Midwinter Madness Seeks One-Act Plays for February 2014

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Dear Friend in the Theatre,

I'm looking for new one-act plays for the Fourth Annual Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, happening in February 2014 at Roy Arias Studios and Theatres in Times Square.  People are already submitting scripts, which I hope is a harbinger of a massive increase in this season's Festival (last year we had about 30 plays and musicals). Details are straightforward:

Dates for the Festival are Feb. 10 - Mar. 1, 2013.

We are looking to expand on last year's Festival, with 2 theatres.

Plays should run 30-45 minutes or 45-60 minutes. Better short than long.  The plays will be timed at tech and cannot go over.

Scripts should be submitted in standard playscript format.*

Any subject matter okay, including musicals.

The Festival will not combine shorter plays to make full programs. All plays must be off-book. There will be no staged readings. We have no interest in shows that require projections or other special effects. Smoke and fire are prohibited.

Production requirements must be minimal: rehearsal cubes, a table or two, some chairs (all provided by the Festival), and your own props and costumes. There is some storage during your run only.

Tickets will be $14-17. There are no fees. The Festival takes the door.
Festival participants may see their own and other shows for free, seating permitting.

Seating is reserved for producers, writers, and directors at their own shows. We honor press comps, by reservation. No comps may be transferred to anyone else. There are no other comps.

We prefer shows to be non-Equity. Equity showcases may be permitted under special circumstances.

The Festival will provide a press agent, venue manager, lighting designer, and box-office manager. You must provide your own board op. (The Festival has a list of available qualified technical staff from which you may draw. They are competent and reasonably priced.)

While the Festival provides the venue and staff, you must provide the production. Roy Arias Studios may offer discounts on rehearsal space, at its own discretion. The Festival will provide 10 hours of free rehearsal time, during "off-peak" hours, probably at Roy Arias Studios.

There will be a tech rehearsal running 2.5 times the running time of your show, during business hours Mon. thru Wed.

All performances will take place from 6 pm to 11 pm weekdays or 11 am to 11 pm weekends.

Each show will receive at least 3 performances, probably all in the same week. Shows that sell the most tickets in advance may receive more performances.

The Festival will provide a program "wrapper": you must provide a program specific to your show, and insert it into the wrapper for distribution to your patrons.
There will be a juried award ceremony after the Festival. Last year's awards were combined with the Midtown International Theatre Festival Awards, held in Sept. 2013.
*12 pt Times Roman; character names in the middle on their own line; line spaces between speeches and stage directions; indented stage directions; 1" margins all around.

I've presented a lot of Festivals, and I have a special interest in one-act plays. They're an easy, cheap, and fun way to see your work on its feet. To submit a script, send it as an attachment in .doc or .pdf format to john.chatterton@gmail.com. Any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me an E-mail!

Thanks,
John Chatterton
Executive producer, Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, Midtown International Theatre Festival, and Short Play Lab

Reva Shiner Comedy Award 2014-15

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NOTE: the $10 submission fee will be waived for Dramatist Guild members with an enclosed photocopy of a membership card. 

We are currently accepting submissions for the 2014-15 Reva Shiner Comedy Award (deadline Oct. 31, 2013). The top 10 finalists and the winner of the 2013-14 Reva Shiner Comedy Award will be announced at the end of March 2014.

"Full-length" plays will have a complete running time of between 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes) to 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes).

Plays submitted must be unpublished at the time of submission. Plays that have received developmental readings, workshop productions, or productions at small theatre companies are acceptable. No scripts with previous productions at major regional theaters will be accepted. Once entered, subsequent activity does not change the acceptability of the script.

Each submission must include a synopsis (1 page or less) including the cast size. A separate page should include a brief bio of the playwright, and production/development history if applicable.

Each submission must include a cover letter with contact information and a $10.00 reader fee. Agent submissions require no fee. The fee will be waived for Dramatist Guild members with an enclosed photocopy of a membership card.

It is preferable for musicals to include a demo CD. The complete score is not necessary but may be included. All plays are read by BPP's literary personnel led by and including the Literary Manager and Artistic Director.
We do not accept e-mail submissions. Scripts will not be returned. Blind submissions are not necessary. Please include all contact information. Plays submitted in previous years will be accepted.
The BPP reserves the right not to name a winner and/or name a winner but not commit to a reading or production.
Send to:

Reva Shiner Comedy Award
Bloomington Playwrights Project
107 W. 9th Street
Bloomington, IN 47404

Scripts must be postmarked by Octobery 31, 2013, and received no later than November 10, 2013. We are not responsible for postal delays, and recommend you not choose to send Media Mail unless you are submitting several weeks in advance.
For further information, write BPP, Attn: Literary Manager, 107 W. 9th Street, Bloomington, IN 47404.

 For faster replies, please e-mail us at literarymanager@newplays.org

Subject: Scripts Wanted for November Short Play Lab

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More Scripts Wanted for Nov. 23 - 24
Short Play Lab -- Cash Prizes!!

