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Posted: Sun Dec 17th, 2006 03:35 pm |
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Submission Spree officially begins Thursday March 1, 1007.
In preparation, write some 10-minute plays. There are lots of opportunities for them. Try to finish your longer plays. Also write synopses for all your plays. Need help? We have a forum strictly for developing cover letters and synopses.
What did you write today?
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 01:31 pm |
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Being a newbie and most excited to be writing plays. (to my great surprise) Can you give me a heads up on a ten minute play. How many pages would that be. In public speaking that would be just over 3 A4 pages. As a play, due to formatting, I imagine it is more pages. Would ten pages for ten minutes be in the ball park?
Thank you for your help.
cheers Robyn
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 02:33 pm |
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Robyn,
Yes. Ten pages/ten minutes is pretty much the rule. It also will be depend on how dense the dialogue is. Way dense, less pages. Ten pages of short Mamet-like dialogue could take twenty pages to reach ten minutes. But, generally and most likely figure ten/pages equals ten minutes. Many theatres ask for ten pages specifically.
On another note, Robyn: Many, many years ago while off in the Catskill Mountains of New York doing Summer Stock I used the stage name of Robyn Graves.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 03:20 pm |
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thanks Edd, that is most helpful.
Robyn is an unusual spelling in the US I believe.
Robyn Graves....there are so many black jokes running through my head right now, but I will behave. (as we have only just met)
I am not sure what I can achieve in ten minutes, but I will give it a shot. Heck, I just like to write. (Okay, so I do know it will take me more than ten minutes to write, but in the zone, time does not exist *grin*)
I am very much enjoying this site and I appreciate all the hard work of the people who have created it. THANK YOU.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 04:08 pm |
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Robyn,
The beautiful thing about writing a ten-minute play is that it forces the playwright to develop a play with a beginning, middle and end along with developing believable and distinct characters all within ten pages--not to mention the plotting of a good story. Even the most seasoned writers sharpen their wits on them.
In the ten minute form you've got a minute to establish what an entire scene might establish in a full-length. With enough well-realized short form plays the playwright can then take what is learned to the full-length. Imagine being able to write a full-length play that captures the audience in the first couple minutes and holds them captive for the entire evening. When you've developed the skills needed to make the ten minute play work well, you can then apply them to the full-length and make magic.
There is also the one-minute play. Paddy often gives one-minute exercises in the Playwrights' Gym. I LOVE these. In fact, I'm doing an entire evening of them. I recently had five of them produced. All were developed in Paddy's Gym. One minute plays are becoming popular and they'll be opps for them when we start our Spree. They're a good way to get your name out there.
NEVER, whomever is reading this, think for one minute that the short form is in some way inferior to the full-length. The short form is not nor will it ever be anything less worthy than the full-length. It's easy to ramble away, but to write a good well-structured short play takes skill and an intuitive understanding of the nature of Theatre, while at the same time developing skills for the next project.
What did you write today?
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Posted: Tue Dec 19th, 2006 03:29 pm |
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Thank you Edd, this is most helpful.
I have no real understanding of theatre. What I have, is an understanding of people. Or insight if you like. That is what drives my writing and what has drawn me here.
I am eager to learn in an interactive environment like this as my brain is not set up for formal learning. I find this site vitally alive and I can learn through observing a live performance, if you will, of writers honing their craft.
I love that people are willing to share their knowlege and skills so that others can learn and grow.
In gratitude
Robyn
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Posted: Mon Mar 5th, 2007 03:47 am |
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It would make Edd really happy to know that you guys were going to do this 30 day submission.
I can't...I have the week and a half from hell coming up, following the week and a half from Hades.
But please...get to it, get your buts in gear....here's a kick, and report here.
Paddy
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Posted: Tue Mar 6th, 2007 02:01 am |
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Okay, I will begin.
I sent one of my full-lengths to a director via referral for an off Broadway production in NYC.
It has been accepted and the director will get back to me personally.
