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Up to $6,000 playwright commission (full length play) with Livermore Shakespeare Festival (LSF).
This commission is for a playwright of color to celebrate scientists of color while exploring a current science theme. The selected playwright will be tasked with writing an original play which includes a component about scientific research currently pursued by our local Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL). Many possibilities include using supercomputers to identify a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment candidates. We will partner the selected playwright with advisory support from scientists at the LLNL and/or Sandia National Laboratory.
Here is a link to the request for qualifications (RFQ) as well as the details of the commission. www.Livermoreshakes.org/ScienceAtPlay . There you will see our program called “Science At Play” under which this commission falls. The RFQ goes into much greater detail about the commission. Please know that you MUST follow the submission guidelines. Failure to adhere to submission guidelines will disqualify you from the commission opportunity.
Thank you to all who submit according to the guidelines.
Specific details about this commission: www.Livermoreshakes.org/ScienceAtPlay
Type of Opportunity: Semi-staged reading with possibility of full production
Restrictions:
Up to $6,000 playwright commission (full length play) with Livermore Shakespeare Festival (LSF).
This commission is for a playwright of color to celebrate scientists of color while exploring a current science theme. The selected playwright will be tasked with writing an original play which includes a component about scientific research currently pursued by our local Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL). Many possibilities include using supercomputers to identify a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment candidates. We will partner the selected playwright with advisory support from scientists at the LLNL and/or Sandia National Laboratory.
Here is a link to the request for qualifications (RFQ) as well as the details of the commission. www.Livermoreshakes.org/ScienceAtPlay . There you will see our program called “Science At Play” under which this commission falls. The RFQ goes into much greater detail about the commission. Please know that you MUST follow the submission guidelines. Failure to adhere to submission guidelines will disqualify you from the commission opportunity.
Thank you to all who submit according to the guidelines.
Specific details about this commission: www.Livermoreshakes.org/ScienceAtPlay
Type of Opportunity: Semi-staged reading with possibility of full production
Restrictions:
- Person of color, US citizen only, must have a B.A. or B.S.
- Must have completed at least one full length script, on any subject, that has been produced in a festival, by a professional theatre, writers foundation or as a series of developmental readings with a professional theatre company or playwright's foundation. Self-production does not fit these guidelines.
- If you are in an MFA playwright program, please feel free to email if you have not had a play produced.
Submission guidelines:
1. Playwright must submit a 10 page writing sample in pdf format (Do not send more than 10 pages directing us to pages you wish us to consider).
2. Resume (theatrical) in pdf format
3. Letter of interest (3 page maximum, 11-12 point font, in Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana or Calibri) addressing the following questions 4 questions A - D: (in pdf format)
A. Why are you attracted to a science play? And/or what is your connection to science?
B. Have you had a writing project where you collaborated with a dramaturg or an advisor? If so, describe the process and the value you received from said process.
C. Are you willing to work with a dramaturg and/or science advisors? What do you imagine that process would look like?
D. Would you be comfortable with a remote working situation where interactions will take place over the computer and phone?
4. File naming convention for your 3 documents (in .pdf format) must be as follows:
-YourLastname_10Pages_SAP. (Ex. Williams_ 10Pages_SAP.pdf)
-YourLastName_Resume_SAP (Ex. Williams_Resume_SAP.pdf)
-YourLastName_LOI_SAP (Ex. Williams_LOI_SAP.pdf)
5. Deadline: 9/26/2020 One submission per playwright only. No fee.
6. Submit via email to Michael Wayne Rice, Resident Director: Michael@LivermoreShakes.org
1. Playwright must submit a 10 page writing sample in pdf format (Do not send more than 10 pages directing us to pages you wish us to consider).
2. Resume (theatrical) in pdf format
3. Letter of interest (3 page maximum, 11-12 point font, in Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana or Calibri) addressing the following questions 4 questions A - D: (in pdf format)
A. Why are you attracted to a science play? And/or what is your connection to science?
B. Have you had a writing project where you collaborated with a dramaturg or an advisor? If so, describe the process and the value you received from said process.
C. Are you willing to work with a dramaturg and/or science advisors? What do you imagine that process would look like?
D. Would you be comfortable with a remote working situation where interactions will take place over the computer and phone?
4. File naming convention for your 3 documents (in .pdf format) must be as follows:
-YourLastname_10Pages_SAP. (Ex. Williams_ 10Pages_SAP.pdf)
-YourLastName_Resume_SAP (Ex. Williams_Resume_SAP.pdf)
-YourLastName_LOI_SAP (Ex. Williams_LOI_SAP.pdf)
5. Deadline: 9/26/2020 One submission per playwright only. No fee.
6. Submit via email to Michael Wayne Rice, Resident Director: Michael@LivermoreShakes.org