next Lab is at Roy Arias Stage II, 300 W. 43rd St. 4th floor, New York. 
Whether you've thought about doing a short play in New York but have never tried, or if you're a regular at such events around town, please give a thought to producing a show in the upcoming Short Play Lab. The rules are easy-peasy:
  • Deadline is May 20. Notification will be soon after submission, depending on number of submissions. The sooner you get your script in, the more time you have to prepare. Get that script in pronto!
  • Plays should be 1 - 10 pp. in standard playscript format.* (The shorter the better; shorter plays get priority.) Include a title page, as the first page of the script, with your contact info (preferred means of contact is by email).   
  • Submit scripts in MS-Word.
  • You produce the play whether or not you live in New York.  The SPL provides the theatre.   
  • Productions must be non-union: no showcases please! (And no Equity waivers, either.)
  • Keep production values to a minimum: costumes and hand props are okay. We provide rehearsal cubes, chairs, and a table. You can't leave your stuff in the theatre overnight. 
  • We provide a board op, box office, and venue management.
  • There are no fees. The SPL keeps the door.
  • Tickets are $20. Each playwright and director gets to watch his/her show for free. There are no other comps.
  • There will be a tech rehearsal in the daytime on May 31.  
  • Every play gets 2 performances, 1 on Sat. and 1 on Sun. Each play will be part of 1 of 2 programs: Program A or Program B, but not both. Program A takes place at 7 pm Sat. and 4 pm Sun. Program B takes place at 9 pm Sat. and 2 pm Sun.  
  • We don't do staged readings. Be off-book, please! Plays not off-book during tech will be removed from the line-up.
  • THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTION IN EACH PROGRAM RECEIVES A CASH PRIZE OF $75. Winners are determined by polling patrons after the performance. We reserve the right to break ties.
*12 pt Times Roman; character names in the middle on their own line; line spaces between speeches and between speeches and stage directions; indented stage directions.   
The SPL is a lot of fun and a good way to see your work on its feet in a supportive environment. It's also a great way to see actors and directors at work, so you can recruit people for later productions.
To submit a script, send it as an attachment, in Word format, to john.chatterton@gmail.com. Any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me an E-mail! 
Thanks,
John Chatterton
Executive producer, Short Play Lab

Center of the World Festival seeks ten minute plays

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This Playwrighting competition is open to "every person" without age and geographic restriction, but honoring all laws relating to citizenship and under-age minors participation. Non-citizens must certify legal right to participate in this competition. Minors (children to age 18 years) must have signed parental consent.

Competition is restricted to English language submissions only. No collaborations are accepted--single authorship only.

There are no contractual obligations, or royalties paid to playwrights whose scripts are selected as finalists or competition winning plays for the Festival. However, all finalists will receive recognition awards. Grant Award is $500.

The Festival is a charity fund-raising event for Center of the World Festival, Inc. (hereafter COWFEST). COWFEST is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. As a public charity, all contributions and donations made to COWFEST are tax-deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. COWFEST sponsors special events for charitable purposes. For further donation information, please see our profile at Kern Community Foundation-- Click Here.

Script submission donation: There is a suggested minimal donation of $10.00 which can be paid by check to Center of the World Festival, Inc. Send donation with submitted scripts. Or you may donate online at this link: Events, Tickets, Donations

These donations are used to pay for the advertising expenses associated with conducting this Festival. No donation is expected from under-age minor amateur playwrights nor adult hardship cases.

The play must be original and unpublished and unproduced in any type of setting or venue.

The play must be complete in and of itself and not be an incomplete fragment (such as a monologue, etc.) taken from a longer play nor an adaptation of another person's material already published. However, edited (shorten versions) of your own work may be accepted, if source is identified and available for comparison. Adaptations of public domain material, published before year 1900, may be considered if source is identified.

The play must be appropriate for readers’ theatre presentation (no elaborate sets or stage directions). Please read the section on Readers Theatre for more information. We do not conduct, nor send, written evaluations of scripts to playwrights. Play theme must adhere to Social issue topics, such as ecology, justice, peace, equality, crime prevention, freedom of speech, etc. See Theme Rules for more details.

The Festival is for a General Audience base. DO NOT SUBMIT "Mature Audience Only" material. Please consider general audience for appropriate language in your script dialogue.

The plays are limited to 10-minute scripts, which are about ten pages long. Some flexibility: no shorter than 8 minutes and no longer than 12 minutes.

The Play Submission Form must be used as the cover page. The next page shall be the Play Title Sheet, which includes the title of the play, the playwright's name, the list of characters, and setting. Playwrights Agreement also must be signed and sent with your script.

You acknowledge that this is a competition for playwrights who self-identify as amateurs, in various meanings of that word, but excludes playwrights who identify themselves as professionals.

