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Sunday, September 25, 2005

CALL FOR SCRIPTS - PLAYWORKS 2006

The Playwright’s Program of The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) is accepting submissions of new plays for the eighth annual PlayWorks event to be held during the ATHE Conference in Chicago, August 3-6.

PlayWorks 2006 is a forum for exposure and support of new work and a means to foster the artistic life of theatre faculty and other practicing playwrights who can benefit from an intense collaborative process. The jury-selected play will be dramaturged and rehearsed by an experienced performance team, and then presented as a staged reading and audience response event. These events have proved to be conference highlights.

Full-length (no more than 85 pages of text) or one-act plays may be submitted. *Scripts are to be single-sided and in 12-point font, standard Samuel French format. They can be of any style that lends itself to an effective reading or physical presentation that does not require technical enhancement.

Previously produced plays are not eligible. The selected playwright must agree to attend the 2006 conference at his or her own expense and to take part in the entire rehearsal process. (Support may be available to offset the conference registration fee.)

Submission requirements (all elements must be included to receive consideration):
2 bound copies of script with title/authors page paper-clipped to the top cover (author's name must not appear anywhere else on the script)
SASP for acknowledging our receipt of the scripts
SASE (business-size) for receiving the results of the entry
Letter indicating willingness to attend the 2006 conference and to be part of the rehearsal process.
Other support materials are not necessary as the script is our sole basis for selection.

Unfortunately, we are not able to return scripts.

Complete packets must be postmarked by January 17, 2006, and should be sent to:

Dr. Pamela Turner
Director of Drama and Film
Ben Franklin Academy-Emory
1585 Clifton Road Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
633-7404 / (404) 874-3499
pamelanne@att.net

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CALL FOR PHYSICAL THEATRE PARTICIPANTS– PLAYWORKS 2006

The Playwright’s Program of The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) is accepting applications for participation in the Physical Theatre Project for the eighth annual PlayWorks event to be held during the ATHE Conference in Chicago, August 3-6. PlayWorks 2006 is a forum for exposure and support of new work and is also devoted to an on-going exploration in play development and performance methodology. This year, the Physical Theatre Project is a joint venture of the Playwrights Program and the Association for Theatre Movement Educators. There will be two components. Members of collaborative team one will develop a movement-based piece under the leadership of Katharine Noon (Loyola Marymount University), Sonia Norris (University of Windsor), and Pamela Turner (multiShades.atlanta). Members of collaborative team two will address movement elements in a new play script by Macaela Carder (Bowling Green State University). Most of the development work will be conducted on-site at the 2006 conference, with working demonstration pieces presented as an all-conference event.
Applications are now being accepted for movement specialists and actors familiar with physical-based ensemble work. Note that the selected team members must agree to attend the 2006 conference at their own expense and to take part in the collaborative rehearsal process. (Support may be available to offset the conference registration fee.) Prospective participants must submit a letter, (1) indicating their particular area of expertise and (2) relating their relevant experience and training in physical-based theatre. The letter must also include (3) a statement indicating willingness to attend the 2006 conference and to attend work sessions/rehearsals, and (4) full contact information. Please enclose a SASE for receiving a response to the application. Applications must be received by January 20, 2006, and should be sent to:
Dr. Pamela Turner
Director of Drama and Film
Ben Franklin Academy-Emory
1585 Clifton Road Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
(404) 633-7404 / (404) 874-3499
pamelanne@att.net

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Holiday Short Play Festival

Announcing 13th Street Rep Company’s
Holiday Short Play Festival 2005!

We are now accepting submissions from playwrights who have scripts that are unpublished and run between 10 to 20 minutes in length.

Seeking plays with a winter or holiday season theme.
All genres are welcome and encouraged.

Selected Festival pieces will run for at least 3 performances during December 2005.

Submission Guidelines:

Submission postmark deadline is October 7, 2005.
No email scripts will be accepted.
Submit two copies of the script.
Submit the application unattached.
Script must by typed and bound by staple in the upper left corner.
You may include a Self Addressed Stamped Postcard for confirmation upon receipt. Please include on the postcard your name, the script’s title, and “HSPF 05”.
Submissions will not be returned.
Maximum amount of scripts that can be submitted is two.
Please mail application and scripts in duplicate to

Karen Raphaeli
HSPF 05 Producer
1609 Avenue J
Brooklyn, NY 11230

Applications can be downloaded at http://www.13thstreetrep.org/spf13.

