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Thursday, November 30, 2006

“Resilience of the Spirit: A Human Rights Playwright Festival” calls for scripts

call for scripts

“Resilience of the Spirit: A Human Rights Playwright Festival” calls for scripts that will be produced during Summer 2007.

The festival’s mission is to use the art of performance as a creative means to document human rights abuses and demonstrate the resilience of the human spirit.

This is the first of what is to be an annual event intended to make a difference in awareness and action, socially and personally. If you are a playwright who writes about these concerns, we would very much appreciate knowing what you have to say theatrically.

This festival is a program of 6th@Penn Theatre, San Diego, California. You may find information about the theatre's productions and other programs at 6thAtPenn.com.

Goals

The aims of the festival are to:

• Recognize and celebrate the lives of survivors of genocide and torture

• Raise awareness of human rights as a social justice issue

• Document the life stories of survivors of genocide and torture

• Raise awareness of the plight of refugees both locally and globally

• Recognize the power of transformation in telling and performing stories

• Support artists who are creating works that shed light on human rights concerns

• Foster collaborations and partnerships among the arts community and those organizations and individuals involved in social justice initiatives

Submission guidelines & information

• Performance time for plays: Minimum, 15 minutes; maximum, 90 minutes.

• Performance time for monologues: Minimum, none; maximum, 15 minutes.

• Children’s plays & monologues (about children or performed by children) are acceptable.

• Musicals are not acceptable.

• Subject matter is to relate directly to the project’s stated mission (see second paragraph).

• Adaptations are not acceptable. Original work only.

• Number of actors required: Maximum, 5.

• Production requirements: Minimal sets, props, costumes, lighting and sound demands, etc..

• Piece may not have been produced in San Diego (California) County within the last five years.

• We prefer scripts be prepared according to standard “American” format (character names centered, double space between dialogue, etc.). If you have a reading version of the play that is fewer pages than the production version, you may send that. Also, for hard-copy scripts, printing on both sides of the page is acceptable.

• Include a development and production history of the work.

• ◦ To submit via postal mail:

[1] Prepare 2 copies of the script including development and production history.

[2] Place name, e-mail address, telephone number(s) and mail address on title page only. Do not put name on any other pages.

[3] Firmly secure all pages with brads, rings or Accopress clips. (Please do not staple or bind.)

[4] Send to: Human Rights Festival, 6th@Penn Theatre, 3704 6th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103-4317.

◦ To submit via e-mail:

[1] Prepare all material as for “Submitting via postal mail” (above) except [a] do not put playwright’s name on any of the pages and [b] do not include development and production history with the script.

[2] Prepare an e-mail with [a] "Submission: (your name)" only, in the subject line; [b] your name, e-mail address, telephone number(s) and mail address in the body; [c] development and production history in the body; and [d] the script attached in PDF or DOC (Word) format. PDF is preferred

[3] Send to kineavy@cox.net.

• Submit no more than one title.

• Deadline for our receiving plays is January 2, 2007.

• If you want to be notified that script has been received, include a self-addressed postcard with a postal submission; or state request in body of the e-mail containing your submission.

• We will be preparing two or three 90-minute programs, so any number of scripts may be selected. These plays will be given full productions with multiple performances. No monetary compensation is available.

• Scripts will not be returned so please do not include SASE.

If you have a script that meets our needs, we would very much appreciate having the opportunity to consider it. We hope to be able to let you know of our selection by early May.

Questions may be directed to Producer Catherine Kineavy at kineavy@cox.net.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to invite your participation.

The Fifth Annual Lavender Footlights Festival

The Fifth Annual Lavender Footlights Festival
April 18-22, 2007
Dot 51 Art Gallery
51 NW 36 Street, Miami, FL 33137

Creative Arts Enterprises is seeking submissions for the Fifth Annual Lavender Footlights Festival to be held in Miami on April 18 - 22, 2007.
The five-day play reading event was recently named “Best Theatrical Event” by Miami’s SunPost. It will feature plays, one-acts and shorts with gay and lesbian themes that have not been previously produced in Florida. Plays must be gay in theme and should be of immediate importance and/or interest to the LGBT community.

