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Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Alice in The Terrorist

Actor member Alice Connorton performs in The Terrorist.

Eight performances, June 8 & 9 @ 8 pm; June 16th @8PM; June 17th @ 5:30 and 8 PM; June 23rd 8PM; June 24th 5:30 and 8PM. Location: Laurie Beechmen Theatre under West Bank Cafe, 407 W 43rd St. at 9th Ave. Tickets $15.00, call 212-352-3101 or go to Theatermania.com.

Monday, May 29, 2006

CURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY wants scripts

Curious is committed to producing full-length plays that provoke, cajole, question and disturb our perspectives on important contemporary social, cultural and political issues. We encourage experimentation in form, structure and character, but also celebrate accessibility and engagement. We are not looking for plays that offer easy answers, or represent only a single point of view within a complex issue. We rarely produce kitchen-sink dramas or completely naturalistic plays.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
In addition to agent submissions, Curious Theatre Company will accept unsolicited manuscripts to the following specifications:

Please send a query letter including a one-page synopsis, a ten page dialogue sample of the script, the development history of the play, and a resume listing other works. We prefer submissions through standard mail and will only accept electronic submissions with prior permission.

If your play seems like Curious material, we will request the full manuscript. If your full script is requested, please mark “SOLICITED” on the outer envelope, and either send us a SASE or SASPC with proper postage, or indicate if we may recycle the script. All scripts will be reviewed by Curious Theatre Company’s Literary Committee.

Due to the high volume of submissions, please allow four to six months for a response. You may submit an e-mail query to bonnie@curioustheatre.org. Please attach required submission materials in Microsoft Word Format (.doc).
Or, you may send inquiries by standard mail (include SASE) to:

Bonnie Metzgar
Associate Artistic Director
Curious Theatre Company
1080 Acoma Street
Denver, CO 80204

http://www.curioustheatre.org/newwork/submit_guide.htm

East West Players seek scripts

EAST WEST PLAYERS
Play Submission Guidelines: EWP now accepting unsolicited manuscripts
Please be aware that we are an Asian American theatre, and most of the new works we produce revolve around Asian Pacific American (as opposed to Asian) characters and/or themes. We are looking for both comedy and drama, in English and financially viable (which includes considerations such as cast size, number of sets, etc.), and they don’t necessarily have to be "issue-oriented," in that race can be an unspoken component in the work.

Writers are strongly encouraged to browse through our production history, which can be found here . Ask yourselves what kind of plays we’ve produced in the past, and who our audience is.

Manuscripts should be bound, preferably with brads and three-hole punch paper, with a title pagecontaining all contact information for the author. Please also include cover letter and resume.

If you’d like to send a SASP (self-addressed stamped postcard) for confirmation of receipt, we’ll send it back to you when we receive your materials.

If you’d like us to return your script, please send a manuscript-sized SASE with the appropriate postage. We typically keep all plays for our archives; please let us know if you would NOT like us to do so.

If you have Internet access and prefer to be notified via email, we can do that as well.

Please allow 3 – 9 months for consideration. All scripts are read by our Literary Committee and a single script is read by a minimum of 2 readers, sometimes more, before we make a recommendation.

Address your scripts to:
Jeff Liu, Literary Manager
East West Players
120 Judge John Aiso St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012.

FFI: www.eastwestplayers.org
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL SCRIPTS. Good luck!

(If you live in Los Angeles and would like to volunteer for the EWP Literary Committee, please email jliu@eastwestplayers.org.

CALL FOR NEW SHORT PLAYS - Fusionworks Inc.

Fusionworks 3rd Annual Mini-Fest (2006) call for submissions.

Fusionworks, Inc., a nonprofit organization, announces its call for submissions to its 3rd Annual Mini-Fest of new short plays. Submissions may be of any genre, but are limited to two entries per writer.

Submissions should be between fifteen and twenty-five minutes in length, and may be previously produced or unproduced, as long as they've been written in the past five years. Four to six pieces will be selected, and will be chosen based on their originality. Selected plays will be performed in late July in Billerica, MA, and each selected writer will receive 10% gross box office proceeds from the production.

There is no entry fee, and new works may be submitted by writers living anywhere in the world. Submissions are accepted only through email: minifest@fusionworksinc.org and are due by May 30th.

Please visit www.fusionworksinc.org for any additional information. Good luck!

Fusionworks, Inc.
Billerica, MA 01821
Contact: Tom Mixon
E-Mail: minifest@fusionworksinc.org
Web: http://www.fusionworksinc.org
Deadline May 30. 2006
Pay: 10% gross box office sales

SLAM Theatre wants playwrights

SLAM is back
at The Tank @ C:U

SLAM Theater invites artists and audiences to get involved in the process of making theater. Playwrights bring fresh scripts, and actors are called out of a hat to perform timed segments, completely unrehearsed. After each round, the judges score the plays, moving the top-scoring plays to the next round. Winning writers get to unveil more of their work, acting as director or bringing one in to give timed notes. SLAM is an evening of theater with impromptu performance and friendly competition.

