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NATIONAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY CONTEST
DEADLINE: November 1, 2007
Actors Theatre of Louisville and Miami's City Theatre have joined forces to co-sponsor the National Ten-Minute Play Contest.
GUIDELINES
Each playwright may submit only one script -- send us your best!
No scripts will be returned - save postage. No SASE required.
Entries will be acknowledged by postcard in January and all playwrights will be notified when or before the winner is announced in the fall.
Each script must be no more than ten pages long.
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 be returned.
Each manuscript must be typed and individually bound or stapled.
Title page must include name, address and phone number.
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), the Humana Festival of New American Plays, City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Festival and the Short Cuts Tour. Plays that meet the following criteria will also be considered for the annual Actors Theatre Apprentice Showcase: age range 18-28, minimal sets, minimal props, minimal costume requirements.
Playwrights must be citizens or permanent residents of the USA.
DEADLINE
Submission Postmark November 1, 2007
Address Submissions to:
NATIONAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY CONTEST
Actors Theatre of Louisville
316 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202-4218
For more information about City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Festival and Short Cuts tour, please call 305-755-9401 or visit http://www.citytheatre.com.
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THE CHAMELEON THEATRE CIRCLE Ninth Annual New Play Contest
DEADLINE: November 12, 2007
The Chameleon Theatre Circle is looking for a few good scripts as we announce the opening of the Ninth Annual New Play Contest.
Each submitted script can be from one of the following categories: 10-Minute, One Act, Full Length, Musical or Theatre-for-Youth. EACH submissions MUST include the New Play Contest Entry Form, as well as three (3) copies of the script.
The rolling submission deadline is November 10. Submissions received after November 12, 2007 will be entered into the Tenth Annual New Play Contest. The Ninth Annual New Play Festival will be held in February, 2008.
Click here for the Ninth Annual New Play Contest Entry Form.
The Chameleon Theatre Circle (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn) is seeking original works that have never been produced. All styles and genres are welcomed (i.e. one-acts, musicals, full length dramas, etc.). The winning plays will be showcased in a concert-format festival in February, 2008. All shows submitted will automatically be placed on the slate of shows in consideration for the 2008-2009 season by the Season Planning Committee.
SUBMITTING GUIDELINES
We are proud to announce that for the eighth consecutive year we are not charging a submission fee! We do ask that you please send three (3) copies of each script. Also include one (1) copy of our Ninth Annual New Play Contest Entry Form. Do not bind any author identification with your scripts. We will distribute the scripts "blind" to our readers for complete objectivity. Include the show's title on at least the first bound page. Once the winning scripts have been chosen, we will disclose the playwrights' identity to our readers (and the world).
We do not accept plays that have been previously produced. We do accept plays that have had workshops and other readings. Recipt of play(s) will be acknowleged only by request by e-mail. Scripts are non-returnable.
Like last year, this year's contest will have multiple categories:
TEN-MINUTE PLAYS3-5 Winners will receive $25 each plus a reading at the New Play Festival.
All short plays will be entered in this contest. Generally, scripts of about 15 pages or less will fall into this category. ONE-ACTS 1-2 Winners will receive $50 each plus a reading at the New Play Festival.
Any play that can be joined with one or two other shows of similar length to make up a complete evening of theatre will be entered in this contest. Generally, scripts of about 20-60 pages will fall into this category. FULL-LENGTH 1 Winner will receive $100 plus a reading at the New Play Festival.
Any play that can constitute a complete evening of theatre will be entered in this contest. It is important to note that these shows can be one, two or more acts - as long as it makes up a complete evening of theatre. MUSICALS
If more than five musicals are submitted, the theatre reserves the right to create a "musical" category. Musicals are defined as any original play using original or rights permitted musical dialogue to further the story and/or the characters. In the absence of enough qualifying scripts, or if the theatre determines not to create an additional category, any musical will be entered into the appropriate category as defined above. With a Musical submission, please include at least one copy (perferable three) of music (sheet or CD).
THEATRE-FOR-YOUTH
If more than five plays intended for - and/or by - youth by are submitted, the theatre reserves the right to create a "Theatre-For-Youth" category. Theatre-For-Youth plays are defined as any original play intended for young audiences, young participants, or both. In the absence of enough qualifying scripts, or if the theatre determines not to create an additional category, any theatre for youth submission will be entered into the appropriate category as defined above.
OVERALL-CONTEST WINNER/AUDIENCE-FAVORITE WINNER
At the theatre's discretion, we reserve the right to designate, or not to designate, an Overall-Contest Winner from any category and an Audience-Favorite Winner from any category at the conclusion of the New Play Festival. No additional prize-money is awarded, just bragging rights.
Each playwright may submit up to two plays in any of these combinations:One full-length play One one-act One ten-minute play One full-length play and One one-act One full-length play and One ten-minute play Two one-acts Two ten-minute plays One one-act and One ten-minute play Please submit three (3) copies of each script, plus one (1) entry form by November 12, 2007* (in hand, not postmarked) to:
Ninth Annual New Play contest
The Chameleon Theatre Circle
819 East 145th Street
Burnsville, MN 55337
*This is a rolling deadline. Any plays submitted after this date will be considered for the following year's contest.
Several past winners have been produced by The Chameleon Theatre Circle: Chameleon has also produced these original plays:Monsters In America: Puppets of Mass Distraction (created by the company) - 2006 Minnesota Fringe Festival Death Penalty Puppetry (created by the company) – 2004 Minnesota Fringe Festival How I Wonder What You Are - Seven original plays by seven playwrights - January 2004 Believe In It by Kim Kivens The Boy Who Dies With The Most Mommies Wins by Rick Raasch Child of Mine by Lysa Clayburn H-I-J-K-LMNOP (but not Q) by G.J. Clayburn Pull Falcon's Feather Lever by Tim Kuehl Twinkle by Timothy Braatz Un, Deux, Trois by Clare Jodzio McDermott Pollyholiday by Rick Raasch - March 2003 I Could Kick Your Ass by Daniel K. McDermott - January 2003 If Garrett McDermott Were A Bowl of Prize-Winning Chili by Rick Raasch - November 2002 _________________________________________
MadLab Theatre (Columbus, OH)
Deadline: November 30, 2007
MadLab is now accepting submissions for its ninth annual Theatre Roulette shorts festival for 2008. We are seeking plays from 5-45 minutes. We only accept original, unpublished works.
Email all submissions to andy@madlab.net and please put "THEATRE ROULETTE SUBMISSION" in your subject line or it may get caught in SPAMland.
Please see http://www.madlab.net/tr2008guide.htm for more detailed submission guidelines.
Andy Batt
Managing Director
MadLab Theatre
andy@madlab.net
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