| WARNING When a theatre is asking for a full-length play that has not been previously produced and does not state up front that they are providing anything to the playwright other than the privilege of having your play produced on their stage, think twice. Remember that once you have your play produced it is no longer eligible for contests and theatres looking for original, unproduced work that may pay substantially. Remember, when it comes to play production, you're only a virgin once.
* * * * * * * * * * Any submission opportunity that calls for a fee from our members is considerad an ad and we do not post ads of any type in this forum. Should you run across any opp requesting a fee, please let me know and I will remove it immediately.
* * * * * * * * * * Here's a tip for you. Go through the old opps going back to last year and earlier this year. Chances are many of those theatres are running the same deadlines this year. Check their websites or email them to see if they are.
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NEW PERSPECTIVE (CA)
Deadline: 01-01-08
Material: Short Plays (up to 15 minutes), by playwrights who live or attend a 4-yr University in San Diego County New Perspective, a brand new festival in support of San Diego actors, directors and playwrights, will take place the last two weeks of June, 2008. If you live, or attend a 4-year university in San Diego County, you may submit original scripts, or existing scripts you would like to present (you will be responsible for securing the rights if necessary). Scripts can be complete plays or excerpts that can stand alone, up to 15 minutes, any genre. You may submit up to 3 pieces. Please submit use a cover page with title only – do not include the submitter’s name any place in the script. Include a separate cover page WITH contact information, including name, address, phone number and e-mail address. If sending by snail mail, please include a SASP for confirmation of receipt. Scripts will be recycled. If sending by email please include all above contact information in the BODY of the email, and attach script, with no author ID, as a Word or PDF document. Those selected will be notified by March 2008. New Perspective will facilitate auditions and director matching at that time.
Submit to: New Perspective Festival, 6530 Reflection
Dr. #2281, San Diego, CA 92124, or perspectivefest@gmail.com. For more information please visit http://www.perspectivefest.com
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TRI-STATE ACTORS THEATRE (NJ)
Date: 01-01-08 (Received by)
Material: Full Length or One-Act plays
If you are a playwright or an aspiring writer who desires to hear your play read aloud in a concert or staged reading, submit your script to be considered
for tri-state actors theater’s new plays reading series. We plan to hold public readings of four new scripts during season 2008. The new plays reading series will be presented throughout the season. Contact: tristateactorstheater@tellurian.com
DO NOT EMAIL SCRIPTS.
Regular mail: Tri-State Actors Theater
Attention: NPRS
P.O. Box 7225
Sussex, NJ 07461
Some information, suggestions and requirements:
--one script may be submitted
--Plays may be full-length or one-acts.
--Plays may be submitted as works-in-progress.
--Playscripts must be typed or word processed in a standard play format in English.
--*Please do not submit scripts via E Mail. Use only regular mail. This notice applies to all submissions.
--A letter indicating your wish to submit your script should accompany the submission. Your name, address, and phone number and e-mail must be included.
--TAT cannot return scripts, so make sure you send a copy and not the original!
--If your script is selected, you become an essential part of the process and will be asked to attend the reading.
--Do not submit musicals.
--Tri-State Actors Theater is a non-profit professional acting company incorporated in the state of New Jersey, USA.
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HOTCITY THEATRE THIRD ANNUAL GREENHOUSE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL (MO)
Date: 01-01-08 (Received by)
Material: Plays (between 75-150min’s)
HotCity Theatre of St. Louis, Missouri announces a call for submission of new plays for the Third Annual GreenHouse New Play Festival, to be held in July of 2008.
Between four and eight plays will be selected for the Festival. These plays will receive a professional staged reading. Post-show talkbacks, audience survey cards, and guest respondents will provide extensive feedback. Three guest respondents, in conjunction with HotCity staff, will select one Jury Prize recipient. This play will receive a week-long developmental workshop in early December 2008, with a professional dramaturg, director and cast before receiving a professional world premiere in HotCity Mainstage’s 2009 season.
