Playwrights' Opportunities for January/February
Reader beware: The next three blogs are lists of upcoming competitions and queries for submissions. They are LONG. Get cozy and read carefully--then submit gleefully and often! -MH
MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
THE McLAREN COMEDY PLAY WRITING COMPETITION
The McLaren Memorial Comedy Play Writing Competition was established in 1989 to honor long-time MCT volunteer Mike McLaren who loved a good comedy, whether he was on stage or in the front row. The competition is to develop new COMEDY scripts suitable for production by community theatres and other non-profit theatres. More than 1200 plays have been entered. Authors come from a dozen countries and nearly every state. Winners include established playwrights and first-time authors. Entries have included one-act and full-length plays and even musicals. Every entry is read at least three times. All entrants are notified by letter in early June of their status; readers' grading sheets are attached to the letter. Finalists are notified in September of the Full-Length Play Winner, who receives a $300 prize, and the One-Act Winner, who receives $100. Round-trip transportation and lodging is provided if a play is selected for a fully-staged production at Midland Community Theatre in a later season.
Many contributors to the McLaren Competition are new to writing plays. We offer these suggestions to help you develop a winning play.
* Be sure it is funny! Every year many entries are not comedies. There are other competitions for dramas.
* Know how long a performance lasts and submit your play to the appropriate competition:
* I. One-Act Play (performance time of 30-45 minutes)
* II. Full-Length Play (70-90 minutes; for a finalist only, a readers's theatre cutting of 60 minutes may be required)
Consider language and subject matter. Midland is a small Southern city and our readers and audiences are drawn from this conservative community.
* Submit plays that have never been published or produced in a for-profit setting. One previous production in a non-profit theatre is acceptable. "Readings" do not count as productions.
* Copyright your material. Check your writer's guides for more information.
* Include a cover letter, newspaper clippings of prior readings, and information about yourself if you want, but do not bind that information into your script We enjoy reading your letters!
How to prepare a script
Scripts must be typed and bound. By bound, we mean stapled on the side or in a binder. Do not put loose pages in a clip or pocket folder! Scripts may be printed on one or both sides as long as they are easy to read. Each script must have a separate title page that includes the title of the play, the name, address and phone number of the author, and the entry division (One-Act Play or Full-Length Play). It also must have a character list at the beginning.
Each script must be accompanied by a $10 entry fee, payable by check or money order. Scripts without the fee will not be accepted until payment is made.
All scripts must be postmarked between December 1 and January 31.
No scripts will be returned unless they are accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope (9x12 or larger!).
PRINTABLE ENTRY FORM
(MUST BE INCLUDED WITH SCRIPT)
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PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER©ˆS PLAYS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Plays For The 21ST Century is an ongoing international play competition sponsored by Playwrights Theater, Inc. We are incorporated in the State of Texas and have been recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) organization.
Finalists will be selected and may receive a full production, funding permitting. Judges reserve the right to make neither award nor production if, in their opinion, no plays so merit. There are no restrictions on theme, style or genre. Plays are accepted from all countries. Please read the complete contest guidelines at www.playwrightstheater.org. Submissions accepted for the 2005 contest from November 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005.
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JANUARY 2005
MOSSER THEATER COMPANY CALL FOR SCRIPTS
The Mosser Theater Company seeks a Playwright to write the book for (at least) one musical to be produced in San Francisco in the fall of 2005, addressing issues of race and sexuality. Playwrights should submit by mail a brief original or previously written work demonstrative of his/her style. Send by end of January 2005
Mosser Theatre Company
308 Jessie Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-357-6243
Contact: Allison Powell
E-Mail: allisonp@themosser.com
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THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE©ˆS
17TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
Festival will be held September 2005 in New York City. Musicals are only eligible if submitted by a NAMT member organization, Alumni Festival Writer, a Professional Literary Agency, or a Non-NAMT Member Professional Theatre Organization. (A professional theatre organization is defined as an organization that has been incorporated for a minimum of two years with an operating budget of at least $50,000, compensates its actors, and can demonstrate regular producing and/or developing activity.) Complete submission guidelines and application forms available at www.namt.net
Deadlines:
January 19, 2005 - Non-NAMT Member Professional Theatre Organizations
February 23, 2005 - NAMT Members and Alumni Festival Writers
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DOBIE PAISANO FELLOWSHIPS
Offered by The University of TX (Austin) & The Texas Institute of Letters
The Dobie Paisano Fellowships offer six months of housing in rural Texas and a living stipend of $2000/month. Two half-year fellowships are awarded. The first period of residence will begin September 1; the second, March 1.
Eligibility:
At the time of application, you must meet one of the following requirements: (1) be a native Texan, (2) have resided in Texas at least three years at some time, or (3) have published work with a Texas subject. Those who meet requirement 1 or 2 do not have to meet the Texas subject matter restriction.
Deadline: January 28, 2005. Mail entries must be postmarked on or before January 28, 2005. Complete guidelines and application available at http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/Paisano/app.pdf..
NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS
Deadline: 1-31-05
Est. 1989. Biennial August festival of productions about the Black experience. Assistance: room/board, travel. Length: all lengths. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects. Send full script (2 copies, 3-hole punched), SASP.
Attn: Larry Leon Hamlin
Producer & Artistic Director
National Black Theatre Festival
610 Coliseum Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Email: llhamlin@bellsouth.net
Web: www.nbtf.org
Also see: NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL READERS' THEATRE OF NEW WORKS, under June deadline heading
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DUBUQUE FINE ARTS PLAYERS©ˆ
NATIONAL ONE-ACT PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Deadline: 1-31-2005
Est. 1977. Up to 3 winners produced in late August. Submission fee: $10. Assistance: travel. Remuneration: $600 1st prize, $300 2nd prize, $200 3rd prize, possible production. Frequency: annual. Length: up to 40 min. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects. Material must be unpublished and unproduced. Send application, fee, script (2 copies), SASE. Response: by 6/15/05.
Gary Arms, President
Dubuque Fine Arts Players
1686 Lawndale St., Dubuque, IA 52001
Tel: 563-582-5502
Email: gary.arms@clarke.edu
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STORMY WEATHER PLAYERS
Deadline: 1-31-2005
Stormy Weather Players is a not-for-profit theater group located in Cornwall, NY. We are seeking submissions for our 5th annual 10-minute play festival. Please go to www.stormyweatherplayers.org and click on Pregnant Chad for more info. Note: There is a $5 flat submission fee (this allows submission of up to 6 plays). Receipt deadline: 1/31/05, Production in June 2005.
