Swipes: Tales of Online Dating seeks 10-minute plays

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Deadline: July 20, 2022

The company will take submissions that will then be judged by our creative jury. The ten plays chosen will be performed in early November in Saline Michigan.

Here are the parameters and information for submissions.The play must be performed in approximately ten minutes.

• Submissions must be in by July 20.
• The ten plays chosen will be selected by August 15.
• Auditions/Casting to perform the plays will take place in mid to late August.
• If the writer also wishes to direct the play, indicate such on your submission. Otherwise, we will assign a director.
• The play should not involve more than four actors.
• The story must be about online dating at its core, experiences, vignettes, etc.
• Tickets to attend the festival will be $15, and will post after the casts are set.
• The creative jury will score each play, and a grand prize “Best Play In Show” will be awarded in the form of a $100 cash prize, a plaque and recognition as a Wilde Award Winner For Best Short Play.
• All playwrights will receive a certificate of merit for clearing the jury selection process and having their play performed, and receive recognition on EncoreMichigan.com.
• It is possible that we will have a sponsor that will underwrite the filming of the festival, which will then be available on Youtube.
• Playwrights can submit more than one play, and more than one play from the same playwright may be chosen. Selection is based on quality.
• All net proceeds will benefit the ongoing operations of EncoreMichigan, specifically to offset monthly server fees for the website and gas for reviewers to get to shows.
• Submissions should be emailed as a proof-read PDF to EncorePress@gmail.com by July 20 with “Swipes” in the Subject Heading. Make sure your name, email, phone number, play title and whether you plan to direct your own play is on the first page along with the Characters/age/gender of characters, etc.
• Playwrights so inspired are encouraged to submit stories that embrace diversity of all kinds–all races, genders, ages, LGBTQ characters.
• Any questions can be directed to Encorepress@gmail.com

NY THEATER FESTIVAL FALL/WINTERFEST 2022 - THEATER/FESTIVAL/COMPETITION

Few Spots left in December 2022

PLAYS/MUSICALS - TOTAL PRIZES $7,500 - FIRST PRIZE $3,500 - FULL LENGTHS - ONE ACTS - SHORTS - SOLOS

WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS PLAYWRIGHT/MUSICAL FESTIVAL/COMPETITION IN UNITED STATES. WE ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR 19TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON. WE HOSTED MORE THAN 1,000 PRODUCTIONS SO FAR + 250 MUSICALS.

THEATER PLAY/MUSICAL COMPETITION

Submit to be among the plays and musicals in a Festival/Competition that is WOWING New Yorkers.

 

to submit, go to:

http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/summerfest-festivals/

Introducing NYC’s fastest growing competition. Now accepting submissions only from playwrights who live no farther than 30 miles from Manhattan.

PRIZES:
We offer up to $7,500 in Prizes. $3,500 alone goes to the best play or musical.

Can you find another festival that gives away this much money in prizes? Our winners are selected by the festival’s team, so it’s not simply some “popularity contest” based on whoever brings in the largest audience.  Sometimes the most “non-glitzy” smallest budget productions with the fewest audience members win first prize, simply because it was excellent. We love sincere, heart-felt performances, and honest writing. 

Prize categories include: 

BEST PRODUCTION $3,500

BEST SHORT $500

MOST CREATIVE PRODUCTION $500

BEST DIRECTOR $500

2 BEST ACTOR $500 each 

2 BEST ACTRESS $500 each 

BEST SINGER $500

BEST MUSICAL SCORE $300

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY $300

YOU WILL RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR AUDIENCE TO HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO IMPROVE ANY FUTURE RUN OF YOUR PRODUCTION IF YOU DESIRE

Here’s a chance to have your Play or Musical live on a New York City in Manhattan Stage!

Accepting plays and musicals of all genres between 5-90 minutes in length. The New York Theater Festival has been a haven for playwrights for 18 seasons - 10 continuous years of activity. Read below to find out why!

Why is New York Theater Festival a mecca for new and original plays?

Simple.

We offer:

• A quality venue.

75  seats. A stage the size of your average 2 bedroom apartment in Manhattan (30’x22’) with plenty of backstage space, room in the wings, a huge dressing room complete with mirrors and plenty of storage

• Need set/prop pieces? No problem.

What other festival offers you the use of 85 set props/furniture in their storage for free? Not only do we invite you to use our items, we also offer free storage for all your hand props for the duration of your run.  It’s no fun double parking your truck outside of theaters for every performance, only to find your windshield sporting a new parking ticket. It’s annoying lugging all your props, set items, and costumes back and forth on the subway throughout the length of your run.  Don’t sweat it.  We have space- and that’s not easy to come by in NYC! Check out our props:

https://newyorktheaterfestival.com/props/ 

• Easy to use technology.