Selected plays will be notified on or before October 21, 2005.

For submissions selected that have attached directors, directors must meet with Festival Producers to be approved. Having a director attached to the script is not a requirement nor will it aid or hinder your chances in participating in the festival.

No actors may be attached to a script.
Please no calls to the theater.
For questions, email producer13thstreet@yahoo.com
Thank you and good luck!

Karen Raphaeli, Executive Producer

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Summer Shorts

Summer Shorts
City Theatre
444 Brickell Ave., #229, Miami, FL 33131
Attn: Gail Garrisan, Festival Artistic Dir.
Tel: 305-755-9401, Fax: 305-755-9404
Email: info@citytheatre.com
Web: www.citytheatre.com Est. 1996.

Fest of shorts in Jun-Jul, incl. 16
productions and 10-15 readings. Scripts also considered for Shorts Cuts tours. Consideration. Assistance: possible room/board & travel. Remuneration: production, royalties. Frequency: annual. Preference. Length: 10-min. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects, multicultural themes encouraged. Production: cast of 8-10, age 20-70, no orchestra, unit set. Procedure. Best Way: unsolicited. Best Material: script (2 entries/author), audio (for musical).

Deadline: 9/30/05.

Response: none
unless interested.

Women's autobiographical plays sought

Women's autobiographical plays sought. Doctoral student calls for scripts for dissertation and anthology. Criteria: must be unpublished, written after 1980. Prefer full-length and previously produced. Mail with cover letter to, synopsis, resume, production history to: Radhica Ganapathy, Texas Tech University, Department of Theatre and Dance, Box 42061, Lubbock, TX 79409-2061. Questions? radhicaganapathy@yahoo.com Telephone: 806.747.3308

Poe Fest

Poe-Fest: January 2006

Poe-fest, scheduled for January of 2006, is a collection of new plays to celebrate the spirit of Poe.

Submissions will be considered for co-production in the festival, and 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 14th Season: "Outsiders"

Submissions may be short playss, one-acts, or full length performances. Adaptations, biographies, fantasies, treatises will all be accepted. There is no restriction concerning style. Selection by Metropolitan Playhouse will be based on artistic quality, feasibility, and suitability for the venue.

Guidelines

Submissions will be accepted by e-mail or snail mail, and must include:
Cover sheet with
Name of Company/Artist
Project Title
Poe-ishness (ie. relation to Poe or his work)
Contact Person
Telephone Contact
e-mail Contact
Project narrative of no more than 2 pages
Key artist biographies and, if applicable, company history
Sample text (Either proposed script or key artists' comparable work)

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, September 14th (midnight, of course)

Mail to:
Metropolitan Playhouse
220 E 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
Attn: Poe-Fest

e-mail to:
poefest@metropolitanplayhouse.org

http://www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/poeguide.htm

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Columbus Fringe Festival

Columbus Fringe Festival Submission Guidelines All Submissions should be sent to:
MadLab
ATTN: CFF
105 North Grant Avenue
Columbus, Ohio, 43215
614.470.2333
EMAIL CONTACT: andy@madlab.net

To maximize your chance of selection, please read all guidelines carefully before submitting.

The CFF is a juried festival.

The Columbus Fringe Festival 2006 will take place May 4-27.

Submissions must arrive no later than January 15, 2006.

Submissions will be chosen and applicants informed if her/his piece was chosen on January 31, 2006.

If you are unable to produce your own work and would like MadLab to produce it for you, please visit http://www.madlab.net/tr2006guide.html.

There are five categories for production submission:
theatre/musicals, dance, music, film, visual art (see http://www.madlab.net/cff/submittal.htm for categories other than theatre)

Theatre/Musical Submissions
1) As a proponent of original work, MadLab will only be accepting original productions. What does this mean? In a nutshell, it means that if you have to pay someone (like a publisher of some kind) to produce this show, we will not accept it. The spirit and intention of a festival of this kind is to be a vehicle for new and exciting work.