Play must be typewritten (or Word Processed) on 8.5" by 11" paper. Pages should be secured only with a removable binder clip (no staples). Please number each page of the play. The play must be typed in standard play format, using one side of each page only.

You may submit three plays for consideration. However, only one play per author will be chosen as a finalist. A separate submission donation is requested for each different play.

Two entry ways:

1) E-mail transmission to: Director@CenterOfTheWorldFestival.org.

You may submit the play in Word Doc or ".pdf" format by e-mail, accompanied by a ".pdf" of your signed Playwright's Agreement, and ".pdf" of Play Submission Form and Play Title Sheet. In the event that your signature is delivered by e-mail delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation with the same force and effect as if such ".pdf" signature page were an original of your signature.

2) "Hard-copy" paper "snail-mail" submitted applications with Play Submission Form, Play Title Sheet, and Playwright's Agreement. Send to:

The Center of the World Festival
P.O. Box 1929
Frazier Park, CA 93225-1929


If you wish to be notified that script was received, please enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope. Do not send manuscripts by certified mail, or signature required.

Please retain your original and send us only one (1) printed copy. COWFEST will keep this copy in its private archives to validate non-profit mission fulfillment. You give permission for sufficient copies to be made by Festival staff to fulfill the preliminary reading, Festival production, and other requirements for cast, staff, and directors. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR ORIGINAL COPY!

You may wish to copyright your material. Check writers' guides for more information, or visit www.copyright.gov

Deadline for play submission is April 30, 2014. All submissions will be judged by reader/actors of a non-professional community reader’s theatre in Pine Mountain Club, California.

Finalists will be announced by June 30, 2014. All playwrights will be notified of the results. For further information, read section on Selection Process.

Should your play be selected as a finalist, you are giving the non-exclusive right to the Center of the World Festival to produce and perform the play in readers theatre format from August 15 through August 17, 2014. We encourage the playwright (or a proxy) to be in attendance at this Festival production.

Playwrights will retain copyright and full ownership of their plays. Playwrights will receive sole credit for writing their play.

No changes will be made to the script without permission of the playwright. The director shall be the sole person to give cast and crew notes of production; however, playwrights may give any notes regarding the play production to the director.

After the play is accepted as a finalist, the play may not be withdrawn for any reason. If you are concerned about the quality of production by an amateur readers theatre, please do not submit for this Festival.

The play chosen for grant award will be determined by the spectator audience of the Festival.

At this time, we are not accepting phone calls. If you would like to talk to someone personally about the Festival, please send a letter with your submission, explaining your questions. Or contact us by e-mail at the link on this website. Please provide a phone number, e-mail or fax number, and the best times to reach you by phone. We will contact you as soon as possible.

Black Rabbit Theatre seeks short plays

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Submission Deadline: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 at 5:00PM
Black Rabbit Theatre is looking for submissions from emerging playwrights of 5 to 10 minute theatre pieces regarding the five stages of grief (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance). The show will consist of 6 actors (3 Men, 3 Women) all in their twenties. You do not need to use all six actors in your piece. The idea is to choose one of the five stages of grief, and write a piece based on that concept (and feel free to be creative with your ideas!). The pieces will be put together in the proper order so that the audience will get to watch the grieving process happen throughout the show, and see how no matter what you are grieving about, the same stages apply. The show will be performed on Sunday, June 15th, 2014, at the The Box Toronto Studio and Theatre.



Submit to:

Dan Thompson
Artistic Director
Black Rabbit Theatre
blackrabbittheatre@gmail.com

(Please write “Themes of Grief: [title of your piece] as the subject line)

Twitter: @blackrabbitthea
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Rabbit-Theatre/256890624383769

SUMMERFEST PLAY SERIES 2014

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Seeking fully produced original plays
(cast, directed and ready to perform)
40 minutes to 120 minutes in length for:
Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s
SUMMERFEST PLAY SERIES 2014
June 3 - August 14, 2014
at Manhattan Repertory Theatre,
303 West 42nd St. (at 8th Ave) NYC

To submit your play production please email:
  • The complete play, a synopsis of the play,
  • the running time of the play, the set and lighting requirements, 
  • the playʼs production history,
  • (if it has been produced before and where)
  • your mailing address, and a creative team leader contact email address to:
manhattanrep@yahoo.com

by Monday April 28, 2014 at Midnight.

Please put “SUMMERFEST PLAY SERIES” in the subject heading.

Plays will be considered on a first - come first-served basis.
(The earlier you submit, the better your chances of being accepted.)
If we fill up all festival production slots early on, we will end submissions earlier than APRIL 28, 2014

Once submitted, we will get back to you within one week as to your acceptance.
There is no submission fee.

NON-EQUITY ONLY.