Where else will you get a lighting plot of 65 lights, complete with LED lights that can create a flush in a full range of deep colors for your scenes. You are also free to use our projector that projects a back stage image of 21×12′. Our lighting and sound boards are extremely easy to use even for those that had not previous experience. You do not need to be a tech person to use them. 

• If MUSIC is the food of love, play on!

Need music? We also have a good upright piano you can use

• We offer long techs.

Do you know how important it is to have ample tech rehearsal time?  

For a Full-Length (60-90 minute) we give 4  hours for your tech.

For a One-Act (30-45 minute) we give you 2 hours, For a Short (5-20 minute) we give you 60 minutes.   

What can you accomplish with short tech rehearsals, or none at all offered somewhere else? Absolutely nothing (say it again!) We don’t want to risk your show looking miserable during your run because you did not have enough time to prepare. We want you to feel confident with how it will look. That’s why we offer a generous amount of tech time. (After all, time is money!)

• What’s more important than advertising your show?

Many festival websites do not advertise your show. Many that do, will have mundane descriptions and a thumbnail of a poster. Check out our pages with previous productions and you will see immediate the difference. Large posters and detailed information. 

You can share the link of the post that we create for you without embarrassment and send it to your family, friends, colleagues, and community.  All cast and crew from all productions are granted free tickets to see all of the other shows in the festival!

Check out our posts:

https://newyorktheaterfestival.com/winterfest-festivals/shows-date-2019-winterfest/ 

• Prime performance hours

We give you only ideal prime time slots, 30 minutes of ample set-up time before performances, and since the festival runs for 2 months, each production has time to breathe.

• No seasonal volunteers

One of our principle team members is always at the theater to support you during your tech, box office times, and performances. You will always see a familiar face!  Feel free to ask for help or special guidance to make your performance a success. Your questions will be answered in a matter of hours from the festival’s team. You will never have to wait days for a response. Our staff is knowledgeable and experienced, providing you with real answers and a personal touch.

• Award ceremony

An unforgettable award ceremony at the end of the festival to honor your talent in front of your artistic colleagues, similar to the Oscars!

• LAST, BUT NOT LEAST: YOU WILL BE TREATED WITH THE RESPECT AND APPRECIATION THAT YOU DESERVE AS A WRITER AND AS AN ARTIST. 

 

Submit your play to NYC theatre’s best kept secret TODAY.

The Object Movement Puppetry Festival

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Deadline: July 18, 2022 5PM

OBJECT MOVEMENT 2022-2023 INFO & APPLICATION

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2022—2023 RESIDENCY AND FESTIVAL ARE NOW OPEN AS OF JUNE 13

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 5PM ON MONDAY, JULY 18

APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MONDAY, AUGUST 26

The Object Movement Puppetry Festival is an annual presentation of new short works developed in residence at The Center at West Park. Curated by Maiko Kikuchi, Rowan Magee, Marcella Murray, and Justin Perkins, Object Movement supports the development of new puppetry and object theater by artists in the NYC metro area, culminating in an annual festival of short performances.
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY

For eleven weeks in Fall 2022 and eleven weeks in Spring 2023, a cohort of eight puppetry and object theater artists (or pairs or teams of artists) will meet to share progress on developing new work. Meetings will be in person (whenever possible) on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30pm at the Center at West Park. If necessary, virtual meetings will be held on Zoom. Meetings will be facilitated by the curatorial team: Maiko Kikuchi, Rowan Magee, Marcella Murray, and Justin Perkins. The goal of these meetings is to provide supportive feedback for the artists and a useful but flexible structure for making and sharing work.

Each resident artist will develop a single piece over the course of the residency. There will be a work-in-progress showing for invited audiences at the second-to-last fall meeting on December 6. Completed pieces will be presented in a festival in the Center at West Park’s Sanctuary Theater March 20 through April 1, 2023.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The 2023 Object Movement Puppetry Festival will take place over two weeks from March 20 through April 1, 2023 in the Center at West Park’s Sanctuary Space. Each week will feature a different program of four original short pieces 10 to 15 minutes long. Each week will include a dedicated tech day for each of the four pieces, a dress rehearsal, and three performances. Festival working days will be Monday—Saturday, 1pm to 10pm with a meal break 5-6pm.

