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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

$10 discount offered to NYCPlaywrights for theater workshops

$10 discount offered to NYCPlaywrights for theater workshops

TONY NOMINEE SARAH RUHL AND SMASH’S WESLEY TAYLOR LEAD SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES TO HELP FUND UPCOMING OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE

Several New York City artists, including Sarah Ruhl and Wesley Taylor, will lead workshops for theatre artists over the upcoming months to raise money for an upcoming Off-Broadway new work. 

NEW YORK (July 26, 2013) – Tony nominee SARAH RUHL and Smash's WESLEY TAYLOR lead a one-of-kind workshop series for theater artists of all kinds. Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn with some of the masters of the craft! All proceeds from every workshop will help fund the upcoming Off-Broadway play produced by Jeffrey Feola and Brian Patrick Murphy. 

These workshops cater to all theatre artists whether your focus is acting, directing, or playwriting.  Workshops rage from $50-$115 and are designed to be an intimate learning experience for all involved.  Please email TheClearingPlay@gmail.com to book your spot.  For more information on The Clearing or for booking your workshop, please visit www.theclearingplay.com

The Clearing, a new play by Jake Jeppson of Yale’s School of Drama, will get its New York City Premiere at Theater at St. Clements in New York City, directed by Drama Desk Award winner Josh Hecht. The Clearing tells the story of two brothers who climb to a clearing at the top of a gorge: a place to tell stories, to escape their dysfunctional mother, and to honor a buried family secret from their childhood nearly twenty years later. The sacredness of the clearing is challenged when one brother introduces his new lover to their lives. Jeppson’s multi-faceted characters weave a compelling story about a family trying to pick up the pieces after a mysterious event challenges their ties to one another. 

The following workshops are offered at various prices. 

Experiments in Quick Writing with Sarah Ruhl       
Friday August 2nd  5:00-7:30
Tony Award nominee Sarah Ruhl will lead a one-of-a-kind workshop in which playwrights will have an opportunity to do in-class writing - drawing on exercises used by automatic writers like Stein. She will also work with playwrights and explore how meditation might impact automatic writing.  Followed by a Q and A and a group discussion about process.  Playwrights will not be required to have pieces prepared.

Auditioning for Musical Theatre with Wesley Taylor
                 
Monday August 12th 5:00-7:30
This Musical Theatre workshop, led by Smash's Wesley Taylor, will help performers rediscover their audition material.  Wesley will work with each artist individually on his or her audition material and will help find a new and fresh approach to something that’s been sung a million times.  Performers will be asked to prepare 32 bars of their favorite audition piece and get feedback from an actor’s perspective to rediscover the depth and meaning of the material.

Tools for Teaching Artists  with Kathleen Dorman         
Tuesday August 13th 5:00-8:00
Sharpen your skills as a teaching artist with the Director of Education at Off-Broadway's Award Winning Classic Stage Company (CSC), Kathleen Dorman. This workshop follows the same format as the training received by Columbia University MFA Acting candidates that are then employed as teaching artists with CSC's Young Company program. Students will explore theories of teaching and learning, gain a general overview of practical activities and techniques, and exchange and learn new drama games for the classroom while considering best practices. Kathleen will work with students on how to obtain teaching artist jobs and will end the class with a Q&A. Whether new to teaching or looking for a brush-up, this workshop will enhance the quality of your work in the classroom.

Devising Your Own Work with Josh Hecht                                        
Thursday August 15th 5:00-7:30
Drama Desk Award Winner Josh Hecht will lead a workshop where the focus will be making ensemble-generated, devised work.  Working quickly and collaboratively, the group will explore various techniques for generating material, and then break into small working groups to create highly theatrical compositions that can be the basis for full-scale pieces.  The workshop is open to all writers, directors and actors, to actors interested in writing, writers who are interested in acting, directors who want to generate their own material, people interested in multi-disciplinary work, and anyone interested in imaginative ways of telling stories.

Collaborative Leadership for Directors with Stephen Kaliski          
Monday August 19th 5:00-7:30
Forget the popular belief that the director should be the center of attention. Or the ultimate authority. Or the smartest person in the room. When it comes to effective storytelling in the theater, the director is less often the puppeteer than the primary audience member, working with open ears, empathy, and a crafty sense-of-play to elicit the very best work from the production team. Join director and educator Stephen Kaliski (teacher of "Joy in the Performing Arts) for a liberating exploration of how a director can effectively collaborate instead of ineffectively control. Discover how you can lead a powerful production by taking the attention off of yourself and putting it on the brilliant artists and stories surrounding you.

Auditioning for Shakespeare with Craig Baldwin                  
Monday August 26th 5:00-7:00
This class, led by Red Bull Theater's Associate Artistic Director Craig Baldwin, will give you tools to deactivate your fears, and reactivate your classical monologue.  You will discover ways to stay present and centered in those high-pressure situations.  You will explore how the language can free you.  Along with general class work, each student will be given specific one-on-one opportunities. Students are asked to come prepared with a 3-minute classical monologue.

Interested candidates should email theclearingplay@gmail.com for more information on cost and payment options.  

To receive a $10 discount for a class, please mention you found out about the class on the NYCPlaywrights web site.

For more information about the The Clearing and donation instructions please visit www.theclearingplay.com.


Monday, July 29, 2013

The Aurora Theatre Company’s Global Age Project (The GAP) is currently accepting submissions

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There is a $20 submission fee that will be waived if you use the password (TodayGlobalNew) in their play submission form.

The Aurora Theatre Company’s Global Age Project (The GAP) is currently accepting submissions for the 2014 global age project new works series.

The GAP seeks plays that directly respond to issues in our present and possibilities of/for our future. The festival celebrates the diversity of perspectives, styles, voices, concerns, and stories that make up the world today. Plays need not be about science or technology. The GAP does not consider plays that are set in a historical time period, which the GAP define's as prior to the year 2000. We look for work that feels immediate, original, and accomplished.

We do not consider plays that are shorter than 45 minutes / 45 pages. Plays that have already received a professional production are not eligible. Only one submission per writer per year

Submissions will culminate in a four-week festival of staged readings in February of 2014. Four scripts will be selected with the potential of a full production the following season. New York based Playwright Jorge Ignacio Cortinas remarks, "If every development process was run with the sensitivity and courage that the GAP Festival so effortlessly demonstrated, the American theater would be more vibrant, braver, more surprising, more relevant."

The festival takes place in February 2014, and the deadline for submission is July 31st, 2013. Submissions can be made beginning June 3rd. Four playwrights will be chosen to receive a $1,000 award, a public reading of their work on our main stage, as well as travel and housing. The GAP is a paperless organization and collects and reviews all submissions using an Internet based system, accessible on our website. https://www.auroratheatre.org/global-age-project

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Thespian Production is seeking plays for its October 2013 "Theater Madness" festival

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Thespian Production is seeking plays for its October 2013 "Theater Madness" festival in NYC.

Scripts need to be 10-15 minutes in length with no nudity and minimal vulgar language. Plays can be any genre.