Past years have included pieces by noted playwrights such as Ricky J. Martinez, Hal Corey, Michael McKeever, Aoise Stratford, and Claudia Allen. The festival has also included many pieces by artists new to the writing field. The plays have been staged as readings directed and acted by a virtual who’s who of South Florida theatre.

The goal of Creative Arts Enterprises for the Lavender Footlights Festival is to foster new works with gay and lesbian themes to be produced by theatres around the country. We hope to act as a market to put new and familiar LGBT playwrights and their works onto the stage to be seen by producers, directors, and – of course – new audiences.

Areas of special interest are
Plays that support sexual and cultural diversity
Plays that deal with issues not commonly dealt with in LGBT theater (aging and gay culture, domestic violence)
Plays dealing with controversial issues from a unique viewpoint
Note: We’re sorry to say that screenplays cannot be accepted. While they are obviously equally powerful and entertaining, they are not easily adapted to the stage. Thanks for your understanding.

General Submission Procedure
Each submission should include the following:

1 copy of the script to be read
A 1-page synopsis of play (for full length plays only)
Cover letter with return address and contact information, as well as a statement that piece has not been previously produced in Florida.
Submission Address*
Format: Adobe or Word documents

Submission email address: submissions@caemia.org

Snailmail: Do not send originals. Plays will not be returned.
Postmark should be no later than December 31, 2006.

Mail to:
Lavender Footlights Festival
59 NE 46th Street
Miami, FL 33137

*Email submissions preferred
Deadline for Submissions: Items must be received no later than December 31, 2006

Selection Process
Plays will be reviewed by a jury panel. All playwrights will be contacted via email by March 1 regarding their work’s inclusion in the festival.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

TADA's 16th Annual One-Act Playwriting Contest

Deadline: April 23, 2007
Play submissions must be postmarked on or before the deadline.

Winners announced September 24, 2007
Winners receive the Gregory Millard Memorial Award, which includes an honorarium, and a staged reading of the play.

Submission Guidelines:
- Plays must be submitted in one of the two categories: "Young Writers" for playwrights 19 and under, or "General Submission" for playwrights over 19.
- Scripts must be original, UNPRODUCED and unpublished on-act plays either Teen actors and audiences or Youth actors and audiences (under 13)
- Plays must address issues that are relevant to today's teen/yout experience; however, the setting does not have to be contemporary. COMEDIES ARE ENCOURGED.
- Cast must be primarily actors ages 10 to 19. Limit two adults per cast. Teens will not play adults; adult actors will be hired.
- Musicals are not accepted for this contest but can be submitted to TADA! separately.
- Plays with animals and non-human characters are highly discouraged.
- Writers may submit more than one play
- DO NOT SUBMIT LOOSE SCRIPTS OR SCRIPTS IN BINDERS. Scripts should be bound by a stable or a binder clip.

What to Submit:
- A completed entry form
- A short bio of the playwright (100 words of less)
- Four copies of the play
- A character breakdown with brief descriptions including age
- Proof of age if you are submitting your play in the "Young Writers" category (School ID, letter from parent verifying age, etc.)
- PLEASE NOTE: Any materials mailed to TADA! will not be returned.

Requesting an Entry Form:
- Log onto www.tadatheater.com to download an entry form.
- You can also call 212-252-1619 ext 17 or email jgreer@tadatheater.com to request an entry form be mailed to you.

Mail Submission materials to:
TADA!
Annual One-Act Playwriting Contest
15 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Questions?
- Email jgreer@tadatheater.com
- Call 212-252-1619 ext 17
- Log on to www.tadatheater.com

Thanks Guy

Thanks to member Guy Glass for his generous donation to NYCPlaywrights!

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Mae West Fest seeks plays

Female Protagonist Project:
In 2006, we embarked on an exciting quest - finding the ultimate female
protagonist. And in 2007, we are making this playwriting competition bigger
and better!