Dear Friend in the Theatre,

I'm writing to get an early start on the November Short Play Lab (Nov. 23 - 24). Due to logistical challenges, there weren't many shows in the October Lab, but we already have some ready for November, so I'm hoping for a good lineup. New participants are welcome! Whether you've thought about doing a short play in New York but have never tried, or if you're a regular at such events around town, please give a thought to producing a show in the upcoming Short Play Lab. The rules are easy-peasy:
Deadline is Nov. 11. Notification will be immediately after submission, if not sooner. The sooner you get your script in, the more time you have to prepare. Get that script in pronto!

Plays should be 1 - 10 pp. in standard playscript format.* (The shorter the better; shorter plays get priority.) Include a title page, as the first page of the script, with your contact info (preferred means of contact is by email).  

Submit scripts in MS-Word.

You produce the play whether or not you live in New York.  The SPL provides the theatre (at the Roy Arias Studios, 300 West 43rd Street, NYC).  
Productions must be non-union: no showcases please! (And no Equity waivers, either.)
Keep production values to a minimum: costumes and hand props are okay. We provide rehearsal cubes, chairs, and a table. You can't leave your stuff in the theatre overnight.

We provide a board op, box office, and venue management.

There are no fees. The SPL keeps the door.

Tickets are $20. Each playwright and director gets to watch his/her show for free. There are no other comps.

There will be a tech rehearsal on the afternoon of Nov. 23.

Every play gets 2 performances, 1 on Sat. and 1 on Sun. Each play will be part of 1 of 2 programs: Program A or Program B, but not both. Program A takes place at 7 pm Sat. and 4 pm Sun. Program B takes place at 9 pm Sat. and 2 pm Sun.
We don't do staged readings. Be off-book, please! Plays not off-book during tech will be removed from the line-up.

THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTION IN EACH PROGRAM RECEIVES A CASH PRIZE OF $75. Winners are determined by polling patrons at the box office.
*12 pt Times Roman; character names in the middle on their own line; line spaces between speeches and between speeches and stage directions; indented stage directions.  
The SPL is a lot of fun and a good way to see your work on its feet in a supportive environment. It's also a great way to see actors and directors at work, so you can recruit people for later productions.

To submit a script, send it as an attachment, in Word format, to john.chatterton@gmail.com. Any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me an E-mail!

Thanks,
John Chatterton
Executive producer, Short Play Lab

One Act Plays Submissions to Sun & Sandstone

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• Materials submitted outside of the deadline window (September 25- April 15) will not be read.
• All submissions must be sent in a Word document.
• Short Fiction and Creative Nonfiction submissions must be double spaced.
• Include your name and the category you are submitting to in the header.
• Submissions must be no longer than ten (10) pages.
• Three (3) submissions per person per category.
• Submit using the link below. Emailed submissions will not be read.
• No previously published works are accepted.
• Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please alert Sun & Sandstone to a piece’s potential publication elsewhere.
• Sun & Sandstone acquires one-time rights. All rights subsequently revert to author.
• By submitting to Sun & Sandstone, you agree to Sun & Sandstone’s Publication Agreement if one of your submissions is selected for publication.

Publication Agreement:

By submitting, you verify that you are the author of the submitted work, and that the author grants First North American Serial Rights to Sun & Sandstone.  Rights revert to the author upon publication.  Please credit Sun & Sandstone as place of first publication. Sun & Sandstone reserves the right to make minor copy editing changes to the manuscript. Any major editorial changes will require author’s approval prior to publication.

Please submit all works via:
https://sunsandstone.submittable.com/submit

THIS AMERICAN LIFE - stories about theater

Writer Jack Hitt tells the story of a small town production of Peter Pan, in which the flying apparatus smacks the actors into the furniture, and Captain Hook's hook flies off his arm and hits an old woman in the stomach. By the end of the evening, firemen have arrived and all the normal boundaries between audience and actors have completely dissolved. More This American Life

Stagedoor Seventh Annual Original Play Festival

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Prizes will be awarded to winning original one-act play scripts:

Grand prize    $150
Second place  $100
Third place    $50

Guidelines for submission

All submissions must be original, unpublished one-act plays, no more than twenty pages in length.

Submissions must be received via email between August 1, 2013 and November 1, 2013.

All scripts must be submitted via email in pdf format. Submit to SDPoneactfestival@yahoo.com

All script must include a short biography of the playwright for publication on the website and in programs and publicity materials.

All scripts should be typed in 12 point font, Times New Roman.

To be read and considered, all scripts must include:

A separate title page with author’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.

A short biography of the playwright (see #2).

A cast of characters with descriptions.

A brief synopsis of the play.

Numbered pages. Numbering should start after all of the introductory information, on the first page of the actual script.

Playwrights will be notified via email when their manuscript is received.