The festival will provide a stage manager and technical director, a rep lighting plot, sound system, and marketing and box office services. Each lead artist or team will be paid an artist fee of $500 at the end of the festival.
IMPORTANT DATES

Applications open: June 13, 2022

Applications due: Monday, July 18, 2022 at 5pm

Applicants notified: Monday, August 26, 2022

Fall residency meetings: Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm from September 20 through December 13 (off Nov 8 for Election Day and Nov 22 for Thanksgiving)

Work-in-progress showing: Tuesday, December 6 at 7:30pm

Winter break: December 14—January 9

Spring residency meetings: Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm from January 10 through April 4, 2023

Festival dates: March 20—April 1, 2023

Program A performances: Friday, March 24 at 7:30 and Saturday, march 25 at 2pm and 7:30pm

Program B performances: Friday, March 31 at 7:30 and Saturday, April 1 at 2pm and 7:30pm.

Final meeting: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

HOW TO APPLY

Online applications open on June 13 and are due by Monday, July 18 at 5pm. Applications are open to all artists over 18 who live in the New York City metro area. Both experienced puppetry artists and puppetry beginners with experience in other disciplines are welcome. We are not able to accept applications from full-time students, or for projects being developed through another residency, program, or institution between September 2022 and April 2023. You may apply as an individual artist, a duo, or a collective/company. Please submit only one application per artist.

We are seeking a diverse cohort of artists of different backgrounds and with different interests and experience levels within the realm of puppetry and object theater. BIPOC artists, LGBTQIA artists, and artists with disabilities are heartily encouraged to apply!

For the Artist Statement and Project Description, you may submit a written statement (300 words max) or a video where you respond verbally (3 minutes max). Please choose the format that is easiest for you. Videos should be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo and linked in the corresponding section of the application. If the videos are password-protected, be sure to provide the password!

100 x 1 Minute Play Festival - Los Angeles 2022

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Deadlines: July 30, 2022

The Decameron Project - LA, in partnership with International Arts Media, LLC, is seeking new one minute plays and screenplays for in-person and virtual presentations. 

A 100 x1 min play festival is being planned for fall 2022 in Los Angeles, while some plays will be presented virtually. 

A free workshop will be available on Monday, June 27, 2022 - 7 PM Pacific Time via zoom https://fb.me/e/2M4TNCkVI

Please submit up to 5 plays.  

Submission link: https://forms.gle/x7UJskqYz7ddtza46

If you are having any issues with the Google form, please feel free to email your play(s) to 1minplays@gmail.com 

There will be a stipend of $10 per play if the play is selected and performed.  

For more information about the Decameron Project - 

https://www.facebook.com/TDPHollywood

https://stellaadler.la/one-minute-play-festival/

 

SPIDER®, a literary magazine for children seeks plays

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Deadline: none specified

SUBMISSION VIA SUBMITTABLE

For children ages 6 - 9

SPIDER®, a literary magazine for children, features fresh and engaging literature, poems, articles, and activities for newly independent readers. Editors seek energetic, beautifully crafted submissions with strong “kid appeal” (an elusive yet recognizable quality, often tied to high-interest elements such as humor, adventure, and suspense). 

We have particular interests in stories that explore themes of identity (gender expression, ability, race and ethnicity, family structure including LGBTQAI+ and single parent homes, neighborhoods, beliefs, and traditions); global cultures and languages (current needs include South American, African, and Middle Eastern countries, island nations, and Native American nations); scientific and technological exploration and innovation; magical or interplanetary landscapes; cities and metropolitan areas; real kids doing real things; weird and sometimes gross stuff; and the creative spirit.

Calls for Submissions:

General submissions are always open. 

Guidelines

Before submitting, be sure to familiarize yourself with our magazines. (Sample copies are available for viewing at the Cricket Media Store, or you can order a current issue by calling 800-821-0115.) Issues are also available at many local libraries.

Fiction Stories and Plays

We seek fiction of all kinds: fantasy, folk or fairytale, sci-fi, historical, humorous, or realistic. Whether the setting is long-ago or contemporary, or the protagonist is a shy newcomer, clever trickster, class clown, fantasy creature, or superhero, characters and the worlds they inhabit should be complex and believable. Plays should have 2–6 characters so that a child could feasibly perform the play at home with family or friends.

Length: 300–1000 words

Stories and articles: up to 25¢ per word
Poems: up to $3.00 per line; $25.00 minimum
Activities, games, and recipes: $75.00 flat rate

Denizens Theater Company "Fear the Future" seeks 10-minute plays

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Deadline: October 1, 2022

They have closed their call for submissions. Do not send them scripts.

For our third season, the Denizens Theater Company will be exploring the theme "Fear the Future", an examination of how people react to and navigate change. This includes:

-Personal vs Social changes
-Re-entering the world, post-covid
-All the ways tech helps or destroys
-What it means to be on the "right" or "wrong" side of history
-What stays the same as things change.
-How change ties into race, identity, politics, relationships, revolutions

We are seeking 10 min plays for our annual evening of one-acts, "Snapshot".
Particularly seeking plays that are: Sci-fi, Historical, about Covid, Dark Comedy.

We are also seeking interested directors for a Fall 2022 or Winter 2023 production.

DenizensTheaterCo@gmail.com

Sam & Devorah and Life Jacket Storytelling Workshop

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Deadline: July 24, 2022

Trans Voices: A Two-Part Storytelling Event for Trans and Nonbinary Young Adults is a collaboration between Sam & Devorah Foundation for Transgender Youth and Life Jacket Theatre Company for trans and nonbinary young adults ages 18-22 (age is flexible). 

Participants will build community with their peers as they learn to write their own authentic stories with the support of each other as well as the guidance of storytelling coaches, as well as have opportunities to share their stories with a supportive audience. 

Part One will take place over Zoom on July 25th from 7:30-8:30PM EST. 

If you cannot attend the Zoom session, we will send a recording, but attendance in real-time is strongly encouraged. 

Part Two will take place in person, on July 30th, from 10:00AM-4PM ESTin downtown Manhattan. It will conclude with a performance and a shared meal amongst new friends!

This event is open to all people who identify as trans or nonbinary, ages 18 to 22 (age is flexible, please reach out if you have any questions). Please access free tickets for this workshop using the promo code TRANSVOICES2022. 

If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to moses@samdevorah.org.

To register please visit our eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trans-voices-a-storytelling-event-for-trans-and-nonbinary-young-adults-tickets-323352184087

Kumu Kahua July prompt

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Deadline: none given - prompt is for the month of July

We’re proud to announce a new monthly playwriting contest in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press!

Every month, Kumu Kahua’s artistic director Harry Wong III will select a writing prompt on or by the first day of that month. We’re looking for 5-page monologues or 10-page scenes based on that prompt; the due date for submissions will always be the last day of the month. All entries must be written in traditional play format; instructions on this format can be found here (https://www.dramatistsguild.com/script-formats), courtesy of the Dramatists Guild.

There will be one winner each month. Scripts will be submitted to the judges anonymously. Winners will receive $100 and a subscription to Bamboo Ridge Press. Woo!

The prompt for the month of July 2022 is: A conflict between supporters of different gubernatorial candidates. (For example, a conflict breaking out between signwavers of different gubernatorial candidates on the street in Hawai‘i.)

Best of luck!

Short Play & Musical Festival - BOO 2022!

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Deadline: August 1, 2022 

SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE

October Oct 7-24, 2021

The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre
115 MacDougal Street, New York, NY 10012 - 3rd floor

3 weeks, 4 performances weekly (Thursday through Sunday),

5 plays featured each week.

ELIGIBILITY:

Short Plays and Musicals with a performance time of 15 minutes or less, no more than 15 pages in length.

Writers are eligible to submit up to 2 plays.

THEME: “Boo!”

Scare us or force us to laugh till we die – horror plays and musicals including a great spoof

All plays submitted must be centered on and revolve around this theme.

** Note **

1) Playwrights are responsible for producing their own play - Host provides Theatre, technicians, marketing and box office

2) If selected, there is a $50 NON-refundable tech fee required

Plays MUST be NO MORE 15 minutes in length and no more than 15 pages

Submissions open: June 9, 2022

Submissions close: August 1, 2022

Play selection announced soon thereafter.

For more festival information visit: www.shortplaynyc.com

Click Here to download a sample contract for the festival - This is a sample of what you would receive IF your play is accepted - please DO NOT sign & send this sample.

The Nancy Dean Award for Lesbian Playwrights 2022

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Deadline: August 1, 2022

The Nancy Dean award for Lesbian Playwrights is to honor a woman who was at the forefront of Lesbian, queer, gay, genderqueer, gender-nonconforming, trans, intersex and people of color movements. We honor her focus and writing on Lesbian relationships before the time of the Stonewall rebellion. Her writings were the precursor to social change. In that spirit of struggle and often hidden desire we encourage the submission of new plays that address the conflict of lesbian, queer or gay, trans and nonbinary women struggling to live and love their best lives. In these times of social definition and refinement the age-old conflict of acceptance and the right to live our true lives as we truly are is still our continuing fight which is refined and embolden by each new generation.

We understand people have their own language for their gender and sexuality. We are open to submission from people who are lesbian, queer or gay, trans and nonbinary.

As we are a small family foundation with an all-volunteer board, we must rely on nominations to identify potential recipients. We are asking professors, teachers, artistic directors, directors, literary managers, actors, writers, and others to nominate promising writers. As we want to be inclusive, we will allow people to self-nominate. 

The following are our guidelines:

• Writer is lesbian, queer or gay or nonbinary;
• Writer has written at least one play;
• Writer is writing plays about lesbians;
• Writer is committed to writing plays and furthering her/their career; 
• Writer is interested in receiving the award.

Please send a letter(pdf) describing why your playwright should receive this award and a full-length play (pdf) to openmeadowsfdn@gmail.com. In your letter, please be as detailed as possible in up to 2 pages. Include the writer’s resume and website or other social media links. The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2022. We will announce the recipients October 31, 2022. We have been granting three awards of $5000, $2500 and $1250.

THE PGE 4TH ANNUAL FACES OF AMERICA MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL

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Deadline: August 31, 2022

In November 2022, we will host the 4th Annual Faces of America Monologue Festival.
(Date/Location to be announced)

To submit your monologue for consideration there are just a few simple rules:

Your monologue must be less than two minutes in length. 

We can't stress this enough. If we think your monologue is longer it will not be considered.

Your monologue should represent America's incredible diversity. (BIPOC, AAPI, Latine, and LGBTQIA+ artists are all strongly encouraged to apply). Monologues can be historical or futuristic, cultural or political, comedic or tragic, spoken or signed!

Include the word "kindness" somewhere in your monologue.

If this word does not appear in the monologue it will not be considered.

Send your submission to us by the deadline of August 31st using the form below.

Submissions are limited to two per writer. Late entries will not be considered, no matter how much you beg.

We are incredibly excited to read your submissions!

A selection committee will read all submitted monologues that meet the above requirements and pick those that best reflect the many voices that make up America. Submitted monologues remain anonymous to our readers throughout the selection process.

If your monologue is selected for inclusion in the festival you will be contacted by October 15th. We will then work with you to cast your monologue from The PGE casting pool and your monologue will be performed at the fourth festival in November 2022 as well as published into an anthology.

2023 Lanesboro Arts Residency Program

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Deadline:  July 29, 2022 noon CST

The application is now open for 2023 Residencies.

A place-based program for emerging artists where art and the artistic process instigates positive change, addresses or creates an opportunity to move the community forward or is otherwise be central to problem-solving. Supported by the Jerome Foundation, the Lanesboro Artist Residency program is an opportunity for emerging artists from Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City to explore ways in which their work can be applied to the community and how Lanesboro’s rural community can inform their work.

This place-based and community-engaged residency program was designed to align with and amplify Lanesboro Arts’ vision for communities–especially rural communities–to embrace artists as economic drivers, culture bearers, community builders, and problem solvers. Lanesboro Arts is especially seeking residency projects where community engagement is integral to the art making or projects where public interaction with the work is at the core of an artist’s practice.

Before submitting an application, please take moment to review our program guidelines and eligibility criteria.

The application deadline for the 2023 Lanesboro Artist Residency Program is 12 p.m. (noon) CST on Friday, July 29, 2022. Jury review will take place in August and applicants will be notified by September 26, 2022 at the latest as to the status of their application. A phone interview process with finalists will take place in late September and selected artist residents and runners-up will be notified by early October 2022.

It is not possible to save your in-progress application. This page contains all application fields and questions. Please consider working off another document and/or backing-up or saving your progress elsewhere.

TIGER’S HEART PLAYERS SHORT PLAY COMPETITION

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Deadline: none
THEY HAVE ALREADY REACHED THEIR LIMIT

We’re asking for scripts 15 pages or less.

~No Musicals, no Monologues, no Adaptations, no Children’s Theatre~

We will accept only the first 50 scripts that comply with our guidelines:

• Name, contact info on Title Page
• Pages numbered
• Times New Roman or similar @12 pt font

There is no submission fee.

• The 1st Prize will be awarded $50
• 2nd Prize $40
• 3rd Prize $25 
• Honorable Mentions

The Winner will be considered for THP’s

Inaugural Short Works Online Presentation

(Only works running under 15 will be considered)

Submit scripts by Email to: Tigersheartplayers@gmail.com

Place “Short Play Competition Submission” in the Subject Line

Good Luck!

And Best Wishes

Tiger’s Heart Players

Please be certain to visit our FACEBOOK PAGE @ Tiger’s HeartPlayers

AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION TRANSLATION AWARDS

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Deadline: September 1, 2022 (submission due by 11:59 pm EDT on September 1)

The American-Scandinavian Foundation annually awards three translation prizes for outstanding translations of poetry, fiction, drama, or literary prose written by a 20th or 21st-century Nordic author:

The Nadia Christensen Prize includes a $2,500 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion.

The Leif and Inger Sjöberg Prize, given to an individual whose literature translations from a Nordic language have not previously been published, includes a $2,000 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion.

The Wigeland Prize, given to the best translation from Norwegian by a resident of Norway, includes a $2,000 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion.

—APPLY NOW!

GUIDELINES

The prizes are for outstanding English translations of poetry, fiction, drama or literary prose originally written in a Nordic language.

Translations must be from the writing of one author, although not necessarily from a single work.

The online application will require the following materials:

Your CV;

A brief description of the author whose work you are translating;

One copy of the translation, including a title page and a table of contents for the proposed book of which the submitted manuscript is a part. If prose, manuscripts must be 25-50 pages, double-spaced; if poetry, 15-25 pages. *Note: Manuscripts must have numbered pages, and the translator’s name should not appear on any page of the translation manuscript. Submissions containing the translator’s name will be disqualified;

One copy of the work(s) in the original language (relevant pages only); and

A letter or other document signed by the author, the author’s agent or the author’s estate granting permission for the translation to be entered in this competition and published in Scandinavian Review.

Restrictions:

The translation submitted in the competition may not have been previously published in the English language by the submission deadline. (If the submitted translation is also under consideration by a publisher, you must inform us of the expected publication date.)

Translators may submit one entry only and may not submit the same entry in more than two competitions.

The Translation Prize cannot be won more than three times by the same translator.

The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers 2022

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Deadline: September 30, 2022, 5 p.m. EDT

Notification: March 2023

Award Period: September 5, 2023–May 24, 2024

Stipend: $75,000

The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers supports projects that draw on the research collections of The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). The Center seeks top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. Visual artists whose projects require extensive use of Library collections are also encouraged to apply. Visit www.nypl.org/research-collections for detailed information about the collections of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

Successful candidates will need to work primarily at the Schwarzman Building rather than at other divisions of the Library. Applications from those working in languages other than English are welcome; however, the applicant must be conversant in English, and application materials must be in English. Fellowships will not be granted for academic projects to post-doctoral fellows or to applicants doing graduate-school dissertation research.

The Center seeks diversity in race, ethnicity, age, gender, field, and type of project. The Center aims to promote dynamic conversation about the humanities, social sciences, and scholarship at the highest level—within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows' published work.

In order to avoid real or apparent conflicts of interest, the Cullman Center does not accept applications from New York Public Library staff members or their partners, or from people active on the Library’s Board of Trustees, Board Advisory Committees, or Library Council.

Fellows are required to work at the Cullman Center for the duration of the Fellowship term and may not accept other major professional obligations during the term. Fellows may have a few prior commitments but must limit research trips, attendance at scholarly meetings, and speaking engagements to short periods of time. Anyone who needs to be away for more than two days must notify the Center's Director or Deputy Directors. The Library will pro-rate stipends for Fellows who spend excessive time away from the Center.

The Cullman Center will not accept dossier letters in place of new letters of recommendation.Completed applications and supporting materials—research proposal, curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, and creative writing sample or art work sample—must be submitted by September 30, 2022, 5 p.m. EDT.

The Cullman Center is made possible by a generous endowment from Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman in honor of Brooke Russell Astor, with major support provided by Mrs. John L. Weinberg, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Estate of Charles J. Liebman, The von der Heyden Family Foundation, John and Constance Birkelund, and The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, and with additional gifts from Helen and Roger Alcaly, The Rona Jaffe Foundation, The Arts and Letters Foundation Inc., William W. Karatz, Merilee and Roy Bostock, and Cullman Center Fellows.

The Playwrights Group: Take advantage of our online offerings!

Take advantage of our online offerings! 

 

Script Consultations

 

Have a script you want feedback on?  Just send a PDF of your script and you’ll get the answers you’re looking for via email and/or video conference. See website for rates. 

 

Richard Caliban has worked with  individuals on their scripts from all over the world — Indonesia, China, Greece, Australia, Serbia, as well as right here in New York. A script consultation will provide you with feedback on the structural soundness of your story, the dramatic arc of your protagonist, thematic unity and much more.

 

Weekly Zoom Workshop

 

Get feedback on a finished script or one you’re just getting started on. We read everything from a one page scene to a full length. Plays, musicals, film scripts — whatever it is you’re working on. This is a great way to keep yourself focused and to connect with other playwrights across the country. 

 

We meet (virtually) Thursdays from 7 - 9:30pm EST.  Check out our website for more details and rates — and arrange to sit in on a session and see for yourself.

 

Online One-on-One Courses

 

If you’re looking for more, check out our One on One Online Playwriting Courses:

 

•       The Art of Playwriting

•       Write a Play in 10 Weeks

 

Both are One on One with instructor Richard Caliban, who has spent his life in rehearsal rooms getting words on a page up onto a stage. And since it’s One on One, the courses can be adjusted to fit your level of experience. 

 

Please visit our website for further Info and Rates: 

www.theplaywrightsgroup.com

 

Contact us at 

scripts@theplaywrightsgroup.com

Anthroplay Theatre seeking monologues

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Deadline: July 14, 2022, 11 AM BST

We are looking for new writing from up and coming writers/performers including spoken word, monologues and poetry revolving around the theme 'Faith'.

Fill out our online form to enter your submission.

Pieces no longer than 5 minutes

Make sure they correlate to the theme in some way

Be prepared to be available afternoon & evening hours on Thursday 28th July 2022

Be prepared to travel to Escape Bar Dalston (97 Stoke Newington Rd, Greater London, N16 8BX)

If you have more than one submission, please collate into one document

Artists will be paid a fee of £10

Performance date: Thursday 28th July 2022 - 8pm

Theatre Company in Memphis is looking for monologues and short, two-character vignettes

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Deadline: July 8, 2022

The Emerald Theatre Company in Memphis is looking for monologues and short, two-character vignettes touching on Florida's recent Don't Say Gay bill, and similar bills and laws in other states. 

They want to present an evening of these works at a fundraiser. 

The deadline to submit is July 8th. 

Send your piece to Hal Harmon at hharmon299@aol.com

Shiny Unicorn Productions seeks 10-minute plays

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Deadline: July 8 2022 midnight

We are ready to announce our next Themed Women's Playwright Festival....

CONFESSIONS

There is no mandatory item and we encourage you to interpret confessions as you see fit.

We have a few slots available and are looking forward to your submissions!

Details:

Plays should be 10 mins in length or shorter.

The festival will take place on Saturday, Aug 20th at 7:00pm EST. Submissions are due by midnight Friday, July 8th. 

*This is a virtual festival. 

**SUP festivals are DIY. 

However, we are available to assist if you need actors/directors.  We cannot, at this stage in our development offer a royalty fee but we are working on those next steps!

Interested? 

Complete the form below to submit today! 

https://www.facebook.com/ShinyUniwomenplaywrights/

Call for original, short plays by playwrights from tri-state area (NJ, NY, PA).

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Deadline: July 4, 2022, 11:59pm

South Street Players is seeking original, short (10 mins preferred, 15 mins maximum) plays for its 12th Annual Tri-State Theatre Festival. The event will take place October 21-23, 2022 in Spring Lake, NJ.

The festival, which receives more than 300 scripts annually, is committed to presenting the finest and most unique original, short plays written by local playwrights from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The event also serves as an artistic fundraiser, with all proceeds going to SSP to help maintain its commitment to producing high-quality, extremely engaging theatrical experiences for our audiences.

Submission Rules and Process:

Seeking original comedic and dramatic short plays from playwrights currently living in the Tri-State area only(NJ, NY and PA).

Plays must be 15 pages or less. Submissions of longer than 15 pages will not be considered.

Plays should include no more than 4 characters and be in standard playscript format.

Playwrights may submit more than one play, but please be sure your name and email address is on the title page of each script.

SSP is a family theatre – no excessive swearing, no nudity.

No royalties or payment will be provided to playwrights should their play be chosen for the festival.

Plays will only be accepted via email: southstreetoneacts@gmail.com

For more information, please email Rob Sullivan, Festival Producer, at southstreetoneacts@gmail.com.

NY THEATER FESTIVAL COMPETITION. Fall/Winterfest 2022

 PLAYS/MUSICALS - TOTAL PRIZES $7,500 - FIRST PRIZE $3,500 - FULL LENGTHS - ONE ACTS - SHORTS - SOLOS

Best actress $500, Best Supporting Actress 500, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor $500, Best Director $500, Singer $500, Best Short $500, Most Creative Play or Musical $500, Best Music Score $300, Best Choreography $200

to submit, go to:

http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/summerfest-festivals/

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All genres/submissions accepted from playwright that live no further than 30 miles from Manhattan and provided they are between 5 and 90 minutes long.
Productions must run with a complete cast and crew from NYC or 30 miles radios. Equity productions are welcome to participate.

PLAYS AND MUSICALS SUBMITTED MUST BE UNPRODUCED, OR PRODUCED BEFORE 2017, IN WHICH CASE CAN ONLY PARTICIPATE WITH A COMPLETE NEW CAST AND CREW

ONLY ONE SUBMISSION PER PLAYWRIGHT IS PERMITTED

Productions must run with a complete cast and crew from NYC or 30 miles radios. Equity productions are welcome to participate.

