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SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED TO APRIL 1, 2019.
TO QUALIFY:
TO SUBMIT:
See submission link: https://monologuebank.submittable.com/submit/75ef900d-f987-4e0f-801d-934965b19f69/fade-to-black-play-festival-2019
Upload pdf of original work.
DEFINITIONS:
"Produced” - Your play was marketed for production date(s) by either you (its playwright) or a theatre company and was performed before an audience who purchased tickets to see the event.
"Published" - Your play is an officially published work and commands royalties from the producing theater each time it is performed.
Staged readings (formal or informal) are not considered productions. If your play has only had public or private readings but has not been produced as a full-scale stage performance, you are permitted to submit the play.
FAQ
Q. My plays were performed for at no charge to the audience and I did not get paid. Are they eligible for submission?
A: We diligently research all plays submitted to ensure compliance. Whether payment was received or not, if the performance is not considered as a "reading", it is ineligible for submission. All plays selected have been certified as world premiering new works.
Q: Am I required to attend the festival to have my play produced?
A: No. You are not required to attend. Fade To Black will cover the full cost of producing, marketing and professionally filming your play.
Q: Will you pay for my travel to Houston, room, board, food, and transportation if I am a selected playwright?
A: The experience of the Fade To Black Play Festivals is amazing! We encourage you to attend and meet the vast community of artists that will bring your play to life, but we are not able to cover cost outside of the $100.00 honorarium each winning playwright will receive at this time.
Q: Could you expound on "bare-stage"?
A: We have a relatively small area for prop/set piece storage. We must set and strike the stage within 30-60 seconds for each play so your play should be free of the need for excessive props, furniture and major appliances (i.e. stove, refrigerator). Your play should be very easy to mount.
Q: My play takes place in several different locations, cuts across various chronological timeframes, has lavish special effects and involves a large number of extras.
A: This may be seen as film disguised as a play. Ideally, your play should be set in one location and if absolutely necessary, one additional "implied location". It should have no more than 5-7 characters. Most things can be adapted for stage performance, but if your piece is really a film, it will not be accepted. You must adapt screenplays into a format that will perform well on stage.
Q: I have the appearance of children written into my play. Will this be OK?
A: No. Your play must not contain characters or extras under the age of 17.
SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED TO APRIL 1, 2019.
- No fee is required.
- No restriction of theme or genre.
- Three (3) scripts submissions are allowed per playwright.
- Selected playwright winners will be awarded a cash prize of $100.00.
TO QUALIFY:
- You must be the sole African-American author of the submitted work.
- Playwright must publically and openly identify themselves as African-American, Black, or of the African diaspora.
- Previously published or produced work by the author or theatre/company is not allowed (See definitions below).
- Play must run no longer than 8-10 minutes long on stage. Consider conducting an informal reading to ensure).
- Play should accommodate a “bare-stage” set requiring only a minimum of removable stage props and require basic lighting and sound cues.
- Play must not be a musical.
- Play must not be written for children or youth.
- Play must not contain characters that are under 17 years old.
- Play must not be a re-submission of previous Fade To Black play festival seasons.
- Play must not be considered a translation or adaptation.
- Play must not be a film. Screenplays will not be accepted.
- Play should be "stand-alone", separate body of work that has not been extracted from a larger, previously written play.
- Author must be at least 18 years of age.
- Play must be submitted in a PDF format.
TO SUBMIT:
See submission link: https://monologuebank.submittable.com/submit/75ef900d-f987-4e0f-801d-934965b19f69/fade-to-black-play-festival-2019
Upload pdf of original work.
DEFINITIONS:
"Produced” - Your play was marketed for production date(s) by either you (its playwright) or a theatre company and was performed before an audience who purchased tickets to see the event.
"Published" - Your play is an officially published work and commands royalties from the producing theater each time it is performed.
Staged readings (formal or informal) are not considered productions. If your play has only had public or private readings but has not been produced as a full-scale stage performance, you are permitted to submit the play.
FAQ
Q. My plays were performed for at no charge to the audience and I did not get paid. Are they eligible for submission?
A: We diligently research all plays submitted to ensure compliance. Whether payment was received or not, if the performance is not considered as a "reading", it is ineligible for submission. All plays selected have been certified as world premiering new works.
Q: Am I required to attend the festival to have my play produced?
A: No. You are not required to attend. Fade To Black will cover the full cost of producing, marketing and professionally filming your play.
Q: Will you pay for my travel to Houston, room, board, food, and transportation if I am a selected playwright?
A: The experience of the Fade To Black Play Festivals is amazing! We encourage you to attend and meet the vast community of artists that will bring your play to life, but we are not able to cover cost outside of the $100.00 honorarium each winning playwright will receive at this time.
Q: Could you expound on "bare-stage"?
A: We have a relatively small area for prop/set piece storage. We must set and strike the stage within 30-60 seconds for each play so your play should be free of the need for excessive props, furniture and major appliances (i.e. stove, refrigerator). Your play should be very easy to mount.
Q: My play takes place in several different locations, cuts across various chronological timeframes, has lavish special effects and involves a large number of extras.
A: This may be seen as film disguised as a play. Ideally, your play should be set in one location and if absolutely necessary, one additional "implied location". It should have no more than 5-7 characters. Most things can be adapted for stage performance, but if your piece is really a film, it will not be accepted. You must adapt screenplays into a format that will perform well on stage.
Q: I have the appearance of children written into my play. Will this be OK?
A: No. Your play must not contain characters or extras under the age of 17.