You Heard It Here First Podcast submissions

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If you’re interested in new play podcasting with us, here’s how to get involved:

Playwrights
Email the following to submissions@theatreontheradio.com:

* The first 10 pages of your submission.
* A quick note about why you think your play is suitable for our podcast.
* A synopsis.

We’re happy to consider your work!

Actors
If you’re an actor based in New York and might like to join our company, please send us a resume and, if you have it, a vocal sample to youhearditherefirst@gmail.com.

Directors
We’re looking at a series of recordings curated by directors! We’ll have an update soon. If you want to be on our radar, please email us at youhearditherefirst@gmail.com.

Everyone
Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, and/or follow us in the usual ways:
Google+ l Twitter l Facebook l RSS l Mailing List

Thanks for your interest and support.

Clockhouse seeks dramatic works

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Clockhouse, the literary journal published in partnership with Goddard College, seeks short dramatic works from emerging and established writers for its 2014 issue.  Dramatic works can be either a standalone piece or a self-contained excerpt from a play or screenplay, and up to 15 pages in length. Deadline is February 1, 2014.  

For mission statement, submission guidelines, and to submit your work visit www.clockhouse.net.

All submissions must:

• Be original, unpublished work written by the author
• Follow the industry-standard formatting guidelines appropriate for the genre as well as the applicable guidelines below:

Dramatic Work for Stage or Screen: Short dramatic works in traditional and experimental styles, either a standalone piece or an excerpt from a one-act or full length play or screenplay. (Up to 15 pages)

• Use the spaces provided to tell us more about you and your work:

• Who are you? (A short bio of no more than 100 words.)

• How did you hear about Clockhouse?

• Something else. A few more sentences. For example, about one of the following:

• Why this piece in this journal?

• What’s your hot topic right now?

• If you could, what would you say over the reader’s shoulder as they read this piece?

• And, please indicate if your work is under consideration elsewhere. Simultaneous submissions are fine provided that you promptly withdraw your submission via the submission manager if your piece is accepted elsewhere.

• Be submitted only through our online submission manager. No email submissions will be accepted.
• Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will be discarded unread.

Submission period for the Summer 2014 issue will close at 11:59 p.m. on February 1, 2014.

Responses to submissions

Please expect to wait up to four months for a reply. After that time, if you have not yet received a reply, please check on the status of your submission by sending an e-mail to editor@clockhouse.net. Indicate the title of your piece, the genre, and the original date of submission.

Upon acceptance
By accepting any offer of publication by Clockhouse, the author will grant the magazine first serial rights. Upon publication, rights to the work revert back to the author. The author retains all other rights to the work. Any subsequent publication will note that the work was first published in Clockhouse. Payment for publication in Clockhouse is one contributor’s copy in which the work appears. As appropriate, we may also choose to nominate published work for awards or other recognition.

Questions?
Please send general questions about Clockhouse to editor@clockhouse.net. Submissions are not accepted at this address.

Henrico Division of Recreation and Parks seeks original radio scripts

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Henrico Division of Recreation and Parks seeks original scripts for live performance by the On-the-Air Radio Players.

This year the theme is "Voices from the Past"

Looking for scripts written in the style of old-time radio, with plenty of sound effects for our talented foley artists to play with! It could be a new episode of an old show. Or it could be contemporary characters written in an old-time style. In addition to sound effects, we favor scripts with a variety of voices and good roles for females. New this year - a special category for best fake commercial. Give it a show with a one-minute pitch of a made-up product or one that is no longer around. As always, scripts must be family-friendly for an audience of all ages.

Here's what you win:

1. See and hear your script performed! (scheduled for June 2014, specific dates to be announced.)

2. The recorded show will be available for streaming and downloading from our website!

3. Cash prizes! (First place: $50; Second place: $30; Third place: $20; Best commercial: $10)

Deadline is February 1, 2014

Rules for Scriptwriting Contest for OTARP Radio Drama:

• The script should be between 15 minutes and 25 minutes in length.

• It must be an original script, unpublished, unproduced and free of royalty and copyright restrictions.

• It must be appropriate in language and theme for a “family” audience.

• There are no limits on cast size, sound effects or settings, but keep in mind that your script should be able to be performed with an ensemble of 6 to 12 people, and the sound will be created by a table full of gadgets, gizmos and the vocal talent of our sound effects wizards. We use an electronic keyboard for musical intros and outros, but we do not use pre-recorded sound effects in general or licensed musical recordings in our shows.

