NYCPLAYWRIGHTS BLOG ARCHIVES

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Guy Glass's THE THERAPEUTIC HOUR

Writer member Guy Glass's play "The Therapeutic Hour," which was read at NYC Playwrights in December, has been chosen by International Centre for Women Playwrights for inclusion in ICWP Celebrates International Women's Day Readings. The performance will be held at the Dramatists Guild on Friday, March 9th at 6:30 PM and will feature NYC Playwrights actor members Nanci Cone and Hannah Snyder-Beck.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Backdoor Theatre’s New Play project

Backdoor Theatre’s New Play project, established in 1985, exists to cultivate playwrights and to showcase new theatre. In a workshop environment, selected plays are mounted with full production value and receive at least six performances in Backdoor’s 170 seat Mainstage theatre. Submitted plays are processed through a play-reading panel, and selection is made in collaboration with the theatre’s professional staff. The selected play is cast from the community theatre talent pool and rehearses for five weeks. Each selected script is considered a “work in progress” and every practical effort is made to achieve a collaborative state among cast, crew, director, producer and playwright.

Objectives of the Project

The intentions of the New Play Project are to encourage playwrights and to nurture fresh new theatre; to offer our audience an exciting, never-before-seen theatre experience; and to provide to our local artists a chance to expand their talents through new viewpoints and fresh ideas.

Submission Requirements

A. The script should be standard size, typed and securely bound.
B. A brief synopsis of the play.
C. A one page resume of the playwright.
D. SASE for script. (If you want it returned.)
E. SAS postcard for receipt acknowledgment.

Plays must be full-length. One-act plays or collections are not eligible. Musicals and Children’s plays are not eligible. Scripts having received a professional production are not eligible. Scripts having received a workshop, staged reading, or non-professional production are eligible.

The selected play will receive a $500.00 honorarium.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: March 15th, 2007

About Backdoor Theatre

Established in 1971, Backdoor Theatre is a non-profit community theatre that has a reputation for quality and quantity of production. With two stages, Backdoor is in production 48 weeks of the year and has produced over 300 major productions. Backdoor Theatre was named the AACT/Texas Champion 1995-96 and 2001-2002.

Address Manuscripts to:
Artistic Director, The New Play Project
Backdoor Theatre
P.O. Box 896
Wichita Falls, TX 76307

More info: http://www.backdoortheatre.org/newplay.htm

Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest

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

CONTEST GUIDELINES

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

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

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

Entries should be sent to:

PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Pioneer Drama Service
P.O. Box 4267

More info here: http://www.pioneerdrama.com/stuff/contest.html

Sunday, January 28, 2007

2007 Original One-Act Competition

The Intentional Theatre is now accepting submissions for the 2007 Original One-Act Competition. Plays in length from 45 to 60 minutes chosen will receive a fully-staged (ie. off-book, not script-in-hand) presentation in 2007. Submissions must be received by February 15th or so. There is no entry fee. For complete information and submission guidelines, visit http://intentionaltheatre.com and follow the "submit here" link on the home page for the 2007 Original One-Act Competition.

Following in the tradition of a "bare-boned" presentation, production qualities will be minimized to allow focus on characterization and story development.

And please tell your friends.

Break a leg!

David
The Intentional Theatre
"Giving theater back to the actor"
http://intentionaltheatre.com

Monday, January 22, 2007

Short Attention Span Theatre PlayFEST

SAS PlayFEST Submission Guidelines

Postmark/email Deadline: March 15 for production in the following SAS PlayFEST
NEW: 2007 PlayFEST theme: ANNIVERSARY (whatever that means to you)

NEW: Actor limit - each piece is limited to three actors maximum, either 2 men and 1 woman, or 1 man and 2 women. Using only one or two actors is fine.

Submissions must run no more than ten minutes long.
Set pieces limited to two standard wooden chairs.

Submissions MUST be unproduced, staged readings are OK.

Selected workds MUST have their world premiere at the SAS PlayFEST.

Any number of entries may be selected for production in the Short Attention Span PlayFEST, held in the Billerica, MA area

All production rights for the plays revert to the playwright after the Festival, Atlantis Playmakers merely has the right to produce the premiere.

Entries must be typed, and include a cover page with the playwright's name, address, phone, and e-mail.

BY MAIL: Contact us for hard copy submssion rules.

SUBMIT BY EMAIL: Word format ONLY to kdb@AtlantisPlaymakers.com

SELECTIONS POSTED ON THIS PAGE IN APRIL - due to the high number of entries we cannot offer individual critiques.