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Posted: Tue Mar 6th, 2007 12:20 pm |
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Sorry but I don't understand the "submission spree" thing. It seems that we're overloading the inboxes of artistic directors that might just, otherwise, have time to read the regular stuff that's sent them.
Would someone please explain the benefits of "submission sprees"?
Sam
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Posted: Tue Mar 6th, 2007 01:54 pm |
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Sam,
No artistic director's mailbox has ever been overloaded with plays. Everyone is out writing screenplays.
The average submissions on a good national full-length competition is about 400 plays. That is out of a populations of 300 million. (This of course can vary depending on the higher/lower reputation of the theatre.) If it is a regional competition or a state competition, lower the number ratio by population.
With short plays and ten minute plays, because they are easier (not necessarily better) and more impetuous, the number is larger I am sure, so I have no information on that. But they can be read faster as well.
And when there is no specific competition, rather than submit a full script to a theatre, a query is best because it saves the price of mailing a full script. And when they ask for e-mail submissions, why the hell not? Cost is zilch. (A query is not best if there is a "Call for submissions." Then you submit the script or ten page sample depending on what the "Call" requests.)
When a theatre says they are looking for scripts, the playwright or agent's job is to do just that...submit! And, even if you have an agent, they often do nt pay a lot of attention to smaller theatres with no or little money, so you still always should look into submitting there.
Remember, the girl won't go on the date unless you ask! Put it in their lap and allow them to say "No."
The spree is to get yourself FOCUSED on doing just that: asking the girl - or boy - on the date. Stiffen up your back, take a deep breath, and present your wares.
And don't just submit to major theatres. A lot of smaller theatres get overlooked. But just like little trees turn into big trees, smaller theatres turn into bigger theatres. I have made some lovely connections with some newer, exciting theatre companies. As far as submitting, you should never look at "what do I want NOW." But "what do I want FIVE YEARS from now." It will take months for them to get back to you after a submission, so why not start now?
best,
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Posted: Tue Mar 6th, 2007 04:36 pm |
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I have just heard back from my favorite critics at SOHO Theatre, London, England.
http://www.sohotheatre.com/p8.html
SOHO's submission guidelines can be found at the link above. Their address is 21 Dean Street London W1D 3NE.
I love these folks for their honesty and integrity. I have sent them three plays in 2 years time and I have always gotten back insightful helpful analysis and comments (always within 4 months time) that inevitably improve my writing. I don't know if SOHO will ever agree to produce one of my scripts but I do know that I will continue to rely on their FREE Script Reading service until I'm told I can't submit to them any more. I highly recommend sending your BEST work, knowing that once someone there has read it your play (and your writing) will be better for the experience.
BillySundae
PS So far I have sent them a full-length play, a one act adaptation, and a one act original script. Next up: a ten minute play. Whatever the length if you want and need insight s about a script send it to them. (But only send your BEST! work.)
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Posted: Tue Mar 6th, 2007 09:43 pm |
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Luck with the March spree. I can't particpate because I'm directing a show at present but to the doubters the last spree made me sit down and look at a number of scripts that had been knocked back once and bottom-drawed. So, I haven't placed anything from that spreee but twenty something people are looking at my scripts who wouldn't have otherwise.
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Posted: Tue Mar 6th, 2007 09:50 pm |
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Now an opportunity.
The community theatre company I'm working with is planning a season of short plays for November this year. Guide lines are very open... short play no longer than say 12 minutes and an effort will be made to perform the plays on site ... the plan is to load the audience into a bus and take them from play to play... even playing a script in the bus on the way.
We're looking to mix local writers with anyone who might be drawn via this posting and we'll pay individual royalties of A$50 for the run of the season ( 5 performances) or a ten percent share of the box office which ever is the greater and there'll be a bonus prize for the audience pick of the best play. We'll charge them a dollar a vote with the pot going to the winning writer.
Email the scripts to me at acnicol@ozemail.com.au marked short play festival and I promise you an acknowledgement and a yes or no by July.