Each accepted play will be given a minimum of FIVE HOURS of TECH & DRESS rehearsal time weekday evenings or Saturday and Sunday days in the theatre you will be performing in on 42nd St and 8th Ave. NYC., and a each accepted play will be given a MINIMUM of THREE performances.

A refundable security deposit of $300 will be required upon acceptance which will secure the theatre for damages, and for an average of 10 audience members per performance (a total of 30 for three performances.)

See guidelines here

4th Annual Shakespeare's Birthday Sonnet Slam - free event

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A reading of all Shakespeare's sonnets in Central Park at the Bandshell, Friday, April 25 beginning at 1PM.

Would you like to read a Sonnet?

All of our Sonnets are now allocated but PLEASE consider enrolling to Wait-list or Standby.

There is a high likelihood we will have cancellations and if you wait-list, you will get a Sonnet #.
Or just show up on 4/25 and get on the Standby list because we will have No-Shows and we NEED you to hop up to Sonnetize!!

Page 73 Fellowship

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All of Page 73′s programs are specifically for early-career playwrights. Each year, Page 73 offers five primary programs:

  1. a New York City or world premiere production of a new play that marks the professional premiere of that playwright in New York City;
  2. the P73 Playwriting Fellowship to one playwright;
  3. a week-long summer residency program on the Yale University campus to four playwrights;
  4. Interstate 73, a writing group that consists of six to eight playwrights; and
  5. Page 2, an extensive workshop offering a lengthy rehearsal process and design support to one play in development.

Please note our primary means of receiving submissions for all of our programs is through our Development Programs application.

Though the P73 Playwriting Fellowship is the only program awarded solely on the basis of these applications, participants of the Yale Residency, Interstate 73, Page 2, and the annual production are chosen primarily from playwrights who have gotten to know Page 73 through this application process.

Please click here to learn more about the application for Page 73′s various development programs.

The deadline for the 2015 Page 73 Development Programs Application is Thursday, May 1st, 2014, at 11:59pm EST.

Page 73's annual application process is the primary way we meet new playwrights and stay engaged with those playwrights within our mission whom we are familiar with. Below please find the application form for all three 2015 development programs. Click on each heading for more information; the application form and upload portal can be found in the final bar. Kindly follow all instructions below. There is no fee to apply.

Once you have submitted your completed application you should see a confirmation screen as well as receive a confirmation email. If you have any questions regarding the online application, please email rachel@page73.org.

1. The applicant must be a US resident at the time of participation;

2. The applicant must have completed at least 2 full-length plays or at least 3 one-act plays;

3. The applicant must have made a commitment to playwriting as a professional goal;

4. The applicant must have never received a production of his/her work in New York City that was larger than an Actors' Equity Showcase Code presentation; and

5. The applicant must not be enrolled in a degree/certificate program at the time of participation.

For more information see their web site.

Stage Left Theater, of Spokane, Wash seeks 10-minute plays

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Stage Left Theater, of Spokane, Wash., is pleased to announce its call for comedic scripts for Hit & Run VIII, a staged reading of short plays in October.

*What? 10-minute plays (12 page maximum)

*One script only. It must be a comedy.

*Playwrights can be from anywhere, but plays must be in English.

*Standard play format preferred.

*There are no restrictions on content but our audiences prefer more family-friendly fare.

*Please do not submit a play you have submitted to us before.

*Plays that have been previously produced are okay.

*Send the full script with a title page with your contact information, a synopsis and character breakdown, and a short bio. Include all the information in one document. The document should be labeled the play's name_your last name (i.e. Hamlet_Shakespeare).

Deadline: May 1, 2014

Notification: September

Submission procedure: E-mail your script as a Microsoft Word document or PDF to sandrah@spokanestageleft.org. The subject line should include your name and the title of the play.

Fee? None. No payment to writers as this is an all-volunteer event.

Questions? Contact Hit & Run coordinator Sandra Hosking at sandrah@spokanestageleft.org.

6th Annual Community Readers Theatre August 15-17, 2014 $500 Grant Award!

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Welcome to the 6th Annual Amateur Playwrighting Contest.

10-Minute Plays with an Eco-Drama, Peace, Justice or other social issue theme.

Submissions are accepted from October 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014.

Use your gifts to give social justice a voice. For more information and to enter the contest, go to the online submission page.
                                                                               
You must submit these forms with your entry:

  • Play Submission Form
  • Play Title Sheet
  • Playwright Agreement

To clarify some confusion over the "donation" request: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity, we are always seeking donations. However, there is not an entry fee for this competition. Donations are voluntary. All submissions are accepted without donations.

If you are submitting by mail, checks are accepted.
If you are submitting by e-mail, go here to make on-line donation: Events, Tickets, Donations

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Bare Fiction Magazine: Theatre Submission - July 2014 Issue


Deadline: 5/3/2014

We feel that playwrights get a raw deal in literary magazines and we're here to change that once and for all. Submissions for short plays or self contained play extracts should be limited to approximately 10 pages of text. Please give a full synopsis in your covering letter and, if applicable, include details of any performances of the text you have received or productions planned.