PLAYWRIGHTS - bring your scripts. PLEASE bring one copy per actor in your cast.

WHEN: Sundays June 4, 11, 18, 25 @ 6PM
WHERE: The Tank @ C:U
279 Church Street
(2 blocks below Canal Street)
A,C,E,N,R,Q,6 to Canal
1 to Franklin

Suggested Donation $5 - NO ONE TURNED AWAY

FOR MORE INFO please contact slam@projectsixteen.org

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Nanci Cone in Mockingbird

Member Nanci Cone will perform as Miss Maudie in the Author's Playhouse production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.

Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays:
May 19th and 20th, 26th and 27th at 8:00 PM
Sundays: May 21st and 28th at 3:00 PM
Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors and students. Free parking is available behind the theatre. Tickets may be purchased by calling the our Box Office at 631-666-PLAY (7529).

web site: http://www.authorsplayhouse.com/current_and_upcoming.htm

Monday, May 22, 2006

Global Age Project

The GAP is Aurora Theatre Company's annual new play development program to nurture and explore forward-looking visions of global import. Potential topics include the environment, childcare, automation, cloning, life-span, family, currency, communications, business, politics, spirituality, warfare and entertainment to name a few. Comedic or serious, experimentation with innovative forms of theatrical storytelling is also encouraged.

Submissions will culminate in a three week festival of staged readings in the spring of 2007. Five scripts will be selected with the potential of a full production the following season.

Remuneration: $1,000, reading, travel and housing for playwrights outside the Bay Area, possible production.

Submission: ONE unproduced play per playwright, per year.

Length: any length.

Styles: all styles.

Subjects: Pertaining to the future state of the global community.

Deadline: September 1, 2006

Response: January, 2007.

Web site: http://www.auroratheatre.org/gap.php

Lake Edun Foundation seeks one-act Naturist plays

The Lake Edun Foundation is offering an $800 purse for the best original one-act play dealing with issues of body acceptance from a Naturist’s perspective. While nudity may be an element within the play, it is not required. What is most important is the originality employed to effectively convey the message.

All original manuscripts must be submitted by June 1, 2006. Up to four semi-finalists will be selected for performance in the fall. Lake Edun Foundation will be responsible for producing and staging.

Prizes will be: 1st place – $500
2nd place – $200
3rd place – $100

Submission may be made on line (PDFs) to benude@lakeedun.com or may be mailed to:

Lake Edun Foundation
P.O. Box 1982
Topeka, Kansas 66601

THE SMALL PRINT
All manuscripts must be original unpublished work.

All manuscripts must be deemed suitable by the Lake Edun Foundation. Playwrights should rely on the quality of their script to carry the story rather than crudity, sexual innuendo, or demeaning content.

All entries must deal with issues of body acceptance from a Naturist’s perspective. Information on Naturism can be found on various sites on the Web including www.naturist.com.

All entries must be suitable for production before Naturists’ children. In other words, nudity on stage is acceptable, as naturist children do not suffer from body phobia.

Judging criteria will include
Audience appeal
Originality
Some of the following
Success in conveying the need for better body acceptance
Ability to portray the adverse consequences of poor body acceptance
The joys of Naturism and non-sexual social nudity
The positive family aspects of Naturism
The ability to convey the beneficial impact that living a clothing-free lifestyle can have on the family, community, and society.

Any entries received by June 1, 2006 will be read and evaluated. As many as three may be chosen for semi-blocked readings during the summer. Playwrights may make revisions and re-submit prior to June 1, 2006, if they wish. Authors submitting by this date enjoy the advantage of evaluating audience reaction and making revisions before the June deadline, if desired.

Although nudity may be employed in the play, it is not required. Playwrights should consider it if it advances their story line.

Deadline for all submissions is June 1, 2006. Selection of the semi-finalists will be made on the basis of manuscripts alone.

Winners will be chosen by a judging panel. Audience reaction will be considered, although it will not be a controlling part in the final decision.

Playwrights wishing to have their manuscripts returned must inclose a SASE.
The copyright will remain with the playwright. Playwrights whose entries are selected as semi-finalists agree and give to the Lake Edun Foundation the unlimited, non-exclusive right to read, produce, perform and otherwise use their entry until December 31, 2007. They will receive credit for their work. The Lake Edun Foundation may charge an admission to view these productions. Playwrights will not receive additional funds.

This project is partially underwritten by the Naturist Education Fund.