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THE RENAISSANCE GUILD
Deadline: 1-31-2005
The Renaissance Guild will be taking script submissions for its next new play festival, the ActOne Series Vol. IV, to be presented May 13-14, 2005 at Jump-Start Theatre. The AOS was developed to provide a venue and a voice to writers. Once the pieces are selected, playwrights will have the opportunity to work with a dramaturg to hone their script before it goes into production, and to observe some of the rehearsals. The process culminates in two evenings of performances, when the writers get the opportunity to see their works come to life, local actors show their stuff on stage and the San Antonio community gets the opportunity to celebrate the work of their neighbors, friends and promising new theatre voices.
Guidelines:
We are looking for unpublished works that have not been previously performed in the Southwest Region, 5 to 30 minutes in length (can be an excerpt from a longer piece), with a maximum of 6 characters, and little or no technical requirements. For our mission and more information, visit our website at www.therenaissanceguild.org.
Deadline for Submission: Jan. 31, 2005
No scripts will be returned, and you will only receive a response if your script is selected for production.
The Renaissance Guild
P.O. Box 12381
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: 210-805-9603
Contact: AnnMarie Saunders
Web: www.therenaissanceguild.org
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CITY THEATRE 10-MINUNTE PLAY CONTEST
Deadline: 1-31-2005
We are now accepting submissions for The 10th Annual Delaware 10-Minute Play Festival (July, 2005). The festival made its successful debut in 1996 and has become more successful with each year, as playwrights from as far away as New York, California, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Hawaii, Canada, England, Norway, Israel and Singapore have submitted 300-400 scripts on an annual basis. All submissions must be original works and must be able to be performed in about ten minutes or less. All themes, subjects, styles, attitudes and hang-ups are welcome.
Submissions (maximum three per playwright) should be stapled (no flimsy transparent covers with aggravating plastic strips please!!) and sent (with name, address, phone number and email) to:
City Theater Company,
c/o Tom Shade, 8656 Oakleigh Road,
Parkville, MD 21234
The postmark deadline for all play submissions is
January 31, 2005.
LEE STRASBERG INTERNATIONAL ONE ACT COMPETITION
Guidelines: One winner and one runner-up will be selected. A workshop production of the winning plays will take place in the Marilyn Monroe Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City during July and/or August 2005. Submissions must be original and never before produced. One submission per playwright will be accepted. The play must be written in English and typed. The playwright©ˆs name should NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript except on the cover sheet along with an address, phone number and e-mail. The manuscript will not be returned. Include a brief resume. Running time should be approximately 30 minutes. Submission should be postmarked by January 31, 2005. No fax or e-mail submissions accepted. Please include a $15.00 reading fee. Send a check or money order made out to the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Winning plays announced April 1, 2005. Deadline: January 31, 2005
Send to:
Maureen McNeil‹One Act Play Contest
The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
115 East 15th Street
New York, NY 10005
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JOHN GOLDEN PRIZE, MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
Playwrights (non-agent submissions): A synopsis of the applicant's play of no more than five pages. The synopsis should include a character breakdown, production requirements, time and place, and an overview of the play. A history of the play and the playwright's biography should also be included. Five pages from the play should also be included (for a total of no more than 10 pages).
Agents: Plays will be accepted from legitimate literary agencies and by professional recommendation.
Guidelines
€ Submissions should be of contemporary plays that explore today's issues.
€ Plays must be full length and have a cast size of no more than eight.
€ A self addressed stamped envelope must be included.
€ 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 tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut).
€ Playwrights must be open to continued development of the submitted play.
Plays and synopses will be read and evaluated by the TheatreFest Panel. From these plays, three will be chosen for a reading sponsored by TheatreFest. The three plays will be rated and judged by a panel comprised of playwrights and theatre professionals. The panel will submit their recommendations to the artistic director. Timeline: June, Workshop of Play; July, Production of Play
FFI: www.montclair.edu/pages/TheatreFest/regional.html
Send to:
John Wooten, Producing Director
TheatreFest
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Deadline: January 31, 2005
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AMERICAN THEATRE CO-OP WINTER 2004-2005 CONTESTS
American Theatre Co-op is pleased to announce the opening of the Winter 2004-2005 Contests for one-act plays and full-length plays!
You are invited to submit plays in one of two divisions: one-act and full-length. Three winners will be selected from each division.
The three winners of each division will receive distribution of their plays to participating network theatres, free inclusion in My Vitae for one year, and publicity through press releases and email. In addition, we will be offering an honorarium of $100 cash to each of our six individual winners this Winter.
Ready to submit that play you've been working on? Just go to our website at www.americantheatrecoop.com and click on Contests for full details and to submit your play electronically.
Our deadline is January 31, 2005, so don't procrastinate! As always, please feel free to contact me with questions about the contests or if you have difficulty submitting your play through the website.
Good luck!
Suzanne
suzanne@americantheatrecoop.com
www.americantheatrecoop.com
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PEN CENTER USA WEST LITERARY AWARDS
Deadline: January 31, 2005
Full length plays first produced in 2004 written by playwrights residing west of the Mississippi.
Send 4 copies of the script, playbill or press material verifying eligibility and a cover letter giving the author©ˆs name, state of residence, and name of producer and production dates along with a $25 fee to:
PEN Center
672 S. Lafayette Park Pl, Suite 42
Los Angeles, CA 90057
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FEBRUARY 2005
ANOTHER COUNTRY PRODUCTIONS
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Another Country Productions is soliciting 10-minute plays about people of color and GLBT plays. We are particularly interested in plays by and about the Latino and Asian community.
Please send scripts to:
Another Country
PO Box 560192
West Medford, MA 02156
To learn more about Another Country Productions visit www.anothercountry.org
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SHENANDOAH INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHT'S RETREAT
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Est. 1977. Up to 12 playwrights (from around the US and the world) work with dramaturgs, directors and actors in Jul-Aug, culminating in invited readings. Frequency: annual. Length: all lengths. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects. Send query, script (2 copies), SASE. Response: by 6/10/05.
Pennyroyal Farm, 717 Quicks Mill Rd., Staunton, VA 24401
Attn: Robert Graham Small, Artistic Dir.