Thespian Production is also seeking plays that deal with the issue of domestic violence awareness and plays should be no longer than 12 minutes.  Our domestic violence showcase will also be in October 2013.

In subject line, please state "Theater Madness" or "Domestic Violence Awareness".

Deadline for submissions is August 5th. 

Please reply to info@thespianproduction.com or charsunshine64@gmail.com.

Gun Control plays wanted for MTWorks' FIRE-WORKS

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Submission dates for MTWorks' FIRE-WORKS:

July 1st - July 31st, 2013 (There is no reader's fee for plays submitted during these dates)

August 1st - Sept 1st, 2013 (Require a $10.00 reader's fee)

Plays submitted outside of the above dates will not be considered.

MTWorks’ FIRE-WORKS is our 10-15min short play competition featuring works that challenge our perception of current events that have us fired-up! For our upcoming season we are looking for plays that deal with the subject of GUN CONTROL.

The winning playwrights will be presented at our FIRE-WORKS benefit event performed by MTWorkers (We recommend using them as inspiration). FIRE-WORKS are fully staged (not a reading).

REQUIREMENTS:

We are currently interested in 10-15 min short plays.

Applicants must submit the following:

  • A full copy of your play in word or pdf format.
  • Synopsis.
  • Plays must be inspired by the subject of GUN CONTROL
  • Please get to know our MTWorkers and use them as a source of inspiration. If selected they are the ones who will be performing your play.
  • If you applied for FIRE-WORKS before, you must submit a different play.
  • You can only submit one play per year per program (it is OK to submit one play to FIRE-WORKS and one play to the National NewBorn Festival the same year).
  • We are interested in plays that have not been produced in NY (Readings OK).
  • All material must be emailed (all together in one email) to plays@mtworks.org with [FIREWORKS: title of the play and your name] on the subject line.
  • If your contact information changes  you are required to update your information by sending an email to plays@mtworks.org with [FIRE-WORKS: updated contact information for-your name] on the subject line.

Winners will be contacted around September.

Auditions & Screen Tests








WildClaw is currently accepting horror radio plays for its fifth annual DEATHSCRIBE Radio Play Festival.

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WildClaw is currently accepting horror radio plays for its fifth annual DEATHSCRIBE Radio Play Festival.

We are looking for 10-minute radio scripts that are genuinely scary, imaginative, chilling, intelligent, suspenseful, horrific or downright grotesque. We put no restrictions on contestants as to content or tone, but keep in mind that we are a Horror Theatre. We take our horror seriously, and so should you.

Submit your 10-minute radio plays at deathscribe2013@gmail.com

For adaptations, the source material must be in the public domain, or the author must secure the rights for a stage adaptation prior to submission to WildClaw.

Submission rules:
Scripts must be ready to produce - all sound and music cues included. Details on format can be found below. Please be aware that these scripts, if chosen, will be performed by no more than 6 actors, therefore if you have more characters it will require double casting by the director of the piece.

5 scripts will be selected from all submissions. After being selected, there will be an opportunity for the authors to refine, revise, and tighten these scripts (if deemed necessary) in collaboration with WildClaw Theatre Company.

These scripts will be rehearsed and presented as an evening of Live Radio Drama with foley sound at the Mayne Stage in Chicago's Rogers Park and recorded for a future WildClaw Blood Radio Podcast.

Deadline for submissions is midnight, August 15, 2013.

Deathscribe selections will be “blind.” The title page should include the title of the script, names of all authors, and the address, phone/fax and email address of the author(s). The subsequent pages must include only the manuscript title and page number and NO identifying personal information (name, address, email, etc.) or it will be disqualified.

There will be a “Best of the Fest” award, with the winner chosen by a celebrity panel of judges on the night of performance.

By submitting to WildClaw’s Deathscribe Radio Horror Festival, you are stating that the script is your own work and has not been produced or commissioned for pay by other theatre groups. Plays which have been produced professionally are not eligible. Audio plays that have received college/university productions only will be accepted.

By submitting your play and upon acceptance to WildClaw’s Deathscribe Radio Horror Festival, you are granting WildClaw the exclusive, non-binding rights to make copies of your work in all media - including print, digital, film, video, audio, or other Internet formats - used to promote the Festival. WildClaw Theatre will have the right to produce the selected scripts for the WildClaw Theatre Deathscribe Horror Radio Festival, including broadcast and/or webcast of the festival; however, WildClaw Theatre makes no commitment to produce any script. The author retains all other rights to his or her work.

Instructions to Submit

To submit electronically, please make sure your script is formatted correctly according to the guidelines (see below) and submit your script as an attachment to deathscribe2013@gmail.com.

Guidelines:

• Scripts must be no more than TEN MINUTES in length. This includes all sound effects, transitions and dialogue. The ENTIRE performance should only last 10 minutes. (And preferably no shorter than 7 minutes. Please read it aloud at home before submitting to check the running time.)

• Writers may submit up to two (2) scripts for Deathscribe consideration in any year. Submit three or more, and the Literary Legion will be very, very angry, and will choose which two they wish to read arbitrarily.

• PDF format is strongly preferred. If you don't have PDF, then only MS Word please. All scripts must have a title page with all contact information, but no identifying information should appear anywhere else in the document. Submissions must be in a standard font and no less than 12 point.

• NO SCREENPLAYS. SCREENPLAYS WILL BE DISCARDED. WE KNOW THEM WHEN WE SEE THEM. (Nothing against screenplays. But this is a radio play festival.)

• DO NOT submit full-length plays for consideration in Deathscribe. They will be discarded. If you wish to submit a full-length horror play to WildClaw, see our general submission guidelines.

• Scripts should follow radio drama format. Helpful suggestions and examples are available here:
(not affiliated with the WildClaw Deathscribe Radio Play Festival).

• Writers will be notified by email if their script(s) get selected.

• WildClaw Theatre’s Deathscribe Horror Radio Festival will take place December 2, 2013.

Please contact the Daemon of WildClaw with questions at deathscribe2013@gmail.com

Thank you for being excited about Horror Theatre! We look forward to reading your work.

WildClaw Theatre is currently accepting full-length horror plays

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WildClaw Theatre produces original horror plays as well as stage adaptations of horror literature and media.

Our definition of horror is fairly broad, however do keep in mind that we are a HORROR THEATRE, and to that end we are largely uninterested in genre parodies, horror-comedy, or works that are excessively tongue-in-cheek or campy. Vital to our mission is to produce genuinely frightening, imaginative, intelligent, and literate works of horror for the stage.

In other words: We take our horror seriously (and you should too).

WildClaw Theatre is currently accepting full-length horror plays. Submit your play personally or through your agent to literary@wildclawtheatre.com, along with an introductory letter, a bio or resume, a synopsis, and any development/production history of the play. Preferred formats are .doc and .pdf.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT SCREENPLAYS. Any submission in screenplay format will be discarded.

Thank you for being excited about Horror Theatre! We look forward to reading your work.

The NJPC in residence at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ announces the Musical Series

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Musical Submission Guidelines PDF

The NJPC in residence at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ announces the second call for the Eleventh Annual Contest – Play Series (open to New Jersey residents only) and the Musical Series (open to residents of NJ and the surrounding areas including NYC). 

The contest consists of two phases.

First, three plays and three musicals will be selected as finalists and receive staged-readings from all entries received by Aug. 8, 2013. 

(Each finalist receives a small honorarium.)

Second, one winner in each series will receive a fully staged production in the very flexible Hunziker Black Box Theatre. In addition to the full production, the winners receive an additional small honorarium. Initial entries should include: a cover letter, stating availability of the author for participation in the process and the performance history of the play; a one-page synopsis of the play with character descriptions and vocal requirements; and a resume of the playwright.

NO MUSICALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

This contest is open to residents in the Northern NJ, tri-state region.

Submissions should include:

  • a cover letter, stating availability of the author/composer for participation in the process and the performance history of the musical;
  • a one-page synopsis of the musical;
  • and a resume of the playwright and/or composer.

Submissions should be emailed to TheatreSeries@WPUNJ.edu

Or mailed to:

Theatre Series
William Paterson University,
300 Pompton Rd., H105B
Wayne, NJ, 07470.

NO MUSICALS (Libretto/Sheet Music) SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

Requests for scripts & music (including a piano/vocal score, in PDF or Word format) and author/composer interviews will be arranged later this summer.

Please visit our pages for more info:
http://www.wpunj.edu/wppresents/programs/njplaywrights.dot
https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Playwrights-Contest/497932970446

Friday, July 26, 2013

NYCPlaywrights June 2013 Play of the Month: SABOTAGE by Brian Cox

Viewer advisory: this video contains obscene language.



SABOTAGE by Brian Cox is the second of four monologues selected for the NYCPlaywrights June 2013 Play of the Month to be recorded.

Brian on the inspiration for this monologue:
Detroit has a long history of racial tension with the surrounding suburbs. The idea of a guy employing stereotypes held by some white suburbanites as a way to sabotage his partner’s plans to move out of the city struck me as a fine satirical setup for highlighting the absurdities.

For more information about the author and the actor see the NYCPlaywrights Play of the Month page.

The other two monologues that were selected and will be recorded and posted soon are:
  • RACHEL by Jenn Calhoun
  • RUB ME by Lesli Zephyr


Thursday, July 25, 2013

NEW CALL FOR ORIGINAL SCRIPTS TADA Play Submissions 2013

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Deadline: September 1, 2013

After a successful call for new scripts in 2012, The Tucson Alliance of Dramatic Artists (TADA!), is putting out a new call for original, never-produced scripts for staged readings leading to development and possible production for 2013.

The scripts MUST be of social, human, political or historical relevance.

Plays will be read and approved by a committee of writers and directors. Produced shows may be eligible for cash prize and a production in the 2014 season. New scripts only please.

Contact Sheldon Metz - theDrektor@gmail.com

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions is seeking solo shows

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Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions (Ms. Jake Lipman, Producing Artistic Director) is seeking original solo shows for the Fall 2013 Plus 1 Solo Show Festival.

Series A of the Festival will be on Sunday, October 20 and Monday, October 21, 2013. Series B will be on Sunday, October 27 and Monday, October 28, 2013. All performances will begin at 8 pm at the Bridge Theatre @ Shelter Studios.

Tongue in Cheek's mission is to produce comedies that make its audiences think. We are seeking funny, thoughtful pieces that are 15 minutes or shorter and have minimal production needs. Preference may be given to premieres or shows that have had very few prior performances.

Submission guidelines:
+ The solo show must be an original, unpublished piece for which the submitting applicant has the rights to perform
+ The writer is also the performer
+ A running time of fifteen minutes or shorter
+ Minimal production needs (we will provide a chair, and simple lights up and down. No sound cues, really and truly)
+ If the performer is a member of AEA, s/he must secure permission directly from AEA to participate. This is not an AEA showcase.

Your submission e-mail must include:
+ An e-mail introducing yourself and the piece
+ A one-line teaser for your show (for marketing purposes)
+ Your headshot (hi-res)
+ Your acting resume
+ Your 50-word-or-fewer bio with credits and training
+ Your final script (Word format only, please)
+ Your cell phone number

Please e-mail your submission materials to scripts@tictheater.com by midnight on Friday, August 30, 2013.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC) 2013-14 Generations new play competition

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The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC) announces our 2013-14 Generations new play competition, supported by a generous grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation.

In order to support the work of parent playwrights, we are seeking full-length plays, for a cast of seven actors or less, written by a parent with at least one child under 18 years of age as of 7/31/2013.

The winning playwright will receive
• a week-long workshop residency in Boulder, Colorado, with daily rehearsals, culminating in a staged reading of the selected script;
• the chance to rewrite and revise during the week as part of the script development experience;
• a stipend for travel and lodging;
• a $250 prize; and
• a $250 childcare stipend to defray the costs associated with childcare during the residency.

During the residency, the selected play will be rehearsed with a cast of professional actors, director, and dramaturg. The week will culminate in a public reading. The selected work will be considered for full production in a future BETC season.
The selected playwright must be available for residency in Boulder, Colorado during the week of May 18-25, 2014. Specific residency details will be negotiated directly with the winning playwright.

Plays must be written in the English language. Plays that have been produced by Equity or professional companies or that have been published are not eligible. Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production or that have been published as an actor's edition will be considered. Plays may not be under option or scheduled for professional production or publication as of July 31, 2013.

To have your work considered, please submit the following, by email, as one Word or PDF file, to submissions@betc.org:
1. Cover sheet with contact information: name, phone, email, mailing address, and a paragraph bio for yourself and any other collaborators; please do not include your name elsewhere in the submission file.
2. A brief synopsis of piece (500 words or less)
3. A brief production history of the work (if applicable)
4. Character descriptions
5. A 20-page dialogue sample (please do not send a completed full-length script)

The application deadline is July 31, 2013. A shortlist of playwrights will be contacted in August, and we will request a full-length draft of selected works at that time. Our winning playwright will be notified by September 15, 2013.

UNCHAINED LOVE PLAYWRIGHT COMPETITION

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Can “happily ever after” involve something other than a monogamous couple? Do you have a great modern relationship story? We want to hear your story and share it with the world!

Modern relationships can look very different from two people in an exclusive relationship. The lives and loves of people in polyamorous/polyfidelitous, queer, kinky and others are defined by an intentional journey of self-discovery between consenting adults, where honesty and open communication are the main currency in relationships, not sexual or emotional exclusivity.

Open Love NY works with our 1,000-plus membership to educate the public about the existence and merits of responsible relationship choices between consenting adults. Open Love NY is sponsoring the Unchained Love Playwriting Competition to create original theatrical works that explore a world where lasting happiness can include more than just monogamy.

Plays exploring this theme should acknowledge the existence of modern relationship choices and can involve any topic viewed through a lens where those choices exist.

Contact information:
All entries and questions/inquiries should be emailed to Mischa Lin, Producer, at waterlily888@gmail.com. For more information and updates, visit olnyplay.blogspot.com

COMPETITION RULES

1. The competition is open to any playwright, and there is no limit to the number of entries submitted by a single playwright. There is no entry fee.

2. Entries must be original plays or musicals. They also may be co-authored, based upon factual material or an adaptation. The applicant must be the owner and controller of the copyright. The legal clearance of materials not in the public domain is the full responsibility of the playwright.

3. Works previously produced or published or entered in prior competitions are ineligible.

4. No revisions will be accepted once a script has been submitted.

5. No written or oral critique will be given on plays submitted.

6. Entries may be submitted starting July 1, 2013 and must be received no later than December 15, 2013 to be considered.

7. There are separate categories for full-length plays and one-act plays. One winning full-length play will receive a cash prize of $750. One winning play in the one-act category will receive a cash prize of $250. Winning plays will be announced in February 2014. Winning plays and others chosen for honorable mention will be featured in a public reading in March or April 2014. Winning plays will be shopped to various theater companies to secure a staged reading/workshop and eventual full production, although production is not guaranteed.

8. Open Love NY reserves the right to accept or reject any play entered in the contest.

9. Works that are deemed by the judging panel to foment homo-, bi- or transphobia, misogyny/misandry, rape culture, or hatred toward specific groups of people will be rejected. Playwrights are also encouraged to think beyond cisgender/heteronormativity and binary gender, although this is not a requirement.

10. Scripts must be submitted electronically either in PDF or Microsoft Word format. A synopsis of the play (100-word limit) and author’s bio (100-word limit) must also be submitted, both in Word format.

11. All entries and questions/inquiries should be emailed to Mischa Lin, Producer, at waterlily888@gmail.com.

Monday, July 22, 2013

The Electro magnetic Theater seeks scripts

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The Electromagnetic Theater is a podcast series that updates the tradition of “theater of the mind” radio drama for a modern audience. Each episode is an original short play, performed by a stock company of professional New York stage and voice actors, accompanied by immersive music and sound effects. The six episodes comprising

Season One are being released between July 1st and August 6th, 2013 on our website – electromagnetictheater.com – on iTunes and and on social media including Soundcloud and Facebook.

One of the most important elements of this project is a collection of original scripts contributed by an exceptional team of writers. We are currently seeking submissions for a second season of between eight and twelve episodes, to be released in the fall of 2013.

General Submission Guidelines:
§ Submissions for Season Two must be received no later than Friday, August 16th, 2013 
§ All stories must be original – no adaptations of work by other authors.  
§ Submitted plays and their underlying storylines must be exclusive to The Electromagnetic Theater, and may only be submitted for production by other companies in any format and for any media if they are not accepted for production as a part this series. 
§ Our editorial staff will likely suggest revisions to accepted scripts make them air ready. We want very much for the editorial process to be collaborative, but last minute changes may be made without consultation with the authors as we record and edit each piece for broadcast.  
§ The EmT is, for the time being, a labor of love for everyone involved, and none of  the production team, writers, or performers are being compensated for their participation.
Submission Format:

  • Each story must run between 8 and 20 minutes of total airtime.
  • Please use no more than six characters with significant spoken dialogue per piece, though crowd noises, and short interjections from “extras” can bring the total higher.
  • Each story needs to begin with a very short introduction, to be read by the series host, that sets the scene – for example: “Our story begins on a country road, fifty miles north of Topeka, Kansas. A lone man is hitchhiking in the hot sun.” – there is then no further narration, the rest being told through dialogue, sound effects, and music. 
  • Please give specific, but brief, descriptions of the effects and music you feel are needed as they occur in your piece.
  • Each submission must be a .doc, .docx, or .pdf in 12-point “Courier” font (or similar), laid out in the following manner:


Style Guide:

  • We’re looking for dramatically rich stories that make the best use of the audioonly medium. We’ll favor submissions with these elements: 

o Interesting character arcs. Stories where the protagonist’s worldview  significantly develops over the course of the piece.
o High stakes. We’re witnessing an event of crucial importance in the lives
of these characters.
o Engaging use of place and time – particularly when it gives our sound
designers interesting aural possibilities.
o Witty, well-observed dialogue. Characters who speak like real people,
but also like real people you’d be interested to know.

  • We love genre fiction, and there are a whole bunch of genres we haven’t had the chance to explore: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Courtroom Drama, Western, Police Procedural, and many more… give it a shot!
  • Pop-culture reference non sequiturs are boring. Yeah, we saw that movie too. So what?
  • Fiction means fiction. Strongly avoid including real, living people. 
  • Each story should stand alone. We’re not necessarily against the idea of bringing a particularly terrific character back in the future, but don’t send us something that depends on it. 
  • No profanity. George Carlin’s “seven words you can’t say on television” are out, as are class-A racial slurs and any graphic terms for sexual acts. When in doubt, err on the side of caution. 
  • No graphic sex or violence. Romance and action are encouraged, but keep it PG-13 rated. 

SEND YOUR SUBMISSION TO: david@CitizenRacecar.com, no later than 5PM on 
Friday, August 16th, 2013

Piccolo Theatre First Laugh Comedy One-Act Festival: Accepting Submissions

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First Laugh (The First Time Ever Annual Yearly Festival of LOL New One-Act Plays Ever In Life)

Join Piccolo Theatre this February for its inaugural festival of one-act plays.  First Laugh premieres the original work of local playwrights, and joins comedy writing and performance to answer the question, “What was your first laugh?”  This juried festival will feature a fantastic prize awarded to the audience favorite.  Two nights a weekend for two weekends, explore the unique origins of what people find funny.

Run February 7-8, and 14-15

All performances are Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM

Tickets are $20 (adults), Group discounts available!

Submission Guidelines for Piccolo Theatre Comedy One-Act Festival

Email Submissions:

-The play title in the subject line

-List of cast and crew members with email contact info.

-A PDF copy of your script in its entirety.

-Scenic design and ground plan. Remember your play needs to be conducive to sharing the stage.

-A two paragraph synopsis.

-A paragraph detailing your script's use of the theme “The first thing I found funny.”

-Playwright and director bios.

Email to tony@piccolotheatre.com no later than September 13, 2013


Mail in Submissions

-List of cast and crew

-A full printed copy of your script with title.

-Scenic design and ground plan. Remember your play needs to be conducive to sharing the stage.

-A two paragraph synopsis.

-A paragraph detailing your script's use of the theme “The first thing I found funny.”

-Playwright and director bios .

Must be postmarked by September 13, 2013



Mail to:
Piccolo Theatre
c/o Tony Lawry, One Act Festival
600 Main Street
Evanston, IL 60202

Sunday, July 21, 2013

20% Discount Tickets for REDSHIFT

A Liontamer. A Host. A Supervisor. A Minutes-Taker. A Queen. Born out of the world of the circus REDSHIFT is a dark and sadistic story of a parasitosis in all of its stages. From the infection and incubation to the hatching and the parasite's final emergence, this new play by one of Europe's most prominent playwrights, is a disturbing allegory of power, subjugation and the emergence of a new world order.
Between the Seas is proud to come on board as the producer for the world premiere of “Redshift” and the English language premiere of one of Europe’s most distinctive playwrights, Yiannis Mavritsakis (Greece).

The special discount code is offered for NYCPlaywrights visitors: BTSPLAY.
This code is a 20% discount for the 2 performances of Redshift.

PERFORMANCES
Wednesday July 24 at 8pm at the Wild Project (195 East 3rd St)    
Tickets here: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9798068
Friday July 26 at 7pm at the Wild Project    (195 East 3rd St)
Tickets here: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9798069

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Friday, July 19, 2013

Athena Festival - Plays in Progress

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Deadline for 2014 Festival is August 1, 2013

Athena Project is proud to announce the call for submissions for its Plays in Progress Series (PIP Series).  This Series will take place in Denver at The Aurora Fox Studio Theatre over the course of 3 long weekends, March 14-30, 2014, as part of a larger arts festival celebrating the Voices of Women Artists, including the World Premiere of Government Issued Long Johns by Erin Wagoner, winner of this year’s PIP Series.

Four new plays will be selected based on a blind submission process and given a dramaturg, director, cast and workshop level production during the Festival.  One play from the PIP Series 2014 will win a full production in March of 2015 based on a combination of a panel of judges and audience vote.  Scripts are being accepted from now until midnight, August 1, 2013.

Submission Guidelines are as follows:

1.  Playwright must be female and may only submit ONE full-length script.
2.  The play must not have ever had a fully mounted production.  Prior workshop presentations are okay, but the script must be a new version since the time of the workshop.
3.  Submission must include:

Full copy of script (without playwright contact info*)
Character breakdown (without playwright contact info*)
Short synopsis of script (300 word limit, without playwright contact info*)
Resume
Cover letter addressing what the playwright would like to accomplish with the workshop presentation and how she heard about the call for submissions

4. Plays submitted without all supporting materials included will be disqualified.
5. We recommend the playwright be able to travel to the area for rehearsals as needed if selected, and for at least one workshop production performance at their own expense. We will select 4 playwrights to participate in the PIP Series and hope to strike a balance between local and national work.  Exact rehearsal and performance schedules will be worked out with the director, dramaturg, and playwright after all plays are selected.

Please contact us at aastle@athenaprojectfestival.org if you have any questions about submitting.  You will receive a confirmation upon receipt of materials.

*Contact info must be listed ONLY on resume and cover letter, not on script or any other documents (submissions will be read blind).  All documents should include the Title of the Play, but no playwright contact information.

Timeline:
Deadline to submit all materials is midnight, August 1, 2013
Four finalists will be selected in October 2013
Directors and Dramaturgs will be selected in November 2013
Rehearsals will begin in January 2014
Plays in Progress Series (part of Athena Project’s Arts Festival) opens March 14, 2014

CALL FOR OTHER ARTISTS’ SUBMISSIONS FOR FESTIVAL WILL BE LATER THIS FALL. PLEASE CHECK BACK ON OUR WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFO OR SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTERS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

NYCPlaywrights June 2013 Play of the Month: SIOBHAN by Terry Boyle

Viewer advisory: this video contains obscene language.


SIOBHAN by Terry Boyle is the first of four monologues selected for the NYCPlaywrights June 2013 Play of the Month to be recorded.

Terry says about the monologue:

The era of the mobile phone has moved eavesdropping to a new level.  On the train, the bus, in the park we get little insights into people's lives as they pass with phone in hand.  A simple conversation can reveal so much, and you never know who might be listening in.  

For more information about the author and the actor see the NYCPlaywrights Play of the Month page.

The other three monologues that were selected and will be recorded soon are:
  • RACHEL by Jenn Calhoun
  • RUB ME by Lesli Zephyr
  • SABOTAGE by Brian Cox

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

August Wilson New Play Initiative Congo Square Theatre Company Submission Guidelines

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Congo Square Theatre Company is an ensemble dedicated to producing definitive and transformative theatre spawned from the African Diaspora as well as from other world cultures. Congo Square Theatre Company seeks to establish itself as an institution of multicultural theatre.

We are interested in full-length plays, translations, adaptations, musicals and performance art. We will consider productions of previously produced plays.

We do not accept unsolicited scripts for consideration for our seasons. Plays maybe submitted through a literary agent or accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a theater professional (i.e. an artistic director or literary manager at a professional theater). If neither applies, write a letter of inquiry including a brief synopsis, cast list, relevant production history, and 10-15 pages of sample dialogue. The company may then request a complete script.

​Send submissions to:

Congo Square Theatre Company
Attn: Daniel Bryant
2936 N. Southport
Chicago, IL 60657

Please send all submissions June 1 – August 1.

No email or fax submissions accepted. Please include a SASE if you would like your materials returned.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

ORIGINS - monthly reading series seeks plays

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The Survivalists (thesurvivalists.org) are proud to announce our new monthly
reading series, ORIGINS.

During our monthly ORIGINS readings, we will share and discuss your new works
and works-in-progress with fellow artists and appreciators. Following the
reading, there will be feedback and discussion led by The Survivalists.

For more details or to submit a brand new play, e-mail us at theatreofthefittest@gmail.com!

We're starting an evolution.

Monday, July 15, 2013

New Dramatists Residency submissions being accepted

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New Dramatists continues to revise its admissions process and guidelines accordingly. Please read all the information on this page and for more detailed information download the “Admissions Guidelines” and “Application Information” documents below. If you have any questions, please email us.

  • Admissions process is completely paperless
  • Applicants apply through a module on our website

2013 Admissions Procedural Changes:
  • The new submission window is July 15-August 15
  • Upload a stand-alone Title page for each play with your full name and contact information
  • Every script page must include the play's title. Your name and any other identifying information must not appear on any script page.
  • Do not submit a Special Thanks Page or any other supplemental material with identifying information
  • Do not submit Recommendation Letters
  • Submit a one page “Letter of Intent” answering the following prompts: New Dramatists was founded on the premise that writers are each other’s greatest resource. If granted a New Dramatists Residency, how would you actively engage with the community of writers?
To begin your application, click on the “Begin Application” button below. (If you applied last year, you will need to create a new admissions applicant account.) You will be asked to create a username and enter your email address. Once you have clicked “Submit,” you will receive an email with instructions on how to log in. From this point forward, you will be guided through a simple process collecting all of your admissions materials in seven easy steps:

1. Log in. You will be asked to confirm you are a US Citizen, or that you have permanent INS work authorization.

2. Fill in your full name, address, and phone number.

3. Type or copy your "Letter of Intent" directly into the text field.

4. Upload your bio, resume, or CV; or copy your bio directly into the text field.

5. Upload a stand-alone Title Page for each play with your full name and contact information

6. Upload Two Full-Length Works (Plays and/or Books to Musicals) (The following files may be used: txt, pdf, doc, docx, rtf).

7. Review your application, and click “Submit Your Application” to complete the process. You will receive an email confirming your application has been received.

You may save your application at any point and return to it later before submitting. Once the application window closes at 11:59 (EST) p.m. on August 15, you may not alter your application in any way.

If you have any questions, please email us.

PICK OF THE VINE – Season 12 (2014)

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Little Fish Theatre is accepting scripts for our 12th Annual PICK OF THE VINE short play production to be presented in January-February 2014.
There will be a $50 flat fee royalty payment to playwrights per play produced.
Submission Guidelines:

  1. Only ONE play may be submitted per playwright.  There is no submission fee.
  2. Submissions accepted starting June 15, 2013.  Submission deadline is August 1, 2013.
  3. Submissions via email only.  Email submissions (in .doc or .pdf form only) to holly@littlefishtheatre.org
  4. Plays must include contact info (name, phone number, home city and state, country) on the cover sheet. 
  5. Plays will require no more than 10 actors.
  6. Plays will run no more than 15 minutes, no exceptions.
  7. Plays will have minimal set, costume, prop, and special effect requirements.

Timeline:

  1. We will notify semi-finalists via email by mid/late-September.  Only those playwrights whose pieces have progressed to the semi-final round will be notified.
  2. Playwrights whose pieces have been chosen for Production will be notified via phone call and email in October.

http://www.littlefishtheatre.org/wp/participate/submit-a-script/

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Stage Management 101

SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK



WICKED




Stage Management 101

 

FRESH PRODUCE'd is accepting submissions

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NOTE: there is no submission fee, but if a playwright is chosen to participate, they will be asked to contribute $20 towards the rental space. The contribution is not required but appreciated. 

We are looking for writing that pushes boundaries, has a strong vision, voice and perspective. We gravitate towards work that takes risks and shows a compelling uniqueness.  We can accommodate large or small casts, any age range and cultural diversity.

Deadline is the 1st of each month for the following month's workshop.

Email Submissions to: nyc@importedtalent.com

Are you looking for a forum to workshop your script?

Fresh Produce’d is a group of actors, producers & directors who will workshop your script (Staged Reading or Modestly Staged & off-book).

Each month we select 3 guest playwrights from submissions received.

If your script is chosen, you will meet the cast at the beginning of the month and spend two weeks rehearsing your piece. It will then be performed the third Thursday of that month along with the 2 other guest playwrights at The Arthur Seleen Theater at The Drama Bookshop (250 W 40th st NYC)

Guidelines:
Under 20 pages (it can be a full short script or a scene from a larger script)
Minimal set & props
Please submit script as PDF & character breakdowns


If you are a playwright and would like more information about submitting your play to be considered for our monthly workshops please e-mail us at nyc@importedtalent.com and visit us online at GlassEyeNYC.wordpress.com and importedtalent.com

Friday, July 12, 2013

The LIC One Act Festival is now accepting submissions

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The Act One: One Act Festival is a competition style one-act play festival held in September at The Secret Theatre. Each week actors, playwrights, and directors band together and compete to win cash prizes in Best Play ($200 Prize), Best Director ($100 Prize), Best Actor ($50 Prize), and Best Actress ($50 Prize). As the weeks go by, teams advance to the final rounds through audience votes. Winners will be announced and awarded on the last night of the festival during the closing night party hosted by The Secret Theatre.

The LIC One Act Festival is now accepting submissions for this year's festival running September 5th-22nd. Deadline for submission is July 22nd.  Scripts may be sent to submissions@secrettheatre.com Visit The Secret Theater's web site for more information.

The theatre will provide free limited rehearsal space on a first come first served basis, and can provide simple set and props resources. There is an open call for directors as well who will be paired with the plays at the discretion of the producers. However if the playwright has a director they’d like to recommend for their piece, it will be taken into consideration. Directors are responsible for casting but the theatre will provide at least one day of open call auditions to facilitate casting as well as provide the free space (limited) if directors wish to hold their own auditions. Minor script adjustments may be suggested in order to suit the festival production.

Location:
The Secret Theater
4402 23rd St
LIC/Court Square
718 392 0722

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Overtime Theater 2014 Season: Call for Submissions

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Submission Deadline: August 1, 2013

The Overtime Theater is seeking play submissions for our 2014 season. Devoted to original work, we are particularly interested in new plays that are innovative in form and bold and moving in content.

San Antonio’s “Theater for the People” — the Current readers’ favorite theater for four years in a row — creates a wide range of plays, from scrappy nerdcore to weird fringe, from heartwarming to hilarious, and has a loyal following. Located near the blossoming Pearl Brewery complex at 1203 Camden Street, we are at the heart of the city’s most exciting arts district, right next to the San Antonio Museum of Art, the Museum Reach of the Riverwalk, and the South Broadway renaissance.

We are seeking original experimental and devised work, film and novel adaptations, translations and adaptations of classics, musicals, genre parodies, political pieces, community-based plays, science-fiction and superhero epic adventures, broad comedy, gritty realism, and especially that which we haven’t seen and can’t be categorized. We are looking for unique local and national voices, visions, characters, and worlds that could only be live theatrical events, although they may (and are encouraged to) engage other media.

In all the plays we select, we are looking for work charged with a sense of now, pieces that wake the audience up to the present moment.

Please submit all completed plays or inquiries to BOTH the Literary Manager, Rachel Joseph at rjoseph@trinity.edu and the Artistic Director, Kyle Gillette at kgillett@trinity.edu no later than August 1, 2013.

We only accept electronic submissions on a .pdf or .doc file. Please include contact information, cast requirements, and technical aspirations.

We will acknowledge receipt of work and inform playwrights of their submission status by the end of November 2013.

*Because all of the work at the Overtime is indeed created “overtime,” artists receive compensation through our “love bucket”–audience donations split with the cast and crew. To be honest, it isn’t a lot, but that has never stopped us from surviving and thriving as a truly unique independent theater.

We look forward to reading your work!
Sincerely,
Kyle Gillette, Artistic Director
Rachel Joseph, Literary Manager
and The Overtime Theater

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

The Civilians' Research & Development Group

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The Civilians' R&D Group is comprised of theater artists from various disciplines (writers, directors, composers, etc.) interested in exploring different strategies for making investigative theater and being a part of The Civilians' community of artists.

We define "investigative theater" broadly, meaning any creative process of inquiry that feeds the creation of a work of theater. Methods may include research, a community-based focus, interviews, company-devised strategies, or other experimental strategies of the artist's design. The artists meet biweekly for nine months to share and discuss their methodologies and the resulting work with the group, R&D Coordinator EllaRose Chary, and Artistic Director Steve Cosson. The generative artists in the group (writers, composers writer/actor, writer/director, etc.) are expected to attend the majority of sessions; regular attendance is critical and should be considered when applying.

Additionally, a group of directors are chosen to complete the group. Directors are invited to meetings, but not expected to attend at all; the directors become more active at the end of the season, with the direction of the public readings.

The intention of the group is that each writer will finish a draft for public presentation by May, 2014. Given the nature of the process, it is understood that these drafts will be in various stages of development when they are presented. Please visit the above links to learn more about past participants and their projects.

To apply for the 2013-2014 R&D Group, writers should submit

  • their contact information, 
  • a one paragraph bio, and 
  • a one to two paragraph proposal for an investigative project to be developed in the group that includes some thoughts as to why you are interested in working on this project in this particular group. 

The project may already be in process or be completely new; however, it is important that the artist has the intention to be actively developing the work during the period of the group. A collaborative team of two people may apply together (writer and composer, for example), but in such cases, both artists must commit to full participation.

Directors should submit their contact information, a resume, and one paragraph discussing what they hope to get out of being a member of the Group and outlining their expected availability from September to May.

Deadline for applications is July 15, 2013.

Please send applications to EllaRose Chary at rdgroup@thecivilians.org.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Shiva Productions seeks 10-minute plays

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Shiva Productions are calling for submissions of 10-minute plays.

Six chosen plays will be presented together over a number of evenings in Ranelagh Park, as part of the Ranelagh Arts Festival, September 2013.

The plays do not have to be strictly 10 minutes long, but should be between 8-15 minutes in performance. All plays need to be set in a park, or if pre-written they need to be compatible with/adaptable to a park setting. The action does not need to be confined to one place, but must take place within the environs of Ranelagh Park. We will consider plays with one, two or multiple character/s.

We would like to encourage first time writers and non-nationals to submit plays.

For further information please contact Aoibhinn at Shivatheatre@gmail.com or phone 086 8937138.

Deadline for submissions is Friday 12th July.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Hot Plays

RED HOT AND BLUE
Nails O'Reilly Duquesne is a newly wealthy young widow. Loud and brassy, Nails is a former manicurist. She organizes a benefit for her favorite cause, the rehabilitation of ex-convicts. Together with her sidekick (an "ex-con" himself), Policy Pinkle, and her "square" boyfriend, lawyer Bob Hale, she embarks on a nationwide search for Bob's old girlfriend, which is really the reason for the enterprise. The girlfriend, 18 years earlier, had sat upon a hot waffle iron and so had a unique "imprint". However, the national lottery that Nails starts gets the attention of the Finance Committee, and they wind up in Washington DC in an even more complicated situation. The Supreme Court declares the lottery unconstitutional, because it would benefit the people.

HOT SPOT
Peace Corps volunteer, hygiene teacher "Sally Hopwinder" (Judy Holliday), is stationed in a fictional nation, "D'hum" with decent living conditions. She concocts a plan to obtain U.S. aid for D'hum by convincing the Pentagon that Russia is about to invade it.

TOO HOT FOR MANEUVERS
A discharged colonel takes over his family's military academy just as a scandal arises when several upperclassmen are seen coming from the home of a countess who performed a notorious dance at the World's Fair.





Thistle Dew Theatre and KTDT-DRama-dy Digital Radio Theatre & KWOS Radio Theatre for Kids: Calling for Radio Plays in Audio Format

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No deadline - submissions accepted on an ongoing basis.

Thistle Dew Theatre and KTDT-DRama-dy Digital Radio Theatre & KWOS-Drama-dy for Kids: Calling for Radio Plays in Audio Format (.mp3)  OR if you can't record your piece... we'll do it for you.

FREE Audio Streaming Opportunity
Thistle Dew Digital Radio Theatre, KTDT-DR & KWOS-DR needs Playwrights with Self - Produced Audio (.mp3) of their;

  • One, two, and three minute monologues, and/or
  • Ten minute two character plays, and/or
  • Fifteen minute 3 - 5 character plays, and/or
  • Thirty minute 2 - 5 character plays.  

Gather your fellow playwrights, actors, friends, relatives, neighbors for readings of your plays, monologues, &c.
Record them.  Submit them.
THERE IS NO SUBMISSION FEE.
All submissions are subject to the approval of Thomas M. Kelly,
Artistic Director, Thistle Dew Theatre and KTDT& KWOS Digital Radio.
All Self - Produced Audio submissions must conform to Family Radio "Standards of Decency":

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/obscenity-indecency-and-profanity

and to the KTDT-DR - KWOS-DR content policies, including but not limited to the following (remembering that this is family radio);

No overt perverse sexual behavior,
No bathroom humor,
No foul language,
No pornography,
No abusive, prejudicial or disparaging language against any race or minority,
No sex, child, or adult abuse.

No copyrighted music, (your un-copyrighted music is permitted, see sample on blog.*)
All submissions must be accompanied by script in .doc format subject to Grammarly plagiarism check.  See..... http://thistledewtheatreplaywrightgroup.blogspot.com/

For sample format, (i.e.: introduction, credit(s), et cetera.).  visit audio streams at.........    
*  http://ktdtdigitalradiotheatre.blogspot.com/
Submit .mp3 only (No cds) and/or script, to seamusoshea12@gmail.com.
Playwright maintains full rights to their submissions except for streaming permit to KTDT-DR:  Submissions to KTDT-DR are for the sole purpose of KTDT-DR streaming.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

CALL FOR MUSIC, POETRY, SHORT PLAYS

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What: Occupy the Empty Space is creating and presenting an arts festival as a benefit for the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space at 155 Avenue C, between East 9th and East 10th, New York, New York.

When: Friday, August 16th

Why: Public space has rapidly become a rarity in this city, and this situation is getting worse, not better. We’re losing rights to houses, community centers, parks, and the rights to perform in open spaces. Space – and the ability and joy of occupying it – is a human right. As George Bernard Shaw once said, “Property is organized robbery.”

What We Need From You:

We are looking for performance poetry, performance art, live music, and short plays, monologues, or dance pieces (all plays must be under ten minutes tops, all dance, poetry, performance art, and live music need be under seven minutes) that relates to the theme of public space: reclaiming it, losing it, fighting for it, and defining it.

We are limited in terms of our artist line – up – due to space regulations, we can’t have more than ten performers, and music must be acoustic. We are still encouraging as many people and artists to apply, however, because we do many events and love adding new artists and projects to our wide empty space family. Please submit; if not this project, we may have space for you for another.

If you are a musician, dancer, performance artist, or performance poet, please submit a video of you performing by email to both Kate – owsvoices@gmail.com
and Sarah – sarahmelissaduncan@gmail.com

If you are a playwright, please submit your play to the above emails as well.

Please put in the subject line Playwright, Dancer, Performance Artist, Poet, or Musician to help us sort the submissions.

Please include a brief greeting with your submission, telling us about yourself.

Please do not submit more than one piece without first checking with us.

We are accepting submissions from June 5th through July 15th, 2013. 

A note for those of you not in New York – we love our out of state performers and artists, and we encourage you to apply. Please note, however, we cannot provide transportation, travel, or housing if you choose or need to be present for the actual event itself.

Happy creating and submitting!