We are looking for plays that meet the following criteria:
* no more than six actors (more than six characters is fine as long as no more than six actors are required to play all the roles)
* a running time of between 75 and 150 minutes
* never before published or professionally mounted
Please e-mail the following materials to submissions@hotcitytheatre.org
* a one-pager that introduces yourself and outlines the play’s reading/production history, casting requirements, and approximate running time
* a one-page plot synopsis
* a ten-page sample from the text
Please format all three of these items into one Word document. Your submission must be one document, or it will not be considered. Also, no pdfs or scans. Only Word documents will be considered. Do not send the entire text. Submissions that include the entire text will not be considered.
Due to the extreme developmental nature of this program, you are encouraged to submit not only finished plays but plays that you are still actively exploring.
After January 1, 2008, the HotCity reading committee will select approximately 20 plays and contact those playwrights, asking for complete texts. The festival selections will come out of those 20 plays.
Visit our website (http://www.hotcitytheatre.org) to get a sense of our company. We look forward to reading your submissions!
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***KUMU KAHUA THEATRE***
2007 Playwriting Contest
Deadline: 1-2-2008 (postmark)
Each year Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors a playwriting contest with the University of Hawai`i at Ma¯noa (UHM) Theatre Department in its effort to bring to the stage new and exciting drama of special relevance to the people of Hawaii.
The playwriting contest is offered in three separate categories. One prize will be offered in each category. All plays must be original and must not involve adaptation form any copyrighted source. Any number of scripts may be submitted by an individual, but a different pen name must accompany each play. Plays previously submitted to the contest are not eligible. Members of the board of Kumu Kahua Theatre will read all entries in the competition and consider each for workshops which may lead to a production. Kumu Kahua Theatre is especially interested in plays pertinent to Hawai`i.
For the HAWAI`I PRIZE ($600), which is open to residents and non-residents of Hawaii, the play must be set in Hawai`i or deal with some aspect of the Hawaii experience. Some examples of appropriate topics might be: pre-colonial life in the islands; relation between indigenous and colonizer; the coming of whalers; missionaries and merchants; the history of ethnic immigration and adaptation to Hawai`i; the development of enter-ethnic relationships; labor history; the territorial era;militarization; the move toward statehood; tourism and development; contemporary immigration and diaspora; womens rights; the experiences of Hawai`i's people outside of Hawaii. Restricted to full length plays (minimum 50 pages of standard form).
For the PACIFIC/RIM PRIZE ($450), which is open to residents and non-residents of Hawai`i, the play must be set in or deal with the Pacific Islands, the Pacific Rim, or the Pacific/Asian American experience. Restricted to full length plays (minimum 50 pages of standard form).
For the RESIDENT PRIZE ($250), which is open to the residents of Hawai`i at the time of submission, the plays may be on any topic, and of any length.To submit a play:
1) You must send three (3) copies of your play. Plays should be typed on ordinary bond paper, double-spaced, and on one side of the paper only.
2) Prepare a front page for the manuscript which bears the play title, pen name, and the division in which the play is being entered. Do not place you name anywhere on the script.
3) In an ordinary envelope place a piece of paper with the following information clearly printed or typed:
a) play title and pen name
b) playwrights real name
c) social security number
d) address and phone number
e) competition division
4) Seal the envelope and print of type the play title on the outside.
5) Place the playscript and the sealed envelope in a large envelope (or otherwise wrap them together) and mail to:
Kumu Kahua Playwriting ContestKumu Kahua Theatre
46 Merchant Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Submitted playscripts become part of Kumu Kahua Theatre/UHM Theatre Department Competition Plays, a collection of manuscripts housed and bound in the Hawaiian and Pacific collection of Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaii. Kumu Kahua Theatre reserves first production rights for two years to all contest winners. All other rights are retained by the playwright. Three judges, whose decisions will be final, will be selected by Kumu Kahua Theatre to evaluate the plays. If, in the opinion of the judges, the plays submitted do not show sufficient merit, one or more prizes may be withheld. Results of the contest will be announced to the press. All contestants will be notified by May 2008.
http://www.kumukahua.org/playcontest.html
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FREEDOM TRAIN PRODUCTIONS RESIDENCY FOR BLACK PLAYWRIGHTS (NY)
Date: 01-04-08 (Postmarked by)
Material: One-Act or Full-Length Play, Application
Freedom Train Productions is now accepting applications into our Residency for Black Playwrights. We are a theatre project that supports the creation of new plays written by Black playwrights that feature Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender protagonist characters. The residency entails:
- A commission to write a new play that features a Black LGBT protagonist.