Tel: 540-248-4113
Email: rgsmall@ntelos.net
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MARK TAPER FORUM NEW WORK FESTIVAL
Deadline: February 1, 2005
Plays given 2 weeks of development and an open public rehearsal. All plays must be unproduced and unpublished. Send a synopsis, 10 page sample and resume to:
Pier Carlo Talenti
Mark Taper Forum
601 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
PORTLAND CENTER STAGE presents JUST ADD WATER / WEST
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Just Add Water (JAW) / West is a new play development program modeled on a similar festival created by New York Theatre Workshop. During JAW, Portland Center Stage facilitates ten days of work involving playwrights, directors, actors, dramaturgs and other collaborators. JAW culminates in a process-oriented weekend of rehearsed readings presented to the theater community and the general public.
This year, JAW takes place from July 8‹July 18, with the presentations occurring on July 16 & 17.
Submission guidelines for 2005:
€ Unsolicited scripts are accepted only from Oregon residents.
€ Submitted script must be full-length.
€ We cannot consider musicals.
€ Submission may have had a previous reading, but not a full production.
€ Send contact information and a bound copy of the script to:
JAW/West
c/o: Portland Center Stage
1111 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
€ If you would like the script returned to you, send a SASE of suitable size along with your submission.
€ Submission deadline: February 1, 2005
€ Finalist notification: June 1, 2005
For further information, you are welcome to contact Literary Associate Kristan Seemel at kristans@pcs.org. Please do not email submissions, however.
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2006 TRUSTUS PLAYWRIGHTS©ˆ FESTIVAL
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Trustus Theatre Announces its Annual Playwrights©ˆ Festival, a National Contest Culminating in the Professional World Premier of an Original Play. The winning play will receive a staged-reading at our 2005 Festival and $250. During the following year, the playwright will develop the script for production as he/she wishes and in consultation with members of the Trustus staff and company. In August, 2006, the play will receive a full production--and the playwright an additional $500, plus travel/lodging for the Festival opening.
GUIDELINES
€ Full-length plays only, with no previous professional productions. We encourage, hard-hitting, innovative comedies and dramas on any topic‹but please: no musicals or children©ˆs shows.
€ One set, minimal production needs. You know that.
€ Cast of eight or fewer, preferably ages 15-55.
€ One script per author, dammit.
€ No re-submissions. Write something new.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Do not send the script! Just complete and mail the attached Application by February 1, 2005. With the application, include a brief (one-page) synopsis, a resume and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Only submissions postmarked between these dates will be considered. From the applications/synopses, we will identify 25-30 semi-finalists. If your play is selected as a semi-finalist, you will be notified and invited to send it with a $15 entry fee.
Send APPLICATION, RESUME, SYNOPSIS and SASE but NOT THE SCRIPT to:
Trustus Playwrights©ˆ Festival
Trustus Theatre
PO Box 11721
Columbia, SC 29211-1721
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MOVING ARTS©ˆ ONE ACT COMPETITION
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Submissions guidelines are as follows:
Send script, cover letter, SASE, and $10 entry fee per script (made payable to Moving Arts) to: Moving Arts Premiere One-Act Competition, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 So. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013.
We have a blind submission policy, so the playwright©ˆs name should appear only on the cover letter and nowhere on the script. Scripts must be three-hole punched and fastened with brads or cover. There is no limit to the number of scripts per playwright as long as a submission fee is provided for each entry.
First prize is $200 plus full production with a 4-8 week run. Finalists get program mention and possible production.
Regulations: 50 page limit, single set, cast limit of eight, no prior production in the Los Angeles area. All playwrights are eligible except Moving Arts company members.
Notification: August 2005
The Process: 200-300 entries (projected) are received and circulated among a panel of judges; one winner and up to eight finalists are chosen. We wish you success in all your current and future theatrical projects! Learn more about Moving Arts at: www.movingarts.org
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DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS SHORT PLAY AWARD
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Dramatic Developments is a U.S. Department of Education Research and Dissemination Grant implemented in the Boston Public Schools. We invite playwrights to submit original short plays that address present-day issues facing Boston's middle school students (approximate ages: 11-14). Three scripts will be selected for use in classroom and after-school student performances.
The playwrights of each of the 3 selected scripts will receive a $2,000 prize, which will be presented in March 2005. Plays should be 20 minutes to 30 minutes in performance length. NO FEE.
Carolyn Fagan,
Project Coordinator, Dramatic Developments
Boston Public Schools
26 Court Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 635-6581
For complete submission rules, visit
www.stagesource.org/pages/295_dramatic_developments_short_play_award.cfm
ROGUE ARTISTS ENSEMBLE
Deadline: February 1, 2005
After a highly successful third season, The Rogue Artists Ensemble, a group dedicated to creating new hyper-theatrical works, announces their first ever open script submission campaign. The Rogues are seeking creative playwrights and writers that dare to dream the fantastic. Scripts, short stories and more are being accepted now through February 1st. The selected submission will have the opportunity to be developed into a future Rogue Artists Ensemble production. Rogue shows employ puppetry, mask work, special original video & animations, and various forms of music to bring productions to life in daring ways. Submissions that include the potential for these elements will be of particular interest! We are looking for writers who do not let the limitations of live theater prevent them from telling the story that is important to them. Productions that feature a cohesive through line, well developed colorful characters, and contain a story with an overall message or greater point will be given special attention.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Full length play, one acts, and short stories can all be submitted: drama, tragedy, or anything in between!
2. The selected writers will be notified by April 1st, 2005.
3. There will be a $50.00 cash prize for the winning writer.
4. Royalty arrangements will be discussed with the writer after the winning play/story has been chosen.
5. Only one submission per writer please.
6. Advertising of winning play shall be at the discretion of the Rogue Artists Ensemble.
7. The Rogue Artists Ensemble reserves the right to photograph & announce name of play and winner in all news media forms.
8. Check shall go to winner in amount of $50.00 and will be awarded upon signing
a production contract with the Rogues.
9. Contest winners will be determined by the Rogue Artists Ensemble members under the guidance of Artistic Director Sean T. Cawelti.
10. This contest is open to all playwrights throughout the world.
11. All manuscripts must be original plays, unpublished & previously un-produced as a presentation to the paying public. However, they can be work shopped.
12. Play must be submitted by February 1st, 2005, for consideration
How to submit work to the Rogues:
Please include a cover letter with the play/story title and submitter©ˆs contact information as well as a one paragraph abstract of the play/story.
Scripts can be mailed to the Rogues at the address below or submitted online at http://www.rogueartists.org There is no charge or fee for script submissions. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope if you would like any materials returned.
