Monkeyman Productions, Toronto's geekiest theatre company, is now accepting submissions for THE SIMIAN SHOWCASE

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Monkeyman Productions, Toronto's geekiest theatre company, is now accepting submissions for THE SIMIAN SHOWCASE. We want your short play to be part of our smorgasbord of theatre, music, and merriment in April 2013.

To qualify, your script must:

• Be no longer than 15 minutes in length
• Be ready for presentation
• Contain themes of geekery, fandom, and/or obsession with pop- and/or sub-culture
• Require minimal tech and encourage suspension of disbelief

Your play may:

• Have had previous readings/productions
• Be a work in progress (playwrights will be welcome to attend rehearsals as part of their
• script development process)

Send your script as a PDF or DOC file to:
showcase@monkeymanproductions.com
Submissions due: December 15th, 2012

Plays will be selected by: January 12th, 2013

Final script changes for the showcase due: March 9th, 2013

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Since 2008, Monkeyman Productions has created postmodern theatre with real relevancy to a culture informed by comic books, monster movies, and video games. We speak in the language of an audience that has most truly found its voice in the meme-ridden YouTube-obsessed depths of the Internet. We draw from popular culture in the way that Shakespeare drew from the common culture of his day – these are our mythologies, our tales of comedy and tragedy.

Through the development and performance of work which examines our obsessions and preoccupations in the 21st Century, we hope to discover the ways in which we truly have changed, for better or worse, and the ways in which we remain the same – with a definite eye toward the absurd, but also a corresponding empathy for a subject matter that, in the end, encompasses all of us.

To assess the cut of our jib, visit: www.monkeymanproductions.com

nuVoices for a nuGeneration

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From November 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012, Actor’s Theatre will begin taking submissions for new, previously unproduced plays by emerging American playwrights. Actor’s Theatre envisions nuVoices being a springboard for new plays to catapult to the national stage through our existing relationship with the National New Play Network, as well as a program to mentor the next generation of professional artistic talent in the Charlotte region.

The goals of nuVoices are three-fold:

1. To celebrate and cultivate new plays by emerging American playwrights.
2. To incubate professional artistic talent in the Charlotte region.
3. To educate the public on the process of taking new plays from page to stage.

nuVoices for a nuGeneration was created by Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte to honor and encourage emerging playwrights of the American Theatre. Four authors of selected works will be awarded a $500 honorarium, with transportation and housing provided. There will be a seven-day residency and two script-in-hand public readings to take place in August 2013. Following the end of the four-day festival, the festival winner, who will be determined by a panel theatre critics and audience members, will be invited by the Theatre for a full production in the 2013 – 2014 season.
Theatre staff will select the four festival plays, and the decision will be announced in May 2013.

Eligibility

• Scripts must be unpublished and non-professionally produced at the time of the Festival. Workshops and readings are acceptable.
• Selected playwrights must be in attendance for the Festival in August 2013.
• Previous submissions to the nuVoices festival will NOT be considered.

Guidelines for Submission

• All submissions MUST be received electronically.
• Email subject line must read: “nuVoices Script Submission” (see note below on NNPN Only submissions).
• One script submission per playwright.
• Full-length, original plays only (no musicals, translations, adaptations or children’s plays).
• Your resume.

Submitted using Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF formats with observance to the following:

• Text in 12pt type and in a plain font such as Times New Roman.
• Script must include title and page numbers at the bottom of each page.
• Script must include title page and list of characters and settings.

Email you submission to nuvoices@actorstheatrecharlotte.org.

***Entries for the 2013 festival will be accepted through December 31, 2012 at 11:59pm EST. Entries received after this time will not be considered.

Please Note:

• Submissions not adhering to all guidelines will not be considered.
• Plays not selected will be deleted.
• Upon submission you will receive an email confirmation within one week.
• If you do not receive confirmation, please email us at nuvoices@actorstheatrecharlotte.org.

Eden Prairie Players is accepting submissions of original, unpublished one act plays

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Eden Prairie Players is accepting submissions of original, unpublished one act plays for its 2013 Collection of One Acts, to be produced in September 2013. 

We are looking for plays of varying length of at most 45 minutes, but most of the ones we select are in the 10 to 30 minute range. We try to fit about six plays in a production of two to two and a half hours. Comedies and dramas are accepted. This will be our ninth year of producing A Collection of One Acts, and the fourth year of including unpublished works. 

