NYCPLAYWRIGHTS BLOG ARCHIVES

Monday, February 27, 2006

Alice and WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE

NYCPlaywrights actor member Alice Connorton will be appearing in New Jersey Repertory's WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE during March and April.

For more information see NJ Rep's web site:
http://www.njrep.org/plays/lockerbie.htm

Poetry reading needs readers.

Reagan Wilson is hosting a poetry closed mic night. If you or any one you know is interested in reading at the event contact raebeth_veg at yahoo.com
For more information go to: http://raesproduction.foliosnap.com/
See “Rise: This is not a slam” for production details, and see “Working with us” for submission details.

4th Annual Brown Couch 10-minute play festival

It's time! Brown Couch is pleased to announce the theme for their 4th annual ten-minute play festival: mating rituals. Seems like an easy subject, right? The guy hitting on the girl at the bar practically falls onto the page. But we're hoping that you think outside the box. Your focus should be on the relationships created (or not created) from these rituals: family, friends, lovers, penguins (hey, they mate for life, and who doesn't like penguins?), etc.

BCTC welcomes hundreds of scripts from all over the world, so give yours a fair chance by following the rules.

1. Remember, this is a festival of ten-minute plays. Please time your work. If it's clocking in at three minutes, add something. If it's running at 14 minutes, then you'll need to make some cuts. This year we'll be accepting only one script from each playwright, so make it your best one!

2. Please include a title page and a character breakdown at the beginning of your script. Your name should only appear on the title page. Your name will not be released to the reading committee, to ensure objectivity.

3. Scripts may only be submitted electronically. We understand that this may leave some people out, but our entire reading and selection process is done online, and we can't make exceptions. Please send all scripts as an attachment to plays@browncouchtheatre.org.

4. At this time, we are not accepting full length works. Brown Couch's primary source of original work comes from submissions to the festival. From these submissions, we often invite playwrights to submit full length scripts for consideration for future seasons.

5. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 12. That means you have all day Sunday to send scripts, but once it's midnight, no more scripts will be considered. We're scheduled to open at the beginning of June, and every deadline is there to make sure that happens.

Web site: http://www.browncouchtheatre.org/ten-minute.htm

Lebanon Community Theatre Play Writing Contest

Play's should be at least 10 minutes long, but must not exceed 20 minutes of production time.

Plays should have no more than three scenes using limited sets, props and costumes. Only simple on-off or fade lighting will be considered. The cast of characters must be at least two, but should not exceed eight.

Playwrights should keep in mind that they are writing for the stage and not television or film, and must use dialogue, not stage directions, to develop their play.

Please submit two copies of your play. Submissions should be typed and double-spaced.
Use a simple font such as Times New Roman or Courier.

All plays must be submitted by April 30, 2006

Mail your plays to:
L.C.T
P.O Box 592
Lebanon, Pa 17042

Web sitehttp://www.lct.cc/PlayWriteContest.htm

Saturday, February 25, 2006

"SUMMER SHORTS" One-Act Play Festival

Youth Education On Stage
Williston North Dakota
proudly presents

"SUMMER SHORTS"
One-Act Play Festival
JULY 2006

*** NEW: no longer requires a submission fee ***

Accepting One Act Plays to be PERFORMED By YOUTH (Ages 6-18) for All Audiences!

Scripts should be No Longer than 20 minutes in length.
No more than 2-6 Characters.

Up to TWELVE PLAYS to be selected for Performances.
One winner each evening advances to the FINALS where
a WINNING SCRIPT and 3 Runners-Up will be announced!
(A Panel of Judges & Audience Vote determines The Winners)
CASH PRIZES to WINNING PLAYWRIGHTS Plus a VIDEO of PERFORMANCE & Certificate of Acceptance.
All Playwrights Everywhere, All Ages Eligible!!!

MAIL ONE SCRIPT In a Folder
POSTMARK DEADLINE APRIL 10, 2006

Send To (No Scripts accepted by email):

JACK DYVILLE, Artistic Director
Att: SUMMER SHORTS
560 West 43rd Street, #8B
New York, New York 10036

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Welcome new members

Welcome new writer members Elizabeth Stapp and Guy Glass and new actor members Nanci Cone and Ron Voz.

Friday, February 17, 2006

10 minute & one-act taboos

Insurrection Theater Company in Scottsdale, Arizona is currently
accepting submissions of 10 minute and One Act plays for our next
festival.

The theme is "taboo", and no subject is too secretive, off limits, or
offensive. Please forward all questions to Theaterlady1@aol.com

Please send scripts and a SASE if you would like your scripts returned
to:

Insurrection Theater Company
6509 East Osborn Road # 205
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

Insurrection Theater Company is holding auditions in late February
for "Girls Night Out! - A Festival of Sapphisticated Theater."

For more information, please visit: www.insurrectiontheater.com

Thursday, February 16, 2006

IN A PICKLE again

Writer member Larry Haye's play IN A PICKLE made it into the finals of the Strawberry festival. Tentative schedule date is Saturday, February 18th at 7pm &/or Sunday, February 19th at 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

London actor group seeks plays

We're a young, vibrant London based group of actors looking for two or three handers which have never been performed in the UK for our first production as a new company on the London Fringe (although we have all worked together on other London and Edinburgh Fringe productions before). If you have a play you would consider for production by us here, please email louisechill@hotmail.com We look forward to hearing from you.