2) Scripts should run at least 40 minutes in length.
Due to the need to charge a standard admission price for each show script must be at least this length to ensure the audience's dollar value.

3) Due to the number of productions that will be presented throughout the run of the festival, an ideal CFF script will have minimal set and technical requirements. This does not mean writers should restrict themselves or their imaginations. But be aware that, all things being equal in terms of script quality, the script with fewer or less stringent requirements will probably win the day. PLEASE DO NOT IN ANY WAY THINK THIS MEANS YOU MUST SUBMIT MINIMALIST WORK. Just be aware that you may need to make compromises in order to accommodate all the shows of the festival.

4) You may submit multiple scripts.

5) YOU MUST EMAIL YOUR SCRIPT TO US. IF EMAILING IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU, PLEASE CALL US AT
614.470.2333 SO WE CAN MAKE ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS.

EMAIL PROTOCOL: Please send your script attached as a Microsoft Word document. SCRIPTS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO ANDY@MADLAB.NET. PLEASE PUT "COLUMBUS FRINGE FESTIVAL SUBMISSION" AS THE SUBJECT LINE IF "COLUMBUS FRINGE FESTIVAL SUBMISSION" IS NOT YOUR SUBJECT LINE, YOUR SUBMISSION MAY NOT BE RECEIVED. All submissions will receive a reply email to ensure that your submission was received.

6) Thanks for your interest, good luck with your submission, and regardless of the outcome here, be sure to keep producing new work.

Theatre Roulette wants script submissions

Theatre Roulette 2006 Submission Guidelines as part of The Columbus Fringe Festival.

To maximize your chance of selection, please read all guidelines carefully before submitting.

All Submissions should be sent to:
andy@madlab.net
If you do not have email, please call 470-2333 to set up different arrangements.

Theatre Roulette is a juried festival

If you are planning to submit to the Theatre Roulette portion of The Columbus Fringe Festival, this means that you are expecting MadLab to produce your play for you. If you wish to produce your play yourself, please go to www.columbusfringefestival.com.

Theatre Roulette 2006 will take place as part of the 2nd Annual Columbus Fringe Festival May 4-27.

Submissions must arrive no later than December 2, 2005.

Submissions will be chosen and applicants informed if her/his piece was chosen on January 2, 2006.

If you script is selected, you must have a director chosen and submitted for MadLab approval by January 13. If a director is not chosen by January 13, MadLab reserves the right to work with the applicant to find/choose a director for his/her work.

All applicants should keep January 21 & 22 open as potential dates for viewing auditions if your script is selected. All directors are strongly encouraged to attend auditions.

1) Scripts should be between five minutes and forty-five minutes in length. Scripts of greater lengths will be considered, but due to time constraints it is unlikely that unsolicited full-length plays will be selected for the festival, unless you are a Nobel or Pulitzer Prize winning writer, in which case your script will automatically be accepted for production as long as you waive your standard royalty, which would probably be more than the budget for the entire festival. If you are not sure whether or not you have won a Nobel or Pulitzer Prize, please find out through the glory of the world wide web and let us know.

2) Due to the number of plays that will be presented each night, an ideal Theatre Roulette script will have minimal set and technical requirements. This does not mean writers should restrict themselves or their imaginations. But be aware that, all things being equal in terms of script quality, the script with fewer or less stringent requirements will probably win the day. PLEASE DO NOT IN ANY WAY THINK THIS MEANS YOU MUST SUBMIT MINIMALIST WORK. Just be aware that you may need to make compromises in order to accommodate all the shows of the festival; welcome to the world of non-profit theatre. MadLab does have video and audio editing capabilities on-site, as well as video projection capabilities for the run of Theatre Roulette. MadLab cannot, however, guarantee that MadLab staff will be able to edit media for your show.
If you are under the impression that a video toaster is good for baking bagels or that a mouse is something that should be screamed at and stomped on, please do not have any hard feelings if we don't let you anywhere near our gear ya Luddite.

3) You may submit multiple scripts, but please indicate the order in which your submitted scripts should be read.