• Up to 3 scripts may be submitted by one author.

• All scripts must be postmarked by or before February 1, 2014 or send by email by or before that date. Winners will be notified by April 1, 2014.

• Scripts will be judged anonymously by a panel selected by the Board of Directors of the On-the-Air Radio Players.

How to Submit a Script:
We now accept electronic submissions as well as hard copy submissions. All scripts should be typed using a standard radio script formatting (see next page for example) and numbered. The author’s name should not appear anywhere in the manuscript except the first title page. Please include TWO title pages: the first one will include the title, your name, address, phone number, and email address. The second title page will have the title only.

Scripts will not be returned, so save a copy for yourself!

Send your scripts to:
County of Henrico Division of Recreation and Parks
Attn: OTARP Radio Scriptwriting Contest
P.O. Box 907755
Henrico, VA 23273

Or email it to: per22@co.henrico.va.us with the subject line OTARP Scriptwriting Contest
Judges’ decision is final. Judges reserve the right not to award all prizes if no suitable script is chosen. If your script is chosen we reserve the right to edit for time and format. The County of Henrico does not assume responsibility for loss, damage or return of scripts.
Questions? Email us at info@OTARP.com

SAMPLE FORMATTING FOR RADIO SCRIPTS:

(Music intro) 

ANNCR: With the sweep and fury of the resurrection – (stinger) 

There’s a New World a Coming! 

(Music) 

ANNOUNCER: Every Sunday at this hour WMCA in cooperation with the Citywide Citizens Committee on Harlem brings you a series of vivid programs dramatizing Negro Life in America, based on the theme of Roy Utley’s book, “New World A Coming.” 

SFX of tanks rolling along) 

SARGE: Hey, Lieutenant, 

COUCH: Yes, Sergeant? 

SARGE: What’s that up ahead of us? 

COUCH: Where? 

SARGE: Just off the side of the road, straight ahead of us. Here. Here look through these binoculars. 

COUCH: Say, looks like a few tanks. 

SARGE: Yeah well what’s on them, stars or swastikas? 

COUCH: Stars! 

SARGE: Let’s race out there and get them. 

(Music)

2014 Playwrights Festival seeks 10-15 minute plays

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City Theatre of Independence is pleased to announce we are now accepting submissions for our 2014 Playwrights Festival.

The Theme selected for this year “Party of Three.”

Each play must have 3 characters. Plays should have simple set, costume and property requirements. Expensive requirements will prohibit consideration. Plays should be 10 to 15 minutes in length, plays over 20 minutes will not be considered.  Offstage voices will not be considered a character. Submissions with more or less characters will not be considered.

All submissions will be acknowledged.

Please send scripts using Word or within the body of the email and do not include your name or contact info on the script itself. Send your contact info in a separate document including your name, telephone number and email address.

Send to jkmstone@comcast.net.

Please let us know how you learned about CTI’s Playfest.

The first 75 applicants will be considered, no fees required.

Playwrights whose entries are chosen will be notified of selection by late February 2014. Please understand that this is an opportunity to showcase your work but no monetary compensation will be offered.

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to reviewing your submission.

City Theatre is also soliciting locally for individuals interested in directing one of the Playwright Festival plays. Production dates are July 10 – 13, 2014. You may let us know you are interested in directing via the address above or through the website ‘citytheatreofindependence.org’ via Contact Us.

Clubbed Thumb submission guidelines

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Clubbed Thumb will accept submissions that fall within the following guidelines:

• Unproduced in New York City
• Running time: 90 min or under.
• Intermissionless
• Must feature substantial and challenging roles for both men and women
• At least a 3 character cast
• Clubbed Thumb produces plays that are funny, strange, and provocative. Please check out our history area to get a feeling for our sensibility and a selected chronology.

Please do not send scripts that fall outside these guidelines.

For general submissions, please send scripts to:
Clubbed Thumb 195 Chrystie Street, #401A New York, NY 10002

Please do not bind scripts; pages should be loose or clipped with a binder clip.

Clubbed Thumb does read and respond to every play submitted. However, with a staff of two, this may take many months. Please be patient and do not follow up on the status of your submission. Please wait for a response to one play before sending another.

Scripts will not be returned. Sorry, electronic submissions are not accepted.