Submit via online submission form

PLEASE ONLY MAKE A SINGLE SUBMISSION FOR ANY DEADLINE.

I AM SOUL Playwright Residency now accepting applications


I AM SOUL recognizes one black playwright annually whose work demonstrates exceptional artistic merit and excellence in the field. Alongside NBT’s Theatre Arts Director, the selected playwright will develop a new play during the twelve (12) month residency. The program will provide the playwright with a stipend [pending funding], administrative and dramaturgical support, in-house readings, one 29-hour workshop and a workshop production in NBT’s 2015-16 season.

With I AM SOUL, NBT seeks to deepen the artistic relationship between black theatrical institutions and black playwrights, and to begin to re-establish black theatrical institutions as the foremost supporters and producers of new works created by black playwrights.

I AM SOUL – Important Dates:

Applications must be received by: May 1, 2014 at 11:59 pm 
Finalists will be notified in: May 26, 2014
Recipient will be notified in: June 30, 2014
The residency year is: September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015

2014 - 2015
I AM SOUL PROGRAM
APPLICATION HERE
PRESS RELEASE HERE

All inquires should be directed to submit@nationalblacktheatre.org

The Thistle Dew Theatre & KTDT Drama-dy seeks plays for Stage and Radio

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Call for play submissions: monologues, monologue plays, short plays, one act or full-length plays for stage and radio.

• Your play can be either a comedy or a drama.
• Your play calls for one (1) to six (6) characters.
• Your play exhibits freshness, sufficient conflict and engaging text.
• Your play is in simple (KISS) standard format, 14pt. Times or Times Roman font.

Example:
Our Radio Presentation, "The Great O'Morton", by Thomas M. Kelly
SFX: MEXICAN MUSIC: FOR AN INTRODUCTION ... THEN OUT
SFX: NOISY CROWD AT CANTINA IN Background
ANNOUNCER: This is a story of a guy called O'Morton, his friends, and their few brief days o' glory. Our narrator is Paddy McPhinney in her CANTINA south of the border.
SFX: MUSIC: MEXICAN RUN IN Background
Paddy McPhinney as NARRATOR: Welcome to my La Soliel Cantina. Yeah' it's my little Mexican joint. Sorry'bout the dirt floor... Better music fidelity. Let's just stand here by the door and take in the scene. If your eyes can see through the cigarette and cigar smoke and your nose, not to mention your stomach can get past the bad ass chili (my Yiddish mama's special recipe) and black bean burrito (my Irish daddy's original recipe), there are some shady, but interesting dudes lurking and lounging about..., and broads solic... Er parading in this room I'd like you to meet. Follow me. These three nattily dressed men; Salvador 'Sal' Biartes, a local muscle man of dubious character, ... Next to him the guy, with the cauliflower ears, Darryl 'Darry' O'Morton,...and Johnny 'The Man' Long, former boxing promoter of suspicious reputation... and last ... but not least... a very sophisticated lady... smartly dressed in fashions of a few years ago is Meechelle Plaisure. They are playin' closely held poker hands. Let's listen in....
Johnny: A quarter to you Meechelle dawlin'.
Meechelle: I'll see your quarta' and raise ya' five thousan'.
Darry & Johnny: (In concert.) Five thou...! Table stakes Meechelle!
Meechelle: I'm getting tired of penny-ante poker! I like real big money stakes!
Darry: D'en go back ta' Vegas! Down here at da' Sol, it's table stakes!
Johnny: No! Don't listen to him, Meechelle, honey! Besides, we ain't got 5 gee's (!), let alone two nickles ta' rub ta'gether ta' make ten cents! Just play table stakes, sweetheart.
Meechelle: There was a time when... .
Johnny: That was a few years ago dawlin'
Darry: There was a time when I was a heavy-weight contenda', too, and nearly elected governor of the fair state of ... Well at least until d'at galoot behind da' bar showed up. (Looking toward the bar.) Isn't 'e beautiful?
Johnny: Who'd a thunk the two a' ya'd fall for each outha' before the title fight and then the big election?
Meechelle: True love, huh, Johnny? Just loike you 'n' me, huh, Johnny?
Johnny: Sure sweethawt, whateva' ya' say
Darry: Ante up! I used to be a big shot politician... up north.
Johnny: Shut up Darry. These walls got ears.
Meechelle: I'm in, boss.
Sal: I'm in, too, boss.
Paddy McPhinney as NARRATOR: That's Sal. He carries a rod under his arm, but not much under his rug!
SFX: FOOTSTEPS AWAY FROM TABLE
Paddy McPhinney as NARRATOR: And over here, the pale faced young man starin' into his drink -- his name is Tommy. He's new down here. Sad story he is, very sad.
Tommy: (drunk) Where's the head?
Paddy McPhinney: Right behind that potted palm over there behind the bar young man. But I don't think yer gonna make it. Ya' don't wanna be heavin' all over my place. Dom. Throw this guy out before...SFX: Oops too late. Hey Sal. Watch the bar for Dominique while he t'rows this drunken bum out. (Pause.) On second thought ... Put 'im in my office. Later, I can use 'im.
Paddy McPhinney as NARRATOR: ... the Great Paddy McPhinney herself, about to go into action! Come inta' my office.
SFX: FOOTSTEPS TO THE OFFICE, CANTINA NOISE DIMINISHES ... FOOTSTEPS ... TWO PEOPLE STRUGGLING.......
Your complete play is in .doc format with numbered lines.
Page One: Your Title, contact information and 200 word biography.
• Page Two: Your Character breakdown and 100 word synopsis.
• The subject line of your email submission to tddtheatre@aol.com reads
"TDDT Play Submission" .
Thistle Dew and KTDT produce comedy and drama for stage and Digital Radio. If accepted and does not require re-write or adaptation to radio, I will request permission to produce your work. If it is not ready for Digital Radio I will request that you adapt it. In the alternative, you can give me permission to adapt it to Digital Radio.
There is no entry or submission fee.
There is no deadline for submissions: on-going.
Address your queries to Tom at tddtheatre@aol.com