Some story line suggestions

Web site: http://www.lakeedun.com/

One Acts for Carrollwood Players

Submissions deadline JUNE 1, 2006

All budding playwrights are encouraged to send their one-act manuscripts to:
Carrollwood Players
P.O. Box 270116
Tampa, FL 33688
Attn: Artistic Director, Jim Brennan

Carrollwood Players welcomes submission of "never-before-staged-in-the-Tampa-Area" scripts for our Ninth Annual ONE ACT WEEKEND scheduled for August 2006. We accept monologues, but generally prefer multi-player scripts, easily staged, and limited to approximately 10-15 minutes.
We will consider single acts of major productions that stand independently. In previous years, the nationwide response has been overwhelming. For example, last year we received more than 120 submissions, many of which deserved presentation. Unfortunately, our schedule currently limits us to performing the ten or eleven chosen plays on a single three day weekend in August.

The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2006. Selections will be made expeditiously and all playwrights will be notified no later than June 16, 2006. Those scripts selected will be performed precisely as written unless modified by the author to conform to time and staging limitations.

If you have any questions, please call
Carrollwood Players at 813-265-4000,
and leave a message for
Jim Brennan, Artistic Director.
We are located at 4333 Gunn Highway, Tampa, FL 33624, in the Plantation Plaza between Casey and Linebaugh.

web site: http://members.aol.com/HeleneB/special.html

Monday, May 15, 2006

Playwrights wanted for musical development

New Sounds Theatre is seeking submissions for its groundbreaking Sandbox series, which pairs new play readings with performances by a guest composer (provided by our New Sounds "matchmakers").

We are seeking non-musical plays that show potential for the use of original music, as well as more complete music-theatre pieces that are further along in their development. More traditional musicals are welcome, though we’re really looking for material that blurs the lines a little.

We are also seeking songwriters and composers who want to explore their theatrical side. No prior theatre experience is necessary. Please email us for more info about how to get involved.

Playwrights, please send a cover letter, resume, synopsis and fifteen page writing sample to:

New Sounds Theatre
470 Eastern Parkway, #3B
Brooklyn, NY 11225

Or email to: russell@newsoundstheatre.org

New Sounds Theatre is a company dedicated to promoting and redefining the role of original music in contemporary theatre. For more about us, go to www.newsoundstheatre.org

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Marie performs in Brooklyn

Actor member Marie Darden appears in Scene Night May 16 & 17 (Tuesday and Wednesday) at 7:30 PM. at the Impact Theater in Brooklyn (190 Underhill) 7th Ave B, Q and Grand Army Plaza 2,3 $5
and in A Night of 2 One Acts May 25, 26, 27 at 8:00 PM and May 28 at 2:00 PM.

Marcia's MEMORY

Writer member Marcia Slatkin's play MEMORY will have a reading on Sunday, May 14, 3:30 PM at the American Indian Community House, 404 Lafayette St (South of Astor Place)8th floor New York City
Donation, please; Free food and discussion to follow

Saturday, May 06, 2006

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY presents THE Y.E.S FESTIVAL (Year End Series)

April 12-22, 2007
Deadline: Submit between May 1-September 30, 2006
Attention playwrights and friends of playwrights! The Department of
Theatre of Northern Kentucky University is once again seeking scripts
for its award-winning Y.E.S. Festival of new plays.
— Full-length plays and musicals are eligible
— All rights must be fully owned by the author
— Submissions will be accepted from May 1st through September 30, 2006
— (Winners will be notified no later than December 31st, 2006)
— Selected playwrights receive a cash prize of $500.00 and an expense-
paid visit to NKU to see their play in production.
— Plays selected will receive a full production
To enter the festival: Print and fill out the form (available at
http://www.nku.edu/~theatre/yesfestivalrules.htm and send it in the
mail with your manuscript to the Y.E.S. Project Director. Sorry, no
electronic submissions. Be sure and read the rules that precede the
entry form.

For additional information, see "Rules" on web page (above) or write/
call:

Sandra Forman, Y.E.S. Festival Project Director
Northern Kentucky University
Department of Theatre, FA 228
Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
e-mail: forman@nku.edu

Discovering Justice Through A.R.T. Playwriting Contest

Deadline: 9-1-2006
Discovering Justice and the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) are
seeking original dramas (at least forty-five minutes but no longer
than one hour) that deal with historically relevant moments in United
States constitutional history that have modern echoes such as the
conflict between individual rights and national security in times of
war.

The winning entry will be an historical, educational theatre piece to
be acted by professional actors using courtrooms as theatres and
suitable for students in grades 8-12, but with interest for adult
audiences as well. The winning playwright will receive a $1,000 cash
prize and a staged reading of the play in 2006/7 at the A.R.T.’s Zero
Arrow Theatre in Cambridge, MA. If the play is deemed to be of
appropriate quality, then a fully staged version of the play will be
produced at the Zero Arrow Theatre in Cambridge, MA, and then go into
residence in the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse or the
John Adams Courthouse (home of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court), both in Boston, as part of Discovering Justice’s theatre
program which uses the performing arts in the civic realm to educate
children about American Constitutional history, justice and
democracy. Before any winning play is produced, Discovering Justice
and the A.R.T. would enter into an exclusive rights agreement with
the winning playwright.