4) Script submissions WILL NOT be returned to the applicant; MadLab will destroy all evidence of your creative instincts upon a funeral pyre at an undisclosed location in order to protect both the innocent and the guilty. Ashes will not be returned to you unless you purchase a commemorative urn from MadLab at the bargain basement price of $99.95.

5) YOU MUST EMAIL YOUR SCRIPT TO US. IF EMAILING IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU, PLEASE CALL US AT
614.470.2333 SO WE CAN MAKE ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS.
EMAIL PROTOCOL: Please send your script attached as a Microsoft Word document. SCRIPTS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO ANDY@MADLAB.NET. PLEASE PUT "THEATRE ROULETTE SUBMISSION" AS THE SUBJECT LINE. IF "THEATRE ROULETTE SUBMISSION" IS NOT YOUR SUBJECT LINE, YOUR SUBMISSION MAY NOT BE RECEIVED. All submissions will receive a reply email to ensure that your submission was received.

6) Thanks for your interest, good luck with your submission, and regardless of the outcome here, be sure to keep producing new work.

Righteous observation from The New Yorker

From Anthony Lane's review of the movie version of PROOF:

Hope Davis... plays Claire, Catherine’s nonabnormal sister, and we are encouraged, naturally, to despise her for that normality. (It’s almost a definition of highbrow modern theatre: middle-class people pay to sit for three hours and have their lives exposed and scarified. Everybody wins: the playwright goes home convinced that he has changed their raison d’être, and they go out to dinner perfectly content that he hasn’t.) Claire flies in from New York, where, unlike Catherine, she has (boo!) a job, and (hiss!) a fiancé, and (avaunt thee, Satan!) nice clothes.

To read the entire review: http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cinema/

New Member

Welcome new NYCPlaywrights writer member Meggie Shinozuka.

Skorpio Productions seeks GLBT plays

Skorpio Produktions in Phoenix, Arizona is currently accepting play submissions for their GLBT One Act Festival 2006 (GLBT= Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender). Submissions must be 10-15 minutes and have GLBT characters or relationships as a central theme. Plays with small casts (no more than 7-10) are preferred

They'll accept submissions via email attachment to theaterlady1@aol.com

Deadline - November 15th, 2005

Monday, September 12, 2005

New Members

Welcome new NYCPlaywrights writer members Larry Leinoff and
George Bistransin.

Sunday, September 11, 2005

Helford Prize – New Play contest

Submit entries for $10,000 prize and main stage production of original work. The three finalist will be read by Bruce Helford. Submit 3 copies of your play bound; because the play will be submitted to the juries anonymously, the author’s name should not appear on any page of the play. A signed statement that the play has not been previously produced or published and the release which authorizes Bruce to read your work. The copies of the plays submitted will not be returned. Please do not send one and only originals.

Send entries to:
Helford Playwriting Competition
Jacksonville University Theatre
2800 University Blvd North
Jacksonville, FL 32211

Application/Entry Fee: None
Application Deadline: 12/01/05
Download Application and Release At:
http://arts.ju.edu or email whill@ju.edu

Saturday, September 10, 2005

Mary Murphy in ARTIST DESCENDING A STAIRCASE

Actor member Mary Murphy appears in the Boomerang Theatre Company's production of Tom Stoppard's Artist Descending A Staircase at CenterStage/NY, 48 W 21st Street, 4th floor NYC
212-501-4069 for reservations/information

Show dates/times:
9/10 at 8pm
9/11 at 3pm
9/20 at 8pm
9/21 at 8pm
9/23 at 8pm
9/25 at 7pm
9/28 at 8pm
10/1 at 2pm
10/2 at 3pm

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Reggie in PACK OF LIES

Congratulations to actor member Reggie Buckingham. She was cast as "Sally" in Paper Moon Players' upcoming Pack of Lies.

Reggies says:
"Thank you all for for your inspiration! Much love!"

Paper Moon Players: http://www.spotlightonstage.com/papermoonplayers.htm

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Lakeshore Players 2nd Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival

Starting August 1, Lakeshore Players Theatre will begin accepting submissions for 10-minute plays to be performed at our 2nd Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival in June, 2006. Plays will be accepted through November 15, 2005 (postmarked). Semi-finalists will be announced February 15, 2006; winners will be announced April 15, 2006 and posted on our web site.Please read guidelines carefully as they have changed.