    Sunday, April 20, 2014

    Wellstone Center in the Redwoods Writer Fellowship

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    Starting this July, the Wellstone Center in the Redwoods will begin offering month-long fellowships for visiting writers.

    We offer a setting of spectacular beauty sure to inspire any writer not only to find new directions to make progress with a writing project, but also a chance to pamper yourself with a break from many of the pointless distractions of day to day life. A visiting writing fellow can enjoy many hours of solitude, either in the Library House where she or he will be staying, or with a soak in our hot tub or a walk out on our private trails through the redwoods or elsewhere on our 4.7 acres of beautiful land, four miles up from the Pacific Ocean near Santa Cruz, California. Or the visiting writing fellow can also enjoy joining the permanent residents of the WCR for our delicious common meals, prepared with fresh fruit and vegetables from our own organic gardens, eggs from our hens and milk from our goats. We have twice a week morning yoga and regular cooking courses as well.

    Founded in 2002 by Sarah Ringler and Steve Kettmann, the Wellstone Center in the Redwoods was named to San Francisco Magazine’s 2013 “Best of the Bay” issue for its weekend workshops. We are a small community looking to work together to inspire each other through close contact with nature and a commitment to using creativity to make a difference in our lives – and those of others. Writing fellows are invited to join us for three meals a day and encouraged to cook for all of us on occasion.

    The fellowship does not include transportation expenses to come to us, but we will pick you up at a local airport on the day of your arrival. Writing fellows will be asked to join us for at least an hour of work a day in our gardens or orchards, to experience firsthand a connection with nature. Writing fellows will also be asked to lead one weekend writing workshop and to host at least one book event – a book party or reading – for anyone in the Santa Cruz area or larger Bay Area who would like to attend.

    To apply, please email a letter of no more than 500 words explaining your interest and why you would be an asset to our community; two samples of your writing between 1,000 and 2,000 words long; and a CV listing your work experience and publications. Preference will be given to writers with at least one book published. 

    Mail your application tosteve@wellstoneredwoods.org or to 
    858 Amigo Road, 
    Soquel, CA 95073 

    by May 1, 2014, to be considered for the fellowship beginning in July.

    Saturday, April 19, 2014

    Boston Children's Theater seeks submissions


    The Marcia J. Trimble New Works Program is now accepting submissions for New Works. Please see below for Criteria and Submission Instructions. Each year, three new works will be selected for readings in the Spring.

    Criteria

    Scripts may be plays or musicals, and must meet one or more of the following criteria:
    Adaptations of a Classic or widely-popular Children’s Literature.
    Based on historical events and written from a child or young adult perspective.
    Original scripts or musicals which challenge young audiences in their themes and broaden our conception of what Children’s Theatre ought to be.

    Additional Criteria:
    • Plays must be between 45 and 90 minutes in length.
    • Plays must be produceable with no more than 20 actors.
    • If a musical, orchestration must consist of six or fewer pieces.
    Submission Instructions

    Selection Timeline & Important Dates
    Script Submissions deadline: April 20, 2014
    Reading dates and Reading Titles announced: May 20, 2014
    Workshop Readings with public audience: June 2014

    Please submit the following to be considered for the Marcia J. Trimble New Works Program:
    • A copy of the entire script
    • A synopsis of no more than one page
    • A character breakdown
    • Music tracks and lead sheets (If a musical script is being submitted)
    • Playwright’s resume
    Email submissions to newworks@bostonchildrenstheatre.org with “MJT New Works” in the subject line.