Call for Scripts for the Austin Latino New Play Festival

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Submission Deadline Friday January 17, 2014

The 2014 Austin Latino New Play Festival (ALNPF) takes place May 8-10, 2014 8 pm 3 nights, 3 new plays at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Culture Center,  600 River Street, Austin TX.

The Austin Latino New Play Festival, produced annually by Teatro Vivo, brings together playwrights and audience members for staged readings of new works and rich conversation, each running just one night.  After each reading, the playwright, director and actors participate in moderated talkback sessions with the audience.

What is the process for Austin Latino New Play Festival (ALNPF)? The ALNPF provides an opportunity for Texas playwrights to hear, see, and receive feedback on their original works. The festival format brings together the playwright to work with a dramaturg, director, and actors to bring their play to life as a staged reading in front of an audience. The rehearsal process for each staged reading is approximately one week.

Guidelines for ALPNF scripts:

* The script is a work by a Latino(a) playwright or focused on the lives of Latino(a)s.
* The script is an original work.
*The script utilizes both the English and Spanish language.
* Scripts cannot have been produced or scheduled for full production before July 2014.
Playwrights selected will:
*be available and willing to collaborate with the dramaturg and the director that are selected to work with your play.
*be available on  to attend the reading of their play, and participate in a facilitated talk back with the audience immediately after the reading. We encourage playwrights to attend all three readings of the festival, if possible.

Submission Information:

*Playwrights will submit their script in a pdf file via email by Friday January 17, 2014 by midnight, with the submission information requested below.
*Teatro Vivo will select scripts to be read in the play festival.
*No payment, fee, stipend, actual or implied will be paid to the playwrights. Selected playwrights incur their own travel expenses. Possible housing in the homes of Teatro Vivo company members.
*Plays will be announced on or before midnight Friday March 7, 2014
Submit in a separate word doc: a brief biographical sketch and playwright background, Email address, Phone Number and Home address.  Include a brief response to two questions in 200 words or less:
-What areas of your script are you still eager to explore and develop? What are your goals for this play festival process?
Submit to: joannreyes AT yahoo.com, rupertreyes AT yahoo.com

High School Play Festival

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Seeking fully produced one act plays (cast, directed & ready to perform) 30 minutes to 60 minutes in length for: Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s HIGH SCHOOL PLAY FESTIVAL 2014 February 1 – April 12, 2014 at Manhattan Repertory Theatre, 303 West 42nd St. (at 8th Ave) NYC.

To submit your play production please email:

The complete play, a synopsis of the play, the running time of the play, the set and lighting requirements, the playʼs production history, (if it has been produced before and where) your mailing address, and a creative team leader contact email address to: manhattanrep@yahoo.com by Jan. 31, 2014 at Midnight.

Please put “HIGH SCHOOL Submission” in the subject heading.

Plays will be considered on a first – come first-served basis.

(The earlier you submit, the better your chances of being accepted.)

If we fill up all festival production slots early on, we will end submissions earlier than Jan. 31, 2014.

Once submitted, we will get back to you within one week as to your acceptance.

There is no submission fee.  NON-EQUITY ONLY.

Each play will be given a Minimum of TWO performances at our theatre on 42nd St and 8th Ave. NYC

All tech rehearsals, dress rehearsals and PERFORMANCES will be held on the weekend.

A refundable security deposit of $200 will be required upon acceptance which will secure the theatre for damages and for an average of 15 audience members per performance

(a total of 30 for two performances.)

Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre, is accepting plays for its 2014 Fall Festival of Staged Readings

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Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre, is accepting plays for its 2014 Fall Festival of Staged Readings. All plays submitted must be full length and fit within Artemisia's mission. They must be about women, have a minimum of one female leading character and must challenge the audience's perception of women.

This is truly a global call for plays - as long as they're written in English we will accept plays from writers from anywhere in the world.

Visit artemisiatheatre.org and view the line up of plays selected for our 2012  & 2013 Fall Festival of Staged Readings for further guidelines. No submission fee.

Please send all submissions electronically as a single file pdf attachment (no other format will be accepted) to Artistic Director Julie Proudfoot at artemisiatheatre@gmail.com.

The deadline to submit for our 2014 Fall Festival of Staged Readings is January 15, 2014. 

