Emory seeks Brave New Works

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Deadline: March 1, 2023

Biennially, The Playwriting Center of Theater Emory produces Brave New Works. This festival provides theater professionals and students with the space and resources to conduct creative experimentation, create new works for the stage, and test the dramatic product on an audience. For three weeks, the Brave New Works festival of new and evolving plays gives playwrights a laboratory to work with a director and actors, revise and rewrite their scripts, and share the results with members of the Emory and Atlanta community.

BRAVE NEW WORKS 2024: PROFESSIONAL SUBMISSIONS

In Spring 2024 the Playwriting Center of Theater Emory will produce Brave New Works (BNW), a three-week theatrical developmental workshop. BNW provides theater professionals and students with the space and resources to conduct creative experimentation as part of the process of creating new works for the stage. The Brave New Works festival of new and evolving plays gives playwrights and other theatremakers, a laboratory to work with a director, actors, and other creative artists, to revise and rewrite their scripts, and share the resulting work with members of the Emory and Atlanta communities and beyond.

This year’s focus:

Of particular interest are plays that are for children and young adults.

All plays, in all styles and genres are welcome!

We are excited to be partnering with the Hangar Theatre’s KIDDSTUFF program (https://hangartheatre.org/buy-tickets/category/kiddstuff/list/) and other TYA companies!

Workshop format:

One (1) play will be selected for a workshop production in the Theater Emory season, and two (2) plays will receive readings. The readings will have a 1-week rehearsal process culminating in a reading that is open to the public. The play chosen for production will have a limited all-student cast; and may go off-campus into the community with performances in a child-focused environment (i.e. school, cultural center, development center).

How to Submit:
Please send an email to lydia.fort@emory.edu with the following subject: “BNW 24 PRO Submission [Last Name]_[First name]”

In the body of the email, please give your:Name
Phone
Short description of the play
Character Breakdown
Any special requirements in the play

Be sure to attach a pdf copy of your script.

Note: If your play is an adaptation of a published book or other piece of literature, please give the author’s name, title, year printed, and publisher’s information in addition.

Deadline: Submissions are due March 1st. Finalists will be contacted for interviews

If you have any questions, please email Lydia Fort at lydia.fort@emory.edu