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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Urban Stages - Words by Women

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Accepting New Plays by Female Playwrights
From July 26th to July 28th, Urban Stages will debut its first reading series aimed at celebrating up-and-coming and established female playwrights of today called WORDS BY WOMEN.

We are currently seeking submissions for the second installment of this series to take place the first week of September 2011 and possibly a third installment TBA.

ELIGIBILITY: Female Playwrights (only!) in the United States. Plays may have been developed elsewhere, but never produced in New York City. Subject matter and character variations are open but special attention will be given to plays with cultural significance.

TO BE INCLUDED WITH EVERY SUBMISSION: A biography and/or author's history of the play, character breakdown, and brief synopsis of the play.

ON THE ENVELOPE WRITE "WORDS BY WOMEN" OR YOUR SCRIPT WILL BE PUT IN THE GENERAL SUBMISSIONS PILE.

There is not a fee, but there is a one (1) submission per person rule.

WHEN TO SUBMIT: Now until August 15th. Submissions must be postmarked by August 15th. Submissions are not accepted by email (sorry).

Genre: One-Acts and Full-Length plays. No translations or adaptations.

CAST SIZE: No more than seven (7) actors/actresses for Full-Lengths. No more than four (4) actors/actresses for One-Acts.

SUBMISSION REVIEW: Please DO NOT call or email our office or theater to inquire on the status of your play. Please give us time to respond to your submission.
*** If we do not get back to you by mid-September, we are still considering your play for other reading series at our theater and request your patience.

PLAYS RETURNED: If a playwright wishes for a play to be returned, the play should be accompanied by a manuscript-size SASE with appropriate postage. If there is no manuscript size SASE, plays will be recycled.

Please send submissions to:
Urban Stages
555 8th Avenue #1800
New York, NY 10018

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