Small Fish Radio Theatre seeks work on the theme of "intoxication"

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Small fish will be accepting RADIO PLAYS, stories, original songs and
poems for our spring show from NOW until JANUARY 15TH.

THEME: INTOXICATION.

Of any sort, don't limit yourself. Anything from a scent, to a person, a place, a thing-is fair game. Of course things regarding intoxicating beverages are more than acceptable, but we encourage you to think outside the box.

Please send your submissions to:
submissions@smallfishradio.com

Please follow the guidelines listed below.

Radio Play categories by running time:
6-10 Minute Radio Play (maximum 10 minutes)

Short Story and Poetry running times:
Short Story - no more than 5 minutes in length.
Poetry - no more than 1-2 minutes in length.

Script Guidelines:

Five Actors or Less – This does not mean five characters or less, it simply means your play must be able to be performed by a maximum of five actors.

Avoid Traditional Stage Directions – While this may seem obvious given our “radio” format, it is important to remember that your play is conveyed through the dialogue, music, and sound effects.

Theme/Genre – Small Fish Radio Theatre and Thespinarium encourages imaginative plays that transport the listener. Whimsy, fantasy (other than Sci-Fi), fable, fairy tale, melodrama, mystery are among the types of radio plays we look for.

Short Stories and Poetry –
 We accept short stories and poetry in written form (PDF preferred).

Please do not submit recorded radio plays, stories or music.
We are not accepting produced radio plays.

MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS ARE FINE (as long as you follow the guidelines)!

Small Fish Radio Theatre presents curated programs of original theatre, storytelling,
poetry, and music. Hosts Herzovi and Green serve up our latest catch from emerging
playwrights, poets, and other artists with a different theme each episode. To listen to our latest program, you may download the FREE podcast from iTunes and listen at your leisure, or go to our home page to listen there.

VENUS/ADONIS THEATER FESTIVAL/COMPETITION 2014

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We are a group of playwrights and directors who joined forces to create festival/competitions that offer a friendly (not factory) environment for playwrights to stage their work. Our two festivals run for 12 weeks each: Venus/Adonis (February 1 to April 15) and Thespis (June-July-August) . The extended time allows us to offer five to six-hour tech rehearsals and performances at prime theater-going hours, including two shows on weekends. We also offer excellent prizes.

All genres of shows are welcome to submit to our festivals. If they've already had a run (in theaters or in other festivals) they can still participate, but only with a completely
new cast and crew.

Venus is not only a festival; it’s a competition as well. That means there are prizes! The winner of Best Play will receive a prize of $2,500. Winner of Best Actress will receive $500.

Because of our success with The Venus Festival for Women, we've created The Adonis Festival for Men to run alongside Venus. The Adonis Festival is dedicated to male writers and works much the same way as Venus. The big difference is that its $500 award goes to Best Actor.

Venus/Adonis, as well as our summertime festival, Thespis, is hosted by Cabrini Repertory Theater a beautiful proscenium theater in uptown Manhattan.

First-time writers are more than welcome!

Submissions must be between 40 and 50 minutes long and must be in by January 15, 2014

Only plays from New York and New Jersey will be accepted.

THE VENUS/ADONIS THEATER FESTIVAL IS FOR NON-UNION / NON-EQUITY MEMBERS ONLY

Each applicant is fully responsible for all elements of their production. These include directing, casting, stage-managing and hiring a sound & light board operator.

Submission Rules
In order to submit a play please send the following via email:
1. A 100- to 200-word synopsis of the play
2. The complete script
3. Your telephone number and home address, plus the phone number of one other person in your production that we can contact
4. Your bio

As soon as your play is accepted, you will be sent the festival guidelines and when you send your paper work you will be assigned immediately the dates of your tech and Performances.

All plays will be given a three-performance run at the theater.
Each show is paired with a second, and the two will perform on the same nights.

We make it a point to help you with everything you need. Here are a few things we provide to make the process as creative and unstressful as possible:

Shows will be not be packed into a cramped festival schedule.

Musicals requiring live music are more than welcome. There is a large area in front of the stage to place your orchestra and a fully tuned baby grand piano.
Five-hour tech/dress rehearsal (as opposed to getting just double your show’s run time)

Highly professional, easy-to-use lighting/sound system that anyone on your cast can learn to use. Vast lighting possibilities include 45 different lights at your fingertips with color ranges of all kinds.

Free lessons on how to use the system.