- Regular Play Development Workshop meetings starting in February 2008 where Resident Playwrights share their work and offer feedback to each other.
- A $500 stipend for Resident Playwrights (pending funding).
- Two (2) stage reading performances of each work at Freedom Train’s Fire! New Play Festival in August 2008.
- Facilitation of The Open Workshop, a playwright’s salon where writers bring in their work and receive feedback from their peers and Freedom Train Resident Playwrights.
TO APPLY
- Submit a one-act or full-length play. This should be your best work. It does not have to be a work that has a Black LGBT protagonist.
- Submit a play synopsis of the one-act or full-length play (75 word max).
- Submit a resume detailing your playwriting experience.
Also, please include any teaching artist experience or background as a playwright within a writer’s group or workshop.
- Submit a statement detailing: (1) your goals for the Residency and (2) how you would structure/facilitate a session of The Open Workshop, Freedom Train’s writer’s salon. Also within this statement (3) tell us about the play you plan to write by sharing its central question, any dramaturgical research, or your impetus/drive behind writing the play (1 pg max).
- Applicants must send materials via email (.doc or .pdf files only) AND postal mail by JANUARY 4TH, 2008 to:
Email: info@freedomtrainproductions.org AND
Postal Mail: Freedom Train Productions, P.O. Box 470905, Brooklyn, NY 11247.
For Postal Mail, include two copies of each submission
requirement.
QUESTIONS: Please direct any questions to info@freedomtrainproductions.org. No phone calls please. Also please visit our website: http://www.freedomtrainproductions.org
Thank you and good luck!
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INSPIRATO FESTIVAL THE 3RD
ANNUAL TORONTO TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (CANADA)
Date: 01-07-08 (Emailed by midnight)
Material: 10min. Plays, with the element of ‘Sense of smell”
Here’s what we need from you, our potential playwright:
A script of a ten-minute play (no shorter than 8 minutes and no longer than 12 minutes). The sense of smell must be an important element of the play. Of all the senses smell is the body’s highest survival sense and one most intimately associated with evoking memories and emotions. Just think how quickly a certain scent can transport you back in time.
New or previously produced plays will be considered.
To submit your play go to http://www.inspiratofestival.ca/
Fill in the submission form. Attach your script in a WORD Document. A sense of smell must be an important element of your play. The cover page should only have the title of the play, the playwright’s name and the list of characters. The pages should be numbered.
There is no submission fee. You may only enter one play (so make it count). You will be notified by January 21, 2008 if your play has been selected. If selected, your play will be performed at the Alchemy Theatre in Toronto, Canada from May 1 to 10, 2008. Each playwright, whose play is selected, will receive $100 (CDN). 12-14 plays will be selected. If your play is selected, you will receive a full production of five performances. The Inspirato Festival will find the cast, crew and market your play.
Should your play be selected for inclusion in the festival, you are giving the non-exclusive right to the Inspirato Festival to produce and perform the play from May 1 to May 10, 2008. You retain the right to publish your play through any other publishing agents and perform it in any other venues you desire. This is open to everyone without age and geographic restriction. We will read your script provided it meets the guidelines (we are playwrights who understand the hard work you put into your play).
*Tips for Writing Your Ten-Minute Play:
Write what inspires you first and then see if there are elements in your play where you can have the characters evoke a specific smell. Alternatively you can start with a certain smell that evokes memories or triggers your imagination. For example, you can have the smell of coffee as an important element of your play. The aroma of coffee is referred to throughout the play but the play doesn’t have to be about coffee. The coffee aroma helps illuminate the message, theme or premise of the play. On average you have 10,000 different senses of smell in your memory - so consider the simple smell of your washed bedroom sheets or the smell of fresh cut grass or the intoxicating smell of gasoline and everything in between.
