NYCPLAYWRIGHTS BLOG ARCHIVES

Saturday, December 30, 2006

BLOODY UNICORN THEATER COMPANY SEEKS LBTQ SCRIPTS

The Bloody Unicorn Theater Company in Tucson, Arizona
is seeking original plays for our fourth annual Queer
Women's Play Contest. Submitted plays can be on any
subject, but should feature lesbian, bi, trans, or
queer women as central characters. Winning plays will
receive a cash prize and a production in our annual
festival.

This year, we are accepting plays in two categories:
full-length and one-act. One-acts can include any
play less than an hour in length; plays longer than an
hour should be submitted as full-lengths.

Please submit no more than one full-length play, and
no more than two plays total. All performance rights
should be under the control of the playwright, but
there are no other restrictions on material. Please
include a production history of the plays, if
applicable. The deadline for submissions is April 30,
2007.

Plays can be submitted electronically to
bloodyunicorntheater@yahoo.com

Otherwise, please mail your scripts and a SASE (if you
wish your scripts returned) to:

Ry Herman, Artistic Director
Bloody Unicorn Theater Company
514 N. 2nd Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705

For questions, e-mail: bloodyunicorntheater@yahoo.com
Further information can be obtained at
www.bloodyunicorn.com

Thursday, December 14, 2006

The New York Musical Theatre Festival is accepting submissions

The New York Musical Theatre Festival is accepting submissions for the 2007 Next Link Project from JANUARY 1, 2007 through MARCH 1, 2007.

NYMF, the original home of Altar Boyz, [title of show], The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Gutenberg! The Musical and Nerds://A Musical Software Satire, among many others, is the world's largest annual musical theatre event.

The Next Link Project is our central series of new musicals, accounting for 18 of the 30+ productions in each year's festival. We maintain an open submissions policy and a blind evaluation process to ensure that writers from every level of the theatre community, from working professionals to those whose work has not yet been produced, are given the opportunity to participate.

The 2007 New York Musical Theatre Festival will run from September 17- October 7, 2007. For more information on NYMF, The Next Link Project or the submission process, please visit our website http://www.nymf.org/index.php or write us back. Further details, including the posting of our online application form, will follow in the coming weeks!

Emerging Artists Spring Eatfest

Emerging Artists announces a call for submissions for their Spring Eatfest. Currently accepting submissions of original one acts anywhere from 10 to 50 minutes in length. No monologues. Plays must not have been produced in NYC. You may submit up to 3 plays for consideration. Deadline is Jan 1st. Please mark SEF on outside envelope.

Please just send plays with a simple paper clip - no need for fancy covers or binding. Also please have your email on title page so we can contact you after we have read it. No need to send a SASP or letter envelope as we will use your email. If you would like the script returned, please enclose a SASE. Emerging Artists has a no fee policy for submissions. We only accept hard copy submisssions - no email versions. You will be notified by January 15. Chosen plays will have a 3 week run in mid March at Theatre 5 an 82 seat black box theatre off Times Square.

For more information, please contact us at EatTheatre@aol.com or 212-247-2429 or visit our website http://www.eatheatre.org/main.php.

Send submissions to:
EAT
311 W. 43rd St., 5th Fl
NY, NY 10036-6413

Babes With Blades' International Playwriting Competition

Script Submission Requirements:

· Scripts must be 60-90 minutes in length
· The fight depicted in the painting MUST appear in the play

Please consider:
· We prefer to produce plays with all-female casts. For the purposes of this competition, we will accept mixed-gender submissions provided that male characters appear only in supporting roles.

· We tend to work in small- to mid-sized black box theatres, so small casts and simple settings will be favored.

· The fight that appears in the painting need not be the only fight in the production - in fact we encourage playwrights to include multiple fighting roles.

Scripts can be submitted via email or snail mail. Please include all contact information with submission!

Email: swordandpen@babeswithblades.org

Mail:

Babes With Blades
c/o Dawn Alden
5920 N. Paulina Street, #1W
Chicago IL 60660-3238

All submissions must be postmarked or date-stamped by April 1st, 2007.

Scripts submitted will be considered the original creations of the authors, not as Works for Hire.
The author will retain all copyright rights and privileges granted thereto.