Action: The deadline for submissions is September 1. Visit the
Discovering Justice website to view a PDF with more information and
complete submission guidelines.
Guidelines: http://www.discoveringjustice.org/news/
playwritingguidelines.pdf

Discovering Justice Website: http://www.discoveringjustice.org

THE NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK presents THE TIMOTHY SMITH PRIZE

THE NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK presents
THE TIMOTHY SMITH PRIZE
Deadline: 7-15-2006
The National New Play Network (NNPN) is pleased to announce that it
will administer a new play prize. Funded by a gift from novelist and
playwright Timothy Smith, The Timothy Smith Prize will be awarded to
a play that illuminates issues that can only be dealt with at the
national or global level, even if the story is told from an
individual perspective. The NNPN is seeking plays that examine our
civic institutions, particularly our democratic institutions, and
ask: Who are Americans as a people? What are we becoming? What are
our global responsibilities?

The Prize carries a $2,500 cash award. The deadline for submissions
for consideration for the first annual award is July 15, 2006.

Scripts should be submitted to Toni Press-Coffman, preferably via e-
mail -- tpplay@cox.net -- with "Timothy Smith Prize" in the subject
line. Scripts may also be submitted by conventional mail to Toni
Press-Coffman, Timothy Smith Prize, c/o Borderlands Theatre, PO Box
2791, Tucson AZ 85702.

Scripts will not be returned; however, acknowledgment of receipt will
be sent with the inclusion of a self-addressed stamped postcard.

The winner will be announced in December 2006.

For more information about the National New Play Network, visit
http://www.nnpn.org/indexf.html

MALIBU’S 5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ONE-ACT PLAYS

MALIBU’S 5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ONE-ACT PLAYS
at The Malibu Stage Company, Nov. 10-19, 2006
Deadline: 7-1-2006
• BACKGROUND: St. Aidan's Better Entertainment League (SABEL) will
join once again with Malibu's high profile talent of renowned
directors of theater, television and motion pictures, combined with
actors from all over Los Angeles to produce a community-wide project
involving many local churches.

• CRITERIA: Plays may be grounded in any religion, so long as they
conform to our premise: spiritual or moral tales told in an original
and entertaining way. Keep it simple; 3 to 20 pages, limit characters
to 1 to 4 speaking parts, no scene changes, minimum stage & limited
props.

• DEADLINE: July 1, 2006. Late plays will be held over for reading
for the next festival. Maximum two plays per entrant. Submit an 8 1/2
x 11 hard copy in play format to:

SABEL- One-Act Play Festival
St. Aidan’s Church,
28211 Pacific Coast Highway,
Malibu, CA 90265
Attn: Assistant Producer Dona Bigelow.

• INCLUDE: details (if any) of previous performance and, if possible,
an email address. Plays cannot have been performed on the West Coast
of the US.

• ENCLOSE: SASE, postcard &/or e-mail address to acknowledge that
play has been received. Regretfully, copies cannot be returned.

• FINAL: Acceptance or rejection by August 1, 2006. Author retains
all rights.

SIENA COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS COMPETITION

A Biennial Playwriting Competition
Sponsored by the Siena College Department of Creative Arts Theatre
Program
Deadline: 6-30-2006
The Siena College Theatre Program seeks submission of previously
unproduced, unpublished scripts for production during the college‚s
2006-2007 academic year. A cash prize of $2,000 plus expenses for a
campus residency will be awarded to the winning playwright.

PRIZE
1. A $2,000 honorarium will be awarded to the winning playwright.
2. A full production of the winning script will be mounted by the
Siena College Theatre Program in the Spring semester of 2007 as part
of its Theatre Series.
3. Living expenses and transportation to and from the college, up to
a maximum of $2,000, will be awarded to the winning playwright for a
4-6 week residency in the Spring semester of 2007. During the
residency the playwright will participate in rehearsals, design
conferences, public discussions and the academic life of the Siena
community.

ADJUDICATION
1. Finalists and the eventual winner will be selected by a team
comprised of the faculty and staff of the Siena College Theatre
Program and invited judges from other theatre faculties, the
professional theatre, local media or the Siena student body.
2. The decision of the team of adjudicators is final. The Siena
College Theatre Program reserves the right to select no winner.