One submission per playwright please.

The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2013. 

However, we are only committed to reviewing the first 250 plays submitted for the 2013 season. Any received beyond that may be saved for 2014. We will change the submission form at that time, so you will know which year your play with be considered for.

To submit a play, please go to our submissions guidelines page:

http://www.edenprairieplayers.com/oneacts2013.htm

Poetic License 5@5 Reading Series Call for Submissions

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Poetic Theater Productions is seeking submissions for the 5@5 Reading

Series in Poetic License: our 2nd annual festival of new poetic

theater, taking place January 21-27, 2013 at Wild Project. If you have

a piece you would like to submit, please send it to

submit@poetictheater.com by Saturday, December 15 at 5PM.

Full-length submissions should be 45-90 minutes in length. Shorter

pieces may be paired with others. We are seeking work that deals with

current social and cultural issues through a poetic, theatrical lens.

Please go to www.poetictheater.com to get a sense of what it is that

we do before you submit.

Poetic Theater Productions seeks to define the modern genre of “poetic

theater” by connecting and fostering a community of artists who are

passionately creating relevant and accessible work and reinvigorating

a conscious theater of language.  Through a multi-runged platform of

developmental programming, Poetic Theater Productions offers resources

and opportunities for poets, playwrights, and theater artists to

develop new work and see it through to production. PTP seeks out and

creates opportunities to connect with communities affected by the

issues of topic within our productions, in NYC and nationwide, through

collaborative projects and exchanges of art and ideas.

Piney Fork Press Theater One Act Play Festival

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Submissions are now being accepted for the First Piney Fork Press Theater One Act Play Festival, to take place in June 2013 in New York City.

Seeking 10 minute plays (no more than 10 pp), preferably with no more than 5 characters. Also seeking monologues (no more than 4pp). Basic set requirements.

No more than 3 submissions per playwright. No profanity, as this is a family friendly festival! No submission fee. Please include name, address, telephone number and email address.

Deadline: May 1st, 2013

Email:
submissions@pineyforkpress.com

Snail mail:
Piney Fork Press Theater Festival
22-73 43rd Street - JC
Astoria NY 11105

first annual quiet New Works Festival

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quiet is thrilled to announce the first annual quiet New Works Festival on February 9, 2013.  The New Works Festival will host a day of new playscripts written by incredible new voices just waiting to be heard.

The deadline for script submissions is December 15, 2012.  

Works will be selected in a two round process.

First round selections will be made by January 15, 2012 and the playwrights will be invited to participate in an interview regarding their work and will receive an exclusive printed draft of your work, bound and notated from one or more theatre professionals.

Second/final round selections will be made by January 25, 2012 and will be produced as a staged reading in our New Works Festival on February 9, 2012.  Playwrights will receive written audience feedback and a professional designer rendering based on your work.  All entries selected for the festival will be invited to participate in our Festival Gala at the conclusion of the event.

If you would like to participate in the quiet New Works Festival as a director, performer, or designer, please contact newworks@quietonline.org.  To submit your playscript, please see the submission criteria below.

quiet is pleased to announce the Selection Committee Chairman for the quiet New Works Festival is Todd Hulet.  Todd is a local theatre artist, who has worked with quiet on previous projects including subUrbia (Scenic Designer) and Bean: the Musical Fruit (Composer).  He currently serves as Director of Music and Education for Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge, in addition to his work as a teaching artist for Seattle Children’s Theatre and Childsplay Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.  His credits also include work with Phoenix Theatre, Bay View Music Festival, Phoenix Opera, and La Jolla Playhouse.

SUBMISSION CRITERIA

quiet will be accepting submissions for the quiet New Works Festival through December 15, 2012.  Submissions must meet the criteria specified and be submitted electronically by December 15, 2012 to: newworks@quietonline.org.

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Works may be in draft stage but must be complete before submission.
2. Performance duration must be at least 40 minutes and no longer than 120 minutes.
3. A presentation of the work should be considered a “live” performance.
4. Artists must agree to the terms of the festival. See Artist/Producer Contract.
5. Works must not have been previously performed in their current draft.

Selection Criteria:

1. Potential for community impact. See our mission statement for more information.
2. Current Societal Relevance.
3. Feasibility.  All submissions are welcome – you’ll be surprised how big we dream.
4. Creativity and craftsmanship.