Rogue Artists Ensemble
Open Script Submission
3610 E. 14th St.
Long Beach CA, 90804
About the Rogue Artists Ensemble:
The Rogue Artists Ensemble was founded in 2001, and is a not for profit 501(c)3 organization which creates innovative theater without boundaries. Using hyper-theatrical, multicultural storytelling techniques they share the wonders and magic of live theater with a diverse American audience. The Rogues are dedicated to preserving theater as a viable contemporary American art form. Recently the Rogue Artists Ensemble has mounted HYPERBOLE: changes at the Rude Guerrilla Theater in Santa Ana, and The POE Play at the Insurgo Theater Movement.
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GENERIC THEATRE©ˆS NEW PLAYS FOR DOG DAYS FESTIVAL
Submissions should meet the requirements of the category Young Voices: One-acts and ten-minute plays. New Play Workshop: One-acts and full-length plays. Festival Feature: Full-length plays. No more than 10 characters, and 3 locations (settings). Musicals not accepted. Certificates and cash awards will be presented in each new play category. The deadline for all submissions in all categories for the 2005 New Plays for the Dog Days of Summer Festival is February 1, 2005. Play and music submissions should be mailed with a cover letter and synopsis (plays only) to: Generic Theater‹ Dog Days Festival P.O. Box 11071 Norfolk, Virginia 23517 FFI: www.generictheater.org
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LAST FRONTIER THEATRE CONFERENCE CALL FOR PLAYS
The Last Frontier Theatre Conference has released its Call for Plays for the 2005 Play Lab. The Conference, which receives hundreds of play submissions from all over the world, takes place from June 18 to 25, 2005. Selected plays receive staged readings at the Conference, with feedback sessions led by theatre professionals.
The submission guidelines are as follows:
· Plays must be received by February 1, 2005
· Plays must have a running time of less than 45 minutes.
· Submissions can not have received a professional production, although readings and amateur productions are acceptable.
· No children©ˆs plays or musicals are accepted.
· Plays can be submitted via e-mail to dmoore@pwscc.edu, or mailed to: PWSCC; Theatre Conference; PO Box 97; Valdez AK 99686. E-mail submissions are preferred.
· Submissions should include a 100-word third person author bio and an attached jpeg photo of the author.
Plays presented at the Conference have gone on to productions throughout Alaska and the rest of the United States due to the exposure received there. More details about this year©ˆs Conference are available at http://www.pwscc.edu. Questions can be addressed to Conference Coordinator, Dawson Moore, at 907-834-1614 or dmoore@pwscc.edu.
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BOSTON THEATRE WORKS presents BTW UNBOUND 2005
Boston Theatre Works is now accepting submissions for BTW Unbound 2005. A professional not-for-profit theatre company currently in our 7th season, BTW is committed to developing and staging new plays and introducing emerging playwrights to Boston. Our the past six years we have commissioned new plays, produced world and area premiers and worked on projects with many renowned playwrights including Emily Mann, Jamie Pachino, Tracy Letts, Kyle Jarrow, Olga Humphrey and John Kuntz.
Since our first season, our annual new play festival, BTW Unbound, has been an incubator for script development. Each of the 3-5 scripts that we select are produced as a workshop with professional actors and directors before a thoughtful, informed audience with the specific purpose of helping the playwright revise and refine his or her work.
We are able to offer one grand prize cash award of $500 and two second-place prizes of $250 each. This year our mainstage season is our most exciting yet, with four outstanding plays that explore American mythology and ideology from the inside out.
We are specifically seeking plays for the festival that can deepen this exploration. Our ideal script is unfinished, but experiments with form and function, tells its story in an innovative way and pushes the boundaries of traditional narrative. It must align with our core mission: unbound by convention; driven towards discovery; engaging new audiences.
Plays considered for BTW Unbound can be of any length, style or genre but must make a substantial contribution to our ongoing dialogue on Exploring the American Experience.
Complete guidelines and requirements are available on our website at www.bostontheatreworks.com/season7/season7_BTWU05.htm. Questions or concerns can be addressed to Literary Manager Bridget Frey at litmanager@bostontheatreworks.com. Deadline (postmark): February 1, 2005
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HEARTLAND THEATRE COMPANY©ˆS PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Heartland Theatre Company is seeking to collect original short plays for its 2005 10-Minute Play Festival... eight short original plays will be considered for production in June of 2005. Last year©ˆs plays all took place on a classroom. This year, the plays will all take place in an attic. The competition is open to all playwrights in the United States.
Guidelines etc., at: http://www.heartlandtheatre.org/tenminute.html
The setting is an attic, no more than 4 cast members. Limited to ten minutes, English language. Modern time period, minimal props and costumes.
One submission per author, no scripts will be returned (do not include a SASE)
Entries will be acknowledged via e-mail, submissions are accepted by e-mail
Title page must include name, address, phone number and e-mail of author
No plays previously submitted to Heartland Theatre Company, no children©ˆs plays, no musicals, no previous Equity productions
Plays will be videotaped for archival purposes
No contracts beyond the guidelines mentioned here
All plays will address the chosen theme of this year©ˆs competition
Deadline for entries February 1, 2005. Winners will be notified by April 15, 2005
Mailing address is:
Heartland Theatre Company
P. O. Box 1833
Bloomington, IL 61702-1833
For more information call Heartland©ˆs Box Office at 309/452-8709 or boxoffice@heartlandtheatre.org
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VERMONT PLAYWRIGHTS AWARD
The Vermont Playwrights Award was established in 1982 by The Valley Players, a volunteer, non-profit community theater group located in Vermont©ˆs beautiful Mad River Valley, Waitsfield. The intent of the award is to promote the theater arts and to encourage and support the creation of original plays by residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
A cash prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the winning playwright. Funding for the award is provided by The Audrey Mixer Endowment Fund, a memorial to the late Audrey Mixer, a devoted actress and Valley Player, by her husband Richard Mixer. The Valley Players reserves the right not to award a prize.
The Valley Players also reserves the right to produce the winning play. Celebrating over 26 years of successful theater, the Players own the theater which seats up to 200 and is located on Route 100, in the historic "Old Brick Church" and Oddfellows Hall. The company produces and supports a variety of theatrical and performing arts each year including such shows as The Dining Room, 84 Charing Cross Road, The Wizard of Oz, Annie, an annual community variety show, Cabin Fever Follies and presentations by other performing arts and theater groups.
Award submissions must be a full-length, non-musical play suitable for production by a community theater company. The contest is open only to residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The play must not have been previously published or produced. Entrants must request the rules and entry form. The deadline for submission is February 1 each year.