Free venue director from the Cabrini Repertory Theater team–you won’t have to hire an outsider.

Constant contact with the Artistic Director of the venue should you have any questions about staging, lighting, sound or theater rules. You will never be forced to wait on answers, causing your production process to be held up.

A strong, effective and aesthetically beautiful ad campaign run in the theater’s neighborhood, which means access to audience members in the surrounding area

Email blasts announcing your show to the theater’s mailing list

Large selection of props and set pieces that are already stored in the theater, saving you time, energy and money in transporting stage sets

Storage space for your own props and set pieces should you decide to keep them in the theater during your show’s run

The possibility to drive your props to the front door of the theater and temporarily park your vehicle there

Free box office management

A beautiful 21′ by 17′ proscenium theater that stands out and has a reputation in the neighborhood.

Three performances, all during prime theater-going hours

Performances that take place on weekends except for one performance during the week.

Every show in the festival will be performed in the Cabrini Repertory Theater—no outside venues will be rented.

All festival participants can see all other festival shows for free.
The possibility to be covered by reviewers
 A $2,500 prize for Best Play and $500 Best Actor, and $500 Best Actress
An exciting Prize Ceremony

For more info and to submit your plays visit: venusnytheaterfestival.com

The Jewish Women’s Theatre Culture Klatch

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Jewish women used to sit around in coffee klatches sharing everything from family to refrigerators, feminism to free market economies. But those days of sharing have changed.  We’re still drinking coffee, only now, we’re at our computers sipping our java and writing our stories.

The Jewish Women’s Theatre, responding to this societal shift, is creating a “Culture Klatch” — a gathering of women in homes to listen to new stories and share thoughts. And oh, drink coffee and eat dessert, too!

Be a part of this culture klatch by submitting your play, monologue, poem, essay, story, song, etc. to the Jewish Women’s Theatre.  Material will be read in the JWT signature Salon Theatre with a professional cast.

Submission Guidelines

Okay, you’re Jewish, that’s a good start, but how “Jewish” do you have to write? When submitting material, consider the following parameters for your submission:

• Please check the theme of the season and submit accordingly.
• An element of Jewish resonance is important, but your submission does not need to feature being Jewish as the prominent theme or subject.
• Feature women or a woman’s point of view, but not exclusively. Male characters are welcome.
• Short one-acts (10 minutes max) and monologues (7 minutes max) are preferred.  Will read full-length, but unlikely will produce.
• Must be topical for the 21st century. While we consider plays set in another time period, we mostly select contemporary pieces.
• Small cast a must. One-person shows okay.
• Previously produced or published work is welcome. Please include production and/or publication history. A new version of a classic or an adaptation from another medium would definitely be of interest.

Although the primary focus of the JWT is on the writing, music is often a part of our events. We encourage composers, song-writers, and performers to submit individual work. Musicals are welcome.

Please adhere to the theme when submitting work.  Please submit before the deadline.

UNKNOWN STORIES OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS

Stories from our sacred texts are reinterpreted for the modern age.  Any preconceptions are sure to be upended with this hilarious and provocative show of newly commissioned pieces.

May 18–June 2.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL  JAN 15, 2014

Submit Your Material

Please email a cover letter with a brief bio, history of the material, if there is one, and an attachment of your piece in one of the following formats: Final Draft, Word Document or PDF.

Email materials to: literarymanager [at] jewishwomenstheatre [dot] org

QUEERTET 2014 - Grin Theatre

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Finally it is that time of year again that we are looking into all things LGBT. Queertet in now coming into its 3rd year and is getting bigger, bolder and brasher every time.

If you have a play that you think could be part of this glittery extravaganza, is around 30 minutes long and has a strong LGBT theme to it then please send it our way.

Deadline is February 28, 2014

If you have a piece you think would be perfect then please email it for consideration to info.grintheatre@gmail.com with the name of the project in the title.

AFO announces reading series for Solo Shows

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All For One, the theatrical production company dedicated to empowering solo performers, is excited to expand our new play development program with our Works In Progress series (WIP).

AFO’s Works In Progress series provides an outlet for solo shows in progress to receive outside help in their development. AFO will help connect solo show artists with directors and other collaborators as needed to help develop their work and present a reading in front of an audience, AFO community members, and industry professionals to receive feedback.