Playwrights will be notified via email by February 1, 2014 if their play has been selected to be produced in the Original One Act Festival.

Selected plays will be listed on our website, www.stagedoorproductions.org

All productions and publication rights remain the property of the playwright.

Stage Door Productions shall have the right to produce the selected scripts without payment of royalties.

Production will be at the discretion of Stage Door Productions.

Manuscripts will be judged by a panel of readers based on overall concept, dramatic action,characterization, and dialogue.

Plays will not be revised by the judges, or receive any analysis or critiques.

Only straight plays will be considered. Musical, film, or TV scripts will not beaccepted.

Our performance space does not allow for elaborate scene changes. It is recommended that plays work within the three walls with minimal set pieces and props. A cast of six characters or fewer with simple costume design is advised.

 Our theatre reaches a diverse audience, and we are committed to community productions. No scripts which include gratuitous language, nudity, or violence will be considered.

Plays will be cast in February of 2014 and the Original One Act Festival will be produced onstage in April 2014.

[All submissions must be original and unpublished.

Thank you for your interest! We cannot wait to read your work!

Your manuscript, in pdf format, should be emailed to SDPoneactfestival@yahoo.com

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Snowdance 2014

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The Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival is a festival of original comedies that run 10 minutes or less. Submitted scripts will be judged by the Snowdance Selection Committee. A selection of scripts will be chosen for production during the Snowdance Festival in the winter of 2014. These selections will round out a complete performance. Audiences attending Snowdance performances will have the ability to vote for the production they enjoyed the most. The votes will be tallied throughout the five week festival run, and the Snowdance “Best in Snow” will be awarded to the winning playwright after the final performance on March 2, 2014. Cash award of $300.00 to “Best in Snow,” with $100.00 awards going to both 2nd and 3rd place.

• Through November 1st - Call for scripts.
• November -Scripts chosen for production will be announced.
• January 31 – March 2, 2014 - Run of festival performances.
• March 2, 2014 (immediately after final performance) -Announcement of “Best in Snow.”

To enter a script, please follow these steps.

1. Competition is open to original, unpublished, 10 minute or shorter plays free of royalty and copyright restrictions. Musicals, adaptations, and translations will not be considered. One entry per playwright.
2. Plays must run 10 minutes or less. A rule of thumb - 1 page (8 1/2 x 11) of single spaced, average dialogue will total about 90 seconds. Read it out loud - time it – test it – and re-write if need be.
3. Submissions must be postmarked on or before November 1st 2013.
4. Manuscripts must be on standard 8-1/2” x 11” paper, cleanly typed and securely bound. Scripts should follow standard format. (Check any scriptwriting book in your library)
5. Plays can have a cast of 1 to 5 characters and should be easily staged. Avoid any elaborate set requirements. And remember it is a ‘COMEDY FESTIVAL’.
6. The writer’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address (if applicable) should be included on the title page and only the title page. The title page should also include a cast list, set requirements, and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play.
7. Submit one (1) copy of your script.

Send scripts to:

SNOWDANCE
C/O Sixth Street Theatre
318 Sixth Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53403

Any questions can be directed to Rich Smith at (262) 632-6802 or by e-mail at snowdance318@gmail.com.

Plays selected for the festival will be produced by Over Our Head Players.

THE COLUMBIA GREENE PLAYWRIGHT PROJECT 2014

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The World's Water---Filtering Out The Dirt

Our nation's fears include terrorism, the economy, climate change and any of a number of societal problems. Unfortunately one issue that barely gets attention, that is not only national but global, is our impending shortage of water.

As highlighted in an August, 2013 article in The New York Times, restrictions on water
use are prevalent throughout the western states. Las Vegas, for example, allows lawn watering only one day a week during the winter. The Colorado river, which supplies water to seven states as well as Mexico, is at all-time low levels and the government is stymied as to what to do about it.

And the problem goes much further than that. According to Smithsonian magazine, "The Mediterranean, southern Africa, parts of South America and Asia—also face fresh-water shortages, perhaps outright crises. In the Andes Mountains of South America, glaciers are melting so quickly that millions of people in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador are expected to lose a major source of fresh water by 2020. In southwestern Australia, which is in the midst of its worst drought in 750 years, fresh water is so scarce the city of Perth is building plants to remove the salt from seawater. More than one billion people around the world now live in water-stressed regions, according to the World Health Organization, a number that is expected to double by 2050, when an estimated nine billion people will inhabit the planet."

Stewart J. Zully and The Columbia-Greene Playwright Project 2014 are seeking plays that deal with and confront this very important topic. Work could pertain to our senseless waste of water, our fascination with bottled water and its negative impact on the environment, terrorism and its potential for catastrophic harm to water supplies, the politics of health versus "big business," the use of water in fracking and its repercussions, and anything, frankly, that addresses this profound issue--"the world's water---filtering out the dirt."