Kitchen Dog Theatre wants plays

New Works Festival: new play submission
Scripts must be received by March 1, 2007 to be considered for the 2007 Festival. Past mainstage selections include: Raw Vision by Leslie A. Wade (2006), Hazard County by Allison Moore (2005), Permanent Collection by Thomas Gibbons (2004), ¡Curanderas! Serpents of the Clouds by Elaine Romero (2003), Barbette by Bill Lengfelder and David Goodwin (2002), Eighteen by Allison Moore (2001), Fugitive Pieces (a Play with Songs) by Caridad Svich (2000) and Isaac by David Schulner (1999).

Each year, Kitchen Dog Theater selects one original script to receive:
A fully staged production (as part of our regular season – a five-week run)
Paid travel to Dallas, TX (if necessary) to work with the Director, Cast and Crew
Royalty stipend (amount TBD)

Seven other original scripts will be selected for staged readings as part of the Festival (travel not included).

Prospective scripts must meet the following guidelines:
Full-length plays only (preferably one hour or longer)
Submitted scripts must be type-written
Completed scripts only
Do not include a synopsis of the play
Have between one and five actors (character doubling acceptable)
There are no restrictions on play content.

Only one script per playwright may be submitted.

All unproduced scripts will be recycled.

Please send your script with cover letter to:
Attn: Tina Parker, Co-artistic Director
Kitchen Dog Theater
3120 McKinney Avenue, Ste. 100
Dallas, TX 75204.

DO NOT EMAIL SCRIPTS. ONLY COMPLETE SCRIPTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

DEADLINE for 2006 New Works Festival: received by March 1, 2007

Silver House Theatre announces its Third Annual Playwright

Silver House Theatre announces its Third Annual Playwright
Festival. Over the last 3 years, the Silver House Theatre has
committed itself to the development of new playwrights. Due to the
large number of scripts submitted in the past, the Silver House is
announcing its call for submissions early this year.

Deadline: Feb. 15th, 2007

Send scripts to:
Silver House Theatre
Reginald Edmund
Attn: Silver House Playwright Festival
P.O. Box 88074
Houston, Tx 77288-0074

Previous winners of the Silver House Playwright Festival include:

2006- MJ Hancock- New Improved God
2005- Sophia Ansari- Lost and Occasional Found

Rules and guidelines:

The competition is open to all playwrights. Up to two plays may be
submitted.

Plays must be original works which have never had a professional
production.

Plays should be bound in a manner that permits sheets to be
separated. Please, do not use staples. First inside pages should
contain a list of the cast of characters and their ages. Please do
not send originals or only copies.

Play running time should be no more than 25 minutes and have no more
than 6 actors.

Each submission should include:

1. Playwright's name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-
mail address on the Title page.

2. A self-addressed, stamped, letter-sized envelope for notification.

3. One page biography of playwright

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Michael Quinones's CAPTAIN NIGHTMARE

Michael Quinones's play CAPTAIN NIGHTMARE (seen in the NYCPlaywrights Winter 2006 Reading Fundraiser)
When: 7:30 pm Thursday February 15, 2007 (running two hours at the most)
Where: Chernuchin Theater – 314 W 54 th St. between 8th & 9th Avenue, Manhattan
Ticket info: $20. Now on sale at www.therianttheatre.com/cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=tickets.html. MasterCard, Visa & American Express. Also by phone: 646-623-3488. All tickets will be held at the box office to be picked up 30 minutes before show time.

Rachel Langley's "The Iron Show"

I'm putting together a one night, sexy little production called "The Iron Show" and the theme is solo female performers who either want to present a monologue, poetry, spoken word, acoustac song, etc...that deals with the strength of women and the power to overcome any of the millions of obstacles get thrown in our direction everyday. Pieces can be comedic, dramatic, you name it. Guidelines are fairly loose as long as it shows the strength of women (hence the title "The IRON Show".

If you have any material that you feel may fit the theme and would be interested in performing, please let me know (as well as if you have any friends that may be interested in submitting). I plan on putting this up in late February (or early March). Spread the Word!

I'm scouting caberet style places for the event, so if you've got any leads on that let me know.
filmstarco@yahoo.com

Hope to hear from y'all and happy new year!
Rachel
www.rachelwrites.net

Metamorphosis Theatre Company looking for provocative plays

Metamorphosis Theatre Company is looking for provocative, unpublished full-length plays from emerging playwrights to be produced as an equity showcase. Preferably some male roles in 40’s age range. SASE.

Metamorphosis Theatre Co.