GUIDELINES
1. Scripts must be original, unpublished, unproduced and free of
royalty and copyright restrictions. Musicals will not be considered.
Plays which have had staged readings are acceptable, but workshop
productions will disqualify entry.
2. Scripts must be full-length, require a unit set or minimal set
changes, and feature an ensemble cast of 3-10 actors. Roles should be
suitable for undergraduate performers.
3. Scripts must be typed and bound. Manuscripts must be accompanied
by an application form, which is contained in this brochure, and a
business-size, self-addressed stamped envelope. Materials should be
sent to:

Siena International Playwrights Competition
Siena College
515 Loudon Road
Loudonville NY 12211-1462

4. Playwrights who want scripts returned must include a script-size,
self-addressed envelope with correct postage. Scripts without return
envelopes and postage will be discarded at the conclusion of the
contest. Please include one envelope for each script submitted. Siena
College does not assume responsibility for loss, damage or return of
scripts. All reasonable care will be taken.
5. Scripts will be accepted beginning with a postmark of 1 February
2006. Deadline for entry is a postmark of 30 June 2006. The winner
will be announced no later than 30 September 2006.
6. Finalists will be asked to submit educational and professional
credentials and three references. Finalists must also submit a
documented development history of the script.

These guidelines and application form are also available at: http://
www.siena.edu/theatre/playwrights.asp

If you have questions, please call 518-783-2384 or email
maciag@siena.edu.

NOT MERELY PLAYERS SEEKS PLAY FEATURING DISABLED CHARACTER

Deadline: 6-1-2006
Not Merely Players, a not-for-profit professional theatre for, of,
and by men, women, and children, in residence at 7 Stages, in
Atlanta, is seeking new (that is to say, unproduced) full-length
plays in which at least one lead character is a person with
disabilities, for its 2007 season.

Ideally, small cast (6-7 actors), a "unit set," and—NMP's longtime
requirement—neither nudity nor the use of tobacco on stage. Any race,
religion, sexual orientation, age, nationality. NMP bills itself as a
"theatre of inclusion," which it is. NMP is a strong believer in non-
traditional casting. Strong interests for 2007 are women's issues,
and rights, disabled veterans, African Americans the African
experience in the Americas, and "hate crimes." It must be said that
every month NMP receives dozens of plays from all around the English-
speaking world. But, in light of its mission, its interest in plays
by persons with disabilities stands high. NMP observes the Dramatist
Guild's guidelines. Please send a SASE along with your playscript.

Address to Gene-Gabriel Moore, Artistic Director Not Merely Players
1105 Euclid Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30307

THE CHRISTPHER BRIAN WOLK AWARD

ABINGDON THEATRE presents
THE CHRISTPHER BRIAN WOLK AWARD
Deadline: 6-1-2006
All playwrights who submit full-length scripts not previously
produced in New York City will be eligible. June 1st will be the
deadline for scripts to be eligible for that year's Award. The winner
of the Award will be announced on September 1st. The Award will be
based upon the writer's demonstrated ability to reach a mature
artistic vision using theatre. A Selection Committee will be
comprised of Jan Buttram (Artistic Director), three respected
professionals from outside the Abingdon organization and James F.
Wolk, theatrical director and scenic designer. ATC will present a
staged reading of the winning script following the September
announcement of the Award and reserves the right of first refusal to
produce the work for one year from the September 1st announcement.

Writers should submit scripts to:
Abingdon Theatre
312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10018-6406

Playwrights must include self-addressed stamped envelope for script
to be returned.

Additional information, requirements and guidelines at: http://www.abingdontheatre.org/wolkaward.php

Jan Buttram
Artistic Director
jbuttram@abingdontheatre.org

THE 7th ANNUAL METLIFE NUESTRAS VOCES NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION

REPORTORIO ESPAÑOL presents
THE 7th ANNUAL METLIFE NUESTRAS VOCES
NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Deadline: 6-1-2006 (postmark)
Repertorio Español is looking for plays that are relevant and unique
to the Hispanic experience in the United States.
— Top ten finalists will receive a staged reading at Repertorio.
— Top Five will receive cash awards.
— Winning Play will be produced at Repertorio Español.

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

For play descriptions of all our winners and finalists, visit http://
www.repertorio.org/opportunities.

THE HARRIETT LAKE FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS

Deadline: 6-1-2006
Submission Guidelines for 06-07 Season
Playfest is seeking new full-length plays based on or inspired by
works of classic literature or historic events. We prefer plays that
require six actors or less, and have a particular interest in one-
person shows. However, even in the case of one person shows, we are
not looking for history lectures, or museum piece adaptations that
are faithful to a fault, but rather dynamic new theatrical versions
of classic stories that speak to the contemporary mindset. Also
seeking plays that have appeal to Hispanic audiences but still fall
within the guidelines listed above. We are also seeking Musical
adaptations. We will be a little less strict about the cast size, but
are only interested in musical based on or inspired by works of
classic literature or historic events.

In order to qualify for PlayFest a play must:
1. NOT have received more than two professional AEA productions
2. NOT have received a Broadway of Off-Broadway production
3. NOT have received Orlando production in current form
4. NOT be published for general distribution

Each year we select around ten new plays to be presented as readings.
Two or three of those plays may go on to be developed in workshops
during the Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays (February, 23 to March
4, 2007). Playwrights of workshop plays will receive a stipend,
travel and housing expenses. Many workshop plays go on to be fully
produced as part of a subsequent Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival
season.

Submissions should include a bio/resume, a one page synopsis, five
pages of sample dialogue, a character breakdown, and an email
address. Please do not send full scripts.

Mail submissions to:
Patrick Flick
Director of New Play Development
Playfest, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival
812 East Rollins St. Suite 100
Orlando, FL 32803

Submission deadline for the 2006/2007 season is June 1, 2006.
Playwrights will be notified via email no later than August 1, 2006
as to whether or not they are to send the full script.

DO NOT SEND SCRIPTS UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO! PLEASE DO NOT CALL.

READING COMMUNITY PLAYERS / READING RAILROAD MUSEUM ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION

Deadline: letter of intent due 6-1-2006
Final submission due 3-31-2007
ONE-ACT PLAYS: Original one-act plays are being sought for a joint
RCP and Reading Railroad Museum production in June/July of 2007, to
celebrate the first anniversary of the Museum's opening.

In order to anticipate the number of committee members (judges) from
both organizations, a letter of intent to submit is required and DUE
BY JUNE 1, 2006. This may be a simple letter with the Playwright's
name, address, phone numbers, e-mail address, etc. stating that he/
she will be providing an eligible script before the end of the
submission process. Mail to RCP Playwriting Committee, P.O. Box 1032,
Reading, PA 19603-1032 or e-mail to keldev@ptd.net.

SUBMISSION PERIOD: JUNE 2006 TO MARCH 31, 2007 (postmark).
The Process: Entries will be received and circulated among a panel of
judges; one winner will be chosen, and 1 or 2 additional short plays
may be selected for production on the stage at RCP and/or the Reading
Railroad Museum, during the summer of 2007.

GUIDELINES
1. Plays must relate to the Reading Railroad's history in and around
Reading, but, of course, may be historical fiction. Our primary
interests are the quality of the work and the relevance to the
Reading Railroad history (may include the present or future)
2. Single set, minimal furniture, props, etc.
3. Cast limit of eight.
4. No prior production in the Berks County, PA Area.
5. Length may be 15 to 50 minutes.

BACKGROUND
Widely recognized as a name from the Monopoly board, the Reading
(pronounced Red-ding) Railroad grew from a 94-mile coal hauling line
to become the world's largest corporation before settling down to
operating a 1,300 mile railroad system in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware. Today, segments of the Reading are an important part of
the Norfolk Southern and CSX systems as well as numerous shortline
railroads. For more information see the website www.readingrailroad.org.
Reading Community Players is the third oldest community theatre in
Pennsylvania, opening with its first production in 1921. It produces
five or six full length plays each season and includes drama, comedy,
mystery, and children's shows. One-act plays, new plays, and Readers'
Theatre productions are also produced periodically. Membership stands
at nearly 200 from the Greater Reading area. Its playhouse is at 403
N. 11th Street in Reading. For more information see the website
http://www.rcptheatre.org.

ROCKVILLE LITTLE THEATRE ONE ACT COMEDY FESTIVAL

Deadline 6-1-2006
Seeking funny, comic, antic, amusing one-acts (up to 40 minutes).
Cast Limit 10-12 Performers; previously produced OK. Send hard copy
of script to: Alexander Fraser, Dramaturg Rockville Little Theatre
Box 15141 Chevy Chase, MD 20825 cognitive1@webtv.net

THE BOULDER ACTING GROUP SEEKS ONE-ACT PLAYS

Deadline: 6-1-2006
My name is Andrea Harbeck and I am the Artistic Director of The
Boulder Acting Group. We produce new works and old in Louisville, CO
(a little town next to Boulder for those of us who cannot afford to
live in Boulder) and Boulder. We have produced two one-act play
festivals at The Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder. With the
backing of the Louisville Cultural Council we will produce two staged
readings and three full productions of new one act plays in July and
August. We are looking for plays with minimal set requirements. There
is no entry fee.

1. One script per playwright, please.
2. Running time of 15-30 minutes. (we'll look at plays up to 40, but
since we plan to do a 90-minute evening we're unlikely to use
anything that long.)
3. Small casts without special skills (e.g.: no highly skilled
dancers/ instrumentalists/ magicians)
4. No pay, but we will provide a DVD of the performance.
5. We'll consider previously produced work but much prefer unproduced.

Please send scripts to:
Andrea Harbeck
The Boulder Acting Group
908 Parkview St.
Louisville, CO 80027

SEEKING NEW FULL-LENGTH PLAYS

Deadline: 6-1-2006
Seeking New/relatively Unknown Playwrights' work for possible
production at an Off Broadway Theatre. Looking for new full-length
plays, to be workshopped and possibly produced. Taking submissions
for English language plays only. The location of the playwright is
immaterial, and transportation costs to theatre for workshopping and/
or opening of show will be under discussion after the play is chosen
for production.
Deadline for submissions is postmarked June 1st, 2006. Only accepting
plays that have never been produced professionally in the NYC area.

Please email a cover letter with a short synopsis of your play (no
more than 1 page in length) and a copy of the play to aliceacris@aol.com

or send a hardcopy of play with cover letter to:

Attn: New Play submissions
c/o Cristina Alicea, associate literary director
321 West 42nd Street, #5B
NY, NY 10036

THE 2007 DeLAND THEATRE FESTIVAL

SANDS THEATRE CENTER presents
THE 2007 DeLAND THEATRE FESTIVAL
Deadline: 6-1-2006
REQUIREMENTS
+ Scripts must be original scripts
+ Author must own the copyright for the script
+ Authors submitting musicals should include an audio CD of the music
+ One Act scripts should have a running time between 10 (ten) and
fifty (50)
minutes in length.

Along with a completed submission form (call Sands Theater Center at
386-738-7156 to request a submission form), the following is to be
included with the script:
- a cover letter with author’s name, address, phone number and email
address
- a brief synopsis of the script
- a cast of characters with ages and brief descriptions
- author’s resume and biography, listing any readings and previously
produced works

** scripts will be returned only if accompanied with a self-addressed
stamped envelope

FORMAT
- Manuscripts should be neatly typed or computer printed on one side
only.
- Each play should be bound and have a durable cover.

DEADLINE
The deadline for 2007 Theatre Festival is June 1, 2006. All
submissions must be postmarked no later than this date in order for
them to be considered. Entries received after this date may be
entered into the 2008 festival. Plays chosen for production will be
announced September 1, 2006. Between six and nine one-acts will be
chosen for production in the 2007 DeLand Theatre Festival.

Up to four full length plays and musicals will be chosen to
participate in the staged reading series for the festival. A panel of
judges selected by the Artistic Staff of the Festival will choose the
best play of the series. The winning play will receive a fully staged
production in either the 2007/2008 Mainstage series or the 2008
DeLand Theatre Festival.

Send Submissions to: Sands Theatre Center
Attn: Deland Theatre Festival producer
600 N Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, FL 32720

http://www.sandstheatercenter.com

CARROLLWOOD PLAYERS’ 9TH ANNUAL ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL

Deadline: 6-1-2006
Carrollwood Players welcomes submission of "never-before-staged-in-
the-Tampa-Area" scripts for our Ninth Annual ONE ACT WEEKEND
scheduled for August 2006.
We accept monologues, but generally prefer multi-player scripts,
easily staged, and limited to approximately 10-15 minutes. We will
consider single acts of major productions that stand independently.
In previous years, the nationwide response has been overwhelming. For
example, last year we received more than 120 submissions, many of
which deserved presentation. Unfortunately, our schedule currently
limits us to performing the ten or eleven chosen plays on a single
three day weekend in August.

The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2006. Selections will be made
expeditiously and all playwrights will be notified no later than June
16, 2006. Those scripts selected will be performed precisely as
written unless modified by the author to conform to time and staging
limitations.

Questions? Call Carrollwood Players at 813-265-4000, and leave a
message for
Jim Brennan, Artistic Director.

Send scripts to:
Carrollwood Players
Attn: Artistic Director, Jim Brennan
P.O. Box 270116
Tampa, FL 33688

FFI: http://members.aol.com/HeleneB/index.html

NORTH AMERICAN ACTORS ASSOCIATION’S SUMMER READING FESTIVAL

Deadline: 5-20-2006
The North American Actors Association is pleased to announce a call
for manuscripts for its 6th annual playreading festival competition.
Entries selected will be rehearsed and read by professional North
American actors at publicized public readings at a prestigious West
End venue in London in August of 2006.

These rehearsed readings are undertaken as showcase performances for
the writer and the actors, and no remuneration will be given --
although obviously the exposure could lead to a full production
elsewhere. They offer the writer the chance to have his/her work seen
and heard under professional direction and using the talents of
professional actors.

All the plays must be appropriate for a theatrical reading -- no
screenplays, please -- and must have predominantly North American
casts as they will be cast from the membership of the NAAA. The
subject matter should deal with North American culture, though the
plays do not necessarily need to be set in North America. Play
lengths should be approximately two hours for a full play and one
hour or less for a one-act, though other running lengths will be
considered. Deadline for entries is 20 May 2006. Please submit two
copies of the script and include a covering note with your name,
email address and contact telephone number(s), as well as a self-
addressed stamped envelope if you wish your manuscript to be
returned. Previously submitted scripts should not be resubmitted.

Entries should be mailed (no email submissions, please!) to:

Ms. Laurence Bouvard,
c/o NAAA
1 De Vere Cottages, Canning Place
London W8 5AA
England

Americanactors@aol.com
www.naaa.org.uk

THE CULTURE PROJECT's IMPACT PROJECT

Seeing works that address injustice, human rights...
Deadline: 5-15-2006
SOCIAL CHANGE ... FOR A CHANGE
Got a play where social justice comes into play? Culture Project
seeks submissions to produce or co-produce for annual arts festival
mid-Sept thru Oct. (theater, film, dance, music & visual arts).

Focus: work that addresses injustice, human rights, embraces
diversity, and effects social change; creating dialogue about
critical issues, festival seeks to inspire and promote a national
conversation, amplifying voices which are rarely heard, seldom
considered, yet essential to the democratic process. The goal is to
bring to the public a critical mass of performances within a
concentrated period, in order to win wide attention. Debates follow
performances explore topics further. Venues such as BAM, NY Public
Library, The Knitting Factory, Gigantic Art Space, NY Academy of Art,
PACE University, Bowery Poetry Club, Gigantic Art Space, Flea
Theater, The Town Hall, Galapagos, Symphony Space, Maritime Hotel,
Imagine Festival, The Onion, The Nation and Pomegranate Arts.
Planning staged-readings, /workshops of new and unproduced plays,
plus significant older political plays and fully-staged pieces.
Soliciting innovative, visionary scripts examining human nature and
social circumstance and stated focus of festival.

Submit bound unproduced script, brief description including technical
requirements (if available) CD or video of proposed or prior work (or
link to website having the required materials) and short bios for all
collaborators. Materials not returned.

Send to: Impact Submissions, Culture Project, 49 Bleecker St., 4th
floor, New York, NY 10012

http://www.cultureproject.org/upcoming.html

THEATRE RATS’ CHESTER HORN SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

THEATRE RATS’ CHESTER HORN SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL
Deadline: 5-15-2006
TheatreRats' Chester Horn Short Play Festival is an opportunity for
writers, directors and performers to come together and create fun,
entertaining and thought-provoking theater. We are seeking well-
written short pieces that are imaginative, interesting and engaging.
Awards are given to Favorite Play, Author, Actor and Actress.

Scripts must be deemed no longer than 15 minutes in duration to be
considered. Simple scenery preferred.

Email all submissions (full script and short bio) to
scripts@theatrerats.com. No submission fee. Notification in June-July
2006.

Thanks!
Michael Ruby, Associate Artistic Director

FFI: http://www.theatrerats.com

Monday, May 01, 2006

Santa Fe Performing Arts Playwrights Competition

PLAYWRIGHT'S COMPETITION

Santa Fe Performing Arts Playwright's Competition was developed to support American Playwrights. The competition is not merely a competition of words, but a venue for recognition and a demonstration of appreciation - truly a celebration of the writer's contribution. SFPA and many other theatre companies around the country with similar programs, support playwrights and ensure the future of American Theatre. Without the writers, the actors would have nothing to say. Submissions are limited to unproduced new American plays and must be postmarked by the first of September of each year. Send play synopsis and character break-down. Full scripts upon request only.

Santa Fe Performing Arts
Post Office Box 22372. Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502
Box Office: (505) 984-1370, Administration: 505-982-7992. Fax: 505-982-7993
E-mail: sfpa@aol.com

web site

International Playwriting Festival

1 The IPF is open to any author regardless of nationality, but all plays should be in English.

2 Plays must be full length and previously unproduced, estimated playing time, not less than 90 minutes and not more than 120 minutes. (Just over a minute a page is a rough guide, when scripts are typed as per rule 3 below.)

3 Scripts must be clearly typed on bond paper, double-spaced with wide margins, pages must be numbered and the text securely bound. Plays must be submitted using a pseudonym to ensure impartiality and the author’s real name removed from allpages of the script. Whilst all reasonable care will be taken, the IPF
does not accept responsibility for loss of,or damage to, submitted scripts.

4 Authors must guarantee that they have sole rights to all matter contained within the play. Any play accepted for production elsewhere before the judges’ decision is announced will be disqualified.

5 The Warehouse Theatre Company reserves the right to buy the exclusive option to produce ay play entered subject to contract.

6 Authors of the short-listed entries should make all reasonable efforts to attend a Press Call in late October 2006 and to be available to attend rehearsals and readings in November as required.

7 The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence concerning the results can be
entered into.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2006

web site: Warehouse Theatre Company IPF

Ordinary Evil

Karen E. Lile is looking for one act plays in length from 10 minutes to 1 hour on the theme of "Ordinary Evil". They should have 8 characters or less, a minimal set design and lighting requirements. Plays can be written by students, teachers, or professional playwrights. She hopes to have a mix of all three

Plays selected from this call will be produced in October 2006 (or next year) at a theatre in the San Francisco East Bay as part of Community Circles Month

Deadline - May 30, 2006

More info: Ordinaryevil.info