Poison Apple Initiative is accepting submissions of unproduced, production-ready work to premiere during its 2013-2014 season. Work that has received readings or workshops is encouraged.
SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM JULY 18TH TO AUGUST 20TH.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY.
Please include:
- A cover letter with brief synopsis.
- A .doc or .pdf copy of the script.
A few things:
- We tend to favor intermission-less plays. We think an hour-twenty is the perfect amount of theatre.
- Small, female-heavy casts requiring actors in the 18-35 age range are preferable.
- A PAI play has a dark sense of humor, a jagged bite, a bright imagination, and immediate social relevance on a large scale. "Kitchen sink" is not our bag. Please no returns of prodigal children, sobering losses of parents, or families being ripped asunder by dark secrets unearthed at a dinner party in a tony East Side apartment.
If it can be effectively filmed, it's not for us.
- No musicals, children's plays, or translations. Adaptations are welcome if they are less faithful and more a response to the original text (think Phaedra's Love by Sarah Kane.)
- Please send only one play.
- Selected playwrights will receive an honorarium of $450.
Please submit plays and/or questions to: poisonappleinitiative@gmail.com