    To send by USPS, please mail submissions to:

     MJT New Works, 
    Boston Children’s Theatre, 
    PO Box 171388, 
    Boston, MA 02117

    Seeking original ten-minute comedies about libraries for the Dewey Decimal Festival

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    The Dewey Decimal Festival seeks ten-minute comedies related to the broad theme of Libraries, for an evening of staged readings sponsored by the non-profit Friends of the Chappaqua Library. Eight plays will be chosen and performed in staged reading format in October 2014 in the state-of-the-art Chappaqua Library Theatre (capacity 200). Actors from local theatre groups will be cast, rehearsed and will perform on-book.

    Plays must be ten-minute comedies, either:

    -- Set in a library (type of library is up to you)
    -- About a library
    -- About or featuring a librarian or librarians
    -- Featuring, or about, or reinterpreting, or otherwise relating to a book that
    will be familiar to most audiences. Adaptations must be clearly parody or in the public domain.
    -- Plays that creatively twist cliches related to libraries, or puns related to libraries
    -- Plays that dare take on the Dewey Decimal system

    Playwrights whose work is chosen for the festival will receive a $5 honorarium. Audiences will vote on their favorite play, and the winner will get bragging rights to the Audience Choice Award.

    Donations to the festival will benefit the Friends of the Chappaqua Library, a non-profit community group that exists to raise funds to support the Chappaqua Public Library in Westchester County, NY. They sponsor dozens of adult, teen, and children's programs available to all Westchester County residents, as well as provide special acquisitions not covered by the library's budget, which are available to any member of the Westchester Library System.

    General
    Maximum of two plays per writer.
    Unpublished at time of submission
    Comedies on the theme only
    No fees. Online submissions only.
    DEADLINE: Midnight 30 April 2014.

    For details and to submit:  https://deweydecimalfestival.submittable.com/submit

    Submissions are open for the Short Play & Musical Festival

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    This June, we are looking for 15 to 18 for our annual NYC (“Only In New York”) Festival of short plays. All plays submitted must be inspired by or focused on New York City and similar topics. We are seeking plays that highlight Quintessential New York moments, experiences, beliefs and more! So sharpen your pencils, charge your laptop or put a new ribbon in your typewriter! Let’s start writing!

    Submission Window
     April 5 - April 19

    Festival Dates

    June 5 - 22, 2014.3 weeks, 4 performances weekly (Thursday through Sunday), 5 plays featured each week at The Players Theatre Loft.

    Learn more and apply at ShortPlayNYC.com.

    Script submissions must be submitted in both digital and hard copy format. Submissions must be received with BLIND COPY meaning Playwrights names must be redacted from all pages of the script, and only listed on the attached application page. An individual application must be completed for and attached to all submissions.

    The script submitted must be the script proposed for presentation, with no major alterations necessary.

    Please provide an estimated run time (plays cannot exceed 20 minutes) and a one-sentence synopsis on your cover page.

    Seeking short plays and musicals with a performance time of 20 minutes or less, no more than 25 pages in length.

    Writers eligible to submit up to two plays.

    Production of selected plays shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Producers, and no royalties or other payment are or will be owed by The Short Play and Musical Festival.

    The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre is a 55 seat Off-Off Broadway venue located at the historical Players Theater, in the heart of Greenwich Village. The theater will include a basic lighting plot with limited pre-set general light cues and basic sound equipment. A limited number of basic set pieces will be available at the theatre. Additional props, set pieces, etc. may be brought by the individual producing companies; however, we strongly advise that productions be kept as simple as possible.

    On acceptance there is a $100 deposit and a $50 tech fee.

    Digital submissions will only be accepted in PDF format. Each submission must be emailed to admin@shortplaynyc.com and must be labeled as follows PlayTitle_Author’sLastName.pdf 

    Hard copy submissions must be mailed to the HOST address at 
    Short Play & Musical Festival
    Suite 2E
    115 MacDougal Street
    New York, NY 10012

    SUBMISSION MATERIALS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

    If submitting a musical, please submit sample tracks with your application.

    Thursday, April 17, 2014

    Thespis Theater Festival Now Taking Shows 30 to 90 Minutes Long (Manhattan)

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    The Third Annual Thespis Theater Festival/Competition is open for submissions.There is no fee to submit to this festival/competition.

    Send submissions to thespistheaterfestival[at]gmail.com
    • Plays compete for outstanding prizes!
    • $3500 for Best Play, $500 for Best Actor and $500 for Best Actress.
    • Judges from the industry decide on winners
    • Possibility for reviews 
    • Use of a baby grand piano 
    • Assistance from theater management in all aspects to make sure your show reaches its highest potential
    • Free tutorials on how to use the sound/light/projection system
    • A chance to have your play filmed by professional videographer


    And you and your cast are invited to a dazzling ceremony at the end of the festival with prizes announced in front of a live audience.