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LINCOLN BOYHOOD DRAMA ASSOCIATION
Deadline: 1-7-2008
The LBDA is conducting a nationwide search for a playwright who will craft a dramatic presentation of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, with the message that our 16th president’s character was forged here in southern Indiana.
The Lincoln Amphitheatre in Lincoln State Park sits empty. The 1,500-seat, roofed facility once hosted a musical, “Young Abe Lincoln.” In 2007, the Indiana Legislature allocated $1.6 million to refurbish the magnificent amphitheatre and produce a new play. This new play will open in June of 2009 as part of our nation’s celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth.
Interested playwrights are asked to review the details at our website and contact us no later than January 7, 2008 with the requested information. We prefer to receive your materials electronically at wernep@lincolnamphitheatre.com. Our mailing address is:
Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association
Post Office Box 7-21
Lincoln City, IN 47552
For a complete list of the guidelines/expectations and information requested of playwrights, please visit http://www.lincolnamphitheatre.com/playwright.htm
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PLAYWORKS 2008
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
Deadline: 1-11-2008 (postmark)
The Playwright’s Program of The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) is accepting submissions of new plays for the tenth annual PlayWorks event to be held during the ATHE Conference in Denver, July 31- August 3, 2008. PlayWorks 2008 is a forum for exposure and support of new work and a means to foster the artistic life of theatre faculty and graduate students as well as other practicing playwrights who can benefit from an intense collaborative process. The jury-selected play will be dramaturged and rehearsed by an experienced performance team, and then presented as a staged reading and audience response event. These events have proved to be conference highlights.
Full-length plays at no more than 85 pages of text or one-act plays may be submitted. Scripts are to be single-sided and in 12-point font, standard Samuel French format. They can be of any style that lends itself to an effective reading or physical presentation that does not require technical enhancement. Previously produced plays are not eligible. The selected playwright must agree to attend the 2008 conference at his or her own expense and to take part in the entire rehearsal process. (Support may be available to offset the conference registration fee.)
Submission requirements (all elements must be included to receive consideration):
• One bound copy of script with title/author’s page paper-clipped to the top cover (author's name must not appear anywhere else on the script)
• One electronic copy of script (PDF format). The script should be saved with only the title of the play (author’s name must not appear anywhere else on the script)
• SASP for acknowledging our receipt of the scripts
• SASE (business-size) for receiving the results of the entry
• Letter indicating willingness to attend the 2008 conference and to be part of the rehearsal process
• Other support materials are not necessary as the script is our sole basis for selection
• Unfortunately, we are not able to return scripts
Complete packets must be postmarked by January 11, 2008, and should be sent to:
Ms. Macaela M. Carder
2200 Scottwood Ave.
Unit 204
Toledo, OH 43620
playworks2008@gmail.com
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DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE (CA)
Date: 01-15-07]
Material: One-Act Plays (10-35min’s);
Theme: Clash and Celebration of American Cultures
The Drama Department of Diablo Valley College is announcing a call for new plays for our 2007-2008 season. The theme is The Clash and Celebration of American Cultures. We are looking for dynamic works that explore what defines the American spirit as we enter the 21st Century.
We are looking for][size=one-act plays from 10 minutes in length to 35 minutes. They should have minimal set and lighting requirements. They will be performed in our Arena Theatre. The contest is open to all including amateur and professional playwrights. There will be special consideration to current and former Diablo Valley College students. We will select 4-8 works. They will be produced as the last production(s) of the season and will have run of four (4) weeks opening April 25 and closing May 18, 2008. Each playwright chosen will receive a stipend. Ed Trujillo, Drama Area Chair, will direct the plays.
Guidelines: The theme is The Clash and Celebration of American Culture. America encompasses many cultures, values and attitudes and it is what makes us unique. Because of that uniqueness there are often both clashes and celebrations. What conflicts and paradoxes exist in American culture, who are we, and what will we become in the years to come, are a few of the questions we are asking playwrights to explore. Playwrights may cover issues of cultural, racial and ethnic differences, disasters such as Katrina, September 11and others; differences in gender, socio-economic, religion, language, the environment ordinary evil (link to http://www.ordinaryevil.info) or any other elements that makes up the American experience can be addressed. We are looking for new and original works, however plays that have been produced and or published within the last two years are eligible.