Attn: Doug Stone
100 Overlook Terrace, Suite 65
New York, New York 10040

Monday, January 15, 2007

New North American Playscripts Wanted for Reading

The North American Actors Association (www.naaa.org.uk ) based in Great Britain is pleased to announce a call for manuscripts for its 7th annual NAAA Playreading Festival Competition. Entries selected will be rehearsed and read by professional North American actors at publicized public readings held at a prestigious West End venue in London, England in June 2007. These rehearsed readings are undertaken as showcase performances for the writer and the actors, and offer the writer the chance to have his/her work presented under professional direction and using the talents of professional actors. No remuneration will be given, although the exposure could lead to a full production or other opportunities elsewhere.

All the plays must be appropriate for a theatrical reading, so no screenplays please, and should not have been previously produced or mounted in the UK. The subject matter should deal with North American culture, and must have primarily North American casts as they will be cast from the membership of the NAAA, 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. All entries must be posted to arrive no later than 2 March 2007 . Please submit two copies of the script by post only and include a covering note with your name, email address and contact telephone number s). Although we are predominantly interested in new work, please also include if applicable a list of any readings, workshops or productions of the piece that may have already taken place. We will accept a maximum of two entries per person; no scripts will be returned, and we will not enter into correspondence. Please note that only the winners will be notified, with the list of the winning plays available on our website after the date of selection. Please note also that we will not accept entries which: are submitted by email; arrive past the deadline; include only one copy of the play; or have previously been submitted.

Entries should be mailed to: Ms. Laurence Bouvard, c/o NAAA, 1 De Vere Cottages, Canning Place, London W8 5AA England
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.

Best wishes,
Ms. Laurence Bouvard
Chief Executive, NAAA
Americanactors@aol.com
www.naaa.org.uk

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Welcome new members

Welcome new writer members Walter Thinnes and Enid Harlow and new actor member Lori Kee.

HUCK FINN in the Twainathon

Member Nancy McClernan's play HUCK FINN will be performed as part of the Metropolitan Playhouse's Twainathon. NYCPlaywrights members Michael Jalbert, Hannah Snyder-Beck, Alice Connorton, Charles Major and Greg Oliver Bodine perform. HUCK FINN web site

Bruce Barton, THE GERMANS

Bruce Barton performs in THE GERMANS IN PARIS January 5 – 27, 8PM at Arclight Theatre, 152 West 71st Street
Tickets available at Theatremania.com

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

ID AMERICA FESTIVAL

Quo Vadimus Arts
is proud to announce
submissions are Being ACCEPTED FOR the

ID AMERICA FESTIVAL

a festival of short plays about american identity
written by playwrights from around the nation,
performed in new york city, November 2007.

January 3rd, 2007: Submissions are being accepted for Quo Vadimus Arts' ID America Festival. America is made up of many communities and our diversity is what makes dialogue both difficult and vital. QVA is looking for plays and playwrights to help us create a festival that questions, explores, challenges and celebrates what it means to be living in America today.
The ID America Festival was inspired by QVA's growing concern over the polarization of media in America. News organizations are increasingly biased towards the left or right, and it is rare to find an open forum where differing points of view are given equal weight . We are becoming divided by the papers we read, or the news stations we watch; a nation whose people are pigeonholed based on their political or religious affiliations, by their lifestyle choices. We are demographics before we are Americans. We at Quo Vadimus Arts want to create a festival where everyone, audiences and artists alike, emerges having seen the world from a different point of view; having walked in someone else's shoes.

QVA is looking for playwrights of all ages, of all levels of experience, from all over the country. If you are native-born or foreign-born, whatever your political or religious affiliation, if you consider yourself an writer or just have something to say, we want you to send us a piece that reflects your view of America.

10-16 short plays will be chosen to be performed several times at the Clemente Solo Velez Center in New York City, from November 16-21, 2007 . At the end of the festival, 4-5 plays will be selected as part of an evening of winning plays. In addition, QVA intends to take the winning plays on a national tour of Universities and regional theaters in 2008.

Visit www.idafestival.org or www.qvarts.org to submit your play or to learn more about the festival. All submissions will be considered anonymously and will be selected by committee.

Quo Vadimus Arts is an international community of artists working to promote the exchange of ideas and experiences between cultures. Quo Vadimus means 'where are we going?'. This is a question that our company seeks to continually explore by broadening the scope of dialogue at a community level. It is the constant confrontation of this question that gives us direction. Our projects are chosen to bring new stories and voices to audiences who may have not had an opportunity to hear them otherwise.