What to send:

1. A cover letter including:

• Title of Work (as you would like it to appear)
• Names of all Creators (as they should be credited)
• Duration (in minutes)
• Character Breakdown/Performer Requirements
• Production History (if applicable)
• Any additional special requirements to produce a “reading” of your work.

2. A completed draft of your submission
3. Summary/Synopsis (limit 1 page)
4. Artist Bio (limit 200 words) and Resume
5. Signed Artist/Producer Contract
http://quietonline.org/core/visionmissionvalues/

Badass Theatre Company is requesting submissions

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Badass Theatre Company (Portland, Oregon) is requesting submissions from playwrights for its 9 x 9 Night to be presented in March 2013. This will be an evening of nine 9 minute plays about otherness. The 9 x 9 Night is a fundraiser to support the inaugural production of INVASION! in June of 2013. Please see the guidelines below for submission information.

GUIDELINES FOR 9 X 9 PLAY SUBMISSIONS:
• No more than four characters
• Must be able to do with a table and two chairs
• Must be nine minutes long
• Must deal with otherness (the state or fact of being different or distinct.)
• Submissions must be sent no later than December 15th 2012.

All submissions will be read by a panel of BTC Artistic Associates and the 9 plays selected will be announced in mid January 2013.

The 9 x 9 Night is an all volunteer event in support of BTC’s inaugural production INVASION! scheduled for June of 2013.

Please send submissions to the attention of Adrienne Flagg at badass9x9@gmail.com

NOW Accepting Submissions for The Second Annual StrangeDog Beer Battered Play Festival.

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The Beer Battered Play Festival is a celebration of new work, held in the raucious environment of Tierney's Tavern Upstairs, Montclair NJ. (An easy train ride from NYC via NJ Transit.)

We endeavor for this play festival to be :
1) A great night of entertainment in a non-traditional venue,
2) an opportunity to reach out and expand our artistic community,
3) a chance for writers to get their work in front of a new audience,
4) a really excellent time.

Online submissions ONLY at http://strangedogtheatre.com/bbpf2k12_submit.shtml

Deadline is December 15th.

Plays should be…

Ten minutes (ish) in length.
Unpublished.
Simple production requirements. (Say could be performed on a blank stage in a bar. Or at the bar itself.)

This is one of those "Self Production" Festivals

You know the ones! Playwright's are completely responsible for assembling and organizing the "production" of their play, i.e. finding a director, casting, and rehearsing. All plays must be staged and performed "off book."

During the day on the first date of the festival (March 8th) is a mandatory tech day, where the StrangeDog crew will accommodate any lights or sound, along with focusing on evening cohesiveness to achieve not just a festival, but a solid night of entertainment.

(If you would like to tech or see the space before this day, that can be arranged.)

If selected, you can reach out to StrangeDog for any help you'd need in putting your production together, but please don't submit if you feel you will not be able to self-produce your play.

What kind of plays should you send?

Here's the kind of plays we like: Funny plays. Sad plays. Funny plays. Scary plays. Smart plays, funny plays, really funny plays, plays about characters, plays about ideas, plays that surprise us, and worry us, make us marvel and that make us think. And plays that are funny.

DC Queer Theatre Festival seeks 10 minute plays

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In conjunction with the DC Center, the DC Queer Theatre Festival will be presenting three nights of queer plays in May and June 2013.

We are looking for 10-MINUTE plays that have themes relating to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and/or Transgender Community.

There will be a small stipend for this project. Participating playwrights will also have the opportunity to work with professional directors, dramaturgs, and designers.

To submit (there is a requisite submission form available on the site), visit www.dcqueertheatrefest.org.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m., Monday, December 17, 2012.

Sundog Theatre is seeking one-act plays for Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2013

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This is Sundog Theatre’s 11th annual presentation of original, short one-act plays about our favorite boats, the Staten Island Ferries.

Guidelines: Submit original plays not previously produced or published, with a signed note affirming that. All plays should be 10-25 minutes long and have their setting on the Staten Island Ferry. Plays should be contemporary, involve 2-3 characters and require no special set pieces other than benches or railings found on the Ferry, limited and easily accessible props, and no special sound or lighting requirements. Avoid overt and unnecessary sexual/violence situations and language since we cater to a broad audience.  No musicals or long monologues, poetry, or classical verse since these plays are memorized by actors in a very short time.
NOTES: Humor is good. Also, a “Twilight Zone” – type format (plays with creative, twist/surprise endings) may be considered for some or all of the scenes. Write what inspires you.