To request rules and entry form, send a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Vermont Playwrights Award
The Valley Players
P.O. Box 441
Waitsfield, VT 05673
valleyplayer@madriver.com
www.valleyplayers.com
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2005
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MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE presents
THE McLAREN COMEDY PLAY WRITING COMPETITION
The McLaren Memorial Comedy Play Writing Competition was established in 1989 to honor long-time MCT volunteer Mike McLaren who loved a good comedy, whether he was on stage or in the front row. The competition is to develop new COMEDY scripts suitable for production by community theatres and other non-profit theatres. More than 1200 plays have been entered. Authors come from a dozen countries and nearly every state. Winners include established playwrights and first-time authors. Entries have included one-act and full-length plays and even musicals. Every entry is read at least three times. All entrants are notified by letter in early June of their status; readers' grading sheets are attached to the letter. Finalists are notified in September of the Full-Length Play Winner, who receives a $300 prize, and the One-Act Winner, who receives $100. Round-trip transportation and lodging is provided if a play is selected for a fully-staged production at Midland Community Theatre in a later season.
Many contributors to the McLaren Competition are new to writing plays. We offer these suggestions to help you develop a winning play.
* Be sure it is funny! Every year many entries are not comedies. There are other competitions for dramas.
* Know how long a performance lasts and submit your play to the appropriate competition:
* I. One-Act Play (performance time of 30-45 minutes)
* II. Full-Length Play (70-90 minutes; for a finalist only, a readers's theatre cutting of 60 minutes may be required)
Consider language and subject matter. Midland is a small Southern city and our readers and audiences are drawn from this conservative community.
* Submit plays that have never been published or produced in a for-profit setting. One previous production in a non-profit theatre is acceptable. "Readings" do not count as productions.
* Copyright your material. Check your writer's guides for more information.
* Include a cover letter, newspaper clippings of prior readings, and information about yourself if you want, but do not bind that information into your script We enjoy reading your letters!
How to prepare a script
Scripts must be typed and bound. By bound, we mean stapled on the side or in a binder. Do not put loose pages in a clip or pocket folder! Scripts may be printed on one or both sides as long as they are easy to read. Each script must have a separate title page that includes the title of the play, the name, address and phone number of the author, and the entry division (One-Act Play or Full-Length Play). It also must have a character list at the beginning.
Each script must be accompanied by a $10 entry fee, payable by check or money order. Scripts without the fee will not be accepted until payment is made.
All scripts must be postmarked between December 1 and January 31.
No scripts will be returned unless they are accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope (9x12 or larger!).
PRINTABLE ENTRY FORM
(MUST BE INCLUDED WITH SCRIPT)
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PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER©ˆS PLAYS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Plays For The 21ST Century is an ongoing international play competition sponsored by Playwrights Theater, Inc. We are incorporated in the State of Texas and have been recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) organization.
Finalists will be selected and may receive a full production, funding permitting. Judges reserve the right to make neither award nor production if, in their opinion, no plays so merit. There are no restrictions on theme, style or genre. Plays are accepted from all countries. Please read the complete contest guidelines at www.playwrightstheater.org. Submissions accepted for the 2005 contest from November 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005.
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JANUARY 2005
MOSSER THEATER COMPANY CALL FOR SCRIPTS
The Mosser Theater Company seeks a Playwright to write the book for (at least) one musical to be produced in San Francisco in the fall of 2005, addressing issues of race and sexuality. Playwrights should submit by mail a brief original or previously written work demonstrative of his/her style. Send by end of January 2005
Mosser Theatre Company
308 Jessie Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-357-6243
Contact: Allison Powell
E-Mail: allisonp@themosser.com
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THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE©ˆS
17TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
Festival will be held September 2005 in New York City. Musicals are only eligible if submitted by a NAMT member organization, Alumni Festival Writer, a Professional Literary Agency, or a Non-NAMT Member Professional Theatre Organization. (A professional theatre organization is defined as an organization that has been incorporated for a minimum of two years with an operating budget of at least $50,000, compensates its actors, and can demonstrate regular producing and/or developing activity.) Complete submission guidelines and application forms available at www.namt.net
Deadlines:
January 19, 2005 - Non-NAMT Member Professional Theatre Organizations
February 23, 2005 - NAMT Members and Alumni Festival Writers
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DOBIE PAISANO FELLOWSHIPS
Offered by The University of TX (Austin) & The Texas Institute of Letters
The Dobie Paisano Fellowships offer six months of housing in rural Texas and a living stipend of $2000/month. Two half-year fellowships are awarded. The first period of residence will begin September 1; the second, March 1.
Eligibility:
At the time of application, you must meet one of the following requirements: (1) be a native Texan, (2) have resided in Texas at least three years at some time, or (3) have published work with a Texas subject. Those who meet requirement 1 or 2 do not have to meet the Texas subject matter restriction.
Deadline: January 28, 2005. Mail entries must be postmarked on or before January 28, 2005. Complete guidelines and application available at http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/Paisano/app.pdf..
NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS
Deadline: 1-31-05
Est. 1989. Biennial August festival of productions about the Black experience. Assistance: room/board, travel. Length: all lengths. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects. Send full script (2 copies, 3-hole punched), SASP.
Attn: Larry Leon Hamlin
Producer & Artistic Director
National Black Theatre Festival
610 Coliseum Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Email: llhamlin@bellsouth.net
Web: www.nbtf.org
Also see: NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL READERS' THEATRE OF NEW WORKS, under June deadline heading
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DUBUQUE FINE ARTS PLAYERS©ˆ
NATIONAL ONE-ACT PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Deadline: 1-31-2005
Est. 1977. Up to 3 winners produced in late August. Submission fee: $10. Assistance: travel. Remuneration: $600 1st prize, $300 2nd prize, $200 3rd prize, possible production. Frequency: annual. Length: up to 40 min. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects. Material must be unpublished and unproduced. Send application, fee, script (2 copies), SASE. Response: by 6/15/05.
Gary Arms, President
Dubuque Fine Arts Players
1686 Lawndale St., Dubuque, IA 52001
Tel: 563-582-5502
Email: gary.arms@clarke.edu
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STORMY WEATHER PLAYERS
Deadline: 1-31-2005
Stormy Weather Players is a not-for-profit theater group located in Cornwall, NY. We are seeking submissions for our 5th annual 10-minute play festival. Please go to www.stormyweatherplayers.org and click on Pregnant Chad for more info. Note: There is a $5 flat submission fee (this allows submission of up to 6 plays). Receipt deadline: 1/31/05, Production in June 2005.