Plays should be full-length, no more than 6 characters. The winning entrant will receive $200 and a public reading in the spring of 2014.

Last year's inaugurating playwright project, YEARS OF SKY, by Barbara Blatner, commemorated the 50th anniversary of JFK's death. The play, selected from a nationwide search, is a highly charged work tracing the impact the assassination had on an inter-racial couple over the span of 30 years. It had previously been work-shopped in New York City at off-Broadway's 59E59 theater complex prior to having its reading at Columbia Greene Community College in April, 2013.

Submissions for THE COLUMBIA GREENE PLAYWRIGHT PROJECT 2014 can be sent to Stewart J. Zully at playwrightworks@aol.com.
Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2013.

THE NATIONAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY CONTEST

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Established in 1989, the National Ten-Minute Play Contest remains one of the most enduring and significant means by which the literary staff at Actors Theatre of Louisville connects with American playwrights and is introduced to vibrant new voices for the stage. We consider all submissions for the Heideman Award—a $1,000 cash prize given out each January—as well as for production in the Apprentice/Intern Tens and the Humana Festival of New American Plays.

An annual event that takes place in January, the A/I Tens consist of a bill of 8-10 world premiere ten-minute plays, fully produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville and performed by our Apprentice Company of young actors.

Contest Guidelines:

• Scripts should be submitted between September 1-November 1 (postmark dates).
• Characters in submitted plays should be in the age range 18-28.
• Each script must be no more than ten pages long.  (We start counting pages after the title page and character list, if applicable.) Title page must include the playwright’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Each manuscript must be typed and individually bound or stapled.
• Each playwright may submit only one script—send us your best!
• Previously submitted plays, plays that have received an Equity production, musicals, children’s shows, and any unsolicited longer one-act or full-length plays are not accepted and will not be returned nor receive a response. Plays that have received Equity waiver showcase productions are eligible. Playwrights must be citizens or permanent residents of the USA.
• We are unable to accept electronic submissions. 

Please mail submissions to:
National Ten-Minute Play Contest,
Actors Theatre of Louisville,
316 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202-4218.

• Submissions are limited to the first 500 scripts we receive each year. If your play is received after we’ve hit the 500-script mark, you will be notified. Entries will be acknowledged by postcard in December. Playwrights will be notified of their finalist or non-finalist status the following summer. No scripts will be returned.
• The volume of scripts submitted hampers our ability to comment individually on each work, so we do not offer criticism.
• All ten-minute plays will be considered for the Heideman Award ($1000)*, as well as for production in the Apprentice/Intern Tens and the Humana Festival of New American Plays.

*The Heideman Award was established in 1979. Made possible by the late Ted Heideman, a Louisvillian, the $1,000 cash prize is bestowed annually upon the winner of the National Ten-Minute Play Contest (1990 – present).

Call for Seven-Minute Holiday Plays

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Phoenix Theatre once again calls for holiday plays for A Very Phoenix Xmas 8: Angels We Have Heard While High.

• Enjoying the last of the summer weather? We at the Phoenix Theatre are already spiking the punch for our annual tradition, which we’re calling: A Very Phoenix Xmas 8: Angels We Have Heard While High.

• Won’t you send us an early gift: your seven page holiday play.

• And by “holiday” we might mean Christmas, New Year’s, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, Labor Day, Talk like a Pirate Day or Hanukkah.

• And by “play” we might mean scene, sketch, song, short video, movement piece, boozy rant, arty tone-poem or heartfelt celebration of the season.

• By “seven minutes” we mean “seven minutes.” (With an eight-page, six-character limit.)

• We welcome your creativity! So turn your twisted sense of humor, your trenchant musings, and your unconventional passions for this joyous, strange, awful, transcendent time of the year into some unforgettable theater.

• Submission deadline is midnight, October 31, 2013.

• Send submissions via e-mail or regular post.

All questions and submissions should be directed to
Tom Horan,
Playwright-in-Residence, at the Phoenix Theatre,
749 N. Park Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202

or

thoran@phoenixtheatre.org.

• We will select 10-12 holiday plays to comprise A Very Phoenix Xmas 8: Angels We Have Heard While High, running November 29 through December 23, 2013 on the Livia and Steve Russell Stage at the Phoenix.

Check out our Facebook page for more information on this submission opportunity, or our website for more about the Phoenix Theatre.

EST/Sloan Project commissions

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Deadline for artist proposals and script submissions: November 1, 2013

Deadline for regional development grants: December 1, 2013

The EST/Sloan Project commissions, develops and presents new works delving into how we view and are affected by the scientific world. These plays examine the struggles and challenges scientists and engineers face from moral issues to the consequences of their discoveries.

The Project is designed to stimulate artists to create credible and compelling work exploring the worlds of science and technology and to challenge existing stereotypes of scientists and engineers in the popular imagination. The Project commissions and develops new works throughout EST’s developmental season, including one Mainstage Production, as well as workshops and readings in an annual festival called FIRST LIGHT.