The Mae West Fest's Female Protagonist Project actively seeks theatre and
performance pieces featuring the ultimate female protagonist. We are in
search of plays by living female playwrights that portray heroic
acts/moments/emotions by heroines of any age, race, religious/social
preference or economic strata.

Plays submitted to the Female Protagonist Project competition may be
biographical, historical, or fictional. They may be comedies, dramas,
satires, or farces. They may or may not adhere to the style of realism.
The main criteria is that the play feature the ultimate female protagonist –
however you imagine her!

The plays must be an hour or longer in length.

Schedule:
2nd annual Female Protagonist Project Celebration - February 2007, in
Seattle, WA. The winner of the 2007 FPP will be presented with a monetary
award of $1,000., and a public, rehearsed, reading with professional
actors/director.

Deadline for submissions; December 1, 2006.

Guidelines for Submissions to the FPP:

Plays must feature an "ultimate female protagonist."
Plays must be written by women.
Plays must be previously unpublished.
Plays may have had staged readings or developmental workshops; but not have
had an AEA production.
Plays must be one hour minimum in length.
Plays may be submitted via e-mail or via mail.
Plays must be accompanied by a letter of introduction, noting the play's
production history, and including an email address for the playwright.
Notification of the competition outcome will be sent by email.
Scripts will not be returned unless they are accompanied by a large SASE.
Submissions may be e-mailed to ellen@maewestfest.org or may be mailed to:

Mae West Fest
ATTN: Female Protagonist Project
915 E. Pine St., #430
Seattle, WA 98122

Pointed Remarques seeks swashbuckling plays

POINTED REMARQUES will produce swashbuckling plays written or set in the years 1575-1830. The first full production was THE THREE MUSKETEERS, staged in October of this year. Also planned is a summer weekend festival of original one-act swashbuckling plays, selected through a national contest, as well as a Madrigal Feaste.

Future productions may include ROMEO AND JULIET, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, and THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK, as well as original full-length works.

This is a non-profit education-based company (that means none of us are paid yet; sorry). We are looking for a solid corps of 12-15 actors, preferably 2/3 male. We have half of the company of performers already, but are looking for more. Priority will be given to talented and trained stage combat performers. Dance/movement training is also a plus. In keeping with our educational mission, we hope to have at least 1/3 of the company comprised of students ages 15-21.

POINTED REMARQUES will perform at festivals and schools as part of its educational mission. Company members will be expected to take part in these events. Experienced company members will also be expected to train student members of the company.

We are also soliciting talented technical and design personnel in the following areas: scenic/lighting designer, technical director, sound designer, marketing/publicity designer, stage manager, wardrobe assistant. Musicians who can play period-appropriate instruments are needed, along with singers.

FIELDS OF HONOR ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL:

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

POINTED REMARQUES Classical Theatre Company

First Annual FIELDS OF HONOR Play Festival

Longmont, Colorado

April 2007

www.pointedremarques.org

The Rocky Mountain region's newest swashbuckling theatre company is proud to announce its first swashbuckling play festival. To inaugurate our first season we are soliciting original unproduced scripts which meet the guidelines below:

*one-act plays no more than 30 minutes long, containing at least 1 fight scene

*single set

*plays must have at least 1 major female character; no more than 10 characters total

*all plays must be either a prequel or a sequel to a Shakespeare play

*we only retain production rights for the 2007 Festival and for 1 year after;

all other rights remain with the author

*we will produce 3 submitted scripts, plus 1 from our own company membership

*submission deadline is February 1, 2007; Festival will be April 21 and 22, 2007

*submission must be by e-mail, in MS Word format, to:

kroenung@pointedremarques.org

THE SLASH

Member Nancy McClernan's one-act play THE SLASH will be performed as part of the Looking Glass Theatre's Writer/Director's Forum November 30 - December 4.
http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/128021

JANE CHAMBERS AWARD

JANE CHAMBERS PLAYWRITING AWARD

We seek plays and performance texts created by women which reflect a feminist perspective and contain significant opportunities for women performers. We encourage submissions by and about women from a diversity of positions in respect to race, class, sexual preference, physical ability, age, and geographical region. We strongly encourage experimentation with the dramatic form. Scripts may be produced or unproduced. There is no limitation on length, style, or subject. Playwrights may be from any country.