The best Nic
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Posted: Wed Mar 7th, 2007 03:35 am |
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Oh, goodness, I'm surely not ready for this spree. I've spent the months since the last one attempting to write a full-length play (which my group is not in love with...yet). But I'm going to try to get into the spirit of the spree, because I had such a great time during the last one.
I submitted to the opportunity posted above this message. I also sent a piece off to a director who requested another play from me.
Good luck to everyone.
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Posted: Wed Mar 7th, 2007 05:38 pm |
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I submitted a one-act play to a local director for a reading/workshop she's conducting at the end of the month.
And many thanks to Nic for the quick confirmation!
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Posted: Thu Mar 8th, 2007 01:08 pm |
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Nic,
Me too - thanks for the opportunity and quick response to my submission.
Best o'luck with your production of short plays... can I submit possible art for your poster/playbill? I worked some up for another theatre but they closed before the production.
Sam
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Posted: Fri Mar 9th, 2007 12:16 am |
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Tha's very kind Sam. I'd love to have a look and Edd can I say thanks to all those who so far have submitted scripts. It's been great to get so many and to see just how effective this board is.
My thanks Nic
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Posted: Fri Mar 9th, 2007 04:59 am |
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I submitted two scripts with all-female casts to:
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COTTEY COLLEGE THEATRE & SPEECH DEPARTMENT
We are a small energetic theatre program in a women's college and thus prefer all female casts. We attempt to balance our seasons by providing a variety of productions that work under that restriction; new plays as well as established contemporary plays, classics, plays from other cultures, musicals, experimental formats, children's plays. Classics by Moliere and Shakespeare have been cast gender-blind. Translations of plays to female casts are welcome as well as those translated from other cultures. Innovative children's plays that can utilize all female casts would most definitely catch our attention as we produce one children's play each year. Any new play should utilize all female casts to be seriously considered. We don't intentionally produce plays that will offend Midwestern audiences, but we do think plays with something important to say should be presented to adult audiences. We'd love to see more substantial comedies and dramas for women.
E-mail submission and E-mail query acceptable. Per-performance royalty paid.
Michael Denison, Artistic Director
1000 West Austin
Nevada, MO 64772
http://www.cottey.edu/academic/theatre/theatre.html
417-667-8181
417-667-8103 (fax)
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Posted: Sat Mar 10th, 2007 03:23 am |
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Another play off to:
TITLEWAVE AND CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE
SEEK 10-MINUTE PLAYS
Deadline: 3-10-07
Material: 10min. plays
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After a successful inaugural production of AtTENtion Span: A Festival of 10-Minute Plays , TITLEWave theatre and Cleveland Public Theatre will team up once again to produce an evening of ten-minute plays.
Please submit plays via email to: titlewavetheatre@yahoo.com with “10-Minute Plays” in the subject field. We will only accept ONE play per playwright. Email us your favorite. Only plays under 10-minutes will be considered. If they’re longer than 10, send something else. If we feel it’s longer than ten minutes, we will not read it. You know the drill, figure 10 pages.
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Plays will be performed all throughout the Gordon Square Theatre which means the less set the better. This helps with fluidity of the evening. So simplicity works best when it comes to set. Our audiences focus on the words and the actors more than anything. We love comedies. So do our audiences. A good drama never hurts though. Plays that stretch the imagination, the mind and theatricality are always welcome. We’re not TV so we don’t try to be. We always ask ourselves why theatre?
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Greg Vovos, Artistic Director
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Posted: Sat Mar 10th, 2007 03:36 am |
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And, to get a jump on tomorrow, I sent off a one-act to a posting on Los Angeles Craigslist.
When oh when will "Hong Kong Phooey Hustle" get its chance to shine onstage?
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Posted: Sun Mar 11th, 2007 03:24 am |
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A query and a synopsis off to:
Actor's Art Theatre, LA, ongoing
Posted: 1/3/07
Ongoing
We are open to all styles of writing with a special interest in character driven comedies or dramas that ultimately lift the spirit. We are the smallest size professional theatre in Los Angeles (32 seats/stage is 16 feet across) - so the set requirements should be simple or flexible.