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THE RENAISSANCE GUILD
Deadline: 1-31-2005
The Renaissance Guild will be taking script submissions for its next new play festival, the ActOne Series Vol. IV, to be presented May 13-14, 2005 at Jump-Start Theatre. The AOS was developed to provide a venue and a voice to writers. Once the pieces are selected, playwrights will have the opportunity to work with a dramaturg to hone their script before it goes into production, and to observe some of the rehearsals. The process culminates in two evenings of performances, when the writers get the opportunity to see their works come to life, local actors show their stuff on stage and the San Antonio community gets the opportunity to celebrate the work of their neighbors, friends and promising new theatre voices.
Guidelines:
We are looking for unpublished works that have not been previously performed in the Southwest Region, 5 to 30 minutes in length (can be an excerpt from a longer piece), with a maximum of 6 characters, and little or no technical requirements. For our mission and more information, visit our website at www.therenaissanceguild.org.
Deadline for Submission: Jan. 31, 2005
No scripts will be returned, and you will only receive a response if your script is selected for production.
The Renaissance Guild
P.O. Box 12381
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: 210-805-9603
Contact: AnnMarie Saunders
Web: www.therenaissanceguild.org
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CITY THEATRE 10-MINUNTE PLAY CONTEST
Deadline: 1-31-2005
We are now accepting submissions for The 10th Annual Delaware 10-Minute Play Festival (July, 2005). The festival made its successful debut in 1996 and has become more successful with each year, as playwrights from as far away as New York, California, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Hawaii, Canada, England, Norway, Israel and Singapore have submitted 300-400 scripts on an annual basis. All submissions must be original works and must be able to be performed in about ten minutes or less. All themes, subjects, styles, attitudes and hang-ups are welcome.
Submissions (maximum three per playwright) should be stapled (no flimsy transparent covers with aggravating plastic strips please!!) and sent (with name, address, phone number and email) to:
City Theater Company,
c/o Tom Shade, 8656 Oakleigh Road,
Parkville, MD 21234
The postmark deadline for all play submissions is
January 31, 2005.
LEE STRASBERG INTERNATIONAL ONE ACT COMPETITION
Guidelines: One winner and one runner-up will be selected. A workshop production of the winning plays will take place in the Marilyn Monroe Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City during July and/or August 2005. Submissions must be original and never before produced. One submission per playwright will be accepted. The play must be written in English and typed. The playwright©ˆs name should NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript except on the cover sheet along with an address, phone number and e-mail. The manuscript will not be returned. Include a brief resume. Running time should be approximately 30 minutes. Submission should be postmarked by January 31, 2005. No fax or e-mail submissions accepted. Please include a $15.00 reading fee. Send a check or money order made out to the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Winning plays announced April 1, 2005. Deadline: January 31, 2005
Send to:
Maureen McNeil‹One Act Play Contest
The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
115 East 15th Street
New York, NY 10005
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JOHN GOLDEN PRIZE, MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
Playwrights (non-agent submissions): A synopsis of the applicant's play of no more than five pages. The synopsis should include a character breakdown, production requirements, time and place, and an overview of the play. A history of the play and the playwright's biography should also be included. Five pages from the play should also be included (for a total of no more than 10 pages).
Agents: Plays will be accepted from legitimate literary agencies and by professional recommendation.
Guidelines
€ Submissions should be of contemporary plays that explore today's issues.
€ Plays must be full length and have a cast size of no more than eight.
€ A self addressed stamped envelope must be included.
€ 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 tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut).
€ Playwrights must be open to continued development of the submitted play.
Plays and synopses will be read and evaluated by the TheatreFest Panel. From these plays, three will be chosen for a reading sponsored by TheatreFest. The three plays will be rated and judged by a panel comprised of playwrights and theatre professionals. The panel will submit their recommendations to the artistic director. Timeline: June, Workshop of Play; July, Production of Play
FFI: www.montclair.edu/pages/TheatreFest/regional.html
Send to:
John Wooten, Producing Director
TheatreFest
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Deadline: January 31, 2005
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AMERICAN THEATRE CO-OP WINTER 2004-2005 CONTESTS
American Theatre Co-op is pleased to announce the opening of the Winter 2004-2005 Contests for one-act plays and full-length plays!
You are invited to submit plays in one of two divisions: one-act and full-length. Three winners will be selected from each division.
The three winners of each division will receive distribution of their plays to participating network theatres, free inclusion in My Vitae for one year, and publicity through press releases and email. In addition, we will be offering an honorarium of $100 cash to each of our six individual winners this Winter.
Ready to submit that play you've been working on? Just go to our website at www.americantheatrecoop.com and click on Contests for full details and to submit your play electronically.
Our deadline is January 31, 2005, so don't procrastinate! As always, please feel free to contact me with questions about the contests or if you have difficulty submitting your play through the website.
Good luck!
Suzanne
suzanne@americantheatrecoop.com
www.americantheatrecoop.com
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PEN CENTER USA WEST LITERARY AWARDS
Deadline: January 31, 2005
Full length plays first produced in 2004 written by playwrights residing west of the Mississippi.
Send 4 copies of the script, playbill or press material verifying eligibility and a cover letter giving the author©ˆs name, state of residence, and name of producer and production dates along with a $25 fee to:
PEN Center
672 S. Lafayette Park Pl, Suite 42
Los Angeles, CA 90057
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FEBRUARY 2005
ANOTHER COUNTRY PRODUCTIONS
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Another Country Productions is soliciting 10-minute plays about people of color and GLBT plays. We are particularly interested in plays by and about the Latino and Asian community.
Please send scripts to:
Another Country
PO Box 560192
West Medford, MA 02156
To learn more about Another Country Productions visit www.anothercountry.org
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SHENANDOAH INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHT'S RETREAT
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Est. 1977. Up to 12 playwrights (from around the US and the world) work with dramaturgs, directors and actors in Jul-Aug, culminating in invited readings. Frequency: annual. Length: all lengths. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects. Send query, script (2 copies), SASE. Response: by 6/10/05.
Pennyroyal Farm, 717 Quicks Mill Rd., Staunton, VA 24401
Attn: Robert Graham Small, Artistic Dir.
Tel: 540-248-4113
Email: rgsmall@ntelos.net
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MARK TAPER FORUM NEW WORK FESTIVAL
Deadline: February 1, 2005
Plays given 2 weeks of development and an open public rehearsal. All plays must be unproduced and unpublished. Send a synopsis, 10 page sample and resume to:
Pier Carlo Talenti
Mark Taper Forum
601 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
PORTLAND CENTER STAGE presents JUST ADD WATER / WEST
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Just Add Water (JAW) / West is a new play development program modeled on a similar festival created by New York Theatre Workshop. During JAW, Portland Center Stage facilitates ten days of work involving playwrights, directors, actors, dramaturgs and other collaborators. JAW culminates in a process-oriented weekend of rehearsed readings presented to the theater community and the general public.
