FUNHOUSE III seeks 10-minute plays

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FUNHOUSE III
a late-night play anthology
April 26-28
The Slate Theater, Seattle, WA
Created by Brian Toews

WHAT IS FUNHOUSE?
Funhouse is a recurring late-night play anthology inspired by The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Saturday Night Live, and Adult Swim. Funhouse is a collection of subversive and experimental content. Our show serves as a rotating platform for diverse, up-and-coming playwrights, directors, actors, and designers.

HOW DO I FUNHOUSE?
Submissions of original ten-minute plays will be accepted beginning November 20th, 2017.

The deadline is January 5th, 2018; late submissions will not be accepted. Writers will be notified of our selections February 2018. The selected plays will be given a full production within the capabilities and budget of the producers. A $30 honorarium will be given to all selected playwrights.

Email submissions to funhouseanthology@gmail.com. Submissions must be received by January 5th, 2018 to be considered; late submissions will not be accepted.

SUBMISSION FEE (w/No-Fee Options)
There is a $5 submission fee for each script. After submitting your script, the email listed on your submission will be invoiced via PayPal. We will read and consider your script only after we have confirmed the submission fee. Our PayPal is registered to funhouseanthology@gmail.com

NO-FEE OPTIONS
1) If you identify as a part of any historically or presently marginalized groups, we are able to waive your submission fee. Please indicate in your submission email if you would like the fee to be waived.
2) If you cannot pay the fee for any reason and still want to submit, please let us know at funhouseanthology@gmail.com and we can work something out.
3) The fee will be waived if any playwright can prove they are a member of the Dramatists Guild.

SUBMISSION FEE INTENTION
The reason we made the submission fee such a low cost is so we could help supplement our operating budget while still making submission accessible to all. We aim to create a sustainable, recurring production, and charging a small submission fee helps us reach that goal.

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We believe that theatre should reflect the community it serves. As such, we encourage people of all experiences, backgrounds, and identities, to submit their work. This includes people of any race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, class, or religion. If you identify as part of any historically or presently marginalized groups, we are able to waive your submission fee. Please indicate in your submission email if you would like the fee to be waived.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1) Submission must be an original, unproduced 10-minute play at time of submission. Plays that have had staged readings will be accepted. Plays that have received full productions, either professional or amateur, prior to submission will not be accepted. Legal clearance of materials not in the public domain is the full responsibility of the playwright.

2) A limit of THREE plays may be submitted by each playwright.

3) Maximum length: 12 pages not including title pages. Plays should run in the 8-12 minute range. Longer submissions will not be considered.

4) Scripts may be comedy, drama, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, parody, and/or musical.

5) This is a show for mature audiences (18+). We encourage subversive and/or experimental work. Need some inspiration? Check out our Pinterest Board for images to inspire you: http://bit.ly/2ixgW11

6) Plays must be submitted with numbered pages and include on the title page the following contact and bio information:

Playwright’s first and last name
Mailing address
Phone number
E-mail address
A brief biography (100 words or less).

7) If you identify as a part of any historically or presently marginalized groups, we are able to waive your submission fee. Please indicate in your submission email if you would like the fee to be waived.

8) All scripts must be in English.

9) Preferred document format: Microsoft Word or .pdf files ONLY. No other formats will be accepted.

10) Selection will be made by Brian Toews and the Funhouse III directors and inclusion is solely at their discretion. All decisions are final.

11) All submitting playwrights will receive an email notification upon receipt of their scripts.

12) Notification of final decisions will be made by e-mail by February 2018.