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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 03:28 pm |
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Open Plan Productions is a young theatre company founded to stage new American writing in the UK. “US love bites” will be an evening of five or six UK premiers of ten minute American plays, written by emergent American writers with little or no performance tradition in the UK. They will be performed at The Old Red Lion and the newly reopened Tristan Bates Theatre, over a couple of nights in November 2008 (in negotiation). The production will be co-directed and co-produced by Prav Menon-Johansson and James Bounds.
Prav Menon-Johansson is an emerging London director who started her directing career by training at the ART, Boston in the summer of 2007. She participated in FeverFest 2007 and SlamBoston 2007 and also assisted Greg Maraio for Dancing at Lughnasa (Way Theatre Artists) and Paul Daigneault for The Mystery of Edwin Drood (SpeakEasy Stage Company) at The Boston Center for the Arts. Now she is back in London she has teamed up with James Bounds who is the founder of Open Plan Productions.
Please send all scripts to pravmj@mac.com
Note: I don't know the deadline for submissions, but its got to be fairly soon. If you're interested contact them by using the above email address. ~Edd
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Martin H
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 01:02 am |
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| Pity. I have a new ten minute play I'd like to try out (see Please May I Live?) but they're looking only for American playwrights eh?
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timmy
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 03:37 am |
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I e-mailed them and they responded quickly to send something ASAP.
Something about love (whatever that means) and nothing depressing.
So I did. They sent back an immediate acceptance. Nice.
timmy
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castlecat7
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 03:48 pm |
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Martin.
I'm a Brit. They wont know the difference between Americans and Canadians! Go for it! Just give an American's address!
Good luck!
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Posted: Fri Aug 29th, 2008 07:37 pm |
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Martin - and all other interested Canadians - I e-mailed the following query earlier today:
"Came accross your ad for 10-minute plays on the playwrights forum site, however... I'm a Canadian. Do I - and all other - Canadians qualify to enter our plays?"
I'll post their response - if any.
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Martin H
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Posted: Fri Aug 29th, 2008 11:51 pm |
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| I was planning to do that myself. I'll wait to hear what you find out. Thanks, and cheers.
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Posted: Sat Aug 30th, 2008 02:34 pm |
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Martin,
Just received a reply and we Canadians qualify, too! Deadline for submissions is the end of next week. Good luck!
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Martin H
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Posted: Sat Aug 30th, 2008 09:34 pm |
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| Ok, I've sent mine off, and I'm assuming you've sent yours off too. I wish us both luck, if that isn't crowding their event with stageplayforum folk too much.
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Posted: Mon Sep 1st, 2008 09:20 pm |
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Rec'd. a confirmation today that they rec'd. the submission. However...no immediate acceptance as was the case with Timmy. Some of us have to wait for our answers, one way or the other. Then again - we are mere Canadians (nudge-nudge, wink-wink).
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Posted: Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 01:13 am |
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...ummm, I meant they immediately acknowledged by e-mail submission.
(I say that with humble red face)
timmy
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Martin H
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Posted: Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 10:36 am |
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| Well, that makes three of us waiting to hear then. I had an acknowledgment too.
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Posted: Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 12:27 pm |
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| Count me in, too.
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Posted: Thu Sep 4th, 2008 03:41 pm |
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| Mine apparently arrived after the previously not-quite-specified deadline, so it will not be considered at this time. They did write to tell me that (and to apologize for not specifying the deadline) and asked to keep it for consideration for an event in 2009. I don't know if that will actually happen, but it was good to hear from them this way.
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in media res
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Posted: Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 04:39 am |
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I queried with synopses about three of my shorts. Very courteous, professional and thoughtful reply. Mine were not about love. None were exactly right for this round, but would consider for future.
best,
in media resLast edited on Mon Sep 22nd, 2008 04:41 am by in media res
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Posted: Sat Oct 11th, 2008 07:32 pm |
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Anybody hear anything one way or the other? Just curious - and waiting.
tragedian
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Martin H
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Posted: Sat Oct 11th, 2008 09:31 pm |
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I haven't heard. They haven't disqualified mine, which was about love in the broader sense but not in any sense about romantic love, at least they haven't so far as I know. But they haven't informed me whether it's been selected, rejected or is still in process. Waiting too.
(Checked their website to see if there was any news there. Thought perhaps they'd made their selection and not informed any of us, because a review of 'Love in America' was up, but it was for a show they put on in 2007. Presumably a predecessor to this one.
Last edited on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 09:37 pm by Martin H
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Posted: Sat Oct 11th, 2008 11:12 pm |
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Thinking further, perhaps they (those in the position to make decisions) should consider creating a show focusing on and/or entitled: "Amour Among Les Canadians." They could include images of snow, sleds, sled-dogs, trappers dressed in fur tuques/hats, mukluks, arm wrestlers... You know - your typical Canadian images. I mean, then for sure we'd qualify, right?
Oh well... Patience is a virtue. Anybody else hear anything?
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Posted: Mon Jan 19th, 2009 08:49 pm |
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Did anyone hear back from this theatre? I sent a follow-up request and unfortunately my play was met with rejection. Actually, the "we're sorry but..." letter arrived a while back but I was waiting to see if anyone else received same. Better still - did anyone have an acceptance?
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Posted: Mon Jan 19th, 2009 09:16 pm |
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| Never heard!
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Posted: Mon Jan 19th, 2009 10:00 pm |
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| I should clarify that I sent them a request for status follow-up by e-mail and they in return sent me an e-mail back with a rejection note. Did you request an update?
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in media res
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Posted: Tue Jan 20th, 2009 01:29 am |
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Here is the latest on their website.
http://www.openplanproductions.co.uk/
Not much.
Looks as if not much is happening.
I am sure they meant well. They were responsive and courteous.
best,
in media resLast edited on Tue Jan 20th, 2009 01:30 am by in media res
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katoagogo
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Posted: Tue Jan 20th, 2009 04:29 am |
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The person requesting the plays is a stage-designer who has worked with this project.
I'm thinking that the fest just didn't come together.
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Posted: Tue Jan 20th, 2009 11:58 am |
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| It happens.... Perhaps it will gel this year.
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Martin H
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Posted: Wed Jan 21st, 2009 12:45 am |
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| Sounds much likelier than that they didn't want the play I sent them.
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