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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

13th Annual New York City 15-Minute Play Festival

Submissions for the 13th Annual New York City 15-Minute Play Festival may be submitted by mail through December 15, 2006. This popular annual homage to the short play, produced by Turnip Theatre Company in association with American Globe Theatre, will be presented April 23 – May 5, 2007 at American Globe’s 75 seat theatre on West 46th Street in the heart of Times Square.
Only one submission per writer will be accepted. Submissions must be postmarked no later than December 15, 2006. A copy of the complete guidelines are attached. Guidelines can also be obtained on line at www.americanglobe.org . For additional information contact gfalzer@verizon.net or call the theatre at 212-869-9809.

Seeking one act plays for FACING EACH OTHER festival

SOUTH CAMDEN THEATRE COMPANY, now producing its third season, is seeking one act plays for its FACING EACH OTHER festival this coming April. We are seeking scripts concerning non-traditional prejudice of all types. The play should be no longer than twenty minutes, 2-4 actors, and be constructed on a single set. Please send scripts and sasp to:

SOUTH CAMDEN THEATRE COMPANY
c/o 318 Hudson Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030
Att: Joseph M. Paprzycki, Artistic Director
Deadline 12-31-06
Check our website at www.southcamdentheatre.org

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Wanted: plays with strong roles for women

INFORMATION FOR ARTISTS:

What kinds of scripts is Theatre Unbound looking for?

Theatre Unbound is looking for scripts that:

run 40-50 minutes (for our Fringe production) or 75 minutes and up (for the mainstage)
have a female protagonist
preferably have a majority of roles for women
fit with our mission statement, to produce "powerful stories that represent women in active pursuit of their goals and desires; female perspectives on universal struggles and achievements"
How many scripts should I send?

Give us your best shot - send the one script you think would be the very best fit for us. If we want to see more, we'll let you know.

How can I submit a script to Theatre Unbound?

Scripts that fit these criteria may be sent as email attachments to:
dgiordano@theatreunbound.com.

Scripts may also be sent via postal mail to:
Theatre Unbound
Attention: Delta Giordano
P.O. Box 6134
Minneapolis MN 55406

When can I submit a script to Theatre Unbound?

The best time to submit is September-December.
http://www.theatreunbound.com/

Strawberry One-Act Festival - no fee

The Riant Theatre
Strawberry One-Act Festival

Plays must have their own director and cast and be able to be presented from February 12 thru March 2, 2007.

No fee.

Deadline November 15, 2006.

Submit: Full script, typed and securely bound; application form; brief synopsis of play; character breakdown and set requirements; short bio; SASE for return if desired; SASP for acknowledgement if desired.

The mission of the Riant Theatre is to develop new plays and provide a nurturing environment for artists. The winner of the Best Play Award in the Strawberry One-Act Festival will receive a development deal to have a full-length developed by the Riant Theatre.

Download application form athttp://www.therianttheatre.com/strawberry.html

Friday, October 27, 2006

Brooklyn College seeks 10-minute plays

Graduate directors and dramaturgs at Brooklyn College are currently seeking unproduced/unfinished ten-minute plays for inclusion in a developmental project, culminating in a staged reading at the Abingdon Theatre on December 21. Playwrights will be afforded the opportunity to workshop their piece and should be available for a maximum of 10 hours rehearsal.

Digital submissions can be sent as Microsoft Word documents to tenminuteplays@gmail.com. Please include a cover note, any development history about the play, and a short resume. Write to Daniel Manley at the same address, if you have questions. If you prefer, hard copies can be mailed to:

Ten Minute Plays

Dr. Lynn Thomson

Brooklyn College
Department of Theater
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn , NY 11210-2889

The deadline for submissions is Nov 1st .

Monday, October 23, 2006

Scene4 Magazine always interested in new plays

Scene4 Magazine which is an Internarional publication of performing arts and media is always interested in publishing new plays. This magazine reaches over 160,000 readers/month worldwide. You can take a look and inquire for submission at their website: http://www.scene4.com. Also, it's a road to publication by their sister company, AviarPress at http://www.aviarpress.com.

Julie Harris Playwright Awards

Rules for the Julie Harris Playwright Awards Competition

1. Authors must be U.S. Citizens or legal residents.

2. Entries must be original, full-length plays (minimum of 75/80 minutes playing time), unpublished, unproduced, and not currently under any option. "Unproduced" means: No previous production of any kind (Equity or non-Equity) for which actors or authors were paid or admission was charged, or both. No musicals are eligible. Plays with an occasional song for ambience are considered.