4 WIP slots are available over the course of the year. Applications are now open and will continue on a rolling basis. Applicants must provide a current draft of the script, a cover letter detailing what they hope to get out of a staged reading, and their resume.

To learn more and to submit go to: http://www.afofest.org/works-in-progress/

Please send any questions to submissions@afofest.org.

Theatre Arts West is accepting submissions

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Theatre Arts West is accepting submissions between October 15th ,  2013 and January 15th,  2014 for its first The Women’s Project.

The Women’s Project will take place June 19th – June 22nd at the Fallbrook School of the Arts in Fallbrook, CA and will include original plays, visual art, music and choreography by women living in the United States with particular interest in women living in southern California and especially women who will be able to attend the event.  One of the commitments of Theatre Arts West is to support, in a powerful way, the growth and success of women in the arts. We will be producing the Pulitzer Prize winning The Heidi Chronicles in honor Wendy Wasserstein.

We are accepting submissions in the categories of 10 minute play, half hour play, full comedy, full drama, musicals, children’s theatre, and children’s musicals.

ALL MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED PROFESSIONALLY IN PDF FORMAT.

ALL MATERIALS MUST BE INCLUDED IN ONE E-MAIL WHICH WILL CONTAIN TWO ATTACHMENTS:

THE SCRIPT WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THE TITLE OF THE PLAY, THE KIND OF PLAY (10 MINUTE, CHILDREN'S, FULL, etc.), SYNOPSIS AND CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS  AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCRIPT

 YOUR RESUME MUST BE A SEPERATE PAGE IN PDF FORMAT. DO NO WRITE NOVEL-LENGTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF IN THE BODY OF THE E-MAIL. WE WOULD RATHER NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU WHEN WE READ YOUR WORK.

To submit a 10 minute play or half hour play attach:

• Your script in PDF format
• A synopsis
• Number of characters and character descriptions
• Contact Information
• Your resume

 With “10 minute play” or “half hour play” in the subject line to playwrights@theatreartswest.org


To submit a full production of comedy, drama, or children’s play attach:

• 10 pages of your script in PDF format
• A synopsis
• Number of characters and character descriptions
• Contact Information
• Your resume

 With “Comedy”,  “Drama”, or “Children’s Play in the subject line to playwrights@theatreartswest.org


To submit a musical or children’s musical submit

• Your script in PDF format
• Three (3) samples of your music in MP3 format.
• A synopsis
• Number of characters and character descriptions
• Contact Information
• Your resume

With “Musical” or “Children’s Musical" in the subject line to playwrights@theatreartswest.org

Yale Institute for Music Theatre applications

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The Yale Institute for Music Theatre accepts applications for projects at various stages of development but focuses on work that is ready to be explored musically and dramatically with performers and directors. Submissions cannot have had a professional production.

Book musicals and other imaginative music theatre projects are welcome. Only composers, book writers, or lyricists who are current graduate students; or who have graduated from an accredited degree-granting institution (undergraduate or graduate) within the past five years; or who are current Yale students (undergraduate or graduate) are eligible to apply.

Applicants may only submit one work for consideration. Composers and writers may apply as individuals or as part of a team.

Participants must be available for the full duration of the residency. Each member of the writing team will receive an honorarium of $1,000, as well as round-trip transportation and accommodation.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

Online applications will be accepted beginning October 28, 2013, through 11:59 PM (EST) on January 7, 2014.

All submissions must include each of the following, and all documents (with the exception of music recordings) must be uploaded as PDFs:

1. APPLICANT BIO: a BIOGRAPHY or resume of no more than one page, for each creative artist;

2. SYNOPSIS/SCRIPT/SHEET MUSIC

a.  SYNOPSIS of no more than one page, with a list of characters and instrumentation;

b. SCRIPT with lyrics or a full libretto;

c. SHEET MUSIC for a minimum of five songs;

3. MUSIC RECORDINGS: a sample of at least 20 minutes of music. The sample must include the five songs for which sheet music is submitted. Piano and vocals are sufficient, and a composer’s demo is acceptable though not preferred. Studio demos are not necessary. Music recording files must be clearly labeled and uploaded in sequence. All submitted recordings must be clearly noted in script.

