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DAY 15: IN THE VENUS ARMS (Farce.)  This black comedy features the playwright himself. Spiritless, Wells is threatened by the night manager of The Venus Arms, a residential hotel, with permanent dispossession, leaving an empty, ‘though very animated body. Four literati arrive to perform an "inorcism" (as opposed to an exorcism) to restore Wells’ spirit. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas along with Oscar Wilde and Marcel Proust raise havoc while trying to raise the consciousness of the subject of their inorcism.  Franz Kafka, the night manager, keeps popping up in the form of a cockroach seemingly intent on the playwright’s doom. (Can be read on my website.)

Columbus State University International Playwriting Competition

Larry Corse Prize for Playwriting
The Larry Corse Prize for Playwriting was established in 2003 by Larry Corse, Professor Emeritus of Theatre and English at Clayton State University, to encourage the development and production of new works for the stage. The prize has been awarded four times and in each of these years the competition received more than 300 plays from around the world.  For a list of previous winners, go to http://www.larrycorse.com.
 
The Prize: $1,000 and a production by Columbus State University Department of Theatre in the 2009-2010 school year.
Eligibility: The competition is open to all. The Play: 
1.  A play submitted to the competition should be finished, original, in English and must not have been previously published or performed (excluding workshop readings).
2.  The play should be full-length and should a running time between 60 and 120 minutes.
3.  The number of actors needed for the play should be between 5 and 10.
Columbus State University Department of Theatre will have first production rights for the winning play. The playwright will retain all other rights, including copyright, publication, and performance rights. If for some reason, Columbus State University Department of Theatre is not able to produce the winning play within two years of the announcement of the winner, first production rights revert to the playwright. If, in the opinion of the jury, no play worthy of the prize is submitted, Columbus State University Department of Theatre reserves the right to withhold the prize.

Submitting a Play:
1. Because the play will be sent to the juries anonymously, the author’s name should not appear on any page of the play.
2. Plays should be submitted with a cover sheet containing the following information:
a.  Author’s name
b.  Author’s address
c.  Title of play
d.  Author’s phone number and e-mail address
e.  A signed statement that the play has not been previously produced or published.
3.  A synopsis of the play must also be included.  The synopsis should cover the plot succinctly and not be a teaser or advertising copy.
4.  Plays previously submitted to the competition may not be re-submitted unless major revision has taken place.
5.  Deadline for Submission: Plays must be received by the Columbus International Playwriting Competition on or before April 1, 2008.
6.  Address for Submissions:
Columbus State University
International Playwriting Competition #324
931 Monroe Drive NE, Suite A-102
Atlanta, Georgia , USA 30308
The copies of the plays submitted will not be returned. Please do not send one and only originals.

The plays will initially be read by theater professionals. Semi-finalists will then be submitted to the Theatre Faculty of Columbus State University for final judging. The selection process should be complete by September, 2008.
The winning playwright may be invited to Columbus State University for workshops and lectures for a few days prior to the opening night of the production.

For additional information, contact Steve Graver, Department of Theatre, Columbus State University at Graver_Steven@colstate.edu or by writing to the above mailing address.
 

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DAY 16, 1/30/08
Great minds think alike, Kris.  Yesterday I sent an email to Odyssey (see above) to see if emailing them was entended to full-lengths.  They have yet to answer.  So, I packaged up DESERT DEVILS to mail to them and today I de-packaged it and decided to email it to them and save the postage.  DESERT DEVILS is the full-length version of TOUGH COOKIES, the one-act one hour play published by Samuel French.

We've passed the halfway mark and I'm VERY happy about that!

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DAY 17 (1/31/08)
Today I sent The Rubbing via snail mail to the people below.  They allow two submissions, but I only had one piece that fit their theme of "Something left unsaid."  The Rubbing is one of the six tales from my full-length collection of interconnected shorts titled Tales From Darkest Suburbia. All the plays I have submitted during this Spree and more are on my website in their entirety.  ~Edd

GUIDELINES FOR PLAY SUBMISSION
* Each script must be no more than ten pages long.
* Plays should be inspired by the theme SOMETHING LEFT UNSAID.
* Each playwright may submit up to two scripts.
* Previously submitted plays, plays that have received production and any unsolicited longer one-act or full-length plays are not accepted for consideration in The Seven.
* Each manuscript must include a title page with name, address, phone number, and e-mail.

The easiest way to get ‘em to us is via e-submission. We require a nominal $5 fee to offset print and distribution costs, which you can pay conveniently on-line at our ticketing site. When you click on the following link, you'll be taken to a page where you will "Add to Cart" the $5 fee you'll see there, then, after you pay via credit card or PayPal, your receipt (also emailed to you) will include a web address that allows you to upload your script. If this is your first time visiting our ticketing site, you'll be asked to create a simple account that protects your transaction and allows us to contact you if something goes awry. All patron and artist information, including email addresses, are kept strictly confidential: FUSION never shares any information with any other organizations.

To access our e-submissions, please click this link.
Alternatively, if this all sounds too high-tech or Big Brotherish to you, or if you just don't want to spend $5, you may send one copy each of up to two different submissions to:
FUSION Theatre Co.
Attn: The Seven
700 1st Street NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008!
Entries will be acknowledged by e-mail once they have been received by our literary manager. All playwrights will be informed of the FUSION’s final selection no later than May 12.
Staffing constraints prohibit our returning any submissions. The volume of scripts submitted hampers our ability to comment individually on each work; therefore we do not offer criticism.
Questions: use our contact form, attn: The Seven.

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