Now in its 15th year, the EST/Sloan Project has awarded commissions totaling more than $450,000 to more than 140 artists. Previous commissionees include: Billy Aronson, Mike Daisey, Jason Grote, Ann Marie Healy, Michael Hollinger, Israel Horovitz, Tina Howe, Shirley Lauro, Emily Levine, Romulus Linney, Quincy Long, Cassandra Medley, Dan O’Brien, Carey Perloff, Bill Pullman, Jaquelyn Reingold, Tommy Smith, Caridad Svich, Vern Thiessen, Alex Timbers, Bridgette Wimberly, David Zellnik, Stillpoint Productions, and The Royal Shakespeare Company.

Commission Awards
Commissions will be awarded to individuals, groups and creative teams for full-length and one-act plays and musicals. Commissions range from $1000 to $10,000. Commission amounts are determined on a case-by-case basis, as are deadlines for drafts, finished work, and research support (if appropriate). Extant, full-length works may be submitted and are judged on a script-by-script basis by the EST/Sloan Project staff. Rewrite commissions for existing scripts range from $1,000 to $5,000.

Commissions are also available for regional theaters who wish to sponsor a local project focused on science and technology, either by commissioning a new script or developing an extant piece. Commission amounts are determined on a case-by-case basis, but average $5000.

Submission Guidelines
The EST/Sloan Project is open to a broad range of topics related to the issues, people, ideas, processes, leading-edge discoveries, inventions, and/or history of the "hard" sciences and technology.

Hard sciences include the following areas:

• Mathematics
• Physics (geological, nuclear, theoretical, etc.)
• Biology (evolution, zoology, animal behavior, ecology, molecular, genetics, etc.)
• Chemistry (industrial, biochemistry, etc.)
• Neuroscience
• Anthropology and Archaeology
• Technology includes:
• Computer Science
• Software Development, Computer Development
• Engineering (civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, vehicle design)
• Space Research

Areas not considered for commissions include:

• Science Fiction
• Medical Conditions and/or Victims of Disease
• Psychology and Human Behavior

How to Apply

New Commissions
Individuals, creative teams and theatre companies interested in receiving an EST/Sloan Project commission should submit the following as their application for a grant:

• A one- or two-page description or a simple outline/synopsis of the project. This document should describe the actual story being explored, the source of inspiration behind the idea, and how the science being portrayed would be inherently dramatic in the piece.
• A resume or biography of each collaborator involved.

Regional Development Commissions

Theatre companies interested in receiving an EST/Sloan Project regional development grant should submit the following as their application for a grant:

• A current draft of the script, or a one- to two-page description or outline of the project.
• A resume or biography of each collaborator involved.
• A one- to two-page cover letter detailing the development history of the project and your goals for the commission.
• An estimated budget for the project.

Delivering Your Submission

We accept scripts in the following manner...

Email (preferred):
sloanproject@ensemblestudiotheatre.org

Via regular mail:
The Ensemble Studio Theatre
Attn: EST/Sloan Project
549 West 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019

Phone: 212-247-4982

Please contact us with any questions.

Best of luck to you,

EST/Sloan Project Staff

Stage Left Theater call for 1-minute plays for Fast & Furious

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Stage Left Theater, of Spokane, WA, is pleased to announce its call for 1-minute scripts for its inaugural Fast & Furious festival, a staged reading of really short plays, in February 2014.

• What? 1-minute plays (2 page maximum)
• One script only.
• All genres welcome (no children’s plays or musicals)
• Playwrights can be from anywhere, but plays must be in English.
• Standard play format preferred.
• There are no restrictions on content, but our audiences prefer more PG-13 fare.
• Cast size, no restrictions
• Deadline: Nov. 1, 2013

Notification: January

Submission procedure:

1. Send the full script with your contact information, a character breakdown, and a short bio. Include all the information in one document. The document should be labeled the play’s name_your last name (i.e. Hamlet_Shakespeare).

2. E-mail your script as a Microsoft Word document or PDF to sandrah@spokanestageleft.org. The subject line should include your name and the title of the play.

Fee? None.

No payment to writers as this is an all-volunteer event.

Questions? Contact Fast & Furious coordinator Sandra Hosking at sandrah@spokanestageleft.org.

Thank you and we look forward to reading your work.

RARE SPECIES: New Play Development Lab

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The critically-acclaimed downtown indie theatre company, Spookfish Theatre Company, is proud to introduce our new work development series.

RARE SPECIES: New Play Development Lab.

In order to broaden the artistic agency of talented entrepreneurial theatre makers, Spookfish Theatre Company is pleased to announce our call for submissions for our upcoming 2013/2014 Theatrical Season.

The RARE SPECIES: New Play Development Lab will be an in-depth workshop aimed at strengthening each writer's creative instinct by workshopping and developing new plays-in-progress, and culminating in a staged reading and/or workshop performance in NYC. The nature of the workshop will be tailored to fit the needs of the writer and the work being created. We are looking for distinct, imaginative voices and a true passion for creating theatre.

