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Saturday, March 26, 2011

6th Annual New Play Festival of Appalachian Ohio

H u m b l e P l a y

6th Annual New Play Festival of Appalachian Ohio

Presented by

The Corporation for the Performing arts and

ARTS/West: Athens Community Gateway to the Arts

Coming October 6, 7 & 8, 2011

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Playwright applications must be emailed or postmarked by

June 3, 2011


The Corporation for the Performing Arts (CPA) and ARTS/West are pleased to invite submissions from adventurous playwrights to participate in our 6th Annual Humble Play: New Play Festival of Appalachian Ohio.

Acknowledging gifted writers with new plays that speak to a diverse audience, ARTS/West will open its doors for these new works in October 2011.

PARTICIPATION: We are seeking plays that will highlight the work of playwrights from across the nation and will, in turn, highlight the actors and directors of Appalachia generally and Southeastern Ohio specifically through play development/production in our area, at the ARTS/West facility during the festival.

A script committee will review each play submitted. Be concise and clear in your application; the committee is interested in your evaluation of the work you are submitting, which is where you impress.

APPLICATIONS:


There are no submission fees - each submission should be sent in PDF form or as an electronic copy via email by June 3, 2011. (If this is impossible for you, please “snail mail” your play and application to be postmarked by June 3, 2011. Please copy and paste this application and fill out to accompany you submission.

SUBMISSIONS WITH ACCOMPANYING APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT BY

JUNE 3, 2011

NO EXCEPTIONS

You may not submit more than two projects and each project must be submitted as a separate application.


ACCEPTANCE: All applicants will receive notification upon our receiving submissions and applications. Notification of judging results will be emailed in early September. At that time, successful applicants will receive further instructions. Accepted plays will be presented to the public during the festival, October 6, 7 & 8, 2011, in the form of a staged reading in the ARTS/West performance space.

WHAT DO YOU DO NOW:
1) Fill out the attached application, including the following:
a) Completed cover page
b) BLINDED statement (remove all names and contact information) - with the name of

the play only.
c) BLINDED script (remove the name of the playwright)
2) If you have any questions, please call 740/592-4315 or email humbleplay@yahoo.com – all questions should be directed to Kelly or Emily. We really need clarity for our festival to run smoothly so, if you are not sure about something, please ask first.

Send the above (completed application containing cover page & blinded statement along with a blinded script) as a PDF or electronic copy to humbleplay@yahoo.com by June 3, 2011.

Submission form link

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