This year, JAW takes place from July 8‹July 18, with the presentations occurring on July 16 & 17.
Submission guidelines for 2005:
€ Unsolicited scripts are accepted only from Oregon residents.
€ Submitted script must be full-length.
€ We cannot consider musicals.
€ Submission may have had a previous reading, but not a full production.
€ Send contact information and a bound copy of the script to:
JAW/West
c/o: Portland Center Stage
1111 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
€ If you would like the script returned to you, send a SASE of suitable size along with your submission.
€ Submission deadline: February 1, 2005
€ Finalist notification: June 1, 2005
For further information, you are welcome to contact Literary Associate Kristan Seemel at kristans@pcs.org. Please do not email submissions, however.
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2006 TRUSTUS PLAYWRIGHTS©ˆ FESTIVAL
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Trustus Theatre Announces its Annual Playwrights©ˆ Festival, a National Contest Culminating in the Professional World Premier of an Original Play. The winning play will receive a staged-reading at our 2005 Festival and $250. During the following year, the playwright will develop the script for production as he/she wishes and in consultation with members of the Trustus staff and company. In August, 2006, the play will receive a full production--and the playwright an additional $500, plus travel/lodging for the Festival opening.
GUIDELINES
€ Full-length plays only, with no previous professional productions. We encourage, hard-hitting, innovative comedies and dramas on any topic‹but please: no musicals or children©ˆs shows.
€ One set, minimal production needs. You know that.
€ Cast of eight or fewer, preferably ages 15-55.
€ One script per author, dammit.
€ No re-submissions. Write something new.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Do not send the script! Just complete and mail the attached Application by February 1, 2005. With the application, include a brief (one-page) synopsis, a resume and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Only submissions postmarked between these dates will be considered. From the applications/synopses, we will identify 25-30 semi-finalists. If your play is selected as a semi-finalist, you will be notified and invited to send it with a $15 entry fee.
Send APPLICATION, RESUME, SYNOPSIS and SASE but NOT THE SCRIPT to:
Trustus Playwrights©ˆ Festival
Trustus Theatre
PO Box 11721
Columbia, SC 29211-1721
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MOVING ARTS©ˆ ONE ACT COMPETITION
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Submissions guidelines are as follows:
Send script, cover letter, SASE, and $10 entry fee per script (made payable to Moving Arts) to: Moving Arts Premiere One-Act Competition, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 So. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013.
We have a blind submission policy, so the playwright©ˆs name should appear only on the cover letter and nowhere on the script. Scripts must be three-hole punched and fastened with brads or cover. There is no limit to the number of scripts per playwright as long as a submission fee is provided for each entry.
First prize is $200 plus full production with a 4-8 week run. Finalists get program mention and possible production.
Regulations: 50 page limit, single set, cast limit of eight, no prior production in the Los Angeles area. All playwrights are eligible except Moving Arts company members.
Notification: August 2005
The Process: 200-300 entries (projected) are received and circulated among a panel of judges; one winner and up to eight finalists are chosen. We wish you success in all your current and future theatrical projects! Learn more about Moving Arts at: www.movingarts.org
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DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS SHORT PLAY AWARD
Deadline: 2-1-2005
Dramatic Developments is a U.S. Department of Education Research and Dissemination Grant implemented in the Boston Public Schools. We invite playwrights to submit original short plays that address present-day issues facing Boston's middle school students (approximate ages: 11-14). Three scripts will be selected for use in classroom and after-school student performances.
The playwrights of each of the 3 selected scripts will receive a $2,000 prize, which will be presented in March 2005. Plays should be 20 minutes to 30 minutes in performance length. NO FEE.
Carolyn Fagan,
Project Coordinator, Dramatic Developments
Boston Public Schools
26 Court Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 635-6581
For complete submission rules, visit
www.stagesource.org/pages/295_dramatic_developments_short_play_award.cfm
ROGUE ARTISTS ENSEMBLE
Deadline: February 1, 2005
After a highly successful third season, The Rogue Artists Ensemble, a group dedicated to creating new hyper-theatrical works, announces their first ever open script submission campaign. The Rogues are seeking creative playwrights and writers that dare to dream the fantastic. Scripts, short stories and more are being accepted now through February 1st. The selected submission will have the opportunity to be developed into a future Rogue Artists Ensemble production. Rogue shows employ puppetry, mask work, special original video & animations, and various forms of music to bring productions to life in daring ways. Submissions that include the potential for these elements will be of particular interest! We are looking for writers who do not let the limitations of live theater prevent them from telling the story that is important to them. Productions that feature a cohesive through line, well developed colorful characters, and contain a story with an overall message or greater point will be given special attention.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Full length play, one acts, and short stories can all be submitted: drama, tragedy, or anything in between!
2. The selected writers will be notified by April 1st, 2005.
3. There will be a $50.00 cash prize for the winning writer.
4. Royalty arrangements will be discussed with the writer after the winning play/story has been chosen.
5. Only one submission per writer please.
6. Advertising of winning play shall be at the discretion of the Rogue Artists Ensemble.
7. The Rogue Artists Ensemble reserves the right to photograph & announce name of play and winner in all news media forms.
8. Check shall go to winner in amount of $50.00 and will be awarded upon signing
a production contract with the Rogues.
9. Contest winners will be determined by the Rogue Artists Ensemble members under the guidance of Artistic Director Sean T. Cawelti.
10. This contest is open to all playwrights throughout the world.
11. All manuscripts must be original plays, unpublished & previously un-produced as a presentation to the paying public. However, they can be work shopped.
12. Play must be submitted by February 1st, 2005, for consideration
How to submit work to the Rogues:
Please include a cover letter with the play/story title and submitter©ˆs contact information as well as a one paragraph abstract of the play/story.
Scripts can be mailed to the Rogues at the address below or submitted online at http://www.rogueartists.org There is no charge or fee for script submissions. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope if you would like any materials returned.
