Deadline: July 21, 2024
OR when they receive 75 submissions
SUBMISSION FORM
This series of staged readings of new works from Asian American playwrights is an artistic incubator for thoughts and ideas looking to be born onto the stage. For the 2024 festival, Theater Mu invites playwrights to submit their work for consideration.
Submission Guidelines
Playwrights must be 18+ to submit.
Limit one submission per playwright. Writers may submit as co-writers, but a co-writer may not submit an additional script as a solo playwright or as part of another team.
Scripts need not be in their final form, but they should be complete enough to share with an audience. Please do not submit a script with missing scenes or pages.
While we prefer scripts that require fewer actors, we are accepting scripts that have any number of actors. It would be helpful to include in your submission any information about doubling, if possible. Please include a stage direction reader in your numbering.
New Eyes Festival features work from both Minnesota and out-of-state playwrights. We encourage playwrights from Minnesota, and/or the Midwest to apply. Writers from all geographic regions are considered, including international writers.
Theater Mu cannot pay for travel at this time. If your script is selected and you would like to travel to the Twin Cities yourself, you would be more than welcome! Mu staff would be happy to assist you by making recommendations for local accommodations. We would also be happy to set up a Zoom for a playwright to attend rehearsal and performance remotely, if desired.
Scripts for New Eyes Festival should follow the following criteria:
New scripts - Priority is given to scripts that have not been widely professionally produced, and/or are early in their life cycle. Maybe the script has never been read out loud; maybe the script has had one or two non-professional productions; maybe there has been a production but not in the Midwest. The script also need not be recently written– perhaps you wrote the script a long time ago but never shared it and are curious about giving it a new life. If you are unsure whether your script follows these guidelines, feel free to reach out.
Visionary, mission-focused scripts - Theater Mu's was founded on three core tenets:
This series of staged readings of new works from Asian American playwrights is an artistic incubator for thoughts and ideas looking to be born onto the stage. For the 2024 festival, Theater Mu invites playwrights to submit their work for consideration.
Submission Guidelines
Playwrights must be 18+ to submit.
Limit one submission per playwright. Writers may submit as co-writers, but a co-writer may not submit an additional script as a solo playwright or as part of another team.
Scripts need not be in their final form, but they should be complete enough to share with an audience. Please do not submit a script with missing scenes or pages.
While we prefer scripts that require fewer actors, we are accepting scripts that have any number of actors. It would be helpful to include in your submission any information about doubling, if possible. Please include a stage direction reader in your numbering.
New Eyes Festival features work from both Minnesota and out-of-state playwrights. We encourage playwrights from Minnesota, and/or the Midwest to apply. Writers from all geographic regions are considered, including international writers.
Theater Mu cannot pay for travel at this time. If your script is selected and you would like to travel to the Twin Cities yourself, you would be more than welcome! Mu staff would be happy to assist you by making recommendations for local accommodations. We would also be happy to set up a Zoom for a playwright to attend rehearsal and performance remotely, if desired.
Scripts for New Eyes Festival should follow the following criteria:
New scripts - Priority is given to scripts that have not been widely professionally produced, and/or are early in their life cycle. Maybe the script has never been read out loud; maybe the script has had one or two non-professional productions; maybe there has been a production but not in the Midwest. The script also need not be recently written– perhaps you wrote the script a long time ago but never shared it and are curious about giving it a new life. If you are unsure whether your script follows these guidelines, feel free to reach out.
Visionary, mission-focused scripts - Theater Mu's was founded on three core tenets:
1) Asian American stories,
2) exemplary theater, and
3) social justice.
If you have a point of view that intersects with this mission, we want to hear from you.
Questions? Review our FAQ.
Questions? Review our FAQ.
Further questions can be directed to Literary Manager Jane Peña at jane@theatermu.org.