Sarah Duncan & Kate Foster

Monday, July 1, 2013

Exclusive Offer to See New Play A PICTURE OF AUTUMN

A PICTURE OF AUTUMN 
The Mint Theater - 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor (between 8th & 9th Avenues)
By N.C. Hunter
Directed by Gus Kaikkonen
With Helen Cespedes, Christian Coulson, Barbara Eda-Young, Katie Firth, Jonathan Hogan, George Morfogen, Paul Niebanck, Kraig Swartz, Jill Tanner
A sensitive, intelligent and comic depiction of one family’s attempt to grow old gracefully.
"A big, generous play, exquisitely written, both funny and touching." - The New Yorker
“The cast is stellar…in this perceptive, sensitive production.” – The New York Times
“The Mint has once again presented a fine comedic revival.” – Associated Press
★★★★! – Time Out New York

NOW EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 27!
Performance Schedule:*
Tuesday 7pm | Wednesday 7pm | Thursday 7pm| Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm & 8pm | Sunday 2pm 
*Special Wednesday Matinees: July 3 at 2pm and July 24 at 2pm
No performance: July 2

The Mint continues its popular CheapTix program, offering a limited number of 1/2 price tickets ($27.50) for EVERY PERFORMANCE!

Visit http://minttheater.org//cheaptix.php to find out how to purchase your CheapTix today!
For more information, visit www.MintTheater.org 

** Restrictions may apply. $2.75 service charge applies to online & phone orders. Schedule subject to change. All sales are final.

2nd NATIONAL SONGWRITER/BOOKWRITER EXCHANGE - AUGUST 22

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Deadline July 3, 2013

After the success of the first ever National Songwriter/Bookwriter Exchange at the 2011 conference, we’re pleased to announce the 2nd National Songwriter/Bookwriter Exchange, to be held on the first day of the Guild’s upcoming conference in Chicago and to be moderated by Guild Director of Membership Roland Tec.

At the Exchange, twelve playwrights or librettists interested in developing new works of music theatre with new collaborators will hear twelve songwriters each perform one song. Songwriters will have an opportunity to hear the bookwriters each talk briefly about a new idea they have for a musical, for which they have not yet attached a composer. Following these 5 min. introductions, the room will break into informal mingling. Over the years, these Exchanges have resulted in many fruitful collaborative teams of writers creating new musicals of all shapes and sizes.

Interested composers and playwrights are now invited to submit the following materials for consideration. Please email the following to Rebecca Stump, Membership Assistant at:rstump@dramatistsguild.com no later than Wednesday, July 3, 2013, to request a spot: All submissions that meet the specs outlined below will be pooled and a lottery will be drawn to select the 24 participants. Accepted participants will be notified by July 8th.

Songwriters:

1) a short (250 word max.) bio outlining your professional accomplishments to date

2) a brief personal statement about the type of musical theatre you're interested in creating and a bit about how you like to collaborate.

3) A PDF of sheet music to one song you would like to perform for a roomful of colleagues. Please note: If you are unable to perform your own song, you must make arrangements for its performance by outside performers. The Guild will not be able to assist you in the procurement of Chicago-based performing talent; however, we encourage you to post frequently to the Members Bulletin Boards on our website to seek guidance from fellow members who may be able to help. Because any performers brought in for the Exchange will not need to register for the conference, we will need to receive their full names and contact information by August 1st to ensure proper arrangements are made for their entry.

Bookwriters:

1) a short (250 word max.) bio outlining your professional accomplishments to date

2) a brief personal statement about the type of musical theatre you're interested in creating and a bit about how you like to collaborate.

3) One or two paragraphs describing your idea for a new musical, paying close attention to the type of music you envision and the storytelling techniques you mean to employ. This need not be a polished synopsis. The Exchange is intended to bring together artists at the earliest possible stage in the development of new material, so rough ideas are welcome and encouraged. Try to capture the essential flavor of your imagined musical. That’s enough.

Please note: All participants must be registered for the conference. Single-day registrants are welcome. The Songwriter/Bookwriter Exchange will be moderated by Guild Director of Membership Roland Tec and will begin Thursday, August 22nd at 4PM.

Discount tickets for THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

$20 Tickets for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Now in its Second Magical Year!
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

Special Offer: Tickets only $20.00
(Reg. $35.00)


BEST FAMILY SHOW NOMINATION
- Off Broadway Alliance

"One of the BEST pieces of family theatre I've seen."
-Broadway World Jr.

"Sure to keep children and grown-ups enthralled...magical." -Broadway World

"Eight Thumbs Up!" -NYC Urban Life

3 Easy Ways to Get Your Tickets Now! 
1. Go to www.broadwayoffers.com and enter code WWPLAY20
or
2. Call 212-947-8844 and mention code WWPLAY20
or
3. Print this out and bring it to the St. Luke's Theatre Box office at 308 W. 46th St. Box office hours are 2-6 every day
Read what one audience member wrote about her family's experience:

"Thank you for the performance of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! The actors were truly phenomenal. Your wonderful show added another special memory to Grandpa's 75th birthday celebration." - M.M.

From the book by C. S. Lewis, dramatized by Le Clanche du Rand
Presented by Off-Broadway Family Theatre

In this inventive and highly theatrical adaptation of C.S. Lewis' classic, two actors give a tour-de-force performance that's sure to delight children and adults alike.

Through the magic of theatre, Peter and Lucy will take you to Narnia, where The White Witch has cast a spell that makes it always winter and never Christmas. See them meet Mr. Tumnus the faun and conspire with talking animals to save Narnia. Come face to face with Aslan the Great Lion and cheer as Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund courageously battle the forces of evil, discovering that Love is the deepest magic of all.
www.narniaoffbroadway.com

Now on sale through August 31, 2013!
Saturdays at 11:00 am
at St. Luke's Theatre
308 W. 46th St.
New York, NY 10036

Open to all,
most suitable for ages 5 and up.

Special rates available for groups of 10 or more. Call
718-483-5989 for
GROUP SALES and FIELD TRIPS



For complete information on everything happening at The Players Theatre visit:

106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park 2013 - FREE


Broadway’s Finest including STOMP, NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, ILuminate: Artists of Light, Pippin and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Offer FREE Lunchtime Performances

The best of Broadway will be presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with “106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park 2012” – a lunchtime series kicking off this Thursday, July 11 on the Bryant Park Stage. Hosted by LITE FM’s on-air personalities, the 13th annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances runs through August 15.

Now in its thirteenth year, “106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park” will run from 12:30-1:30pm on the remaining Thursdays; July 18, 25 and August 1, 8 and 15. Bryant Park is located behind the New York Public Library on 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd street. Lawn seating is first come-first-served.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
106.7 LITE FM's Helen Little will emcee the event alongside co-host: Peter and the Starcatcher. Confirmed attendees include:
  • STOMP 
  • NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
  • iLuminate: Artist of Light
  • Pippin
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella


Thursday, July 11, 2013
11:45am- media check in
12:30pm- event begins
1:30pm- event ends

Bryant Park
41 West 40th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue)
New York, NY 10018

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