This is an annual award, given in the memory of the late, lesbian playwright Jane Chambers who became a major feminist voice in American theatre through her plays "A Late Snow," "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove," "My Blue Heaven," "Kudzu," and "The Quintessential Image".

The award consists of $1000, free registration to attend the conference of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education in late July, hotel and travel costs, and a rehearsed reading of the winning piece at the ATHE conference. The winner should be available to attend the conference. Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled (through May 2004) who submit plays will be entered into the student category of the competition; the prize is $250 award and a reading at the Women and Theatre pre-conference in late July (no travel and hotel fees are included). In addition, the award recognizes a first runner-up, finalists, and honorable mention winners.

Only one entry per playwright annually. Submissions must include two copies of the play (typed or printed), application form, resume, and synopsis. A SASPC may be included for acknowledgement of the script's arrival is desired. A letter of endorsement from a theatre professional may be included, from someone familiar with the work which will only be used for publicity purposes. No translations. Scripts will not be returned, but recycled.

Submissions must be postmarked by February 15. The winner and finalist will be notified after June 15. To obtain an application form, contact the Awards Administrator by e-mail or by letter (include a SASE) only. Our application form is available online.

JANE CHAMBERS AWARD
c/o Gretchen E. Smith
Division of Theatre, Meadows School of the Arts
P.O. Box 750356
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275-0356
gesmith@mail.smu.edu

Reagan Wilson, Groove MaMa

Member Reagan Wilson will perform in the GROOVE MAMA FESTIVAL

Saturday December 2nd "Super -Sized Variety Show" 8PM $15

http://groovemamaink.com/Upcoming_Events.html

Reservatons:

Groove MaMa Ink LLC @
The Gene Frankel Underground Theatre
24 Bond St., New York, NY. 10012
212-252-2402

2007 Mountain Playhouse Playwriting Contest

The submission deadline for the 2007 Playwriting Contest is December 31st, 2006. The prize for the winning play is $3,000 and a public reading of the play before the end of 2007 at The Mountain Playhouse. In addition, Mountain Playhouse will consider presenting a live stage production of the play during 2007 or 2008.

The rules for the contest are as follows:
No re-submissions of plays previously submitted unless revised 70% or more.
Must be a World Premiere Candidate
Cannot be produced before 2008
MUST be able to be performed by EIGHT actors or less
Must be a comedy
To submit your entry, you will need to download the Playwriting Contest Agreement, print and sign it, then mail your play with the agreement to 7690 Somerset Pike, P.O. Box 205, Jennerstown, PA 15547.

If you wish to have your script returned after the contest is over, you must enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage to cover the return.
More info: http://www.mountainplayhouse.com/playhouse/contest.html

FIRST PRIZE reading

Member Israela Margalit's play FIRST PRIZE will receive a reading on Monday, December 4th, at 6:45 PM at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Studio 2, 311 West 43rd Street, 8th floor. (BETWEEN 8TH AVE.& 9TH AVE.)

DIRECTED BY STEVEN WILLIFORD
WITH GLYNIS BELL, MITCHELL GREENBERG, SAMNANTHA DANIEL, JEREMY WEBB, Tom Wojtunik, reader

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Scene4

Member Griselda Steiner's play MARY M AND THE MAD PROPHET will be published in the Decmeber issue of Scene4, the online arts magazine.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Downtown Urban Theater Festival

The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) (www.downtownurban.net) is
currently accepting submissions for its sixth season, which will run from
June 4 to June 16, 2007 at the legendary Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich
Village, NYC.

DUTF, presented by Creative Ammo and produced by Arcos Entertainment, is a
two-week celebration of urban theatrical expression by a cross-section of
playwrights. This annual event showcases theatrical works that echo the
true spirit of urban life and speak to a whole new generation who lives defy
categorizing along conventional lines.