Competition Timeline
April 1st, 2007 - Submission deadline (postmarked or date-stamped if via email)

May 15, 2007 - Winners chosen and announced

Early June 2007 - Internal workshop reading. Playwright is invited but not sponsored. If playwright cannot attend, reading and discussion will be videotaped and sent to playwright with request for re-writes.

August 1st, 2007 - 1st re-writes due

Late August 2007 - 2nd workshop reading, for investors and invited guests. Playwright is invited but not sponsored. If playwright cannot attend, reading and discussion will be videotaped and sent to playwright with request for any final re-writes.

November 1, 2007 - Final script due

December 2007 - January 2008 - Casting

February 2008 - Rehearsals begin

April 2008 - Production opens, cash prize awarded

By submitting a script to this competition, you are agreeing to adhere to this timeline.

Additional questions:
Please email us at swordandpen@babeswithblades.org

http://www.babeswithblades.org/swordandpen2.htm

Slam '07

SLAM is back in '07
at The Tank @ C:U

SLAM Theatre 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 January 7,14,21,28 @ 7PM
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

Nanci Cone in TBG Showcase

TBG Acting Apprentice Showcase
A Selection of Contemporary Scenes
Accompanied by a Wine and Cheese Reception
Featuring
Caitlin Allgood, Amber Allison* Sylvia Batey,
Lyndsay Becker, Mark Comer, Nanci Cone, Brenda Cooney,
Hadley Fitzgerald, Jamey Isenor, Aaron Kicak,
Danielle Montezinos*, Allyson Morgan*, Christina Pawl*,
Charise Quevedo* and Rieko Yamanaka
*appearing courtesy of AEA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2006
6:30 PM and 8:30 PM
TBG STUDIO THEATRE
312 W 36th Street, 3rd Floor

FREE ADMISSION
RSVP BY DECEMBER 11 TO TBGRSVP@GMAIL .COM
Seating is very limited, so reservations are strongly recommended.

needcompany submission policy

Submission Policy:
As part of our firm commitment to presenting new work, needcompany continually accepts script submissions from playwrights and/or their representatives. In order to foster working relationships with new artists, aid scripts in their development process, and prepare shows for possible turns on our mainstage, in 2007 needcompany is launching an ongoing series of workshops and staged readings.
We accept submissions for both short plays and full-length works. We seek pieces that push the boundaries of LA Theater convention: the edgy, the absurd, the socially significant, the multi-cultural, the lovely, the ugly, the absurd, the poetic, the prosaic, the fringe, the indie.
In order for your submission to receive consideration, please send:
1. A cover letter complete with a brief synopsis and production/reading history of the piece as well as the playwright's current contact information, especially an email address.
2. The playwright's artistic resume, if applicable.
3. One copy of the entire play script, complete with a title page that also includes the contact information.

Our Contact Information
Mailing Address:
454 S. Crescent Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone #: 917-703-0161
Website: www.needcompanytheater.com
Contact: Matt B. Wells, Artistic Director
Email: info@needcompanytheater.com

Guy Glass's plays in Hackensack fest

Two of Guy Glass's short plays (which were first presented at NYCPlaywrights), "Healing" and "The Therapeutic Hour" were chosen for inclusion in the Hackensack Theater and Playwright Festival in February 2007.

For more information see the Hackensack.org web site.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

13th Floor

NYCPlaywrights now meets on the 13th floor of the new "Where Eagles Dare" - same address, same day (Wednesday) same time (7 - 10). We meet in "Studio Blackbird" (I THINK it's to the right when you come out of the elevator. There will be signs posted.) Questions? info@nycplaywrights.org

ROLL OVER OLLIE

Actor member Charles Major directed, and actor Brian Faherty performs in ROLL OVER OLLIE tonight (December 5) at 8:00PM at Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher St. for 1 performance only. Free admission.

Monday, December 04, 2006

International Playwriting Festival

Warehouse Theatre Company's International Playwriting Festival celebrates 22 successful years in 2007.
It is held in two parts: The first is the competition with entries accepted from all over the world and judged by a panel of distinguished theatre practitioners...

The second is the festival itself which will take place in November 07. Entries for 2007 will be accepted from 01 January 07

More info: http://www.warehousetheatre.co.uk/ipf.html