1. Plays must be easily staged ten-minute plays: little to no scene requirements, few props and costumes, and small cast.

2. NEW: No reading fee for first play. If a playwright wishes to send additional plays, Lakeshore will accept up to 4 additional plays at a fee of $3.00 each.

3. NEW: Royalty of $10 per performance (anticipate 3 performances) will be paid to winning playwrights. Production, and proof of production (programs, possibly photos) will be given to winning playwrights.

4. GUIDELINES: • Send two (2) copies of each ten-minute play. • Only unproduced (no monies for authors, actors, directors) and unpublished plays will be accepted.• DO NOT SEND one-acts, 2-minute plays, or full-length plays. They will not be read.•

If you wish a list of winners, send a SASE. Our preference is to notify you via e-mail.• Bind plays simply; you do not need to spend a lot of money on binding.•

Send your submission, along with the following information ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER:
1. Your name
2. Name of play (or plays)
3. Mailing address
4. E-mail address
5. Phone number
6. Statement awarding Lakeshore Players the rights to produce the play at our festival.

• IMPORTANT: The play itself should have no contact information.• PLAYS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
Please be sure all contact information is LEGIBLE. If we can't read your contact information, your play(s) will not be considered.5. Send plays to: Lakeshore Players, Attention Outreach Committee, 4820 Stewart Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110.

Web site: http://www.lakeshoreplayers.com/playfestival.html

Monday, September 05, 2005

Passaic County Community College theater short plays

Passaic County Community College is now accepting short plays (10-30 minutes and 2-5 characters) and monologues (no more than 3 minutes) & short scenes (2 characters and 5-10 minutes) for acting classes and end-of-semester productions. Age range of students 18-30

Playwrights will be notified if work is used in classes and will be acknowledged in publicity if short plays are used as end-of-semester productions. If a playwright's work is produced, the playwright will receive royalties for the perfomances

Please send to Professor R.G. Rader (Word.doc Attachment) at rrader@pccc.edu

Senior Barn Players want scripts

The Senior Barn Players...
... are looking for scripts for their 2006-7 season. For more than 28 years they have entertained audiences throughout the greater Kansas City area. The theatre, over 120 members strong, features its main performing group plus a children's theatre wing, a play reading circle and a group of singers and dancers called The Entertainers. The non-profit company highlights the work of performers who are between the ages of 55 and 90

The company selects five plays each year and tours them throughout the area in an October to May season. They perform for 13,000+ older audience members in churches, retirement centers, businesses, clubs, civic organizations, and others. Each play is performed numerous times, sometimes up to 30 times a season

They are looking for -

a.. Plays that feature no more than 5 characters in roles that are appropriate for mature performers. Since they tour, the cast must fit in one car!
b.. Plays with more roles for women than men
c.. Scripts that run 30 minutes long in a one act format
d.. Comedies
e.. Plays with minimal technical requirements. All props must fit in the trunk of a car
f.. Plays must be easy to stage in a wide variety of locations, especially in smaller, non-theatrical spaces
g.. All scripts are memorized so lines should flow logically and be easy to recall
h.. Plays must reflect the sensibilities of older audience members and performers
i.. Topics do not need to be senior based. Universal situations, like those that take place in laundromats, airports, for example, are successful with the company

For royalty, the group pays $15.00 for the first performance and $10.00 for each one thereafter. Royalty checks are mailed monthly

Plays will be read upon receipt with selections finalized in Spring 2006

Send scripts in hard copy to -

Bonnie L. Vorenberg
Senior Barn Play Project
c/o ArtAge Publications
PO Box 22472
Kansas City, MO 64113-0472
USA

Original Works seeks submissions

Original Works Publishing is accepting submissions for Full Length, One Act, and 10-Minute plays for publication. There is no fee to submit. Please visit our submission page for more information.

www.originalworksonline.com

Original Works Publishing is dedicated to publishing and producing the best and boldest playwrights the world has to offer.