About:
5-6 Writer's will be selected. Each selected writer will receive a public reading and/or workshop performance this summer in NYC. Possibility of further productions with Spookfish Theatre Company.

We are looking for 2 different types of projects.
1.) Full-length plays.
2.) Performance art pieces/ Devised project proposals.

-For these projects please submit a one-page description of the piece. A writing sample. In addition to a short statement about your goals for the piece.

Requirements:
Must be 18 years or older.
Must be able to attend weekly/bi-weekly meetings in NYC. 
Must have an earnest passion for theatre, and true desire to better your work.
No musicals.
Adaptations accepted, but all-original work preferred.

IF ELIGIBLE, PLEASE SUBMIT:

For Full-length proposals:
Please send CV/Resume, One Full-Length Play, and a short statement about your goals for the piece to kat@spookfishtheatre.org

For Performance Art/Devised Project proposals:
Please send CV/Resume, a one-page description of the Piece, a writing sample, and a short statement about your goals for the piece to kat@spookfishtheatre.org

For more about our company and our artwork, please visit: www.spookfishtheatre.org

Deadline for Submission: October 31, 2013.

Raucous Caucus IV: Box Wine Theatre's Annual 10-Minute Political Play Festival

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Box Wine Theatre is accepting script submissions for “Raucous Caucus IV”, Box Wine Theatre's annual 10-minute political play festival. We're looking for Twin Cities directors and scripts that encompass all sides of the political spectrum. Whether you think of yourself as Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative, moderate, or other, Box Wine Theatre wants to hear your voice. This festival is meant to encourage dialogue between opposing views in hopes of letting different political and social beliefs be heard.

In an effort to have as many individual voices involved as possible, playwrights will not have the option of directing their own pieces. We strongly believe in the collaborative process between the playwright and director, so all playwrights and directors will receive each others contact information and we strongly encourage working together.

Performances will be at Bryant Lake Bowl in January, 2014 with exact dates TBD; most likely weeknights as well as weekends.

Playwrights:



-Script submissions will be due no later than 10:00 pm, Wednesday, October 30th.


-Playwrights may submit a maximum of two (2) plays.


-There are no restrictions to the scripts’ subject matter as long as the play gives political/social commentary.



-Scripts should be no longer than 12 pages, in size 12 font, and in Times New Roman or Ariel. (Keep in mind, 1 page of dialogue usually equals 1 minute of stage time.) Plays should not exceed 10 minutes.



-There will be two rounds in the script selection process: The 1st round will be headed by company members of Box Wine Theatre. The 2nd round will be based on choices of the directors. Playwrights will be notified of the final outcome of the selection process by November 17th.

Submit all manuscripts to Bethany Simmons at info@boxwinetheatre.com with "script submission" in the subject line of the email. 

In the body of the email, please include your name, email address, and phone number.

**PDF or Microsoft Word documents preferred, please. **

Sketchbook 14

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Collaboraction is now accepting script submissions of plays, devised theatre pieces and director applications for the 14th annual SKETCHBOOK Festival to take place May 22 through June 15, 2014.

We are looking for works that push the form of theatre in regards to content, environment and audience experience while exploring important social issues in innovative or provocative ways.

Chicago Playwright Ike Holter (Hit The Wall, Loom, and B-Side Studio) will be serving as Guest Curator and will be working alongside Collaboraction's Artistic Director, Anthony Moseley, in selecting the final SKETCHBOOK 2014 line-up.

Submissions must be world premieres and fall into on of the 3 following categories:

1. 3 minutes and under
2. 4 - 7 minutes
3. 8 - 20 minutes.

Writers and devisers: email a copy of play or 1 page devised theatre vision proposal with list collaborator names and bios.

Directors: email a copy of your resume and a cover letter.
Semi-finalist directors will then read the semi-finalist plays and submit 3 vision proposals for consideration.

All submissions should be emailed to sketchbook14@collaboraction.org.

Please include your full name, approximate length of piece, phone number and email address. Selected playwrights, directors and devisers will be contacted
starting in late November.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE OCT. 20th

Shelterbelt With Love

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The Shelterbelt Mission

The mission of the Shelterbelt Theatre (Omaha, Nebraska) is to provide a safe and nurturing environment in which to focus the development of original work and to provide for the practical education of writers, performing artists, creative and technical staff, and the general public in the art and science of moving an idea from the mind to the stage.

Script Submissions

We are especially interested in works by local and regional writers!
We will be glad to assist local authors - we can review and critique your play, and set up a reading panel or workshop setting. Just let us know!

SHELTERBELT WITH LOVE

We will also be looking for short original scripts for our upcoming love-fest, From Shelterbelt With Love, in Jan/Feb 2014. Short plays dealing with love, loss and relationships are what we need!