4. DEVELOPMENT HISTORY AND GOALS: a brief description of the work’s history and what the creative team hopes to achieve from the development process at the Institute;

5. RIGHTS STATEMENT: proof of fully secured rights if the proposed project is an adaptation of an existing work that is not in the public domain;

6. SIGNATURE: an electronic signature from the Lead Applicant on behalf of all Co-Applicants (composer, book writer, lyricist)

The online application is available here.

Note: all 2014 applications must be submitted electronically. The Institute does not accept video recordings or photographs.

For more information about the Yale Institute for Music Theatre or the application process, please email yimt@yale.edu or call (203) 432-5348.

All applicants will be notified of selection by March 28, 2014.

CulturalDC’s Source Festival seeks 10-Minute Plays

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CulturalDC’s Source Festival seeks 10-Minute Plays of any genre (comedy, drama, magical realism, etc.) that relate to one of the three themes listed below. The themes are inspired by the Festival's three Full-Length Plays. Summaries and information about these three plays can be found here.

• Mortality/Immortality: Seeking plays that address living forever or examine death from a fresh perspective
• Revenge: Seeking plays that address the need for retribution, large or small, comic or serious
• Quests: Seeking plays that address the compelling pull to go on a journey to accomplish a specific task

To submit your 10-Minute Play to the Source Festival, please complete our online form and upload your play as a PDF file.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Plays must not have been previously produced or published.*
• Playwrights may submit only one 10-Minute Play.
• Plays may be no longer than 10 pages, exclusive of your title page.
• Plays must be submitted in PDF format.
• Playwrights must be based in the United States. We are not currently accepting international submissions.

Due: January 10, 2014 at 5 pm. No late entries. No exceptions. Playwrights whose scripts have been selected for Source Festival 2014 will be notified in the spring of 2014.

*Source Festival defines "previously produced" as any production for which the audience was charged admission. The following exceptions apply:

The previous production was a student production (75% of cast were students).
The play has been substantially rewritten (30% or more) since the last production.
The previous production had only one performance.

NYCPLAYWRIGHTS JANUARY 2014 PLAY OF THE MONTH - Submissions closed

The deadline for the NYCPlaywrights January 2014 Play of the Month was Sunday December 29. We received 70+ monologues - thanks to everybody who sent one. The monologues are currently being reviewed and the selected monologue will be announced in the next couple of weeks.

Urban Stages looking for new full-length plays

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Looking for new full-length plays with small casts (7 or less actors accepted, but we prefer 4 or less. Doubling is okay)!

WHO WE ARE

Urban Stages is a 30-year-old award-winning Off-Broadway Theatre specializing in new plays by up-and-coming writers. www.urbanstages.org

PROCESS & AWARDS

All submissions are reviewed by our Literary Committee. A select few (approximately 20) are given Staged Readings. 1 or 2 of our Staged Readings move on to full productions. Playwrights of full productions are paid via our Off-Broadway writers’ contract and gain press exposure. Many Urban Stages’ productions go on to larger venues regionally and internationally. All Playwrights of full productions are eligible for our Emerging Playwright Award (an additional $500 and further press exposure).

WHAT TO SUBMIT

Full-length plays only. Small casts: 7 actors or less accepted. 4 actors or less preferred. Doubling is okay. Any subject matter is acceptable, but plays with diverse social issues and diverse casts are given special consideration. We’re looking for nearly polished plays with strong voices.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Email submissions will not be accepted. Scripts must be firmly bound. No changes or revisions accepted after submission. No double-sided pages. Plays MAY HAVE BEEN developed elsewhere, BUT NEVER PRODUCED in New York City. There is no limit to submission. There is no submission fee. It usually takes two to six months for us to read and process your script. We ask that you do not call or email our offices to inquire on the status of your play. Plays from overseas and throughout the United States are accepted and considered. BUT special attention will be given to playwrights who live in or near New York.

With your submission, please include:

- Biography and/or author’s history of the play

- Character breakdown

- Brief synopsis of the play.

- SASE (a small one for a response letter OR a large one so we can return your play)

Submit plays to:

Urban Stages

555 Eighth Avenue, RM 1800

New York, NY 10018

Email submissions will not be accepted.

Full-length plays only:
- scripts must be firmly bound
- No changes or revisions accepted after submission
- No double-sided pages.
- 7 actors or less (Doubling is okay)

With your submission, please include:
- Biography and/or author’s history of the play
- Character breakdown
- Brief synopsis of the play.
- SASE (a small one for a response letter OR a large one so we can return your play)

Plays MAY HAVE BEEN developed elsewhere, BUT NEVER PRODUCED in New York City.