Partnerships: Any plays and playwrights selected for The Clash and Celebration of American Cultures call for plays that also meet the guidelines for Ordinary Evil.info at (link) will be promoted as part of the OrdinaryEvil.info Project.
Requirements: Each script must be mailed ashard copy along with an electronic version sent via email. Each play must be single sided in 12- point font in standard play format. Please also in include with your hard copy a self-stamped envelope for return. Please include in your cover letter your name, address, phone number, email and fax (if available). The college is not responsible for lost copies.
Please send to: Ed Trujillo, Drama Area Chair, Diablo Valley College, 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 : Attention New Plays.
For email copies and inquires send to newplays@dvcdrama.culturalartscircles.com or call (925) 685-1230 x2224
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WALKING FISH THEATER’S RADIO DRAMA PERFORMANCE SERIES (PA)
Date: 01-15-08 (Postmarked by)
Material: One-Act (30 min) and Full Length (60 min) Radio Plays
Radio plays selected for the Walking Fish Theater’s Radio Drama performances will be performed before a live/studio and broadcast audience and may be replayed via broadcast, internet radio, internet video, or podcast. In addition, we will also broadcast the performances live via internet radio. Remember that in a radio drama, you do not have the privilege of seeing anything. Therefore, all information must be delivered through sound cues and effects. A good radio drama does not depend heavily on long stretches of dialogue. Rather it is up to the radio dramatist to dig deep into their creative reserves and figure out how to do with sound what is typically accomplished with visual cues. There is no entry fee for the competition and there are no rules as to the content of the plays. We do ask that you format your piece properly. We suggest following the guidelines listed here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scriptsmart/bbcradioscene.pdf
Please be sure to include a title page with the work’s title plus the writer’s name and contact information, a cast list, and a short synopsis (1-3 sentences) of your radio play. Send a single hardcopy of the script.
Send your scripts to:
Radio Drama Series
The Walking Fish Theater
2509 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
For further information email: Liz@bsomeday.org]
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TURTLE SHELL PRODUCTIONS seeks 8 minute plays.Deadline: January 15, 2008
Turtle Shell Productions kicks off their fifth annual 8 Minute Madness Playwright Festival, in our beautifully renovated new theater space in the heart of Times Square. This DO NOT MISS event is geared towards the development and presentation of original work by up-and-coming playwrights . Our selection committee will review submitted plays, and twenty-four will be chosen to be workshopped, cast, rehearsed and showcased in front of an audience including press and the hottest New York literary agents. Rewrites and ongoing development is encouraged, so works in progress are welcome. This is a fun and exciting event with awards and prizes for the top plays and performances, and an excellent opportunity for exposure. The Festival will run February 21 - March 9th. The twenty-four plays selected will be divided into groups of eight and performed on alternating nights. Each night, three of the eight will be chosen by the audience and a panel of industry judges to advance to the final 8-minute short
play showcase. In addition, one “wild card” will be chosen for the final presentation. We have received many exciting inquiries by both talent and literary agents interested in being part of this year's event. The recipient of the “Best Playwright” award will receive the crown of the 8 Minute Madness Playwright Festival Trophy and will be known for eternity as an award-winning playwright. Application Information:
Special Notice: The list of chosen plays will be posted on Turtle Shell's web site by January 22nd. http://www.turtleshellproductions.com
1.) Plays must be 12 minutes or less in duration. No exceptions!
( Please be aware all plays must be able to be cut to 10 Minutes or less.)
2.) Submission deadline is Wednesday, January 15th
Send or drop off a copy of your play along with the application and
to: 300 W 43rd Street, #403, New York, NY 10036. Attention: Turtle Shell
Productions.
NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS
3.) If your play has been produced or has had a reading we will still accept submission.
4.) If it has been produced under an "Equity Code" please note it on the application.
5.) The plays should allow for simple staging.
6.) Story lines are open. 10 Minute musicals accepted.