Submit one-act plays, full-length plays, translations, adaptations, ten-minute plays, solo pieces, cabaret revue
Query w/synopsis and sample dialogue, E-mail submission, E-mail query
One of the smallest Equity Waiver theaters in LA, Actor’s Art Theatre, located in a converted apartment in the Mid Wilshire District is home to some of LA’s most talented stage and screen actors.
Dedicated to the belief that we are not separate from each other and have the capacity to empathize with all people; through the actor’s art, we can produce works that entertain and inspire change.
Artistic Director, Jolene Adams has developed over 50 productions. She starred in and produced Adam & Eva Marie, winner of 6 Drama-Logue Awards; directed and developed Dan Fante’s Ovation Award
nominated hit Boiler Room, (LA Times Best of The Year List); developed award winning comic Cathy Ladman’s Scaredypants for HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival and Emmy Award winning Mike Dugan’s Men Fake Foreplay.
Each year we present readings, labs and produce an original play, classic revival or West Coast Premiere. Some projects move to larger theaters and TV or screen development.
Central to our work is the Writing Out Loud Series where actors develop stories and once a week audiences can watch solo shows go from on-book brief monologues to ready for Off-Broadway plays.
Theater at AAT has been an intimate family experience for 12 years.
A passionate cook who lives in the same building, artistic director, Adams, has been known to invite entire audiences over for supper after a show!
Jolene Adams, Artistic Director
6128 Wilshire Blvd. #110
Los Angeles, CA 90048
actorsart@actorsart.com
http://www.actorsart.com
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Posted: Mon Mar 12th, 2007 03:42 am |
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I submitted a one act to the competition at the following link:
http://www.hectik.ca/contact/submissions.php
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Posted: Tue Mar 13th, 2007 03:22 am |
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Posted: Thu Mar 15th, 2007 05:29 am |
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Good going, Ninanina. And you said you were "not ready" for a spree!
I submitted a one-act to Heartland Theatre for Illinois writers.
The director from the aforementioned post got back to me and loved the script. We had a very good phone conversation. Wanted to see another script as well. Sent another full-length.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16th, 2007 05:28 am |
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Thanks, i.m.r., and congratulations on the positive response.
I submitted a one-minute play to the Gone in 60 Seconds Festival. Information can be found at:
http://www.screamingmediaproductions.com/Site/Submissions.html
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Sounds like the sprees are going well. This is my first submission spree and am loving the experience. I don't know if I'll get thirty plays in, but probably will get close. It's really forced me to focus, polish and write those darn cover letters and synopsis. Whoever came up with this idea is great!
Today I sent a ten-minute play to Another Country Prodcutions for SLAMBOSTON! Which has a rolling deadline.
http://www.anothercountry.org/opportunities.html
Keep it up everyone! And congrats to those of you who are already getting positive feed back!
- lisa b
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Posted: Mon Mar 19th, 2007 04:14 am |
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I submitted a synopsis and sample pages to BIT Collaboration in Los Angeles. More information can be had here:
http://www.bitcollaboration.com/pages/grey%20zone.html
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Posted: Mon Mar 19th, 2007 06:35 pm |
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I sent off a 10 minute play, "Hitler in Heaven," (HiH) to SOHO Theatre, London, England.
PS I spent 3 months expanding HiH into a novella that I am now in the process of submitting to publishers.
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| I sent an all female version of one of my 10 minute plays to Michael Denison at Cottey College. BillySundae
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Posted: Mon Mar 19th, 2007 09:51 pm |
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I'm so proud of all of you....especially, you Nina. You rock!
Paddy
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Posted: Tue Mar 20th, 2007 03:10 am |
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Paddy, you are too kind! I appreciate the support. I've been having a harder time finding submission opps. this round. I've just sent off a one-act play to:
http://oneactplays.net/submissions.html
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I've entered my 10 minute play "There is No Wrigley Field" in the Chester Horn Short Play contest sponsored by Theatre Rats.
http://www.theatrerats.com/
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| I've submitted my one page play, "Barn Yard Conversation," to the Gone in 60 Seconds play contest.