3. An author may submit only one entry, whether under his or her name, or a pseudonym. Co-Authorships are permissible.

4. Entries must be written in English and typed or computer printed (no dot matrix) in standard American or English stage play format. The plays must be securely bound.

5. The following entries are not eligible: musicals, short one act plays (less than 75 minutes), groups of short one act plays (related or unrelated), translations, plays for children, a play that has won any other competition, a play that was entered in any prior year's Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Playwright Award Competition. For entries adapted or based or suggested by/from other materials, which are copyrighted, authors must provide proof of copyright owner's sanction. (e.g. under current copyright).

6. Entries must be submitted with completed and signed applications and received by BHTG between August 1st and November 1st (postmark accepted) of the contest year. Only entries received between these dates will be eligible. Scripts sent before or after these dates will not be accepted, read or returned. Results will be announced the following June.

7. Submissions in non-compliance of these Rules and the Submission Procedures will be ineligible for entry in the competition. For return of ineligible submissions, please read Number 7 under "Submission Procedures."

8. The Beverly Hills Theatre Guild has the right to accept or reject any entry without explanation, and will not correspond with, or discuss with any person the results of the competition or the acceptance or rejection of any entry. No entry is returned.

9. The competition judges' decisions are final in all respects.

10. As a sponsor of this Competition, the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild has the following rights, which it may exercise at its sole discretion:

a. To declare any entry ineligible if prior to Competition's close (June 1), the entry is in violation of rule #2. Authors must notify the BHTG of any change in status.
b. To reproduce as many copies of an entry as are necessary for distribution among the judges or to request an author to supply a specified number of copies. The author must comply with that request.
c. To use the author's name and title of any award winning entry for publicity about this Playwright Award and the results of the competition.
d. To present one script-in-hand, rehearsed reading of an award winning entry to an invited, non-paying audience. No royalty payment will be due to the entry's author for that reading.

11. Each award winner shall, at all times, in connection with publication, production, publicity, programs, posters and advertisements about an award winning entry, designate that the play is an "Award Winner of the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild/Julie Harris Playwright Award Competition." Award winners must consent to sign a letter of agreement with BHTG to this effect.

12. Each entry shall be free from copyright restrictions relating to this Award and the author shall hold The Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, its officers, and directors free and harmless from all copyright claims.

13.The BHTG is not a producing organization. No production is connected with the competition nor any prize awarded.

14. Sorry, the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild - Julie Harris Playwrights Competition does not sponsor scholarships, fellowships, educational grants, or loans to students or private individuals. Nor does the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild as an organization.

Submission Procedures

1. "You"=Author or co-authors. "BHTG"=The Beverly Hills Theatre Guild.

2. You must submit your entry with a completed application form. You may obtain an application form by sending a self-addressed, business-size stamped envelope to:

Candace Coster, Competition Coordinator
BHTG - Julie Harris Playwright Award Competition
P.O. Box 148
Beverly Hills, CA 90213.

3. You must personally sign the application. Entries must be legible and signature clearly the name of the writer(s). The author(s) must sign the entry form. Proxy or agent signatures are not accepted and will lead to disqualification.

4. Bind your entry securely, and include the following: Cast List, Time and Place, Number of Acts and Scenes. Scripts must be securely bound. A clip holding pages together unfortunately doesn't constitute being "bound". (This is insisted upon for the protection of the script and benefit of the writer. Loose scripts may have pages become misplaced or lost. The competition is not responsible for loss or damage to entries or parts thereof.)

5. Do not show your name, address, or any identifying information on any page or on the cover of your entry. Attach with a removable paper clip a sheet containing the title of your entry, your name, address, phone number and any other information. You may enter the copyright or registration date and number on the title page of the bound script.

6. To preserve anonymity, all entries will be identified by numbers for judging; all identifying marks will be removed.

7. Submissions will not be returned. Enclose with your submission a stamped, self addressed, #10 envelope for our response.

8. The following are optional enclosures: (a) self-addressed stamped postcard for acknowledgment of receipt of your entry; (b) a stamped self-addressed, #10 envelope for an announcement of the competition winners in June.

9. The BHTG is not responsible for loss or damage to entries.

10. No script will be accepted by fax or e-mail. No electronic submissions or correspondence.

11. No entry is returned.

Address All Inquiries To:
Candace Coster, Competition Coordinator
Julie Harris Playwright Awards Competition
P.O. Box 148
Beverly Hills, CA 90213
http://www.beverlyhillstheatreguild.org/jhrules.htm

Bay Area Shorts

BASH! (Bay Area Shorts)
Deadline: applications accepted between 9-15-2006 and 2-15-2007]
Starting September 15, 2006 Playwrights Foundation is accepting submissions for Bay Area Shorts (BASH!). As a special event of the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, four local writers are invited to present 20 minutes of unproduced material in staged reading format.