There is no limit to submission. Subject matter and character variations are open.

There is no submission fee.

It usually takes two to six months for us to read and process your script. We ask that you do not call or email our offices to inquire on the status of your play.

Plays from overseas and throughout the United States are accepted and considered. BUT special attention will be given to playwrights who live in or near New York.

FLARE submission guidelines

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We accept submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenplays, and plays. We also accept submissions of visual art for consideration for each issue’s cover. Please limit your longer works (fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, and plays) to one submission; for poetry, limit your submission to five poems. For art, please include no more than five pieces. We will not accept previously published pieces.

FLARE editors select work through a blind reading process. Please remove names and identifying features from actual manuscripts.

The publication is printed in the fall and published as an online edition in the spring.

10th Annual Premiere Stages Play Festival

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Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, seeks submissions to the 10th Annual Premiere Stages Play Festival.

Agents may submit full scripts; playwrights may submit a synopsis and script sample directly.

Final deadline is January 15, 2014 and there is no fee to enter. 

Complete submission guidelines are available at www.kean.edu/premierestages

Premiere Stages is committed to supporting emerging and regional playwrights by developing and producing new plays.

Submission Guidelines

• Plays must be full-length and have a cast size of no more than eight. 
• Plays submitted must be unpublished and must be works that have not been previously produced (readings, workshops, showcases are okay). 
• Plays must be written by playwrights who were born or reside in the greater metropolitan area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania). 
• We seek to support a diverse group of writers and are especially interested in scripts that explore or address contemporary issues. We encourage writers to view our production history for a better understanding of the type of scripts that resonate with our audience. 
• Musical Submissions and solo-shows will not be considered at this time. 
• If you would like the script/synopsis returned, please include a SASE. 
• DEADLINE for postmark of scripts/synopses is January 15, 2014. 
• Playwrights must have schedule availability in the summer/early fall of 2014. 

Plays and synopses will be evaluated by a panel of arts professionals. The panel will submit their recommendations to the producing artistic director and resident dramaturg.

Playwrights (non-agent submissions)
Playwrights submitting without an agent must include:

• A brief synopsis of the play (no more than half a page). 
• A character breakdown. 
• A history of the play’s development (if any). 
• The playwright’s professional bio. 
• A script sample from the play (no more than 10 pages). 

The panel will request full scripts from synopses of interest. Playwrights who are asked to submit full scripts, including those not selected for expanded development, will receive an evaluation of the submitted play from the panel upon request.

Agent submissions
Full scripts will be accepted from legitimate literary agencies and by professional
recommendation of someone with an affiliation to Premiere Stages. Agents may submit electronically (PDF format only).

The schedule for the Premiere Play Festival is as follows:
October 21, 2013: Premiere Stages begins accepting submissions
January 15, 2014: Deadline for submission to Festival (Postmark deadline)
February 27, 2014: Scripts are reduced to four finalists
March 13-March 16: Readings of four finalist plays
April 2014: Festival winner and runner-up are selected for expanded development
April to July: Development of scripts continues
Late June 2014: 29-hour Staged Reading of Runner-up
July or September 2014: Full Production of Festival Winner

Electronic Submissions (preferred method) should be sent via email to:
pfsubmit@kean.edu
 All materials should be attached as PDF.

Hard copy submissions can be mailed to:
John Wooten, Producing Artistic Director
Premiere Stages at Kean University
1000 Morris Avenue
Hutchinson Hall, 2nd Floor
Union, NJ 07083

Through our Play Festival script competition, Premiere Stages offers developmental opportunities to four playwrights. We provide playwrights with an encouraging and focused environment in which they can develop their work through discussions, rehearsals, sit-down readings, staged readings, and fully-produced Equity productions.

Four of the submitted plays will be selected as finalists, presented as staged readings with Equity casts March 13-16, 2014, and awarded cash prizes. Following the March readings, the winner of Play Festival is selected for a full Equity production during the 2014 Premiere Stages Mainstage Season and awarded $2000; a second play will be selected for a 29-Hour Staged Reading and be awarded $750, and the two other finalist writers will be awarded $500. Premiere Stages productions are consistently reviewed by The New York Times and scouted by major publishing houses. Multiple Festival plays have been honored by the American Theatre Critics Association.