For DUTF 2007, we plan to accept 12 theatrical works; six full-length
productions (60-90 minutes) and six shorts (30-45 minutes). Each work is
performed only once during the festival. Three of the outstanding works
produced during the festival will receive $1,000 awards in the categories of
Best Play, Best Short and Audience.

To submit for DUTF 2007, please forward the following:

(1) Bio with contact information of the playwright - name, address,
telephone number and email address; photo of playwright

(2) Synopsis of theatrical work

(3) Complete script of theatrical work

(4) Actor/director/crew bios, if available

(5) Description of stage set (if any) and production needs (i.e. sound and
lighting)

To Arcos Communications by Friday, December 8, 2006 at:

Email - arcos@arcos-ny.com

Or

Mail Downtown Urban Theater Festival
C/O Arcos Communications
341 West 38th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10018

Monday, November 20, 2006

Off for Thanksgiving

NYCPlaywrights will not meet Wednesday, November 22 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We will meet the following week, November 29. Happy Turkey (or Tofu) day.

Saturday, November 18, 2006

New members

Welcome new writer member Kylah Torre and new actor members Melanie Gretchen and Nina Camp.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

New members

Welcome to new writer members Israela Margalit and Ed Rising.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Seeking thought-provoking big question plays

Tobacco Bar Theatre Company
Deadline: none declared
We produce exclusively new plays in development, and New York premieres. We have no specific guidelines for what we will and will not produce, but all of our shows do have a common thread - they ask big
questions in an intriguing, thought-provoking way.

Seeking one-act plays, full-length plays, ten-minute plays; send full script. No payment to writer.

Joe LaRue, Artistic Director
c/o Horse Trade Theatre Group, 85 E. 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
joe@tobaccobar.com
http://www.tobaccobar.com
917-734-2694
212-327-7414 (fax)

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

Looking for SNL-style comedy sketches

Chapel Players is the dramatics society of St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, NY. We are looking for original SNL-style comedy sketches or comedic short plays for our Chapel Players Live variety show, to be performed for three evenings from 2/1/07 – 2/3/07. A flat fee of $50 will be paid for each submitted piece of writing that is selected for use in performance. E-mail all submissions to chapelplayers@yahoo.com to the attention of Tom Hoefner; include in the subject line “CPLive Submission”. All submissions should be in .doc or .txt format. The early deadline for submissions will be 12/20/06; the extended deadline is 1/17/07. For the best chance of selection, please submit early.
Job Start Date
Job End Date
Union Information
Salary $50 Flat Rate

Company Chapel Players at St. Joseph's College
Address Brooklyn, NY 11205
US

Contact Tom Hoefner
chapelplayers@yahoo.com

Respond Method(s) By Email

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Playwrights of color in the Bronx and beyond

A new Bronx-based multicultural theatre ensemble, and new play development lab, Actors Without Spaces, is seeking original submissions primarily from playwrights of color from all of the five boroughs. All contemporary, experimental, and provocative styles and subjects, one-acts and full-length stage plays only, small casts preferred. No musicals, no children's plays. AWS seeks to counteract the pervasive discrimination and isolation that minority playwrights continue to face in the theatre by providing developmental/dramaturgical support such as a bi-monthly play reading series, workshop productions of original works, theatre festivals, and panel discussions with professional theatre artists. Send bio, synopsis, ten-page sample of most current work to:

Actors Without Spaces
c/o Desi Moreno-Penson, Artistic Director
9 Metropolitan Oval, #7A
Bronx, NY 10462

Submissions will also be considered for Uptown Local/Singular Scenes Staged Readings events at Kingsbridge Library sponsored by the Bronx Writers Center, a program sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts.

Lakewood Theatre Company call for original plays

Lakewood Theatre Company
at Lakewood Center for the Arts
368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Box Office: 503-635-3901, Fax: 503-635-2002
website: http://www.lakewood-center.org

email: center.info@lakewood-center.org

Deadline: 1/19/2007

Call for Original Plays

2007 Playwriting Competition

in Lake Oswego, Oregon

The Lake Oswego Foundation for the Arts and the Lakewood Theatre Company announce a call for playwrights for the 2007 Playwriting Competition. Submission deadline is 4:00 PM, January 19, 2007.

