Deadline: December 10, 2023
SUBMISSION FORM ONLINE
San Francisco-based independent theater company La Lengua Teatro en Español (www.lalengua.org) is commissioning two to three plays, centering the voices of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Queer playwrights.
We are looking to commission stories in Spanish, Portuguese, Native Languages, English, or any combination that centers on the complex relationship of Puerto Rico with the United States.
These will be developed and featured as staged readings in La Lengua’s Fall 2024 festival in San Francisco, CA.
San Francisco-based independent theater company La Lengua Teatro en Español (www.lalengua.org) is commissioning two to three plays, centering the voices of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Queer playwrights.
We are looking to commission stories in Spanish, Portuguese, Native Languages, English, or any combination that centers on the complex relationship of Puerto Rico with the United States.
These will be developed and featured as staged readings in La Lengua’s Fall 2024 festival in San Francisco, CA.
We are looking to commission one-act plays that center on stories of Puerto Rico and/or its people and the complex relationship with the United States. We are seeking out playwrights with the desire to share stories of resistance, celebration, and truth-telling.
The Decolonization Stories: Puerto Rico Edition Commission
We are seeking playwrights who write in Spanish, Portuguese, Native languages, English, or any combination to send in any theater writing sample that they feel represents their work in light of this prompt. We will be accepting submissions from November 1st and ending on December 10th. From the submissions we receive, our selection panel will choose 2 to 3 playwrights as residents of the cohort for Decolonization Stories: Puerto Rico Edition. This commission includes a playwright residency, a workshop, and a public staged reading as part of the Decolonization Stories Festival:
● Decolonization Stories Commission playwrights will have eight (8) weekly meetings between April and May 2024 followed by four (4) biweekly meetings between June and July 2024 with Puerto Rican playwright Tere Martinez.
● Each playwright will write a 1-act play in response to the prompt.
● Each playwright will receive a $50 compensation upon signing the agreement and after attending the first day of the four-month residency
● Each playwright will receive a $950 stipend when they hand in their finished script.
● Commissioned plays will be workshopped over the Summer of 2024
● Commissioned plays will be presented as directed staged readings in the Fall of 2024.
We will work to make sure that we have readers who are proficient in any language(s) scripts are written in, and will be in contact with organizations and communities to ensure this.
To Apply:
Please submit application materials here:
- At least one theater writing sample in Spanish or English*;
- A one-paragraph statement of career goals and aspirations
- A one-paragraph statement of why you felt drawn to this submission call
- A one-paragraph statement about community ties you have to Puerto Rico that help you tell this story
*While we will be accepting finalized scripts of a wide range of languages for the actual festival,
What is Decolonization Stories?
Our Decolonization Stories residency and festival platform for the dissemination of information regarding the continued legacy of colonization, specifically in the Americas. The project works to combat misinformation by centering narratives that bring light to the real impact and consequences of colonization that still exist today. We want to give voice to playwrights with personal experiences and nuanced perspectives on this topic and provide an opportunity for knowledge-sharing and mutual growth. You can see highlights of the festival of our previous edition here.
The Decolonization Stories: Puerto Rico Edition Commission
We are seeking playwrights who write in Spanish, Portuguese, Native languages, English, or any combination to send in any theater writing sample that they feel represents their work in light of this prompt. We will be accepting submissions from November 1st and ending on December 10th. From the submissions we receive, our selection panel will choose 2 to 3 playwrights as residents of the cohort for Decolonization Stories: Puerto Rico Edition. This commission includes a playwright residency, a workshop, and a public staged reading as part of the Decolonization Stories Festival:
● Decolonization Stories Commission playwrights will have eight (8) weekly meetings between April and May 2024 followed by four (4) biweekly meetings between June and July 2024 with Puerto Rican playwright Tere Martinez.
● Each playwright will write a 1-act play in response to the prompt.
● Each playwright will receive a $50 compensation upon signing the agreement and after attending the first day of the four-month residency
● Each playwright will receive a $950 stipend when they hand in their finished script.
● Commissioned plays will be workshopped over the Summer of 2024
● Commissioned plays will be presented as directed staged readings in the Fall of 2024.
We will work to make sure that we have readers who are proficient in any language(s) scripts are written in, and will be in contact with organizations and communities to ensure this.
To Apply:
Please submit application materials here:
- At least one theater writing sample in Spanish or English*;
- A one-paragraph statement of career goals and aspirations
- A one-paragraph statement of why you felt drawn to this submission call
- A one-paragraph statement about community ties you have to Puerto Rico that help you tell this story
*While we will be accepting finalized scripts of a wide range of languages for the actual festival,
What is Decolonization Stories?
Our Decolonization Stories residency and festival platform for the dissemination of information regarding the continued legacy of colonization, specifically in the Americas. The project works to combat misinformation by centering narratives that bring light to the real impact and consequences of colonization that still exist today. We want to give voice to playwrights with personal experiences and nuanced perspectives on this topic and provide an opportunity for knowledge-sharing and mutual growth. You can see highlights of the festival of our previous edition here.
* our commission selection panel is limited to Spanish- and English-speakers.