Monday, February 13, 2006

Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest

Shubert Fendrich, the founder of PIONEER DRAMA SERVICE, passed away in December of 1989. In tribute to him, the Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest is held annually to encourage the development of quality theatrical material for educational and community theatres.

CONTEST GUIDELINES

Individuals currently published by Pioneer Drama Service are not eligible for this contest. Pioneer Drama Service employees and their families are also excluded.

Entries must be postmarked by March 1. Manuscripts received with a later postmark will be considered for the following year's contest.

All plays accepted for publication will be considered contest finalists. The contest winner will receive a $1,000 royalty advance in addition to publication. The winner will be announced June 1.

Entries should be sent to:

PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Pioneer Drama Service
P.O. Box 4267
Englewood, CO 80155-4267

web site

10-minute Play Festival

Submissions for 10-minute Play Festival

Kingsborough Community College is looking for submissions for a 10-minute play festival, which will take place in the spring semester. Of special interest are plays which feature universal themes and opportunity for diverse casting. If you are a playwright and would like to submit your work to be workshopped by our students, please send your play to the address below. Please be sure to include your phone number and email address. Submissions may be made via US mail or email.
Please send all submissions no later than March 4, 2006.
Please direct all inquiries to kccplayfestival@yahoo.com.

Kingsborough Community College
Dept. of Communications and Theatre
Attn. Marcus Lane
2100 Oriental Blvd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Call for Entries to Brooklyn Playwrights Collective Artaud Festival

Brooklyn Playwrights Collective is looking for talented artists, academics, playwrights, actors, performance artists, film makers, multi-media artists, musicians, directors/theatre groups, dancers/choreographers, etc., etc., for entries to the 2nd Annual Brooklyn Playwrights Collective Spring Festival, to be held in late May in NYC (exact dates and venues are TBA). Last year's events brought in crowds exceeding one hundred people for each of the three performances in Brooklyn and Manhattan. This year we are looking to build on that success with a festival dedicated to the work of French avante-garde dramatist Antonin Artaud. We are looking for short plays, one-acts, scenes, poetry, academic papers, performance art, or audio/visual presentations that have to do with, are inspired by, or are about Artaud.
If interested, please send:

A copy of work (If, because of media type, a copy is not available to be sent via email, please describe the work in detail).

A summary of the work.

Your name, email address, and phone number.

A short bio.

Please send all entries/inquiries to brooklynplaywrights@yahoo.com by March 15th.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Thanks Cat

Thanks to Cat Bistransin for her generous donation to NYCPlaywrights.

Thursday, February 09, 2006

New Members

Welcome new actor members Greg Oliver Bodine and Shannan Reeve.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Brett Holland in SAVAGES

Actor/writer member Brett Holland will be performing in Ann Nelson's (author of THE GUYS) new play, SAVAGES in March-April 2006 at the Lion Theatre.

Monday, February 06, 2006

Member update

Actor member Reagan Wilson will appear in a cabaret show at Danny's skylight room February 13th

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Writer member Cat Bistransin’s screenplay, ALMOST AN AMERICAN placed second in the 2005 ScriptShark Insider contest.
http://www.scriptshark.com/insider/top5.asp!

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Writer member Larry Hayes play IN A PICKLE is currently part of the Riant Theatre’s Strawberry Festival.

New plays for Repertorio Español

Repertorio Español is looking for full-length plays that are relevant and unique to the Hispanic experience in the United States

The Top Ten finalists will receive a staged reading at Repertorio, the Top Five will receive cash awards, and the winning play will be produced at Repertorio Español

For Guidelines and Application contact Allison via email at a.astorvargas@repertorio.org

Deadline - June 1, 2006

New England Summer of New Plays Series

New England 2006 Summer of New Plays Series seeks new full-length and one-act plays (no shorter than 30 mins) to be produced this summer in several different venues across New England

Plays must be no older than 5 years, and musicals will not be accepted. Royalties of 12% gross box-office sales will be awarded to the winning selected playwrights. Plays should be suitable for staging in a small black box space

Submissions are welcome from anywhere in the world, but are only accepted via email. You should also include all contact information. Send your entry to Tom Mixen at summerofnewplays@gmail.com

Deadline - February 17, 2006 (winners will be notified March 1, 2006 by email)

Heller Theatre wants plays

Heller Theatre Playwriting Contest

Heller Theatre is now accepting submissions for its 2006 original play contest. The winning script will be produced during the 2006-07 season.

Submissions must be received by March 15, 2006, sent to Heller Theatre, 5328 S. Wheeling Ave., Tulsa, OK 74105.

Plays must be original and unproduced work by the contestant. Plays also should be suitable for staging in a small black box space and limited to no more than eight characters.

Include a return envelope and postage to have manuscripts returned. There is no fee to enter.

For more information, call 918-746-5065.

web site

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Cabrillo Playhouse accepting full-length plays

CABRILLO PLAYHOUSE is now accepting unsolicited full length plays, (no musicals please) for production in their upcoming season. All other genre welcome. Ideally one set, more if simple changes. Casts limited to less than 9 or10. Minimum foul language okay. Submissions are accepted throughout the year, but deadline for 2006/2007 is 2/28/06. Cabrillo has successfully produced plays for the past 53 years.

Email synopsis and first 15 pages to copywriting@cox.net. Or snail mail full script to: Gene Fiskin, Artistic Director, %Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clement, CA 92674.

Web site: http://www.cabrilloplayhouse.org