Remuneration: Six authors will receive $100 and be produced in our series of eight February 2013 performances in Staten Island and Manhattan.

Submission Procedure:
Please send two copies, bound or stapled, blind submission (removable cover page with title, author and contacts) to

Sundog Theatre,
“Scenes 2013”
PO Box 10183, Staten Island, NY  10301).

Submissions should include brief synopsis, play history, a 70-word bio and also resume of the author.

Should be postmarked no later than December 15, 2012. 

DO NOT submit plays electronically.

Any questions can be directed to ferry@sundogtheatre.org. Susan Fenley, Producer

Notification: Playwrights of selected plays will be contacted directly and their names listed on Sundog’s website early 2013.

Astoria Performing Arts Center accepting new works

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NOTE: Playwrights from New York, New Jersey or Connecticut only


New play and musical submissions are now being accepted until December 15, 2012.

Only online submissions will be accepted.

The online form includes:
- Name & Contact Information
- Title & Brief Synopsis of the Play
- Character Breakdown
- Development History
- A 1-Page Resume, as a PDF File.
- The first 10 Pages of your play, as a PDF File.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FORM AND SUBMIT YOUR WORK.

You will receive an automated message when your play has been successfully submitted. Please proof read everything carefully and submit only once, as duplicate submissions will be removed.

If you have any questions, please email literary@apacny.org.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Why are you changing the submission process?
A: Primarily because the old way required simply too much work for one person to do in a timely fashion. We are trying to find pieces to develop for our next season and we need to get through submissions more quickly so that each one has a realistic shot of being included for consideration. Another reason is that we wanted to streamline the process so that each submission looked the same.

Q: From whom will you be accepting submissions?
A: From tri-state area playwrights ONLY. This is a new restriction, but we decided that it was paramount that writers be available to participate in our community. Astoria is vibrant and we want our writers to be able to experience it.

Q: Do you want the first ten pages or can I send any ten pages?
A: Please send the first ten pages. And it’s not a STRICT ten pages — you can send the first scene if it’s longer, or the first two if it’s shorter.

Q: I have heavily edited a script I sent you in the past. May I resubmit it?
A: Please send us something new.

Q: When can I expect to hear from you?
A: We will be in touch if we feel your work is a good match for APAC and we’re interested in reading the full script.

Q: Where do I upload songs if I am submitting a musical?
A: Two songs may be e-mailed to literary@apacny.org to accompany a musical submission. Please put the title of your musical in the subject line along with “Music Submission” so it looks like this: [TITLE]: MUSIC SUBMISSION.

BBC Radio 4 - Opening Lines

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The BBC Radio Drama Readings Unit welcomes unsolicited submissions from writers new to radio for their annual series, Opening Lines, which is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

The next window for sending in material is October 29th – December 14th, 2012.  

Stories submitted outside this time-frame will be left unread.

As well as broadcasting the three strongest stories we publish transcripts of the best stories submitted within this period on the Opening Lines programme pages.

CONTENT & FORMAT:

We are looking for original short stories which work being read out loud i.e. with a strong emphasis on narrative and avoiding too much dialogue, character description and digression. Pay particular attention to how the story opens and closes.  We’ll be looking to see whether the beginning of a story successfully links to how it ends.

We are interested in seeing stories which cover a broad range of subject-matter but material which explores particularly dark, harrowing themes is not best suited to Opening Lines.

We recommend following the links on the right to read transcripts of the five stories which featured in the 2012 series.

The BBC has a rigorous taste and decency policy so we cannot accept stories of a sexist or racist nature, or those which use the stronger swear words.

The time allotted for each story is around 14 minutes, which means stories must be between 1,900 and 2,000 words in length.

SUBMISSION DETAILS & PROCESS:

When submitting your work please include a brief covering letter giving your name, e-mail address (if applicable), the story’s title, word count and details of writing track record. Stories must be submitted as either a Word document or typed and double-spaced on A4 paper and it is important to put your name and address on the script itself.