    If you'd love to see your work onstage in a beautiful proscenium theater with 20 ft high ceilings and a professional lighting and sound system, we invite you to submit your play. 

    There is no submission fee for this festival.

    Deadline is June 1, 2014


    Only plays from NY and NJ

    Wednesday, April 16, 2014

    Seeking playwright for Mystic Seaport’s 35th Annual Lantern Light Tours

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    Mystic Seaport’s 35th Annual Lantern Light Tours

    Mystic Seaport is commissioning a playwright for our 2014 season of Lantern Light Tours.  We are seeking a playwright that will bring a unique and exciting voice to this long-running production while still maintaining the traditional format. Submissions should include a script concept, a script outline, and a writing sample. Submissions are due April 18, 2014. The chosen playwright must be available for 3-4 meetings with the production staff in Mystic, CT. The final draft of the play will be due August 22, 2014. Because of the progressive nature of Lantern Light Tours, the chosen script may be edited for timing throughout the rehearsal process. 

    Submission Materials:
    1. Script Concept
    Concepts should describe the proposed plot in one paragraph. Please be clear and concise. All scripts must be appropriate for a family audience. Mystery elements are acceptable, but not required. Comedy is encouraged. 250 word maximum.
    2. Script Outline
    Outlines should list specific details for each of the five scenes of the script. Please include plot developments, number of characters, and scene locations.
    3. Writing Sample
    Samples should demonstrate strength of dialogue, character, and facility with language. Scripts and screenplays are preferred. 1,500- 2,000 word maximum. Please do not send full-length scripts. Comedy is encouraged. Historically appropriate language may be used, but is not required.

    Background:
    Lantern Light Tours is a 70 minute progressive or traveling play, set in the year 1876 on Christmas Eve night. The play unfolds through five 8-minute scenes that take place in different exhibit spaces located around the museum grounds. The audience travels the route of the play with the assistance of a Tour Guide who performs as a unique persona from the era. As they travel between scenes, the Tour Guide provides entertainment and historic information through first-person story-telling. This season will be the 35th annual performance of Lantern Light Tours at Mystic Seaport. The production runs for 10 performance nights with up to 40 tours per night. The audience averages a total of 5,000-7,000 people annually.

    Script Requirements:
    • The play must contain a total of 13-15 characters. Each character may only appear in one scene. Characters may be any age or gender you wish, but one character must represent Santa Claus in a literal or figurative way. If represented figuratively, the Santa Claus character should be easily discernible to a child.
    • In addition to the 13-15 characters, the play must also include a Tour Guide. For performances, there will be 14 different Tour Guides. Please consider the Tour Guide an interchangeable character of varying age, gender, and social status that may or may not be an active character in the storyline. You may utilize the Tour Guide as much or as little as you wish in your script.
    • The play must contain a total of 5 scenes. Four scenes may be set in different locations of your choice, but the fifth scene must be located onboard a whaling ship that is in port. Each location should be historically appropriate for a small community in the year 1876.  Location options include, but are not limited to:
    o    A General Store or  place of business
    o    A Cooperage or craftsman’s workshop
    o    The Home of a middle class family
    o    A Tavern or social meeting place
    o    A Meeting House or place of worship
    • Lantern Light Tours is set in the year 1876. All plot points and dialogue should be appropriate to that era but also accessible to a modern audience. Because Santa Claus may be a literal character, magic is an acceptable plot device. Please note that, although set in a specific moment of history, Lantern Light Tours is an entertainment piece and not a historic reenactment. 
    • Lantern Light Tours has traditionally included five elements: a carriage ride, a traditional tavern dance, a fresh-baked ginger cookie, a scene on a historic vessel, and an appearance by Santa Claus. Script outlines may include all of these five elements but are not required to. Please note that the chosen script will be edited to include these five elements for the final draft.
    Production Time-Line
    • April 18, 2014: Playwright submission deadline- all materials must be received by 11:59pm.
    • April 25, 2014: Playwright selected
    • May 2, 2014: First production meeting
    • July 11, 2014: First Draft deadline and second production meeting
    • August 22, 2014: Final Draft deadline
    • October 14, 2014: Third production meeting and first rehearsal with the cast
    • November 24, 2014: Dress Rehearsal (optional)
    • November 29, 2014: Opening Night (optional)


    Rights
    The selected playwright will be required to sign an agreement with Mystic Seaport in which the playwright agrees, among other things, that Mystic Seaport will own all rights in all works the playwright creates for the Lantern Light Tours.