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You can take advantage of our Audience Feedback System.

We find that it is usually constructive for playwrights and other members of a production team to receive audience feedback concerning the quality of their productions.

If you so choose, the Festival will reach out to all audience members who attended your production, with a questionnaire they can fill out, answering specific questions and providing general feedback.

Audience input can be very helpful if you are shaping your show for another run, or simply a rewrite. We believe this process will help perfect your production, or can simply help you to learn and grow as an artist for your next production.

WE ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR 18TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON. WE HOSTED MORE THAN 1,100 PLAY SO FAR + 260 MUSICALS.

Plays and Musicals must be unproduced or produced before 2017 in which case the run must include a completely new cast and crew.

Submit to be among the plays and musicals in a Festival/Competition that is WOWING New Yorkers.

 

 

to submit, go to:

http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/summerfest-festivals/

Introducing NYC’s fastest growing competition. 

PRIZES:

We offer up to $7,500 in Prizes. $3,500 alone goes to the best play or musical.
Can you find another festival that gives away this much money in prizes? Our winners are selected by the festival’s team, so it’s not simply some “popularity contest” based on whoever brings in the largest audience. Sometimes the most “non-glitzy” smallest budget productions with the fewest audience members win first prize, simply because it was excellent. We love sincere, heart-felt performances, and honest writing. 

Here’s a chance to have your play live on a New York City Stage! Submit your work to the Spring/Summerfest festival competition. Accepting plays and musicals of all genres between 5-90 minutes in length. The New York Theater Festival has been a haven for playwrights for 17 seasons - 10 continuous years of activity. Read below to find out why!

Why is New York Theater Festival a mecca for new and original plays?

Simple.

We offer:

• A quality venue.

75 beautiful red fabric seats . A stage the size of your average 2 bedroom apartment in Manhattan (30’x22’) with plenty of backstage space, room in the wings, a large dressing room complete with mirrors and sink, and a clean and functional bathroom.

• Need set/prop pieces? No problem.

What other festival offers you the use of 100 set props/furniture in their storage for free? Not only do we invite you to use our items, we also offer free storage for all your hand props for the duration of your run. It’s no fun double parking your truck outside of theaters for every performance, only to find your windshield sporting a new parking ticket. It’s annoying lugging all your props, set items, and costumes back and forth on the subway throughout the length of your run. Don’t sweat it. We have space- and that’s not easy to come by in NYC! Check out our props: https://newyorktheaterfestival.com/props/ 

• Easy to use technology.

Where else will you get a lighting plot of 65 lights, complete with LED lights that can create a flush in a full range of deep colors for your scenes. 

• If MUSIC is the food of love, play on!

Need music? We also have a good upright piano you can use

• We offer very long techs.

Do you know how important it is to have ample tech rehearsal time?
For a Full-Length (60-90 minute) we give 4 hours for your tech.
For a One-Act (30-45 minute) we give you 2.5 hours for your tech, For a Short (5-20 minute) we give you 60 minutes for your tech.

What can you accomplish with short tech rehearsals, or none at all? Absolutely nothing (say it again!) We don’t want to risk your show looking miserable during your run because you did not have enough time to prepare. We want you to feel confident with how it will look. That’s why we offer a generous amount of tech time. (After all, time is money!)

• What’s more important than advertising your show?

Many festival websites do not advertise your show. Many that do will have mundane descriptions and a thumbnail of a poster. Check out our pages with previous productions. Large posters, detailed information, and a catchy blurb of your show… That’s more like it! You can share the link without embarrassment and send it to your family, friends, colleagues, and community. All cast and crew from all productions are granted free tickets to see all of the other shows in the festival!
Check out our posts:
https://newyorktheaterfestival.com/winterfest-festivals/shows-date-2019-winterfest/

• No seasonal volunteers

One of our principle team members is always at the theater to support you during your tech, box office times, and performances. You will always see a familiar face! Feel free to ask for help or special guidance to make your performance a success. Your questions will be answered in a matter of hours from the festival’s team. You will never have to wait days for a response. Our staff is knowledgeable and experienced, providing you with real answers and a personal touch.

• Award ceremony

An unforgettable award ceremony at the end of the festival to honor your talent in front of your artistic colleagues, similar to the Oscars!

Plays are considered on a first-come first-served basis. The earlier you submit, the better your chances are of having your script invited to the festival.  Each applicant is fully responsible for all elements of their production, including directing, casting, stage-managing.  We know exactly what you need to make your show a success and we welcome you into our community of playwrights and theater innovators!