From November 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012, Actor’s Theatre will begin taking submissions for new, previously unproduced plays by emerging American playwrights. Actor’s Theatre envisions nuVoices being a springboard for new plays to catapult to the national stage through our existing relationship with the National New Play Network, as well as a program to mentor the next generation of professional artistic talent in the Charlotte region.
The goals of nuVoices are three-fold:
- To celebrate and cultivate new plays by emerging American playwrights.
- To incubate professional artistic talent in the Charlotte region.
- To educate the public on the process of taking new plays from page to stage.
nuVoices for a nuGeneration was created by Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte to honor and encourage emerging playwrights of the American Theatre. Four authors of selected works will be awarded a $500 honorarium, with transportation and housing provided. There will be a seven-day residency and two script-in-hand public readings to take place in August 2013. Following the end of the four-day festival, the festival winner, who will be determined by a panel theatre critics and audience members, will be invited by the Theatre for a full production in the 2013 – 2014 season.
Theatre staff will select the four festival plays, and the decision will be announced in May 2013.
Eligibility
- Scripts must be unpublished and non-professionally produced at the time of the Festival. Workshops and readings are acceptable.
- Selected playwrights must be in attendance for the Festival in August 2013.
- Previous submissions to the nuVoices festival will NOT be considered.
Guidelines for Submission
- All submissions MUST be received electronically.
- Email subject line must read: “nuVoices Script Submission” (see note below on NNPN Only submissions).
- One script submission per playwright.
- Full-length, original plays only (no musicals, translations, adaptations or children’s plays).
- Your resume.
Submitted using Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF formats with observance to the following:
- Text in 12pt type and in a plain font such as Times New Roman.
- Script must include title and page numbers at the bottom of each page.
- Script must include title page and list of characters and settings.
Email you submission to nuvoices@actorstheatrecharlotte.org.
***Entries for the 2013 festival will be accepted through December 31, 2012 at 11:59pm EST. Entries received after this time will not be considered.
Please Note:
- Submissions not adhering to all guidelines will not be considered.
- Plays not selected will be deleted.
- Upon submission you will receive an email confirmation within one week.
- If you do not receive confirmation, please email us at nuvoices@actorstheatrecharlotte.org.