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Sunday, January 1, 2023

Waterworks Festival 2023

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Deadline: January 2, 2023 at 11:59 PM

Live Arts is now accepting submissions for WATERWORKS, a festival to be held May 12  through June 3, 2023, in Charlottesville, Virginia. WATERWORKS is a month-long celebration of new theatrical works and voices at Live Arts and beyond! This new works festival continues Live Arts' long history of showcasing local and emerging playwrights.

Live Arts is a volunteer-powered organization. Selected works will be staffed and staged by non-union volunteers engaged by Live Arts staff.

Get involved! Contact waterworks@livearts.org.

Questions? Contact submissions@livearts.org.


CALL FOR NEW WORKS

Works submitted in this category must be original and cannot have been published. Works may be any length, including full-length. The deadline to submit is midnight, January 2, 2023.

Emerging Artists: For writers and writing teams between 16 to 25 years old.

Artists in this category may be students, but do not have to be for consideration. Works submitted in this category may have been produced at a school-based presentation, at a concert reading, or in a workshop.

TO SUBMIT TO “EMERGING ARTISTS”

Please complete this form by 11:59 PM on Monday, January 2, 2023. Selected Emerging Artists works will receive notification of status by February 1, 2023.


Debut Works: For writers and writing teams over 50 years old.

Works submitted in this category may have been produced at a school-based presentation, at a concert reading, or in a workshop.

TO SUBMIT TO “DEBUT WORKS”

Please complete this form by 11:59 PM on Monday, January 2, 2023. Selected Debut
Works will receive notification of status by February 1, 2023.


Unstaged Works: No age restrictions for writers or writing teams. Works submitted in this category may not have been produced in any format, including concert readings or school-based presentations.

TO SUBMIT TO “UNSTAGED WORKS”

Please complete this form by 11:59 PM on Monday, January 2, 2023. Selected Unstaged

Works will receive notification of status by February 1, 2023.

We are committed to cultivating new theater pieces, supporting playwrights in the development of their work, and diversifying the stories told on our stages. As a new endeavor within a predominantly white theater, we seek to construct diverse teams and programming representative of the abundant talent and craftsmanship across our dynamic community.

● Submissions are free.

● Maximum submission limit of three (3) works per writer, or writing team, in total.

● “Full-length works” means all works with a foreseeable runtime of 60-120 minutes, including stage business. “Micro-plays” means works 10 minutes or less.

● Wherever noted, “key artistic roles” means applicants have secured the  actors/performers, director/producer, and stage manager, as applicable, prior to submission.

● By submitting work to a specific call, applicants affirm they are the sole or  co-creator and meet the particular criteria. Please review all calls to determine the best place for your work.


We will employ an anonymous submission process to eliminate unintentional bias on the part of our team of qualified readers. All scripts will be considered by multiple readers prioritizing artistic distinction to determine finalists. We will honor the aesthetic and cultural importance of BIPOC artists. We will prioritize artistic distinction in our selection processes.

Interested in reading? Contact waterworks@livearts.org.

Final programming will be selected and curated by the New Works Director Adrienne Oliver, together with a core artistic team at Live Arts, co-producer organization staff, and other local artists representing the cultural wealth and expertise of the community.

Artistic Distinction

● Works that explore culture, humanity, and justice-minded themes.

● Works that celebrate theatricality, expression, and connectivity.

● Works prominently centering womxn and other marginalized voices.

● Age-embracing works, with opportunities for senior and/or junior artists.

● Innovative and thought-provoking material.

● Works exploring language, dialogue, communication, ideas, and energy.

● Works by historically erased artists and writers.


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