7.) If you have any questions, please contact the Festival Selection
Committee at 8minute@turtleshellproductions.com
http://www.turtleshellproductions.com
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BOCA RATON THEATRE GUILD
8TH ANNUAL SHORT PLAY READING FESTIVAL (FL)
Date: 01-15-08 (Received by)
Material: 10min plays or Monologues
“Short Play” means 10-minute play or monologue. You may submit up to three plays as long as they are unpublished. Previously read or produced works are allowed as long as production/reading has not been in southeast Florida for the last three years. Any genre except “X” rated. Only one copy needed, stapled in the upper left corner. No binders, no musicals.
Each play you submit must be stapled, and have one blind cover sheet with the title, cast, set and short synopsis attached. For each play also send a separate title page with the above plus all playwright contact information including email—just clip that on to the stapled play.
There is no cash award, but we do not charge an entry fee. This event is usually completely filled, and you have the opportunity to have your work shown as a “staged” reading in front of an audience as well as participating in a feedback during the Q & A following the performance.
Plays will not be returned. We are an all volunteer organization so regrettably we do not acknowledge receipt or return plays. All plays must be submitted by regular mail. No email submissions.
Send your work to:
Deborah H. Briggs, Production Manager
Boca Raton Theatre Guild
P.O.Box 273595
Boca Raton, FL 33427
If you have any questions, email dhbriggs@gmail.com
http://www.bocaratontheatreguild.org/Submission_Guidelines.html
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PHOENIX THEATRE 11th New Works festival (AZ)
Date: 01-15-08 (Received by)
Material: New Plays
The New Works Festival presents four staged readings of plays each summer at Phoenix Theatre, the oldest arts organization in Arizona and the largest producing theatre based solely in Phoenix, AZ.. The Phoenix Theatre New Works Festival will select two of its plays for the 2008 Festival from a national competition. We are seeking new works requiring a company of no more than 5 performers; and no more than 3 locations. We offer a staged reading, with professional actors and directors, to be held during the summer of 2008 in Phoenix. The Playwright receives travel to and lodging in Phoenix for participation in the process, as well as a small honorarium.
Plays are screened by a committee consisting of professional directors and actors from the Phoenix Theatre company and graduate students from the Arizona State University Playwriting program. To submit, send a full printed script to the address below. Include an SASE if you wish the script returned.
Please submit to:
Phoenix Theatre New Works Festival
100 E. McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Contact: d.schay@phoenixtheatre.com
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PREMIERE STAGES PLAY FESTIVAL
Deadline: 1-31-2008 (postmark)
Premiere Stages at Kean University is an Equity Theatre Company committed to emerging playwrights and the development and production of original work. The Premiere Stages Play Festival provides a safe haven for playwrights to have their work developed through panel evaluations, sit-down readings, fully staged readings, and fully produced Equity productions. The Festival is open to playwrights living in the greater metropolitan area (New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania), and there is no fee to enter.
Interested playwrights will be asked to submit either a synopsis or full script. All playwrights who have been 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. Three of the plays submitted will be selected for development at Premiere Stages. The three plays will be given public readings and talk-backs with the audience and panel will follow each reading. The panel will work with the Producing Artistic Director of Premiere Stages to select one of the three plays for a June 2008 Equity Staged Reading, and the play deemed to be furthest along in its development will receive a fully produced Equity production in July 2008. A cash prize will be awarded to three of the participating playwrights. The play selected for full production will be awarded $2000; the play selected for the June Reading will be awarded $750, and a runner-up will be awarded $500.
Playwrights (non-agent submissions) should send a brief synopsis of the play. Playwrights must also include:
• A character breakdown
• A production history of the play (if any)
• The playwright’s biography
• A script sample from the play (no more than 8 pages)
The panel will request plays from those playwrights who submitted synopses of interest.
Plays will also be accepted from legitimate literary agencies and by professional recommendation.
Requirements for submission (plays that do not fit requirements will be returned unread):
• Preferred submissions are those that explore or address contemporary issues.
• Plays must be full-length and have a cast size of no more than eight.
• A self-addressed stamped envelope must be included or submissions will not be returned.
• Plays submitted must be unpublished and must be works that have not been previously produced (readings, workshops, showcases okay).