We regret that we can only accept one submission per writer.  Please send us a copy of your story, not your original work as we are unable to return submissions.

We will read all eligible submissions and get in touch with those writers whose stories have made it through to the next stage of the selection process by March 15th 2013.  We regret that we are unable to respond to those writers whose stories haven’t made it through to this second stage.

If you would like to submit work to the London office you can e-mail your story to us at OpeningLines@bbc.co.uk or you can send it to BBC Radio Drama Readings, Room 7045, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA

Upstage Theatre seeks one-act plays

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Open to all playwrights.

4 One Act Plays will be selected to be produced as our 4th Annual Festival of Comedy, Feb. 15 – March 2, 2013. Each Play should be approximately 30 minutes in length and must be an ORIGINAL Family Comedy. Inappropriate language and themes will not be considered.

Authors will receive a $150 UpStage Playwright Award which will serve also as royalty for the total production.

Scripts may be submitted via our email:
upstage@upstagetheatre.org

or mailed to:
PO BOX 7662, Houston, TX 77270-7662

Entries should be submitted by Dec. 10, 2012

Atta Girl Productions announces our call for entries

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Atta Girl Productions announces our call for entries for our 2013 season of staged readings and main stage shows.

Our 2013 Season: We expect to produce two staged readings and one full production. Writers for the staged readings will receive a small stipend of $50. Writers from the full productions will receive a small stipend of $500 to $1000. We may also produce other performances as funded.

What are we looking for? We seek performative works in any genre--from traditional plays to musicals, from poetry to spectacle. These stories are not limited in subject matter or cast. We invite submissions from people of all backgrounds and ethnicities. Our productions share one common thread: they are progressive, contemporary, transformative, inspirational, challenging, and delightful. We seek original, new works.

About Atta Girl's 2012 season: In our inaugural season, we produced three staged readings: Totally Tejana, Selena, by Selena Sue Navarro; Drop House, by Marisela Barrera; and A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying, by Laurie Ann Guerrero. We also produced two full productions: Dos Pocitos, by National Hispanic Playwright Award winner, Raul Garza, and Detained in the Desert, by Emmy-Award winner Josefina Lopez. Our outdoor spectacle for Luminaria, Transformation/Occupation; featuring Selena Sue Navarro, Elijiah Rios, Dragonfly, videos by Ernesto Olivo, and 10 foot tall puppets. We have been accepted to the City of San Antonio's Community Arts Assistance Program.

How to submit: Please email the following to lisa@attagirlproductions.org by December 9, 2012.: a copy of your work in PDF or word proof of intellectual property ownership (publishing rights, copyright, Writer's Guild registration, etc.) Brief bio/resume appropriate contact information for you or your literary agent.

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The Players Theatre is accepting script submissions for SPF:SEX!

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NOTE: there is no submission fee but there is a participation fee.

The Players Theatre is accepting script submissions for SPF:SEX!, The Short Play and Musical Festival, running in February 2013. Each accepted production will have four performances, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in February.  There will be three separate weeks.

Submissions will be accepted until December 20th, 2012. 

Submission Guidelines

1. Submissions should be of a SEX (or Love) theme in honor of Valentine’s Day.

2. Each production will have four performances; Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  (Tech will be the previous Sunday.)  There will be three separate weeks.  Festival staff will try to pair up one-acts according to theme and running time.  Please let us know if you have any date conflicts.  We will try to work around conflict of selected plays but be aware that conflicts might exclude you from the festival.

3. Please mail or hand-deliver two (2) bound, hard copy, blind¹ submissions, of your play not to exceed 15 pages/15 minutes, with the application form (below) to the above address.  Please include a CD of music if you are submitting a musical.   Make sure that a cast breakdown and synopsis is included.  In addition, please e-mail one copy.  There is no submission fee but we limit the number of plays by each playwright to two (2).  Plays will not be returned so please do not send SASE. 

4. DEADLINE:  All completed submissions must be received by 5:00PM, Saturday, December 15^TH.

5. Playwrights or their representatives are responsible for all aspects of their production; costs, casting (non-equity)², rehearsals³, props.  A list of set pieces will be provided at pre-Festival meeting.  The load in and load out will be done by the actors and staff in under 5 minutes so, please, limit your requirements.  There will be a meet and greet for authors or representative which is mandatory.   Please limit lights and sound cues to maximum of 5 (five) which should include lights up and black out.