Rogue Artists Ensemble
Open Script Submission
3610 E. 14th St.
Long Beach CA, 90804
About the Rogue Artists Ensemble:
The Rogue Artists Ensemble was founded in 2001, and is a not for profit 501(c)3 organization which creates innovative theater without boundaries. Using hyper-theatrical, multicultural storytelling techniques they share the wonders and magic of live theater with a diverse American audience. The Rogues are dedicated to preserving theater as a viable contemporary American art form. Recently the Rogue Artists Ensemble has mounted HYPERBOLE: changes at the Rude Guerrilla Theater in Santa Ana, and The POE Play at the Insurgo Theater Movement.
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GENERIC THEATRE©ˆS NEW PLAYS FOR DOG DAYS FESTIVAL
Submissions should meet the requirements of the category Young Voices: One-acts and ten-minute plays. New Play Workshop: One-acts and full-length plays. Festival Feature: Full-length plays. No more than 10 characters, and 3 locations (settings). Musicals not accepted. Certificates and cash awards will be presented in each new play category. The deadline for all submissions in all categories for the 2005 New Plays for the Dog Days of Summer Festival is February 1, 2005. Play and music submissions should be mailed with a cover letter and synopsis (plays only) to: Generic Theater‹ Dog Days Festival P.O. Box 11071 Norfolk, Virginia 23517 FFI: www.generictheater.org
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LAST FRONTIER THEATRE CONFERENCE CALL FOR PLAYS
The Last Frontier Theatre Conference has released its Call for Plays for the 2005 Play Lab. The Conference, which receives hundreds of play submissions from all over the world, takes place from June 18 to 25, 2005. Selected plays receive staged readings at the Conference, with feedback sessions led by theatre professionals.
The submission guidelines are as follows:
· Plays must be received by February 1, 2005
· Plays must have a running time of less than 45 minutes.
· Submissions can not have received a professional production, although readings and amateur productions are acceptable.
· No children©ˆs plays or musicals are accepted.
· Plays can be submitted via e-mail to dmoore@pwscc.edu, or mailed to: PWSCC; Theatre Conference; PO Box 97; Valdez AK 99686. E-mail submissions are preferred.
· Submissions should include a 100-word third person author bio and an attached jpeg photo of the author.
Plays presented at the Conference have gone on to productions throughout Alaska and the rest of the United States due to the exposure received there. More details about this year©ˆs Conference are available at http://www.pwscc.edu. Questions can be addressed to Conference Coordinator, Dawson Moore, at 907-834-1614 or dmoore@pwscc.edu.
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BOSTON THEATRE WORKS presents BTW UNBOUND 2005
Boston Theatre Works is now accepting submissions for BTW Unbound 2005. A professional not-for-profit theatre company currently in our 7th season, BTW is committed to developing and staging new plays and introducing emerging playwrights to Boston. Our the past six years we have commissioned new plays, produced world and area premiers and worked on projects with many renowned playwrights including Emily Mann, Jamie Pachino, Tracy Letts, Kyle Jarrow, Olga Humphrey and John Kuntz.
Since our first season, our annual new play festival, BTW Unbound, has been an incubator for script development. Each of the 3-5 scripts that we select are produced as a workshop with professional actors and directors before a thoughtful, informed audience with the specific purpose of helping the playwright revise and refine his or her work.
We are able to offer one grand prize cash award of $500 and two second-place prizes of $250 each. This year our mainstage season is our most exciting yet, with four outstanding plays that explore American mythology and ideology from the inside out.
We are specifically seeking plays for the festival that can deepen this exploration. Our ideal script is unfinished, but experiments with form and function, tells its story in an innovative way and pushes the boundaries of traditional narrative. It must align with our core mission: unbound by convention; driven towards discovery; engaging new audiences.
Plays considered for BTW Unbound can be of any length, style or genre but must make a substantial contribution to our ongoing dialogue on Exploring the American Experience.
Complete guidelines and requirements are available on our website at www.bostontheatreworks.com/season7/season7_BTWU05.htm. Questions or concerns can be addressed to Literary Manager Bridget Frey at litmanager@bostontheatreworks.com. Deadline (postmark): February 1, 2005
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HEARTLAND THEATRE COMPANY©ˆS PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Heartland Theatre Company is seeking to collect original short plays for its 2005 10-Minute Play Festival... eight short original plays will be considered for production in June of 2005. Last year©ˆs plays all took place on a classroom. This year, the plays will all take place in an attic. The competition is open to all playwrights in the United States.
Guidelines etc., at: http://www.heartlandtheatre.org/tenminute.html
The setting is an attic, no more than 4 cast members. Limited to ten minutes, English language. Modern time period, minimal props and costumes.
One submission per author, no scripts will be returned (do not include a SASE)
Entries will be acknowledged via e-mail, submissions are accepted by e-mail
Title page must include name, address, phone number and e-mail of author
No plays previously submitted to Heartland Theatre Company, no children©ˆs plays, no musicals, no previous Equity productions
Plays will be videotaped for archival purposes
No contracts beyond the guidelines mentioned here
All plays will address the chosen theme of this year©ˆs competition
Deadline for entries February 1, 2005. Winners will be notified by April 15, 2005
Mailing address is:
Heartland Theatre Company
P. O. Box 1833
Bloomington, IL 61702-1833
For more information call Heartland©ˆs Box Office at 309/452-8709 or boxoffice@heartlandtheatre.org
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VERMONT PLAYWRIGHTS AWARD
The Vermont Playwrights Award was established in 1982 by The Valley Players, a volunteer, non-profit community theater group located in Vermont©ˆs beautiful Mad River Valley, Waitsfield. The intent of the award is to promote the theater arts and to encourage and support the creation of original plays by residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
A cash prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the winning playwright. Funding for the award is provided by The Audrey Mixer Endowment Fund, a memorial to the late Audrey Mixer, a devoted actress and Valley Player, by her husband Richard Mixer. The Valley Players reserves the right not to award a prize.
The Valley Players also reserves the right to produce the winning play. Celebrating over 26 years of successful theater, the Players own the theater which seats up to 200 and is located on Route 100, in the historic "Old Brick Church" and Oddfellows Hall. The company produces and supports a variety of theatrical and performing arts each year including such shows as The Dining Room, 84 Charing Cross Road, The Wizard of Oz, Annie, an annual community variety show, Cabin Fever Follies and presentations by other performing arts and theater groups.
Award submissions must be a full-length, non-musical play suitable for production by a community theater company. The contest is open only to residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The play must not have been previously published or produced. Entrants must request the rules and entry form. The deadline for submission is February 1 each year.
To request rules and entry form, send a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Vermont Playwrights Award
The Valley Players
P.O. Box 441
Waitsfield, VT 05673
valleyplayer@madriver.com
www.valleyplayers.com
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2005
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