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| I sent a querie to Actors Art, via e-mail.
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| Sent another play-- "Barn Yard Conversation"-- off to our fellow member nic.
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Sent a one-minute play to "screamingmedia."
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Posted: Wed Mar 21st, 2007 05:12 am |
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I submitted a one act play to:
End Times Productions, an independent theater company based in New York, is seeking script submissions for an evening of one-act plays to be staged at a Manhattan venue in late spring/early summer 2007. This will be part of an ongoing monthly series in which new dramatic works are showcased.
While we are primarily interested in unpublished work that has not yet been produced, we will consider other works as well. Submissions should ideally be under 30 pages long. Multiple submissions are okay - we are open to producing more than one work per playwright. If there is any production or publication history, please let us know.
Submit electronic copies (.pdf is acceptable) to: endtimesproductions@hotmail.com.
Deadline: April 6, 2007.
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NinaNina:
I need some help. I tried sending a play to the hotmail address you gave and my computer wouldn't go there. So I did a Google search and the only End Times Productions I found was in Sweden; it's a Christian Rock group. Any ideas? Thanks.
BillySundae
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I have just submitted two one acts-- one 10 minute, on 1 minute-- to the Emerging Artists Theatre in New York.
http://www.eatheatre.org/submissions.php
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I have been busy searching out theatres to submit to. The best source I've found for this is a web site called Doolle.com that lists theatres in countries, states and provinces across America and around the world. The site also lists literary agents and playwrights.
Dolle's web address is:
http://www.doollee.com/Main%20Pages/2Theatres.htm
Using this site I found possible theatres-- professional and community-- in Germany and Kentucky that might be interested in one or more of my plays. Consequently, I wrote queries to:
Bunburry Theatre (Louisville, KY)
Market House Theatre (Paducah, KY)
and:
Aachen Blackout-Theater, Germany, EUR
(No,I don't speak German, I used a free on-line translation service to tranlate my short 4 or 5 sentence query e-mail. Hopefully, the translation service was accurate enough that I didn't accidentally insult my reader/s at the other end!)
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I sent two more queries to community theatres here in Kentucky:
Maysville Players and
Merely Players (Owensboro)
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Posted: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 01:24 am |
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Hey, Billy, your'e on a roll! Here's the full Craigslist posting for End Times Productions. Perhaps the gigs address at the top will work for you:
End Times Productions - Call For Submissions (Greenwich Village)
Reply to: gigs-297330224@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-03-20, 2:36PM EDT
End Times Productions, an independent theater company based in New York, is seeking script submissions for an evening of one-act plays to be staged at a Manhattan venue in late spring/early summer 2007. This will be part of an ongoing monthly series in which new dramatic works are showcased.
While we are primarily interested in unpublished work that has not yet been produced, we will consider other works as well. Submissions should ideally be under 30 pages long. Multiple submissions are okay - we are open to producing more than one work per playwright. If there is any production or publication history, please let us know.
Submit electronic copies (.pdf is acceptable) to: endtimesproductions@hotmail.com.
Deadline: April 6, 2007.
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I met with a director this morning to discuss workshopping "Escalator" this Sunday. And I submitted a play to:
Green Light Productions, a non-profit theatre company dedicated to creating new and exciting opportunities for women theatre artists, is presently seeking submission for GLO- a production of one-act plays to be performed during the summer of 2007 at Columbia University.
We are very interested in having our playwrights involved in the production of their work. Playwrights are afforded the opportunity to not only have a production of their play but are also invited to all casting sessions, production meetings and rehearsals. Green Light encourages playwrights to have access to all aspects of the production. We believe that a production of this ability provides a valuable professional experience and is a great opportunity for playwrights to collaborate with directors, actors, designers and producers.
If you are interested in submitting a play for consideration please review the following guidelines.