• Plays must be written by playwrights who were born or reside in the greater metropolitan area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania).
Plays and synopses will be evaluated by a panel of arts professionals. The panel will submit their recommendations to the producing artistic director.
Send all submissions to:
John Wooten, Producing Artistic Director
Premiere Stages at Kean University
1000 Morris Avenue
Hutchinson Hall, 2nd Floor
Union, NJ 07083
http://www.kean.edu/premierestages
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CHAUTAUQUA THEATER COMPANY
New Play Workshop
Deadline: 1-31-2008
Chautaqua Theater Company is the resident professional theater and Conservatory of the renowned Chautauqua Institution in western New York. In 2005 we began the New Play Workshop series to put new play development at the core of our mission as a company and to engage with the broader intellectual ambitions of the Institution. At Chautauqua, each week is given a theme around which the Institution' s celebrated morning lecture series is oriented. CTC/NPW plays are chosen to reflect the theme of the week in which they are performed. While we don't choose the themes, we are committed to finding plays that will engage with these ideas. The first 2008 workshop (July 7 to July 11) should correspond to the theme "On Writing" and the second (July 28 to August 1) should reflect on "Healing the Globe."
The workshops rehearse for four days and are performed three times in CTC's 269-seat Bratton Theater. The readings receive technical support and are cast with a combination of guest artists and CTC's Conservatory (a talented company of 14 actors assembled from the nation's top training programs). The playwright is expected to be in residence for the entire week. Travel, housing, and an honorarium are provided.
The platform themes are broadly articulated and might easily accommodate a range of plays from the intimate and personal to the global and political. Submitted plays should be as yet unrealized in full production and unpublished, although plays already slated for production in the coming year or previously workshopped at other venues are perfectly acceptable.
Along with the script, we ask that you submit a synopsis, a character or roles breakdown, and a brief bio or resume.
To submit by mail, please send materials to:
Chautauqua Theater Company
New Play Workshops
P.O.Box 9598
New Haven, CT 06535
To submit materials via e-mail, please send to NPW@CTCompany.org
http://www.ciweb.org/Theater/npw.html
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ASSOCIATION FOR THEATRE IN HIGHER EDUCATION (ATHE)
New Play Development Workshop
Deadline: 1-30-2008 (receipt)
ATHE's Playwright's Program is seeking new, short plays for its nineteenth annual New Play Development Workshop at the ATHE Conference in Denver July 31-August 3, 2008. Playwrights are invited to submit plays ranging in length from 4-10 minutes (scripts over 10 minutes will not be accepted); there is no restriction on subject matter, style, or intended audience. Six to eight scripts will be selected by a jury of readers. Each playwright will be assigned a director, a dramaturg, scenographer, and a group of actors; these creative teams will work on the scripts throughout the four-day conference for an average of two to three hours per day (attendance at the rest of the ATHE conference is possible and encouraged). The Workshop will culminate in a public, script-in-hand reading of the plays in a showcase of scripts on Sunday, August 3.
The New Play Development Workshop affords playwrights the opportunity to work on their scripts with artists from all over the country who are experienced in dealing with original material and to have their work presented at a major academic theatre conference. In past years, plays which have gone through this process have achieved a high rate of success in securing subsequent productions and publication.
Script submissions should include four copies of the script, along with a cover letter which indicates the playwright's willingness to attend ALL sessions of the workshop, from Wednesday evening, July 30, through Sunday afternoon, August 3; the letter should also include the playwright's mailing address and telephone/fax/e-mail numbers. Only one submission per playwright will be accepted. Scripts will not be returned. The list of accepted plays will be sent to all who submitted scripts via email by April 1, 2008. To be considered for the NPDW, scripts must be received by January 30, 2008; late entries will not be read. Scripts should be sent to:
Char Nelson
Brigham Young University
Theatre and Media Arts
D-581 Harris Fine Arts Center
Provo, UT 84602
For additional information, contact Char Nelson at (801) 377-2707, BC4M@aol.com, or Judith Royer at (310) 670-0362, jroyer@earthlink.net
Last edited on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 09:04 pm by Edd
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