Phoenix Theatre Ensemble First Stories Festival

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Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, a resident theatre ensemble now in its 9th season, announces its inaugural “FIRST STORIES FESTIVAL” to coincide with the company’s March 2013 production of Sophocles’ ELECTRA, which is the final installment of the company’s three-year trilogy of the House of Atreus.

The FIRST STORIES FESTIVAL is inviting submissions of productions of Greek themed plays, contemporary, comic, dramatic, one person shows, that are inspired by the Greek classical cannon. Productions may be  translations, adaptations, derivations, or inspirations. The festival will run concurrently with the company’s production of Sophocles’ ELECTRA in March of 2013. All performances will take place at The Wild Project in New York’s East Village.

Information and Festival Guidelines may be obtained by emailing festival@PhoenixTheatreEnsemble.org