1)One-act plays are defined as running between 15 and 45 minutes in length.
2)The playwright must be a woman.
3)The play may not have had a public performance (workshops and readings are acceptable)
4)Playwrights must be US Citizens (please note exception: international playwrights who are presently enrolled in a university or college in the United States)
5)We are accepting both dramatic and musical plays for consideration.
6)Plays cannot be published works.
7)Playwrights may submit multiple submissions.
 Deadline for submissions is Monday, April 23rd 2007.
Please attach a cover sheet to each play submitted with the following information:
1) Name
2) Address
3) Phone number
4) E-mail address
5) Title of Play
6) Number of characters and gender
7) Brief synopsis
Please submit plays electronically to Alex Dilks Pandola at GreenLightInfo@ aol.com or by mail to:
Green Light Productions
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BillySundae
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Posted: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 01:58 pm |
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Nina:
Looks like we're both on a roll! Thanks for your help.
I sent two short one acts to the gigs address of End Times Productions.
I have also heard back from Merely Players. They're a community theatre located in the west Kentucky town of Owensboro (located on the Ohio River roughly half way between Louisville and Paducah). MP is considering plays-- of any length-- for next season. They like to produce new work-- particulalrly by Kentucky playwrights. If you'd like to submit you may do so by email or snail mail. I sent three scripts to Merely Players: "Betwixt and Betwain" (2 acts, full length); "Barn Yard Conversation "(one page) and "There's No Wrigley Field" (10 minute one act).
Email scripts to:
avelotta@adelphia.net
regular mail to P.O. Box 126, Owensboro, KY 42302. I
Alan Velotta
Artistic Director
Merely Players, Inc.
270-315-2413
Nina, I'm working hard to catch up with your submissions pace. I'm still hoping to get thirty submissions made before the end of the month though.
BillySundae
Last edited on Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 02:00 pm by BillySundae
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BillySundae
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Posted: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 04:23 pm |
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I've been busy sending out queries this morning. In an effort to expand my possibilities I went to doollee.com and found possibilities in both South Africa and in Kentucky. Consequently, I have sent out 6 queries:
South Africa: Baxter Theatre Center, Capetown, SA; Rhodes University, and; Handspring Puppet Company, Kalk Bay, SA
In Kentucky: Public Theatre (Bowling Green); Shelby County Community Theatre (Shelbyville), and; Muhlenburg Community Theatre (Greenville).
BillySundae
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BillySundae
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Posted: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 06:48 pm |
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I sent out two more queries this afternoon, both to institutions in Singapore; one went to a theatre, and the other query went to a literary magazine.
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Posted: Fri Mar 23rd, 2007 01:11 am |
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Well I thought I'd accept the challenge. So far I've sent out over twenty paper copies of a one act play, two e-mail versions and a couple of synopsis only versions.
OK I know that of the twenty paper copies that only two or three of companies might consider production but I regard the other copies as calling cards. They admit they rarely produce any extant plays submitted to them but may consider commissioning a new play from a new writer. As their response rates seem to vary it may be quite a while before the lot come thuding back on to the doormat, complete with rejection slips.
I've also sent off four radio plays, only to be told the limit was two. But what the hell adapting the stage plays for radio taught me valuable lessons and I may get around to writing some original radio material.
Plus I've also sent off some one minute plays.
Response? Well I had a very positive show of interest from a local semi-pro group who just might use the one acter as a festival entry but say they would also like me to make it a full script for possible Spring production.I also note that as a full script it would meet the requirements of the Bush theatre (mentioned herein this thread)
Although there's still a week to go of the 30 days I'm probably gonna slow down now and concentrate on finishing the second act of my two act farce in between rehearsals and an audition. Still the spree was a lot of fun.
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BillySundae
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Posted: Fri Mar 23rd, 2007 03:40 pm |
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| In response to a query I sent yesterday, today I sent off a copy of "Barn Yard Conversation," a one page play, to Handspring Puppet Company in South Africa.
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