Script deadline will be Nov. 1, 2013.


How to Submit Your Script

STEP 1

Please include the following:

• A letter of inquiry with your contact information.
• A one page synopsis of your script.
• A full version of your script; or at the very least, a 10 page selection from your script.
• Make sure you have a title page at the beginning of your document, with your full name and contact info. Failure to do this may result in playwrights not getting contacted or properly credited. The title page must be in the same file, not sent as a separate file.

Submission of script(s) does not mean that we will automatically give you a response. If you do not hear from us right away, it just means that we are very, very busy. We are an all-volunteer organization! We make every effort to review all submissions. If your script is considered for the season, we will definitely contact you.

STEP 2

Email your submission to: submissions@shelterbelt.org

We accept the following types of files:

Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
Plain Text (.txt)
Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf)

Please don't send Final Draft or Movie Magic Screenwriter documents.
Thank you

The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) is currently accepting submissions

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The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) is currently accepting submissions for its 12th annual season to be held at HERE (www.here.org) in SoHo, New York City March 31-April 19, 2014.

DUTF, produced by Creative Ammo Inc., was founded in 2001 with the purpose to build a repertoire of new American theatre that echoes the true spirit of urban life and speaks to a whole new generation whose lives defy categorizing along conventional lines. That purpose has been realized many times over, as more than 100 writers have created and refined their work for the stage and thousands of inspired audience members have applauded their performances. DUTF gives writers from America’s burgeoning multicultural landscape the opportunity to share their stories that interpret our history and our times. It is a place where writers can create and refine their work for the stage.

For more info about DUTF, visit us online at:

www.dutfnyc.com

www.facebook.com/pages/Downtown-Urban-Theater-Festival/152194641470752

www.twitter.com/DUTFNYC

DUTF is supported, in part, by New York State Council on the Arts and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

For 2014, DUTF will accept 15 theatrical works comprised of full-length productions (60-90 minutes) and shorts (under 45 minutes). Each work is performed only once during the festival. Three of the outstanding works produced during the festival will receive $1,000 awards in the categories of Best Play, Best Short and Audience. There is no submission or participation fee and each playwright will receive a monetary production stipend at the start of the festival to defray some of the production costs.

To submit for DUTF 2014, please forward the following to dutfnyc@gmail.com:

(1) Playwright’s bio with contact info - name, address, phone # and email

(2) Photo of playwright

(3) Synopsis of theatrical work

(4) Complete script of theatrical work

(5) Estimated running time of work

(6) Actor/director/crew bios, if available

(7) Description of stage set (if any) and production needs (i.e. sound and lighting)

THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013.

The Richard Rodgers Awards 2014

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 These awards, created and endowed by Richard Rodgers in 1978 for the development of the musical theater, subsidize full productions, studio productions, and staged readings by nonprofit theaters in New York City of works by composers and writers who are not already established in this field. The winners are selected by a jury of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

A. REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY

 1. The term "musical theater" is understood to include musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues, or any comparable work. The submission of innovative and experimental work is encouraged. The work submitted must be of significant length to fill an evening, and it may consist of a group of smaller, related pieces.

 2. The jury will consider only completed works. Care should be taken to submit the work in its best possible form as it may not be submitted again, in another year, even if substantially revised.

 3. Only one submission by a collaborative group or a sole creator will be accepted. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

4. Works by members of the Academy and previous winners of the production awards are not eligible for consideration. Former winners of Richard Rodgers awards for staged readings or studio productions may submit new works.

5. An applicant whose works in the musical theater have received professional or amateur productions in New York City or out of town is eligible unless, in the judgment of the jury, the applicant has already achieved significant recognition in the field of musical theater through the work submitted or through any previous work. Under special circumstances and at the discretion of the jury, applicants who have achieved recognition in fields outside the musical theater may be eligible. Works which have been produced by professional theater companies before a paying audience are eligible only if such productions received no more than 21 performances by a forprofit company or 50 performances by a nonprofit company.

B. SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL

1. The name(s) of the author(s) must be blocked out on each of the items submitted, with the exception of the application form. Write only the title of the work on the script, plot summary, CD.

2. Entry must include four items:

a) Script with lyrics, preferably with no binders or metal clips. Do not send score, videos, or visuals.
b) Half-page synopsis of the action, and a list of characters.
c) CD must contain at least 45 minutes of music, including a minimum of  eight songs, recorded in chronological order. Orchestrations are not  necessary; piano and vocals are sufficient. Songs must be in sequence on
the CD and each song clearly keyed into the script. Please include a separate  track sheet of recorded songs with page numbers indicating where they appear in the script, and specify the total number of minutes recorded.
d) Application form signed by all collaborators in a sealed envelope with the title of the work  on the outside. Applicants submitting work which has already been produced must give full information concerning these productions, including programs. A work is not eligible if one of the collaborators is deceased. 

