RARE SPECIES: New Play Development Lab

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The critically-acclaimed downtown indie theatre company, Spookfish Theatre Company, is proud to introduce our new work development series.

RARE SPECIES: New Play Development Lab.

In order to broaden the artistic agency of talented entrepreneurial theatre makers, Spookfish Theatre Company is pleased to announce our call for submissions for our upcoming 2013/2014 Theatrical Season.

The RARE SPECIES: New Play Development Lab will be an in-depth workshop aimed at strengthening each writer's creative instinct by workshopping and developing new plays-in-progress, and culminating in a staged reading and/or workshop performance in NYC. The nature of the workshop will be tailored to fit the needs of the writer and the work being created. We are looking for distinct, imaginative voices and a true passion for creating theatre.

About:
5-6 Writer's will be selected. Each selected writer will receive a public reading and/or workshop performance this summer in NYC. Possibility of further productions with Spookfish Theatre Company.

We are looking for 2 different types of projects.
1.) Full-length plays.
2.) Performance art pieces/ Devised project proposals.

-For these projects please submit a one-page description of the piece. A writing sample. In addition to a short statement about your goals for the piece.

Requirements:
Must be 18 years or older.
Must be able to attend weekly/bi-weekly meetings in NYC. 
Must have an earnest passion for theatre, and true desire to better your work.
No musicals.
Adaptations accepted, but all-original work preferred.

IF ELIGIBLE, PLEASE SUBMIT:

For Full-length proposals:
Please send CV/Resume, One Full-Length Play, and a short statement about your goals for the piece to kat@spookfishtheatre.org

For Performance Art/Devised Project proposals:
Please send CV/Resume, a one-page description of the Piece, a writing sample, and a short statement about your goals for the piece to kat@spookfishtheatre.org

For more about our company and our artwork, please visit: www.spookfishtheatre.org

Deadline for Submission: October 31, 2013.