Each piece will have 3 hours of rehearsal with actors and director and be presented as part of a joint program at the Festival.

Submissions must be postmarked by February 15th, 2007 and will be evaluated by our Selection Committee. Final selections will be made at the end of May. Writers will receive a small stipend and a festival pass.

Guidelines: 20-minute plays only ˆ whether as short plays or excerpts from longer plays. ONLY ONE SUBMISSION PER PLAYWRIGHT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Submissions shorter than 14 and longer than 30 pages are not considered 20-minute plays and will be disqualified. If submitting an excerpt from a longer play, please, indicate clearly which section is your actual submission.

Send submissions to:
BASH! 2007
Playwrights Foundation
131 ~ 10th St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

Scripts for Development

terraNOVA Collective prides itself on script development. Groundbreakers, a weekly writers' workshop, focuses on this essential element in producing great plays and emphasizes growth in structure, story and dialogue. Through these workshops, we choose scripts to go on to the next level of development, a ten day rehearsal and staged reading. After careful consideration, one play from the second development tier receives a main stage production.

Currently, we are opening script submissions. We will only consider plays previously unproduced. We especially want plays ripe for development and written by playwrights with a desire to enter into the process that Groundbreakers offers. Subject matter should be in the realistic realm and focus on an examination of sociology and relationships. Solo plays/shows that are currently in the developmental stage are welcome, too.

For play submissions, please send to:

terraNOVA Collective
Literary Department
401 West 24th Street, #8
New York, NY 10010

(PLEASE DO NOT SEND CERTIFIED MAIL - INCLUDE A SASE IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR SCRIPT RETURNED)

For questions on submission process or Groundbreakers please email literary@terranovacollective.org

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Brian in "Hell's Gate"

Member Brian Faherty appears in a film called "Hell's Gate" which will receive a screening Monday October 23 at 8PM at the Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Avenue.
Go to http://www.hellsgatemovie.com/HGInvitation.html for more information.

New members

Welcome new actor members Rebecca Lynn David and Brian Faherty.

Monday, October 16, 2006

New Works at Portland Stage Company wanted

General Script Submission Guidelines

Literary agents may submit complete scripts at any time.

Playwrights who do not have agents may submit 10-page dialogue samples for consideration for The Little Festival of the Unexpected. See below for more details.
• The submission deadline for the 2007 Little Festival of the Unexpected is December 31, 2006.

New England-based Playwrights may submit complete scripts to the Clauder Competition during competition years. See below for more details.
• The submission deadline for the 2006 Clauder Competition has passed. Please check our Web site for the announcement of the prize winners in December, 2006.

Submission Guidelines:
• All Submissions must include a detailed cast breakdown (including doubled roles for larger casts) and up-to-date playwright contact information.

• No handwritten materials or scripts that are otherwise illegible will be accepted.
• Submissions should not be bound in binding combs or other permanent bindings.

Portland Stage Company has a policy of not accepting any unsolicited scripts that do not meet the above guidelines.

Full details on eligibility and submission guidelines for both the Clauder Competition and The Little Festival of the Unexpected can be found below. For questions about script submissions or eligibility, Literary Manager Dan Burson at dburson@portlandstage.com.

Submit by mail to:
Portland Stage Company
Attn: Literary Manager
P.O. Box 1458
Portland, ME 04104

Script Submission
Clauder Competition -->
Little Festival
Young Writers Program
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The Clauder Competition

The Clauder Competition is a playwriting award hosted by Portland Stage Company and open to all New England playwrights.

For over two decades, the Clauder Competition has been New England’s most prestigious competition for new plays. It was created in 1981 to celebrate the distinctive voices of our region’s playwrights and to bring their work to the attention of the greater theatrical community. The Clauder Competition identifies exciting new works and ensures their successful launch through readings and productions at Portland Stage Company, which adjudicates the competition and provides a creative home for the winning playwright.

The goal of the Clauder Competition is to provide exposure, encouragement and critical feedback to promising playwrights who typically receive little more than a return postcard for material they send to theaters and producers. Past winners who have launched successful playwriting careers include Quiara Alegria Hudes, Adam Bock, Laura Harrington, Liz Egloff, Bridgit Carpenter, Melinda Lopez, Brian Silberman, W. August Schulenburg, William Donnelly, Liz Duffy Adams, and Paula Vogel.