3. If the submitted work (or a portion thereof) is an adaptation of material which is not in the public domain, candidates must submit licenses, permissions, or authorizations necessary to permit the work to be produced in conformity with applicable copyright laws. The music must be original.

4. Materials will be returned if a self-addressed, stamped mailer is enclosed. Addresses must be valid for at least six months. The Academy will take all due care of materials, but it cannot be held responsible for their safe return.

5. Applicants will be notified of the jury's decision by March 2014.

C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. All rights to the material submitted shall remain the property of the author(s); the Academy will not retain any control over, or rights in, the work after the award production.

2. The decisions of the jury will be final as to eligibility and all other matters.

DEADLINE: MATERIAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2013 

Application Form in PDF Format

8th Annual Greenhouse New Play Festival

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HotCity Theatre, a professional theatre company with a focus on contemporary programming and new play development announces the call for submission of new plays for its 8th Annual Greenhouse New Play Festival to take place in May/June of 2014.

Three plays will be selected will receive a week-long workshop with director, dramaturg and professional actors.  The workshop will culminate in a public reading followed by audience response sessions.   HotCity artistic staff will then select one script for a fully produced world premiere as part of the company’s 2015 mainstage season.

HotCity Theatre of St. Louis announces a call for submissions of new full-length plays for the eighth annual GreenHouse New Play Festival, to be held in May/June of 2014.

To be eligible as a finalist, playwrights must be available to attend the entire festival and workshop week, which begins on the Sunday prior to the festival weekend. All travel and accommodation arrangements are provided by HotCity Theatre.  Festival Finalists will be notified by February 1, 2014.

Eligible submissions must meet the following criteria:

• received after October 15, 2013 and no later than November 15, 2013
• require a maximum of six actors 
• running time of between 75 and 120 minutes
• never before published
• never before professionally produced, no pending professional productions
• never before submitted to the HotCity Greenhouse New Play Festival

In addition to an attachment of the script (acceptable formats include doc, docx, pdf, rtf, txt) you will be asked to provide a brief synopsis of the play, a brief professional biography, an explanation of how you feel the workshop/revision process will benefit this play, a brief description of the play's workshop/reading history, and any special casting/technical requirements that the play presents.

Those interested in submitting to the festival will find guidelines, requirements, and online submission opportunity at: hotcitytheatre.submittable.com/submit


New Play Festival Submission Schedule

• October 15, 2013 - Open for Submissions


• November 15, 2013 - Submission Deadline


• February 1, 2014 - Finalists announced
• May/June TBA, 2014 - Festival Week  

About HotCity Theatre:
HotCity Theatre operates under a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors Equity, the union of professional actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and receives funding from the Siteman Foundation, Regional Arts Commission, The Whitaker Foundation, The Arts and Education Council, Steve Nelson Memorial Playwright’s Fund of the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation, The Missouri Arts Council, The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, The John R. Goodall Charitable Trust and the William A. Kerr Foundation, as well as generous individuals in the community.

For more information, contact Allyson Ditchey at allyson@hotcitytheatre.org
or call 314-289-4063.

ORIGINAL PLAY SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL PLAYWRIGHT'S FESTIVAL

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The Resident Theatre Company (RTC) at Fullerton College is seeking submissions of original full-length plays and original full length musical theatre works of any genre for its 23rd Annual Playwright's Festival to be held January 2-23, 2014 in the Fullerton College Bronwyn Dodson Theatre.

Play Submission Deadline: Monday, November 4th, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Play submissions should be sent by e-mail to Artistic Director, wmittler@fullcoll.edu.

Actor Auditions: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm (Bronwyn Dodson Theatre)

The Resident Theatre Company (RTC) at Fullerton College is seeking submissions of original full-length plays and original full length musical theatre works of any genre for its 23rd Annual Playwright's Festival to be held January 2-23, 2014 in the Fullerton College Bronwyn Dodson Theatre.

Company members in the Festival have the unique opportunity to participate in the script development process from several angles. Performers have the chance to be the first to bring life to a written character, as well as learn the skills of efficient preparation for script-in-hand reading and the flexibility necessary for working with a fluid and changing script. Company members watch the process unfold and see how various choices impact the direction of a play, learning various critical tools to help understand why and how a piece of theater has its effect. By the time of the rehearsed readings, members of the company will be able to respond to the scripts both as performers and as colleagues of the playwrights.

The Festival is looking for directors, actors, dramaturges, and administrative staff to participate in Playwright Festival workshops and staged readings. There are also positions available for assistant dramaturges: students who want to focus on the playmaking and revision process. Assistant dramaturges will learn critical tools and methods for useful and positive interaction with playwrights in the middle of a sensitive and often fragile revision process. This will be valuable for those interested in writing themselves, as well as for those studying critical theory.

Artistic Director: Amberly Chamberlain

Dramaturge: William Mittler

Please contact William Mittler for more information