This is the fifth year that the two organizations have joined together to provide an opportunity for area playwrights to have their new plays developed and presented as staged readings in a professional theatre environment. The playwriting competition also provides a forum for playwrights to receive valuable feedback from real audiences during talkback or written sessions to follow the reading.

SUBMITTAL GUIDELINES:

All scripts must be accompanied with a letter containing the playwright's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address if available. Additionally, a one-page synopsis of the work should be included. Playwrights are asked to include a bio.

* The submitted play must never have been produced in any completed form including as a staged reading, recording for distribution, on radio, television, or film.

* It may be either one-act or full length, not to exceed 120 minutes performance time in length.

* The play must be submitted in standard script formatting, properly bound, with cover or title sheet.

* Six copies of the play shall be submitted for judging. Submitted materials will not be duplicated without the written consent of the author.

* Include a bio, photo, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope with adequate postage for return of script following judging. Scripts received without return envelope and postage will be recycled.

PRIZE:

* The winning play or one-act will be produced as part of the Lakewood Theatre Company evening of original plays.

* The selected play will be performed as a staged reading in 2007 with a date to be announced. Deadline for submissions for the 2007 session is January 19, 2007 - 4:00 PM.

* The performance will be cast and directed by the Lakewood Theatre Company with input from the playwright.

* Sets, costuming, props, lighting, and sound will be provided on an as available basis. All staged readings will occur on the same stage as the regularly scheduled season productions.

Submittal Deadline:

Jan. 19, 2007 - 4:00 PM

All plays must be submitted to:

Lakewood Theatre Company Play Submissions
Lakewood Center for the Arts
368 S. state Street
Lake Oswego, OR 97034

About Lakewood Theatre Company:

54 YEARS OF LIVE THEATRE: Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1952, Lakewood Theatre Company, located in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a semi-professional theatre dedicated to the study and presentation of drama in all its forms; the training and development of actors; and the creation, maintenance and operation of a theatre in which to present plays and other forms of entertainment. Lakewood Theatre Company is the oldest continually operated, not-for-profit theatre company in the Portland Metropolitan area. It annually provides more than 700 theatre artists the opportunity to learn and display their craft and attracts more than 40,000 people to its shows. The theatre's website is http://www.lakewood-center.org/

2007 Hackensack Theater and Playwright Festival

Contact: Gregory Liosi – Arts Director for The City of Hackensack and
The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center
Roland Uruci – Artistic Director, Q2Q Theater Company

Where: Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, 39 Broadway, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone Number: (201)-646-8042
Fax Number: (201)-646-8044
E-mail: gliosi@hackensack.org

The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center and Q2Q Theater Company Announces The Return of The Hackensack Theater And Playwright Festival

Q2Q* Theater Company in conjunction with The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center will be holding The Hackensack Theater And Playwright Festival, February 21, through February 25, 2007. We are looking for first time playwrights, playwrights who are working on new pieces or playwrights who are reworking old pieces to submit their work.

Once the plays are chosen the playwright will be contacted and will have approximately two (2) months to rehearse the play. Each play will additionally get at least three (3) to four (4) rehearsals at the festivals venue, The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center. Q2Q Theater Company and The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center will provide lights, sound, minimal sets and props. The festival is intended to be a “bare-bones”, “black box” style of theater, where the text and the characters drive the story. Plays cannot have a running time more than forty-five (45) minutes and have no more than eight (8) characters.

This is the perfect opportunity for a playwright to utilize a 115 seat, State Of The Art Theater and finally see their play go “from the page to the stage.”

Submission Deadline: Friday, November 10, 2006

Send Submissions to:

2007 Hackensack Theater and Playwright Festival, Att. Gregory Liosi
65 Central Avenue
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601-0608

*Q2Q is pronounced Cue to Cue. Named for the theater term meaning the Cutting out action and dialogue between cues during a technical rehearsal, to save time.