    How to Apply:
    Please send all submission materials to denise.cannella@mysticseaport.org. Files should be labeled in the following format: LLT2014_concept/outline/sample_your initials. Please be sure to include all materials in your submission. If unable to send materials electronically, submissions may also be mailed to the following address:
    Interpretation- Denise Cannella
    Mystic Seaport
    75 Greenmanville Ave.
    Mystic, CT 06355

    All submissions must be received by April 18, 2014 at 11:59 P.M.  
    The fee for this commission is set at $1000. Mystic Seaport has no obligation to return (or retain) any materials submitted.

    If you have questions regarding this commission, please contact:
    Denise Cannella
    Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea
    Supervisor of Museum Theatre
    860.572.0711 x5075



    Modern Day Griot seeks scripts for "In Transit"

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    Modern Day Griot is working with the New York Transit Museum to produce/showcase an experimental, interactive theatrical project called In Transit in June 5 and 6, 2014.

    We are currently seeking one act-plays that explore the art of storytelling as they unfold in the subway cars of the New York subway system.

    Our criteria for submission to the project is that playwrights must be from the New York City area and that scenes must take place on a subway car or platform.

    **Please note that the train cars date from the year 1887 to present day, so submission of period pieces are strongly encouraged.**

    Submission packet must include:

    • A 5-12 page long play (should be 15 minutes max) with an optimum cast size of 2-4 people. The submitted script must be the script proposed for presentation, with no major alterations necessary.

    • A Submissions inquiry letter (one page only) which must include:

    • Brief history of the work

    • Cast size & character breakdown

    • Synopsis of the piece

    All submissions must be submitted electronically to our submissions department: MDGSubmissions (at) moderndaygriot (dot) org.

    The deadline for submissions is April 21, 2014, 5pm EST and the final line-up will be announced in May 2014. Only one entry per playwright will be accepted. You will be contacted should we wish to invite participation to the In Transit project. Neither fax nor paper submissions will be accepted and absolutely NO phone calls.

    Please note that due to high volume of inquiries, response time is usually 3-6 weeks and while Modern-Day Griot Theatre Company cannot offer royalties we can offer a production opportunity.

    Badass Theatre Company is now requesting submissions from playwrights

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    Badass Theatre Company is now requesting submissions from playwrights for our second annual 9 x 9 short play festival to be presented in June 2014! 

    We will choose 9 new plays to present as a fundraiser for our company. Please see the guidelines below for submission information.

    This year's prompt is: Tolerance/Intolerance

    “In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher." - Dalai Lama 

    “I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance.” -Samuel Taylor Coleridge

    “It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about.” - Criss Jami

    “No man can truly embrace the practice of tolerance until you have lived a day in a bra with a broken underwire." - Adrienne Flagg, Badass Theatre member


    GUIDELINES FOR 9 X 9 PLAY SUBMISSIONS
    • It must be a previously unproduced original work that incorporates, or is inspired by, the prompt. 
    • It is advised to remember our mission: Our mission is to engage diverse artists and audiences in new and inclusive stories in order to expand the boundaries of mainstream theatre to accurately reflect the many voices of our community.
    • The play must be no more than 9 minutes long
    • No more than four characters/ four performers
    • Limit technical needs. 
    • Blank stage or one table and two chairs are available.
    • Submissions must be sent no later than April 19
    • Files must be sent as PDF or word.  They must be named with the title of the play, underscore, your name, underscore 2014. TheTempest_Shakepeare_2014
    • Please put the title name in the subject line of your email submission.
    • Include a one paragraph bio along with any of your links.
    • Only one submission per playwright please


    All submissions will be read by a panel of BTC Artistic Associates and the 9 plays selected will be announced in mid May 2014.

    The 9 x 9 Night is an annual, all volunteer fundraising event in support of BTC’s season.

    Please send submissions to the attention of Adrienne Flagg at badass9x9@gmail.com

    Sunday, April 13, 2014

    Studio4Seattle seeks 10 minute plays

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    Studio4Seattle a new company with a mission to create a network of collaborative artists in Seattle and across the country as well as to promote the work of Seattle artists in other areas. 

    We are now in our second season and we're looking for short play submissions (max. 10 minutes). Our first public reading of the year will be in May and the theme is Art.  What is Art?  What does Art mean to you?  Something inspired by a work of Art.  It can be drama, comedy, scene from a larger work, even monologue.  Please don't feel hampered by the prompt.  Ideally submissions will be new work never before performed, but our only real stipulation is that it is new to Seattle.

    Deadline:  Monday, 21 April 2014
    Email submissions to:  maren.comendant@gmail.com
    For more info:  studio4seattle.org


    If you would like to submit shorts on another subject or after the deadline, feel free! They will be in contention for our shorts festival over the summer.  And if you have a full length or one act you would like to submit, we welcome those too!  We do on-going workshops and readings of new work.

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