6. Selected plays will be asked to contribute a $50 technical fee to assist producers in covering the cost staffing and programs.  (Players’ Theatre will provide production stage manager (lighting/sound technician), house manager box office personnel. and social media.)  Lights will be a stage wash.  We have dual CD player available.  There is no storage space for props or costumes so limit them to what you can carry back and forth. Festival staff will provide each accepted production with one-hour tech time.  Each production will tech the Sunday before performance week and all cast members are required to be there.

7. There is a piano in the theatre.  Any additional musician requirements must be approved by and are at the discretion of the Festival staff.  We have limited space and prefer that it is used for audience.

8. Festival staff will contact accepted play/musical authors and a list will be available on our website after December 29th.  

9. There will be a mandatory meeting set for participants to provide information and answer questions. Rehearsal space will be available at a discounted rate for Festival participants.  One large dressing room will be available for all actors.

10. The Producers will schedule an audition for directors/authors to select cast.   (No double casting.)  Authors will also try to assist any author in securing a director for those who do not have.  Please be aware that the larger your cast, the more difficult it will be for your director to schedule rehearsals.

11. There will be a $100 deposit to cover cancellation or damages.  This will be returned at the end of production.

12. Complete contact sheet and program bios will be required two weeks in advance of performance date.

13. Audience voting will determine each week’s favorites.  Only audience member who have seen all plays will be allowed to vote.  Weekly winners will be awarded $100..

¹ Blind submission: Pages should have no identifying marks other than the title and/or page numbers.  The application should have all identifying information.

² We will provide a casting director for auditions and is on-sight to assist you at a nominal cost.

³ We will discount our rehearsal room (check availability) at the Players’ Theatre for Festival participants.

Please feel free to contact us via email if you have any additional questions:

playfestival@theplayerstheatre.com 

Orange Tea Theatre Company is looking for a “Pick-up-and-Go” two-hander play

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Orange Tea Theatre Company is looking for a “Pick-up-and-Go” two-hander play to be performed in Amsterdam and possibly to tour The Netherlands in 2013.
Orange Tea Theatre Company is a vibrant new English language theatre company based in Amsterdam.  We have had success with new plays, which have had their European premiere, including American Midget by Jonathan Yukich and Stag by Giles Morris.  Our mission is to produce and promote new writing in the English language to both Dutch and international audiences throughout the Netherlands.  More information can be found at www.orangeteatheatre.com
Specifics:

1. The play must only use 2 actors and run between 50-80 minutes.
2. Props and set must be kept to a minimum.
3. Topics or themes must be current and relevant and ask good questions which reflect our global society.
4. Royalties will be agreed upon us and the writer and may be based on any extra funding received.  All submissions will also be considered for our popular play reading evenings.  
5. Plays are to be submitted with a 150-word synopsis and 150-word writer’s bio as a cover letter e-mail.  Please do not send us a long CV or list of accomplishments; the writing will speak for itself.   All submissions are to be sent to submissions@orangeteatheatre.com.
6. Please do not send us musicals or short plays at this time.
7. Closing date for submissions is 16 December 2012.

We usually have many submissions and will respond to the ones we wish to produce at this time.  Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

8th Annual Theatre InspiraTO Festival, Toronto

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8th Annual Theatre InspiraTO Festival, Toronto, Alumnae Theatre, May 30 - June 8,  2013

There are no submission fees.

Theatre InspiraTO's Playwriting Contest
Deadline to submit a play:  Dec. 17, 2012 (midnight E.S.T.)

Option One
Submit a ten-minute play where the first line of dialogue in the play is: "I see a rabbit".
OR

Option Two
Submit a ten-minute play where at least one of the character in the play must leave their home in the next hour and never return.  

Fill out the submission form and submit your play to (click on the link): http://inspiratofestival.ca/write-a-play2.php

Attach your script in a WORD document or in a PDF file.  Hit "submit". The WORD document must be compatible with Window XP. (Note: Vista & Mac formats are not compatible).

The cover page should have the title of the play, the playwright's name and the list of characters. The pages should be numbered.

We accept previously produced plays.  The playwright must own the rights to the play up to the end of June 2013 (i.e. plays cannot be owned by a publisher).   Any style is acceptable except musicals.