Clauder Prizes:

Clauder Grand Prize: a $2,000 cash award, plus a workshop production and a full production at Portland Stage Company during the 2007-2008 season.

Gold Prizes: a $500 cash award, plus a workshop production at Portland Stage Company.

Additional prizes will also be awarded to the best play from each of the six New England states.

Eligibility for the Clauder Competition:

• Playwrights must currently live or attend school in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont. This residency requirement may be waived in cases where the material has significant relevance to New England and where the playwright has previously lived in New England for a considerable period of time. For questions of eligibility, contact Literary Manager Dan Burson at dburson@portlandstage.com.

• Plays must be full-length, with a running time between one and three hours.

• Plays must require no more than 8 actors to perform. Playwrights must provide a precise casting plot for larger casts that require doubling.

• Plays must be original works, not an adaptation or translation.

• Plays must not be primarily for younger audiences.

• Plays must not have received a professional production, or publication, or a pledge/commitment for the same prior to the announcement of the Clauder Winner. This includes Actors Equity showcase and waiver productions. Plays that have had readings or non-AEA productions are still eligible.

• The winning play must meet all eligibility requirements for a full production. In consideration of PSC’s mounting of the world premiere production, the grand prize winning playwright must provide a small percentage of their royalties from the work for five years following the premiere production.

Clauder Submissions: One script per playwright.
Submissions must be sent by U.S. Mail only - no e-mails, faxes, etc. Submissions must include the complete script with a cast breakdown and up-to-date playwright contact information to establish residency. No scripts that are handwritten or scripts that are otherwise illegible will be considered. We request that submissions not be bound in binding combs or other permanent bindings that will make them difficult to photocopy.

Submitted scripts will NOT be returned.

All submissions meeting the eligibility criteria will be reviewed by at least 2 readers, and will receive an individualized letter of response including readers’ comments following the announcement of the winner.

Deadline: the deadline for the 2006 Clauder Competition has passed.
Details on future competitions will be posted on this Web site. In the meantime, interested playwrights are invited to submit their work to the Little Festival of the Unexpected, following the guidelines listed below.

Notification: prior to December 31, 2006.
The status of submissions will not be disclosed until the announcement of the winner.

Submit by mail to:
Portland Stage Company
Attn: 2006 Clauder Competition
P.O. Box 1458
Portland, ME 04104

Script Submission
Clauder Competition
Little Festival ---->
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Little Festival of the Unexpected

Little Festival of the Unexpected is an annual event dedicated to public readings of new works. Three to five playwrights are in residence each year at the festival as they continue to develop their scripts with input from actors, directors and audience members.

Since its debut in 1989, The Little Festival of the Unexpected has established a tradition of nurturing artists, invigorating audiences, and exploring new voices, new visions and new forms of theatre. The festival furnishes a supportive environment for playwrights to develop their work, as well as a unique opportunity for audiences to catch a firsthand look at the creative process that brings scripts to the stage. Little Festival readings are performed by a company of professional actors, and are followed by an open discussion between the audience, director and playwright.

Each playwright in residence receives a stipend as well as housing during the festival. Limited support for travel is also available.

Past Little Festival of the Unexpected scripts have a successful track record of full productions both here at Portland Stage and at other professional theaters around the country. Almost Maine, which was developed at the 2003 Little Festival, went on to become the most commercially successful mainstage production in PSC history. Many other Little Festival works have gone on to productions elsewhere, including successful Off-Broadway runs and television filming for PBS’ American Playhouse.

This year’s Little Festival of the Unexpected is May 7–12, 2007.

Little Festival of the Unexpected Submissions
Submissions for the upcoming Little Festival of the Unexpected are accepted from September 1 through December 31 annually. Only one submission is accepted per playwright.

Plays are eligible for development at The Little Festival of the Unexpected only if they have not previously been professionally produced or workshopped with Equity actors. This restriction includes Actors Equity showcase and waiver productions. Plays that have had readings or non-AEA productions are still eligible.

Literary agents may submit complete scripts at any time.

Playwrights may submit 10-page dialogue samples for consideration. Dialogue samples must be accompanied by a synopsis, production history and character breakdown.

Submit by mail to:
Portland Stage Company
Attn: Literary Manager
PO Box 1458
Portland, ME 04104

http://www.portlandstage.com/Literary.html#LittleFestival

2nd Annual Toronto Ten Minute Festival

Theatre Inspirato presents
The 2nd Annual Toronto Ten Minute Festival
Original plays needed
Deadline 1/29/2007
Here's what we need from you, our potential playwright (rules for
submission):

1. A script of an original "unproduced" play between 7 to 15
minutes. The theme should be on moving on OR you may choose to have a red sweater as an integral part of the play (you can also combine both the theme and object). Any style of a play is acceptable. Please avoid elaborate set requirements.
2. For the purposes of this festival an "unproduced" play is a play that has not received a fully staged production before a paying audience.
3. If selected your play will be performed at the Equity Showcase
Theatre in Toronto, Canada from May 31 to June 9, 2007.
4. All submissions must be received as a WORD document and emailed to inspirato@ca.inter.net by midnight, January 29, 2007. You will be notified by February 17, 2007 if your play has been accepted.
5. For each script please include your full name, address, phone
number and email address on the title page. The title page should also include a cast list and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play. The pages should be numbered. Please state if you have had any plays produced in the past (this will not have an effect in the selection process). A rule of thumb is that one page of single spaced, average dialogue will total about 80-90 seconds.
6. There are no entry fees and you may enter a maximum of three plays. No playwright will receive money for his or her play but if your play is selected, your play will receive a full production (minimum of 3 performances). The Ten Minute Festival will find the cast, crew and market your play. It is up to the discretion of the director whether they will work with the playwright.
7. Should your play be selected for inclusion in the festival, you
are giving The Ten Minute Festival non-exclusive rights to publish your play, [ I checked on this---he means print copies to distribute to the members of his play committee....ed.]...without the encumbrance of royalty payments. You grant the non-exclusive right to The Ten Minute Festival to produce and perform the play during the 2nd Annual Toronto Ten Minute Festival from May 31 to June 9.
8. You retain the right to publish your play through any other
publishing agents and perform it in any other venues you desire.
9. You may also enter your script by December 7, 2006 (as a finished piece or work in progress). This will give us an opportunity to possibly provide feedback or encouragement. If any response is given it will be by January 7. A response or lack of response does not mean either acceptance or refusal of your play. You still have to January 29 to submit your play.
10. In summary, the submission is open to unpublished, ten minute plays free of royalty and copyright restrictions. This is open to everyone without age and geographic restriction for both the novice and experienced playwright. Between 10 to 16 plays will be selected. At least half the plays selected will be written by residents in the Greater Toronto Area. We will read your script provided it meets the guidelines (we are playwrights who understand the hard work you put into your play).

For further questions please email inspirato@ca.inter.net or call
416.483.2222.

Get inspired. See your stories come to life.

Dominik Loncar,
Artistic Director,
Theatre Inspirato

WILKES UNIVERSITY’S JOHN C. GARDNER CONTEST

Deadline: 1-10-2007
Wilkes University wants unpublished and unproduced 2-minute plays for its inaugural John C. Gardner Contest. Winner receives $750 (runner-up $250) and publication in Rosebud quarterly. No children’s plays.

Submit 2 copies, SASE, and brief bio with author’s name on cover letter only to:

John Gardner Contest
c/o Bonnie Culver
Wilkes University
84 W. South St
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

THE THEATER PROJECT’S PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP

THE THEATER PROJECT’S PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP, NJ
There are openings for the monthly playwright’s workshop at The Theater Project, Union County College’s professional theater company.

The Theater Project is particularly interested in writers who can contribute to the supportive process of play development as well as participate in its theatre community. This opportunity is a free service. Workshop meets once a month. In addition, there is a monthly script in hand public performance/ discussion of one of the plays in development.

North Jersey playwrights interested in developing their work through readings and critiques by actors, directors and other writers should submit a fifteen page sample (full length or short play), a SASE with a cover letter (please include an email address), and a brief summary of writing background to:

The Theater Project
C/O Sheldon Senek
15 Westminster Terrace
West Orange, NJ 07052

This material (with PDF attachments) may also be submitted via email to: TheaterProject@aol.com
For more information on The Theater Project, please visit the web site: www.thetheaterproject.com

13th Annual New York City 15 Minute Play Festival

Turnip Theatre Company in association with American Globe Theatre will accept submissions for the 13th Annual New York City 15-Minute Play Festival through December 15, 2006. This popular short play competition will be presented at American Globe's 75 seat theatre on West 46th Street in the heart of Times Square April 23 – May 5, 2007. Turnip Theatre Company established The 15-Minute Play Festival in 1995 to present audiences with short, well-crafted plays while at the same time offering a professional venue for theater artists. American Globe Theatre became a Festival co-presenter in 2001. Over the past 12 years more than 350 new short plays have been presented, with many going on to subsequent productions and several to publication. Offoffonline.com called the Festival the highlight of the Off-off Broadway season (May 2004).

Each year approximately 32 to 35 original short plays are selected from submissions from all over the United States and several foreign countries. Four to five plays are presented each of the first seven evenings of the semi-finals with one play chosen each night to move on to the finals and two additional performances. Finalists compete for $100 cash prizes for Best Play, Best Direction, Best Performance, and Audience Favorite. Finalists are also eligible for The Alan Minieri Memorial Playwriting Award in honor of Turnip Theatre Company's late Co-Artistic Director who died of cancer in 1997. The $300 Minieri Award is presented to a playwright whose work challenges convention in both content and form. Each semi-finalist whose work is presented in the Festival receives a $25 royalty.

Playwrights and/or their representatives are responsible for the production of their play including casting, rehearsals, props, etc. The Festival presenters provide basic set pieces and lighting, sound equipment, and production staff.
Plays are selected solely on the script submitted. Please do not include a playwright resume or play production history. Plays should have a beginning, middle, and end (though not necessarily in that order). Plays that create a unique world, are unpredictable, and can stand alone without complex production values are favored by the presenters. Monologues and published plays will not be considered.
Submissions must be typed in play script format and be no more than 15 pages and in a font size no smaller than 12 point Times Roman or Courier/Courier New. Only plays with a running time of 15 minutes or less are eligible.
Only one submission per writer will be accepted. If several plays are submitted by a single author, only one will be chosen at random to be read by the play reading committee.
Submissions should be sent by regular mail to 15 Minute Play Festival, c/o American Globe Theatre, 145 W. 46th Street, New York, NY 10036. Submissions are not accepted by email, fax, or express/overnight mail. Submissions must be postmarked by December 15, 2006. Playwrights whose plays are selected will be notified in mid-February 2007. Plays will not be returned, so please do not send a return envelope.
There will be a mandatory meeting for all playwrights or their representatives in March and a production meeting for all participating artists in April 2007.

More info: http://www.americanglobe.org/festival.html

2007 SUNDANCE INSTITUTE THEATRE LAB, JULY 9-29, 2007

Deadline: 12-15-2006]

The Sundance Institute Theatre Laboratory will be held over three weeks, July 9-29, 2007, at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. We welcome projects at any stage of development, but usually look for work that is ready to be explored, at least in part, on its feet. We encourage artists to share their exploration with other Theatre Lab colleagues by opening their rehearsal process to one another, whenever possible. If you do not feel that an "open rehearsal room" is in the spirit of your project, Sundance may not be an appropriate venue.

The physical resources at Sundance include four rehearsal rooms, a writing room, a music room, and thousands of acres of magnificent mountain scenery. Projects rehearse every other day to give playwrights adequate time for re-writes. Actors are usually double cast in two projects. There is no physically controllable space, such as a "black box." Although lights and sets are not available to assist in project development, designers have participated in the development of text. Process is tailored to the project's individual needs and stage of development, including readings, text analysis, blocking rehearsals, music rehearsals, meetings with artistic staff, and private presentations to the assembled artistic community.

PROJECT SELECTION
The Sundance Institute Theatre Laboratory selects up to eight projects per year. Through open submissions, we consider an estimated 600 projects. Sundance looks for original, compelling, human stories that reflect the independent vision of the theatre artist. We are interested in supporting a diverse and daring group of theatre artists who tell unique stories, present material in a new form, or conceptualize existing material with an innovative directorial vision.

Applications can be submitted by playwrights, directors or choreographers. We prefer to have a committed director attached to all projects. Sundance is interested in both established and emerging theatre artists, as well as artists making a transition from areas outside of theatre. We welcome solo performers and projects for young audiences. In the case of projects that are not strictly text-based (dance/theatre pieces, image-based work), an artistic statement detailing the style and vision of the piece is essential. Previous applicants can re-apply. Participants must be available for the entire length of the Lab. Artists can only submit one application.

The postmark deadline for all submissions is December 15, 2006. Applicants will be notified by April 9, 2007.

Complete guidelines, electronic application process and other information at https://www.sundance.org/theatre

Saturday, October 07, 2006

New members

Welcome new writer member Hank Meyerson, and new actor members Earl Gatchalian and Hannah Snyder-Beck.

Greg Oliver Bodine in Northhanger Abbey

Member Greg Bodine will perform in Northhanger Abbey at Theater Ten Ten beginning October 20, 2006 through November 19, 2006
PERFORMANCES
Mon, Fri, Sat at 8pm; Sun at 3pm; also Nov 16 at 7pm

TICKETS $20 212-288-3246, Ext. 3

For more info: http://www.theater1010.com/

This Woman's Work Annual Monologue Festival

This Woman's Work Theatre Co. (www.thiswomansworktheatreco.com)

IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OFFICIAL START OF SUBMISSION ACCEPTANCE FOR OUR ANNUAL NEXT BIG THING WINTER MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL.

Next Big THING, a division of This Woman's Work Theatre Co. is currently accepting submissions for its annual winter monologue festival. This year's theme is:

THINGS WE DENY OR AVOID

Seeking submissions of comedic and dramatic monologues on the above theme written by local emerging male and female playwrights (NY, NJ, PA, CT).
Pieces must be no longer than three minutes in length and may be original or come from a previously produced full-length play. 13-15 monologues will be selected for inclusion, and each will be woven into a cohesive story built around our theme (while maintaining their original structure) and will be performed by a group of exceptional N.Y.C actors at The Rock Theater in Midtown Manhattan, January 25th, 26th & 27th, 2007.

Submission deadline for this project is October 28th, 2006.

You will be contacted shortly thereafter by email only if your piece has been selected for inclusion. You may submit up to 3 monologues for consideration.

There is no pay on this project, but your name and monologue will be acknowledged on the show's postcard, in the program and on our website. You will receive a copy of the program and postcard for your files.

Please send all submissions via email to: nbt@thiswomansworktheatreco.com

***PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF OUR NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR SUBMISSIONS AND
INQUIRIES:

SUBMISSIONS FOR NEXT BIG THING'S MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL:

nbt@thiswomansworktheatreco.com

SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR GENERAL SEASON:

submissions@thiswomansworktheatreco.com

INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS:

info@thiswomansworktheatreco.com

Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes,
TWWTC

Friday, October 06, 2006

Theater company seeks new one-acts and full length plays

The Ratutu Collaborative, a young theater company in New York City, seeks new one-act and full length plays for upcoming seasons.

Any length, style, or subject is welcome.

Email submissions to Shanara McKeever, Playwright-in-Residence, at ratutucollaborative@yahoo.com. Please put my name on the subject line, and a brief synopsis of your play in the body of the email. Also include 5 sample pages, an overview of your experience and any interesting anecdotes about yourself. All plays must be original in English, and not boring.

For information on us and our previous productions, visit our website at ratutu.com

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Seeking plays that explore science & technology

STAGE Script Competition Submission Guidelines
Submitted plays must explore scientific and/or technological stories, themes, issues and/or events. Science and technology must figure prominently in the script, whether in form or content or both. Biographical dramas, history plays, and medical dramas are discouraged unless they significantly employ science and/or technology. Authors are strongly urged to avoid the stereotypes often assigned to science, technology, and those who engage in these disciplines. This competition is not open to plays written in the genre of science fiction.
All entries must be postmarked on or before January 15, 2007.
Specific eligibility requirements:
All plays must be original, full-length (minimum running time: 70 minutes), and submitted in English.
Plays that have been published, received a full-fledged production, or been reviewed prior to the submission deadline are not eligible. Plays that have had readings or a workshop are acceptable.
Plays or theatre pieces incorporating multi-media are acceptable. Material presented in a new form or not entirely script-based is also acceptable. In these cases, please submit an artistic statement that describes such elements in detail. Those working with/in multi-media/new forms may also submit samples of the visual interpretation of the piece, e.g., sketches, slides, DVD, or the like.
Collaborations are eligible.
Original material based on an existing published work or the like may be submitted if the author(s):
are the owners of the existing published work, or
have written permission from the author and owner of the existing published work to adapt this work for the stage and a copy of this written permission accompanies the submission of your play and all supporting materials. Any adaptations that do not fulfill these requirements are not eligible.
Authors may submit only one script per contest cycle.
Scripts submitted in a previous contest cycle may not be resubmitted unless they have been significantly re-written, i.e., more than 50% of the script must be substantially changed from the previous submission.
No musicals, translations or screenplays are being accepted at this time.
Those involved in any aspect of the STAGE Script Competition application or review process are not eligible to enter.
To assist the STAGE Competition in ongoing fund-raising efforts - and to thereby assist future artists - we ask the winning author(s) to credit, accompanied by respective logos, on the title page of all printed materials of future readings, workshops, productions, programs and publications of the winning piece, as follows: "Developed with the Assistance of the Professional Artists Lab, the California NanoSystems Institute, and the STAGE Project."
The winning play will be announced on this website on June 15, 2007. The winning author will be notified directly, prior to public notification.
Scripts will be judged by an esteemed panel of jurors, to be announced. Previous judges included playwright and MacArthur Fellow Luis Alfaro; award-winning theatre, film and television director Arvin Brown; Dr. Polly Carl, Producing Artistic Director of the Minneapolis Playwrights' Center; Nobel Laureates David Gross (2004 Physics) and Alan Heeger (2000 Chemistry); Professional Artists Lab Playwright-in-Residence Barbara Lebow; and Eduardo Machado, award-winning playwright and Artistic Director of New York's INTAR Theatre.
All submissions must include:
A cover letter.
Completed entry form, as follows:
Please submit the entry form online. After you click on the "Submit Entry Form" button, a confirmation page will appear on your screen. Please print out this confirmation page and mail it in with your script copies and other submission materials. A one-page (maximum) synopsis of the script.
A written statement regarding:
the specific manner in which the play relates to the fields of science and/or technology;
how the play has developed up to the present; and
how the author(s) envision the future development of the script and the culmination of this work.
A bio/resume for each author.
Two copies of the play, in English. Since scripts will be read as blind submissions, the title pages on both copies of the play should include only the name of the play and the year in which it was written. The name(s) of the author(s) must not appear anywhere on the scripts. Each script should include a list of characters or a cast breakdown.
Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged by e-mail.

We regret that it is not possible to return any submission materials.

Click here for a summary/checklist of all required submission materials.

Send submission materials to:

STAGE Script Competition
Professional Artists Lab
CNSI - MC 6105
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6105

Please direct all inquiries about the STAGE Script Competition to:

E-mail: stage@cnsi.ucsb.edu

To learn more about the Professional Artists Lab or the California NanoSystems Institute, please visit our respective websites:

The Professional Artists Lab: http://www.proartslab.ucsb.edu/
The California NanoSystems Institute: http://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/

BRISTOL RIVERSIDE THEATRE

Great stories. Great characters. Gratuitous vulgar language and/or nudity will not work at our theatre. Highly intelligent writing, complex and revealing relationships, unusual stories are best. I must feel passionate about the material.

Seeking full-length plays, musicals, translations, adaptations, and solo pieces. Previously produced OK. Cast Limit 7 performers.

Edward Keith Baker, Artistic Director
Bristol Riverside Theatre
P.O. Box 1250
Bristol, PA 19007

BRTArtistic@aol.com
http://www.brtstage.org
215-785-6664
215 -785-2762 (fax)

BLACK SWAN THEATER

Black Swan Theater (founded, 1988) is putting out a call for new scripts. The process is this: every two months (this may go to once a month, depending on response and energy) Black Swan will arrange a reading of a new script or scripts before an audience, to which the playwright will be invited. Response sheets will be given to director, performers, and audience to aid in the development of the play, and an audio recording will be made for the playwright if he cannot be in attendance. Especially promising scripts will undergo further development at Black Swan and at Highland Repertory Theater (our professional partner in this endeavor) toward the end of possible full production.

No payment to the playwright during reading and development, but contracts negotiated for full productions.

Please mail (no e-mail submissions at this time) submissions (full length, one act, one person shows, musicals) to:

The Black Swan Theater
Attn: David Hopes
166 W. Haywood St, Ste 1
Asheville, NC 28801

swanthtre@aol.com - (inquiries only, no email submissions please)

BILINGUAL THEATRE COMPANY SEEKS NEW PLAYS

Bilingual Theatre company looking for new theatre pieces to produce soon.
Compañia de Teatro Bilingue busca nuevas obras para producir este año....
preferably/preferentemente:

*no big dramas - No dramones
*good comedic timing - buen tiempo comedia
*Female writers (not excluding) - autor femenino (no excluyente)
*no more than 4 characters. No mas de 4 personajes
*Spanish and or English - Español y/o Ingles
*No longer than 90 minutes - No mas de 90 minutos

submit ASAP - Lo antes posible!!
Please send envelopes by REGULAR MAIL, NO FEDEX. NO UPS to:
por favor mandar sobres via regular mail a NO FEDEX NO UPS a:

R. Polnoroff
3530 73rd street. 5E
Jackson Heights
NY - 11372
rominacoyote@hotmail.com

Scott Sortman in THE AMERICAN CLOCK

Scott Sortman will play Henry Taylor in Arthur Miller's "The American Clock" at the
HB Playwrights Foundation.
The show runs through October 15th. Tickets are free, but reservations are necessary. The reservations number is 212-989-6540.