Only those playwrights whose plays have been selected will be notified by January 20, 2013.   The plays will be selected by a committee from the Toronto theatre community.

If selected, your play will be performed in Toronto, Canada in May/June 2013.  Twelve ten-minute plays will be selected and performed. 1st Prize: $500 CDN.

Should your play be selected for inclusion in the festival, you are giving the non-exclusive right to Theatre InspiraTO to produce and perform the play (at least 4 performances) in the 8th Annual InspiraTO Festival (Toronto Canada), in the May/June 2013.  The InspiraTO Festival will find the cast, crew and market your play.

The submission must be a play. A ten-minute play is distinct from a sketch, or a skit; it is a compact play, with a beginning, middle and an end. You need a character facing obstacles in pursuit of some specific goal. You need rising action, conflict, and a climactic moment. Your play must tell a complete story.

The submission must be 10 minutes.  Generally speaking scripts (including the stage directions, character names and dialogue) that are over 1,900 words are more than ten minutes long on stage.  This does not mean that all plays under 1,900 words are under ten minutes.  So be wise - use Word Count.  It also helps to read the play out loud and time it (keeping in mind all the pauses).  You don't want your hard work rejected because it was too long.

Authors retain copyright and full ownership of their plays.

Clockhouse Review seeks submissions of short dramatic works

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Clockhouse Review, the literary journal of Goddard College, seeks submissions of short dramatic works for its Summer 2013 issue.  The editors welcome submissions in both traditional and experimental styles from new and emerging writers as well as established writers.  Dramatic works can be either a standalone piece or a selection from a one-act or full length play or screenplay, and up to 15 pages in length. 

Clockhouse Review is funded by the Clockhouse Writers' Conference, an annual alumni-run conference and retreat for graduates of Goddard's MFA in Creative Writing program, and published through their non-profit organization, Clockhouse Press. Clockhouse Review is a literary journal devoted to a variety of genres, publishing fiction, poetry, memoir, creative non-fiction, literary comics/graphic narrative, as well as dramatic work. 

For more information, submission guidelines, and to submit your work visit http://www.clockhousereview.com

Submissions for the Summer 2013 issue are accepted until just before midnight December 15, 2012.

2013 PSC ONE-ACT FESTIVAL

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Phoenix Stage Company announces that we are accepting submissions for consideration to be included in the first annual PSC One-Act Festival, taking place in May 2013 at The Phoenix Stage Company in Naugatuck, Connecticut.

There is no theme and all submissions that meet the criteria will be considered. Please review the following to determine if your play is eligible;

ONE–ACT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Scripts should be intended for mature audiences. No Children’s plays will be considered for this festival.
• No musicals will be considered for this festival.
• Playwrights may submit more than one work.
• Scripts must be original one-act plays no longer than 30 (thirty) minutes in length (playing time).
• Author must own the copyright for the script (no adaptations will be accepted, unless the source material is in the public domain).
• We will accept scripts that have been previously produced in a limited run.
• Scripts should require a maximum of 6 actors for performance.
• Plays must be able to be performed in a black box, unit set with minimal tech requirements.

One Act Festival
PO Box 344
Naugatuck, CT 06770

Submitting a script for consideration does not guarantee participation in the festival.
The playwright allows Phoenix Stage Company to make copies of the work to be used in the selection process and in production, if chosen.
There is no monetary compensation if your script is chosen to be part of the festival.
If selected, you will receive notification by email and postal mail. You will also receive a contract that must be signed and returned within the time line indicated. If we do not receive the contract, we reserve the right to cancel the selection.

If your play meets all of the above:

Please submit a cover letter, a synopsis, and a resume along with one copy of the play.  Cover-sheet of play should have title, author, author’s address, author’s telephone number, and author’s e-mail.  Plays should be neatly bound or stapled on the left hand corner.  (No loose pages and no binders, please.)

Deadline for submission is December 15, 2012

Send your script by email to: ed@phoenixstagecompany.org

or by mail to:

Phoenix Stage Company, Inc

Please do not send scripts by UPS or FEDEX, they will not be accepted by the post office. If you would like your script returned, include a self addressed, postage paid envelope with your submission. Scripts sent without a requested return and not selected to be produced in the festival will be destroyed.

By sending a script for consideration, you acknowledge that you have read and agree with the following terms: