Playwrights' Opps part II
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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THE GIBRALTAR POINT
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
on Toronto Island, Toronto, Canada
is now accepting submissions for the June 2005 Term
Submission Deadline: 4PM FEBRUARY 4TH, 2005
GOALS OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
To stimulate discourse and unite professional artists from varied regional, cultural and aesthetic backgrounds
To offer artists an opportunity to think, experiment and create in an environment that is highly conducive to creativity
To provide artists with concentrated time to focus on a project
To assist artists with making contacts in the Toronto arts community
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is geared to individuals only and is open to Canadian and international professional artists
Applicants must be 20 years of age or older and can be at any stage of their career but may not be enrolled in any arts degree program
Applications are accepted from artist/creators working in a variety of disciplines including community and environmental art, visual, new media, literary, film + video, theatre and sound
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Quality of work as well as the proposed project to be carried out during the residency
Applicant©ˆs expressed interest in contributing to and being part of a diverse community of artists
Suitability of project to available studio space and a retreat-like setting
Applicant©ˆs desire to participate in an exchange with fellow artists in residence
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS, A STANDARD APPLICATION FORM AND ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CAN BE FOUND AT www.torontoartscape.on.ca/gpiarp
For questions regarding the Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program please contact Susan Serran, Director of Arts Programs and Services by e-mail only at susan@torontoartscape.on.ca
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COLLABORACTION presents the 2005 SKETCHBOOK FESTIVAL
Sketchbook is a celebration of the artist's sketching mind, a bazaar where artists and audiences share their discoveries. The Festival is also a sketch itselfˇ of the way artists and patrons come together to form an artistic community.
Sketchbook is part math and part art. Over the course of 13 nights in Chicago, IL, more than 180 artists‹actors, directors, writers, designers, musicians and visual artists‹work together to create an experience that transports the participants and audience into a mood, a state of mind.
Each evening, Sketchbook presents a selection of about half of the 15-20 world premier plays of 6 minutes or less. Before, between and after the plays, DJs create a sonic environment that influences and expands the overall artistry of the Festival. Throughout the space, contemporary visual art is installed and exhibited in dialogue with the mood and spirit of the constituent plays, music and art direction.
Submission deadline is February 6, 2005. This festival has detailed and lengthy submission guidlines available here: www.collaboraction.org/Skbk05_Submit.htm
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EN BY TEN IN THE TRIANGLE
Deadline: 2-10-2005
The Scoop: Ten By Ten in the Triangle is an annual, international festival of new, ten-minute plays. A panel of readers will select ten plays to showcase in The ArtsCenter mainstage theatre.
The Plays: New ten-minute plays with minimal set requirements. Playwrights may submit one or two plays in standard format (Courier or similar 12 pt font). Please include two attachments in Word or PDF, the first with the title of the play, contact information, and bio (if you feel compelled) and the second with the title of the play, the cast and set requirements, and the script. These are blind readings so, please, no names on that script. Please title the first document with the name of the play and the word "contact" and the second with the name of the play only. If you are submitting two scripts, please submit separately.
The Deadline: Submissions must be received by February 10, 2005. We will notify playwrights of their selection by April 10, 2005 and post the results on our website, but we are unable to acknowledge receipt of the scripts or respond to each individual. You may email the scripts to Lynden@theatreorange.org. Please put the title of the play in the subject line and do not zip the files.
The Award: Playwrights will receive a stipend of $100.
The Space: Our main stage is a 325-seat theatre with basic light and sound capabilities.
The Producer: The ArtsCenter will provide directors, actors, and tech staff for the festival. The directors will contact the playwrights at the beginning of the rehearsal process. Playwrights will be invited to a post-show discussion and reception and an overnight stay at a local bed and breakfast on Saturday, July 16. For more about the ArtsCenter, go to www.artscenterlive.org.
The Dates: Festival dates are July 14-24.
The Shows: The ten plays will be presented together as an evening of theatre. All ten shows will run each night.
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MESSENGER THEATRE COMPANY
Deadline: 2-15-05
Messenger Theatre Company is dedicated to the art of simple storytelling through collaboration. We strive to integrate actor-based performances with masks, puppetry, movement, live music and visual arts. We create bold and innovative original works inspired by venerable sources such as myth and classical stories. Our interest lies in bringing these tales to life with magic, wit and beauty. Last festival included 2 full-length plays, 5 short plays, 5 poems as well as music and performance art. New plays preferred, previously produced plays also accepted.
Emily Davis, Artistic Director
307 E.12th St. #2B
New York, NY 10003
646-522-5300
emily@messengertheatreco.org
www.messengertheatreco.org
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PLAYWRIGHTS FORUM FESTIVAL (Spokane, WA)
Deadline: 2-15-05
Playwrights Forum Festival, established in 1983, is an annual original one-act festival divided into two categories: Youth (for playwrights ages 18 and under) and Adult. Each Festival participant receives a staged presentation and professional adjudication of his/her work. Each playwright also benefits from direct audience feedback through a series of moderated talkbacks held immediately following the production. The winner of each Festival category receives an honorarium.
FFI: www.spokanecivictheatre.com/index.php?pageid=9
Entries: http://spokanecivictheatre.com/upload/pff_entry.pdf
Application & Consent form: http://spokanecivictheatre.com/upload/pff_consent.pdf
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WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS'
31ST ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Deadline: 2-15-05
The purpose of the contest and production is to nurture the development of undergraduate and graduate student playwrights in the United States. The contest is partially funded by the Luis and Selma Miller Endowment.
The contest is open to all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at any college or university in the United States. Please indicate school affiliation.
Both full-length and one-act plays may be submitted:
a. Full-length plays in one or more acts should be a minimum of 90 minutes playing time.
b. Two or three short plays on related themes by the same author will be judged as one entry. The total playing time should be a minimum of 90 minutes.
Any subject or style except musicals or children©ˆs plays may be submitted.
Bela Kiralyfalvi,
Playwriting Contest Director,
School of Performing Arts
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0153
Email: bela.kiralyfalvi@wichita.edu
316. 978.3368. Fax 316. 978. 3202
http://finearts.wichita.edu/performing/contest.asp
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OFFSTAGE THEATRE©ˆS BEDROOM PLAYS SERIES
Deadline: 2-15-05
Offstage Theatre is soliciting scripts specifically set in bedrooms for our Bedroom Plays Series, to be performed in May/June 2005. Scripts typically run at 10 to 20 minutes (please, nothing longer than 20 minutes). The pieces we choose typically call for minimal sets, props, costumes, sound cues, etc. Scripts of all varieties --- comedies, dramas, comic/dramatic monologues, musicals --- have been performed in the past and will continue to be considered in the future, and scripts that have had other productions as well as unproduced works are welcome. Copyrights remain with the authors, and we pay $50 for short scripts chosen for production. Our strongly preferred method for receiving scripts is by e-mail (Word, PDF, HTML formats are all fine), but if an electronic version is not available we©ˆll also accept pieces by snail mail. Scripts should have the title of the piece and contact information for the playwright on a cover page, title of the piece again on the second page, and no identifying information for the playwright on any page but the first.
E-mail scripts to: cpatrick@virginia.edu
Inquiries to: artistic@offstagetheatre.org
Chris Patrick, Artistic Director; 210 Little Graves Street, Charlottesville , VA 22902
FFI: http://www.ncneighbors.com/events.wsi?group_id=284_id=3605
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THEATRE OXFORD'S ANNUAL TEN MINUTE PLAY CONTEST
Deadline: 2-15-2005
Entry Rules:
€ Each playwright may submit only one script (typed, no emails or disks).
€ Title page must include name, address, email, and phone number. (No personal information on the script itself.)
€ The play must be no more than 10 minutes and 10 pages, excluding the title and cast pages.
€ Only original plays, never before professionally produced are eligible.
€ Finalists and the winner only will be notified. The Grand Prize winner will receive the L.W. Thomas Award and $1,000, a production by Theatre Oxford, a night©ˆs lodging at Puddin' Place B & B for opening night, lunch for two at City Grocery day of opening night, and a subscription to Y©ˆall Magazine. Finalists each will receive a subscription to Y©ˆall Magazine.
Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2005.
Entry Fee: $10 check made payable to Theatre Oxford
Send To: Theatre Oxford Ten Minute Play Contest
P.O. Box 1321; Oxford, MS 38655
Contact Person: Dinah Swan, Contest Coordinator 662-236-5052
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JANE CHAMBERS PLAYWRITING AWARD
We seek plays and performance texts created by women which reflect a feminist perspective and contain significant opportunities for women performers. We encourage submissions by and about women from a diversity of positions in respect to race, class, sexual preference, physical ability, age, and geographical region. We strongly encourage experimentation with the dramatic form. Scripts may be produced or unproduced. There is no limitation on length, style, or subject. Playwrights may be from any country.
This is an annual award, given in the memory of the late, lesbian playwright Jane Chambers who became a major feminist voice in American theatre through her plays "A Late Snow," "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove," "My Blue Heaven," "Kudzu," and "The Quintessential Image".
The award consists of $1000, free registration to attend the conference of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education in late July, hotel and travel costs, and a rehearsed reading of the winning piece at the ATHE conference. The winner should be available to attend the conference. Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled (through May 2004) who submit plays will be entered into the student category of the competition; the prize is $250 award and a reading at the Women and Theatre pre-conference in late July (no travel and hotel fees are included). In addition, the award recognizes a first runner-up, finalists, and honorable mention winners.
Only one entry per playwright annually. Submissions must include two copies of the play (typed or printed), application form, resume, and synopsis. A SASPC may be included for acknowledgement of the script's arrival is desired. A letter of endorsement from a theatre professional may be included, from someone familiar with the work which will only be used for publicity purposes. No translations. Scripts will not be returned, but recycled.
Submissions must be postmarked by February 15. The winner and finalist will be notified after June 15. To obtain an application form, contact the Awards Administrator by e-mail or by letter (include a SASE) only. Our application form is available online.
JANE CHAMBERS AWARD
c/o Gretchen E. Smith
Division of Theatre, Meadows School of the Arts
P.O. Box 750356
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275-0356
gesmith@mail.smu.edu
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THE SIXTH ANNUAL MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Deadline: 2-21-2005
The Sixth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival will be presented from July 18-August 7, 2005 at two separate spaces: the WorkShop Theatre (312 West 46th St); and at the Where Eagles Dare Theatre (347 West 46th St), just up the block from the WorkShop Theatre.
All scripts MUST be accompanied by a Festival application form, which can be downloaded from the Midtown Festival website, www.midtownfestival.org.
Scripts and completed applications should be sent to:
John Chatterton
Midtown International Theatre Festival
347 West 36th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10018
The script deadline for MITF6 is February 21, 2005. All entries must be postmarked by that date.
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THE HELEN MCCLOY/MWA SCHOLARSHIP FOR MYSTERY WRITING
WHAT: The Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing seeks to nurture talent in mystery fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting.
WHO MAY APPLY? The scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents only. Membership in Mystery Writers of America is not required to apply.
HOW MAY THE SCHOLARSHIP BE USED? The scholarship may be used to offset tuition and fees for U.S. workshops, seminars, or university/college-level writing programs.
WHAT IS THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT? MWA will present the first two scholarships for up to $500 each in summer/fall 2005.
SUBMISSION DETAILS. To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must submit the following:
€ Scholarship application form
€ Copy of official description of program printed by institution/sponsor of program
€ Writing sample (e.g., 3 chapters and synopsis, 3 short stories, 3 pieces of nonfiction work, 1 script, or 1 play)
€ Two recommendations (usually teachers who can speak to the applicant©ˆs writing ability)
€ Short (300- to 500-word) essay on the applicant©ˆs interest in mystery writing
The scholarship committee may elect to require a syllabus or other documentation be submitted on the program to be attended.
SUBMISSION ADDRESS. Submit all materials to:
Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship Committee
PO Box 6267
Arlington, VA 22206
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 25, 2005
QUESTIONS? Contact the Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship Committee at the address above or email mccloy-mwa@lycos.com. No phone calls, please.
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BAD PLAYS FESTIVAL
Deadline: 2-28-2005
Est. 1982. Fees: $15. Seeking your worst scripts; the badder the better! Bad Plays Festival to be presented in August at the company's new residence, Downeast Arts Center, 203 Avenue A, East Village. Length: one-act. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects. Send resume, cover letter, script, SASE. Deadline: 2/28/05. Response: by 6/30/05.
NY Artists Unlimited, Inc.
Attn: Melba LaRose, Artistic Director
212 W. 14 Street, Suite #2A, NYC 10011
Tel: 212-242-6036 (office); 212-228-2886 (theatre)
Web: http://www.NYartists.org
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STAGEWORKS/HUDSON©ˆS PLAY BY PLAY FESTIVAL
Deadline: 3-1-2005
Stageworks/Hudson, an Equity theatre in Hudson, NY, is looking for new one-act plays that run 15 minutes or less for our annual "Play by Play Festival" in May 2005. No musicals or children's plays. No more than 4 actors. Simple sets, no helicopters. The plays cannot have been published or had an Equity production. The deadline for receipt of one-acts is March 1, 2005 (limit of one script). Please send three copies of each one-act with a business-sized SASE. Scripts should be stapled (no covers or binders necessary) with the playwright's name and contact info on the title page ONLY. Scripts will not be returned. If you have questions or need further information, please contact Phil Elman, Administrative Director at 518-828-7843 or by e-mail at contact@stageworkstheater.org.
Send scripts to:
Tom Coash
Play By Play Festival
Stageworks/Hudson
41 Cross St.
Hudson, NY 12534
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GOLDEN THREAD PRODUCTIONS SEEKS PLAYS WITH MIDDLE EAST THEMES
Deadline: 3-1-2005
Golden Thread Productions, dedicated to theatre that explores Middle Eastern culture and identity as represented throughout the globe, is seeking short plays for consideration in ReOrient, an annual festival of plays by playwrights from or themes concerning the Middle East.
Interest Areas include: all plays written by playwrights from the Middle East and/or about the Middle East; comedies of all sorts particularly political satire; adaptations of classical texts and or historical figures; exploration of Middle Eastern performance traditions; experiments with non-realistic forms.
Submission Guidelines for ReOrient:
Length: 10-40 minutes.
Deadline: March 1st, 2005
We do not accept e-mail submissions, unless the postal service in your country is incredibly unreliable.
Please mail scripts to:
131 Tenth St. San Francisco, CA. 94103
TEL. 415.626.4061 FAX. 415.626.1138
www.goldenthread.org
E-Mail: information@goldenthread.org
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SCHUBERT FENDRICH MEMORIAL PLAYWRIGHTING AWARD
Shubert Fendrich, the founder of Pioneer Drama Service, passed away in December of 1989. In tribute to him, the Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest is held annually to encourage the development of quality theatrical material for educational and community theatres.
Contest Guidelines
Individuals currently published by Pioneer Drama Service are not eligible for this contest. Pioneer Drama Service employees and their families are also excluded.
Entries must be postmarked by March 1. Manuscripts received with a later postmark will be considered for the following year's contest.
All plays accepted for publication will be considered contest finalists. The contest winner will receive a $1,000 royalty advance in addition to publication. The winner will be announced June 1, 2005. For application and more details visit: www.pioneerdrama.com/stuff/contest.html
Completed application and Entries should be sent to:
PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Pioneer Drama Service
P.O. Box 4267
Englewood, CO 80155-4267
Deadline March 1, 2005
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WILLARD R. ESPY FOUNDATION WRITERS RESIDENCIES
Open to emerging or established writers of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, plays, screenplays. One-month residencies include living, sleeping, writing space, $400 food stipend, computer use. Artist pays travel, supplies, photocopying. Contact Willard R. Espy Foundation, P.O. Box 614, Oysterville, WA 98641. www.espyfoundation.org Deadline March 1 (also 7/1, 11/1 of each year).
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THE BYRDCLIFFE* THEATER GROUP©ˆS SUMMER PLAY FESTIVAL
Wanted: Short plays, one-acts and full-length plays for The Byrdcliffe* Theater Group©ˆs Summer Play Festival in Woodstock, NY. We©ˆre looking for scripts for both a reading series and one production. Interested in strong theatrical writing, any genre. Playwrights selected will be guests in the historic Eastover Lodge during rehearsal/ production (artist provides own food). No stipend at this time.
Send scripts w/ your name and contact info on separate title page, & script-sized SASE to:
The Byrdcliffe Theater Group
C/o The Woodstock Guild
34 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY 12498
Please also e-mail your script as a Word document to: bcliffeg@aol.com
Deadline March 1, 2005
*For Byrdcliffe Art Colony info and application: www.woodstockguild.org
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PEACE AND JUSTICE THEATER FESTIVAL CALL FOR 10-MINUTE SCRIPTS
Deadline: 3-8-2005
The Cape Cod Branch of the Women©ˆs International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) will be holding the first Peace and Justice Theater Festival, June 3-5 on Cape Cod.
We are seeking ten-minute scripts addressing issues of peace and justice which will receive staged readings with audience discussion to follow. Winning playwrights will be invited to attend the productions and participate in the discussions. If needed, housing on Cape Cod will be provided, though travel costs will not be provided.
Since its founding in 1915, the Women©ˆs International League for Peace and Freedom has connected women around the world in affirming that peace and justice are inseparable. The Cape Cod branch of WILPF is a group of women and men who work to create justice and peace locally, nationally, and internationally. WILPF envisions a transformed world at peace, where there is racial, social and economic justice for all people everywhere. We continue to take action based on the interconnections of war, poverty, racism, sexism, hunger, ableism, heterosexism, homelessness, and economic exploitation as forms of violence in our communities and our country. For the Festival we are seeking plays that make connections among these tides, exploring the roots of these forms of violence, and illuminating the seeds of change in ways that inspire reflection and action in the audience.
Scripts should play for no more than ten minutes. Please send 3 copies, without any identifying author information, to WILPF Peace & Justice Theater Festival, c/o Laurie Gates, 38 Dusty Miller Lane, S. Chatham, MA 02659.
Include a detachable cover sheet with author address, email and phone along with a $5 reading fee per play submitted. Scripts do not need to be bound. The deadline for submissions is postmarked March 8, International Women©ˆs Day. If you have questions, please contact Elenita Muniz, 508/430-2940 or elenita@cape.com
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CORNERSTONE INSTITUTE SUMMER RESIDENCY & TWO-DAY INTENSIVE
Deadline: 3-14-2005
Do you want to have a unique hands-on collaborative experience creating theater while living with and within a small rural community?
Do you want to combine such a production experience with mentorship of professionals well-versed in ensemble, community-based theater collaborations?
Following the success of our inaugural Institute summer residency in Lost Hills, Cornerstone Theater Company is proud to announce our second Institute summer residency.
Institute Summer Residency Program
The Cornerstone Institute Summer Residency Program offers a unique, hands-on collaborative experience creating theater and exploring strategies for community engagement while living with and within a small, diverse rural community. Students learn both through classroom training and hands-on creation of community-specific productions, which combine their own artistry with that of experienced professionals and community collaborators. Classroom training and production experience will combine to provide a thorough understanding of the community collaboration process, from beginning to end.
Institute Intensive
The Cornerstone Institute Intensive is designed to reach individuals, organizations and institutions who cannot commit to a longer residency, by offering a weekend or 2-day program of workshops and discussions that cover material from the Summer Institute.
For more information and to download an application visit:
http://www.cornerstonetheater.org/institute
Deadline: March 14, 2005
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ATLANTIS PLAYMAKERS©ˆ SHORT ATTENTION SPAN PLAYFEST
Submission Guidelines
NEW: 2005 SAS PlayFEST is for monologues ONLY - 3 page limit ~ One submission per playwright per year will be accepted.
NEW: Set pieces limited to one chair, either standard wooden or standard metal folding chair.
Submissions MUST be unproduced, staged readings are OK. Selected works MUST have their world premiere at the SAS PlayFEST.
Any number of entries may be selected for production in the Short Attention Span PlayFEST, held in Billerica, MA during the summer (historically in June).
All production rights for the plays revert to the playwright after the festival, Atlantis Playmakers merely has the right to produce the premiere.
All productions in the SAS PlayFest are eligible for one of two audience awards, a minimum $250 cash prize split among playwright, director, and actor. Selections made by audience vote.
Entries must be typed, and include a cover page with the playwright©ˆs name, address, phone, and e-mail.
BY MAIL: KDB; Atlantis Playmakers, c/o 4611 Monroe Street, Hollywood, FL 33021. Due to the large number of entries received each year, we cannot offer individual critiques. Unused scripts will be recycled. Postmark/email Deadline: March 15, 2005
BY EMAIL: Word format ONLY to kdb@AtlantisPlaymakers.com
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new deadline!
THEATRE CONSPIRACY ANNUAL NEW PLAY CONTEST
Submit full-length unproduced script, 1 page summary, set requirements, character breakdown (limit cast to 8), bio + $5 fee. Award: $600 plus production
NEW DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2005
(Original deadline was November 30, 2004)
Theatre Conspiracy
10091 McGregor Blvd.
Ft. Myers, FL 33919
239-936-3239* *NEW phone number
www.theatreconspiracy.org
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THE PRINCESS GRACE AWARDS
Deadline: 3-31-2005
Grant Period: September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006
The Princess Grace Awards is a national program dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging young theater, dance, and film artists who are at the outset of their careers or at early stages of professional development. This mission is accomplished in playwriting through a residency program at New Dramatists, Inc. in New York City.
Eligibility
€ All candidates must be United States citizens or have permanent resident status.
€ Eligible playwrights must not have had any Equity productions (Equity showcases and workshops are admissible).
Instructions:
€ Applicants must include the following:
€ Signed and dated application (please download from www.pgfusa.com)
€ Resume, including a list of other plays written and produced, when and where
€ One unproduced, unpublished, full-length play (no restriction on subject matter)
€ Both story and language must be original; no adaptations.
€ Please submit the typed script in a binder (e.g. three-ring, or duotang), using accepted format. No permanent binding, please (e.g. spiral binding).
€ Personal statement: Please describe, in your own words, your views and expectations of your role as a theater artist now and in the future. (Not to exceed one page; minimum font: 12pt)
Applicants are also encouraged to submit a letter of recommendation from a theater professional (director, dramaturg, etc) addressing how the applicant has demonstrated his/her excellence in the field; promise as an outstanding young artist; and why he/she is deserving of a Princess Grace Award.
If you would like your script returned, you must include self-addressed packaging (envelope, box, etc.) with appropriate postage, or your script will not be returned. The Foundation cannot be responsible for any loss or damage. Please note, the Award winner©ˆs script is retained by the Foundation.
Applications must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2005 and should be addressed to:
Ms. Christine Giancatarino
Grants Coordinator
Princess Grace Foundation-USA
150 E. 58th Street, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10155
(212) 317-1470
questions?
Visit the new FAQ section of our website at
www.pgfusa.com
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ONGOING
new!
THE BUNBURY THEATRE COMPANY
Deadline: none declared
The Bunbury Theatre Company, a small, professional black box theatre with two stages located in Jamestown, NY is now actively seeking new plays for our 2006 Season and possibly plays that will enable us to create and sustain an entire new play series (Currently we do two new works per year, as part of our Bite of The Big Apple Series) in some form, either production or reading or in an educational setting.
The Bunbury Theatre is looking for plays of all genres and lengths. Ideal scripts will have under eight characters (mainly from the 20-40 age group), have simple sets, and easily attainable prop and costume requirements. Of course if you have a great script that doesn't meet this criteria, exceptions will be made for fantastic writing. We like controversial plays, plays that attach to relevant literature and on the opposite end of the spectrum, plays that tell a very good social story using sophomoric comedy. This doesn't mean that other plays will not be considered. Again we are looking for fantastic writing.
Interested playwrights should send 10-15 sample pages of their scripts along with a cover letter, synopsis and character breakdown. Send submissions to The Bunbury Theatre Company, Attn: Matthew Kraft, 210 Cherry Street, Jamestown, NY 14701 Please allow 3-4 weeks for a response. No calls Please, we will contact you.
www.bunburyjamestown.org
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LA COMUNA LATINO THEATRE
La Comuna Latino theatre, the producing unit of the award-winning MET Theatre, in Hollywood , CA is seeking full length play submissions for its 2005 production. Submit a brief synopsis plus a copy of your script via email at jsolomon_lacomuna@yahoo.com
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THE CARDBOARD BOX COLLABORATIVE©ˆS
WINTER©ˆS COLD READING SERIES
The Cardboard Box Collaborative is currently seeking script submissions ˇ either One-Act or Full Length (no shorts please)ˇ for our upcoming Winter's Cold Readings series. Selected scripts will be presented as a staged reading before a participatory audience, with the potential of further production development in the future. Both actors and audience will complete a survey of feedback for the playwright to take with them, so it is preferred that submitted scripts are in a draft form and not a completed product. The CBC is a company dedicated to the creation and development of new work as well as new artists through a collaborative process which will create a singular theatrical experience for the audience at all stages of artistic development. There are no thematic or structural requirements. No deadline for submissions. Queries or submissions should be submitted electronically to m. a beers at literary@thecardboardbox.org.
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SPOTTED DOG PRODUCTIONS (Wyoming) CALL FOR SCRIPTS
Spotted Dog Productions, the Drama Bums and the Centennial Community Theatre are seeking submissions of one act plays, ten-minute plays, sketches, monologues and blackouts for our winter fundraising season in Laramie and the Southeast Wyoming area. We hope to be able to pay a modest royalty for use of these scripts. Comedies for 2-5 persons are preferred, (the wackier the better) but all genres/cast sizes would be considered.
We are also considering submissions of full-length plays for possible inclusion in our regular season.
Previous productions have included The Robber Bridegroom by Alfred Uhry, Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar & Grille by Bruce Graham, and Neil Simon's Fools.
Please email your submissions in text or Word format to Darin Hill or Bliss Ragsdale at drama_bums@yahoo.com
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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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THE GIBRALTAR POINT
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
on Toronto Island, Toronto, Canada
is now accepting submissions for the June 2005 Term
Submission Deadline: 4PM FEBRUARY 4TH, 2005
GOALS OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
To stimulate discourse and unite professional artists from varied regional, cultural and aesthetic backgrounds
To offer artists an opportunity to think, experiment and create in an environment that is highly conducive to creativity
To provide artists with concentrated time to focus on a project
To assist artists with making contacts in the Toronto arts community
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is geared to individuals only and is open to Canadian and international professional artists
Applicants must be 20 years of age or older and can be at any stage of their career but may not be enrolled in any arts degree program
Applications are accepted from artist/creators working in a variety of disciplines including community and environmental art, visual, new media, literary, film + video, theatre and sound
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Quality of work as well as the proposed project to be carried out during the residency
Applicant©ˆs expressed interest in contributing to and being part of a diverse community of artists
Suitability of project to available studio space and a retreat-like setting
Applicant©ˆs desire to participate in an exchange with fellow artists in residence
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS, A STANDARD APPLICATION FORM AND ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CAN BE FOUND AT www.torontoartscape.on.ca/gpiarp
For questions regarding the Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program please contact Susan Serran, Director of Arts Programs and Services by e-mail only at susan@torontoartscape.on.ca
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COLLABORACTION presents the 2005 SKETCHBOOK FESTIVAL
Sketchbook is a celebration of the artist's sketching mind, a bazaar where artists and audiences share their discoveries. The Festival is also a sketch itselfˇ of the way artists and patrons come together to form an artistic community.
Sketchbook is part math and part art. Over the course of 13 nights in Chicago, IL, more than 180 artists‹actors, directors, writers, designers, musicians and visual artists‹work together to create an experience that transports the participants and audience into a mood, a state of mind.
Each evening, Sketchbook presents a selection of about half of the 15-20 world premier plays of 6 minutes or less. Before, between and after the plays, DJs create a sonic environment that influences and expands the overall artistry of the Festival. Throughout the space, contemporary visual art is installed and exhibited in dialogue with the mood and spirit of the constituent plays, music and art direction.
Submission deadline is February 6, 2005. This festival has detailed and lengthy submission guidlines available here: www.collaboraction.org/Skbk05_Submit.htm
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EN BY TEN IN THE TRIANGLE
Deadline: 2-10-2005
The Scoop: Ten By Ten in the Triangle is an annual, international festival of new, ten-minute plays. A panel of readers will select ten plays to showcase in The ArtsCenter mainstage theatre.
The Plays: New ten-minute plays with minimal set requirements. Playwrights may submit one or two plays in standard format (Courier or similar 12 pt font). Please include two attachments in Word or PDF, the first with the title of the play, contact information, and bio (if you feel compelled) and the second with the title of the play, the cast and set requirements, and the script. These are blind readings so, please, no names on that script. Please title the first document with the name of the play and the word "contact" and the second with the name of the play only. If you are submitting two scripts, please submit separately.
The Deadline: Submissions must be received by February 10, 2005. We will notify playwrights of their selection by April 10, 2005 and post the results on our website, but we are unable to acknowledge receipt of the scripts or respond to each individual. You may email the scripts to Lynden@theatreorange.org. Please put the title of the play in the subject line and do not zip the files.
The Award: Playwrights will receive a stipend of $100.
The Space: Our main stage is a 325-seat theatre with basic light and sound capabilities.
The Producer: The ArtsCenter will provide directors, actors, and tech staff for the festival. The directors will contact the playwrights at the beginning of the rehearsal process. Playwrights will be invited to a post-show discussion and reception and an overnight stay at a local bed and breakfast on Saturday, July 16. For more about the ArtsCenter, go to www.artscenterlive.org.
The Dates: Festival dates are July 14-24.
The Shows: The ten plays will be presented together as an evening of theatre. All ten shows will run each night.
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MESSENGER THEATRE COMPANY
Deadline: 2-15-05
Messenger Theatre Company is dedicated to the art of simple storytelling through collaboration. We strive to integrate actor-based performances with masks, puppetry, movement, live music and visual arts. We create bold and innovative original works inspired by venerable sources such as myth and classical stories. Our interest lies in bringing these tales to life with magic, wit and beauty. Last festival included 2 full-length plays, 5 short plays, 5 poems as well as music and performance art. New plays preferred, previously produced plays also accepted.
Emily Davis, Artistic Director
307 E.12th St. #2B
New York, NY 10003
646-522-5300
emily@messengertheatreco.org
www.messengertheatreco.org
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PLAYWRIGHTS FORUM FESTIVAL (Spokane, WA)
Deadline: 2-15-05
Playwrights Forum Festival, established in 1983, is an annual original one-act festival divided into two categories: Youth (for playwrights ages 18 and under) and Adult. Each Festival participant receives a staged presentation and professional adjudication of his/her work. Each playwright also benefits from direct audience feedback through a series of moderated talkbacks held immediately following the production. The winner of each Festival category receives an honorarium.
FFI: www.spokanecivictheatre.com/index.php?pageid=9
Entries: http://spokanecivictheatre.com/upload/pff_entry.pdf
Application & Consent form: http://spokanecivictheatre.com/upload/pff_consent.pdf
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WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS'
31ST ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Deadline: 2-15-05
The purpose of the contest and production is to nurture the development of undergraduate and graduate student playwrights in the United States. The contest is partially funded by the Luis and Selma Miller Endowment.
The contest is open to all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at any college or university in the United States. Please indicate school affiliation.
Both full-length and one-act plays may be submitted:
a. Full-length plays in one or more acts should be a minimum of 90 minutes playing time.
b. Two or three short plays on related themes by the same author will be judged as one entry. The total playing time should be a minimum of 90 minutes.
Any subject or style except musicals or children©ˆs plays may be submitted.
Bela Kiralyfalvi,
Playwriting Contest Director,
School of Performing Arts
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0153
Email: bela.kiralyfalvi@wichita.edu
316. 978.3368. Fax 316. 978. 3202
http://finearts.wichita.edu/performing/contest.asp
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OFFSTAGE THEATRE©ˆS BEDROOM PLAYS SERIES
Deadline: 2-15-05
Offstage Theatre is soliciting scripts specifically set in bedrooms for our Bedroom Plays Series, to be performed in May/June 2005. Scripts typically run at 10 to 20 minutes (please, nothing longer than 20 minutes). The pieces we choose typically call for minimal sets, props, costumes, sound cues, etc. Scripts of all varieties --- comedies, dramas, comic/dramatic monologues, musicals --- have been performed in the past and will continue to be considered in the future, and scripts that have had other productions as well as unproduced works are welcome. Copyrights remain with the authors, and we pay $50 for short scripts chosen for production. Our strongly preferred method for receiving scripts is by e-mail (Word, PDF, HTML formats are all fine), but if an electronic version is not available we©ˆll also accept pieces by snail mail. Scripts should have the title of the piece and contact information for the playwright on a cover page, title of the piece again on the second page, and no identifying information for the playwright on any page but the first.
E-mail scripts to: cpatrick@virginia.edu
Inquiries to: artistic@offstagetheatre.org
Chris Patrick, Artistic Director; 210 Little Graves Street, Charlottesville , VA 22902
FFI: http://www.ncneighbors.com/events.wsi?group_id=284_id=3605
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THEATRE OXFORD'S ANNUAL TEN MINUTE PLAY CONTEST
Deadline: 2-15-2005
Entry Rules:
€ Each playwright may submit only one script (typed, no emails or disks).
€ Title page must include name, address, email, and phone number. (No personal information on the script itself.)
€ The play must be no more than 10 minutes and 10 pages, excluding the title and cast pages.
€ Only original plays, never before professionally produced are eligible.
€ Finalists and the winner only will be notified. The Grand Prize winner will receive the L.W. Thomas Award and $1,000, a production by Theatre Oxford, a night©ˆs lodging at Puddin' Place B & B for opening night, lunch for two at City Grocery day of opening night, and a subscription to Y©ˆall Magazine. Finalists each will receive a subscription to Y©ˆall Magazine.
Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2005.
Entry Fee: $10 check made payable to Theatre Oxford
Send To: Theatre Oxford Ten Minute Play Contest
P.O. Box 1321; Oxford, MS 38655
Contact Person: Dinah Swan, Contest Coordinator 662-236-5052
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JANE CHAMBERS PLAYWRITING AWARD
We seek plays and performance texts created by women which reflect a feminist perspective and contain significant opportunities for women performers. We encourage submissions by and about women from a diversity of positions in respect to race, class, sexual preference, physical ability, age, and geographical region. We strongly encourage experimentation with the dramatic form. Scripts may be produced or unproduced. There is no limitation on length, style, or subject. Playwrights may be from any country.
This is an annual award, given in the memory of the late, lesbian playwright Jane Chambers who became a major feminist voice in American theatre through her plays "A Late Snow," "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove," "My Blue Heaven," "Kudzu," and "The Quintessential Image".
The award consists of $1000, free registration to attend the conference of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education in late July, hotel and travel costs, and a rehearsed reading of the winning piece at the ATHE conference. The winner should be available to attend the conference. Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled (through May 2004) who submit plays will be entered into the student category of the competition; the prize is $250 award and a reading at the Women and Theatre pre-conference in late July (no travel and hotel fees are included). In addition, the award recognizes a first runner-up, finalists, and honorable mention winners.
Only one entry per playwright annually. Submissions must include two copies of the play (typed or printed), application form, resume, and synopsis. A SASPC may be included for acknowledgement of the script's arrival is desired. A letter of endorsement from a theatre professional may be included, from someone familiar with the work which will only be used for publicity purposes. No translations. Scripts will not be returned, but recycled.
Submissions must be postmarked by February 15. The winner and finalist will be notified after June 15. To obtain an application form, contact the Awards Administrator by e-mail or by letter (include a SASE) only. Our application form is available online.
JANE CHAMBERS AWARD
c/o Gretchen E. Smith
Division of Theatre, Meadows School of the Arts
P.O. Box 750356
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275-0356
gesmith@mail.smu.edu
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THE SIXTH ANNUAL MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Deadline: 2-21-2005
The Sixth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival will be presented from July 18-August 7, 2005 at two separate spaces: the WorkShop Theatre (312 West 46th St); and at the Where Eagles Dare Theatre (347 West 46th St), just up the block from the WorkShop Theatre.
All scripts MUST be accompanied by a Festival application form, which can be downloaded from the Midtown Festival website, www.midtownfestival.org.
Scripts and completed applications should be sent to:
John Chatterton
Midtown International Theatre Festival
347 West 36th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10018
The script deadline for MITF6 is February 21, 2005. All entries must be postmarked by that date.
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THE HELEN MCCLOY/MWA SCHOLARSHIP FOR MYSTERY WRITING
WHAT: The Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing seeks to nurture talent in mystery fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting.
WHO MAY APPLY? The scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents only. Membership in Mystery Writers of America is not required to apply.
HOW MAY THE SCHOLARSHIP BE USED? The scholarship may be used to offset tuition and fees for U.S. workshops, seminars, or university/college-level writing programs.
WHAT IS THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT? MWA will present the first two scholarships for up to $500 each in summer/fall 2005.
SUBMISSION DETAILS. To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must submit the following:
€ Scholarship application form
€ Copy of official description of program printed by institution/sponsor of program
€ Writing sample (e.g., 3 chapters and synopsis, 3 short stories, 3 pieces of nonfiction work, 1 script, or 1 play)
€ Two recommendations (usually teachers who can speak to the applicant©ˆs writing ability)
€ Short (300- to 500-word) essay on the applicant©ˆs interest in mystery writing
The scholarship committee may elect to require a syllabus or other documentation be submitted on the program to be attended.
SUBMISSION ADDRESS. Submit all materials to:
Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship Committee
PO Box 6267
Arlington, VA 22206
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 25, 2005
QUESTIONS? Contact the Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship Committee at the address above or email mccloy-mwa@lycos.com. No phone calls, please.
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BAD PLAYS FESTIVAL
Deadline: 2-28-2005
Est. 1982. Fees: $15. Seeking your worst scripts; the badder the better! Bad Plays Festival to be presented in August at the company's new residence, Downeast Arts Center, 203 Avenue A, East Village. Length: one-act. Style: all styles. Subject: all subjects. Send resume, cover letter, script, SASE. Deadline: 2/28/05. Response: by 6/30/05.
NY Artists Unlimited, Inc.
Attn: Melba LaRose, Artistic Director
212 W. 14 Street, Suite #2A, NYC 10011
Tel: 212-242-6036 (office); 212-228-2886 (theatre)
Web: http://www.NYartists.org
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STAGEWORKS/HUDSON©ˆS PLAY BY PLAY FESTIVAL
Deadline: 3-1-2005
Stageworks/Hudson, an Equity theatre in Hudson, NY, is looking for new one-act plays that run 15 minutes or less for our annual "Play by Play Festival" in May 2005. No musicals or children's plays. No more than 4 actors. Simple sets, no helicopters. The plays cannot have been published or had an Equity production. The deadline for receipt of one-acts is March 1, 2005 (limit of one script). Please send three copies of each one-act with a business-sized SASE. Scripts should be stapled (no covers or binders necessary) with the playwright's name and contact info on the title page ONLY. Scripts will not be returned. If you have questions or need further information, please contact Phil Elman, Administrative Director at 518-828-7843 or by e-mail at contact@stageworkstheater.org.
Send scripts to:
Tom Coash
Play By Play Festival
Stageworks/Hudson
41 Cross St.
Hudson, NY 12534
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GOLDEN THREAD PRODUCTIONS SEEKS PLAYS WITH MIDDLE EAST THEMES
Deadline: 3-1-2005
Golden Thread Productions, dedicated to theatre that explores Middle Eastern culture and identity as represented throughout the globe, is seeking short plays for consideration in ReOrient, an annual festival of plays by playwrights from or themes concerning the Middle East.
Interest Areas include: all plays written by playwrights from the Middle East and/or about the Middle East; comedies of all sorts particularly political satire; adaptations of classical texts and or historical figures; exploration of Middle Eastern performance traditions; experiments with non-realistic forms.
Submission Guidelines for ReOrient:
Length: 10-40 minutes.
Deadline: March 1st, 2005
We do not accept e-mail submissions, unless the postal service in your country is incredibly unreliable.
Please mail scripts to:
131 Tenth St. San Francisco, CA. 94103
TEL. 415.626.4061 FAX. 415.626.1138
www.goldenthread.org
E-Mail: information@goldenthread.org
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SCHUBERT FENDRICH MEMORIAL PLAYWRIGHTING AWARD
Shubert Fendrich, the founder of Pioneer Drama Service, passed away in December of 1989. In tribute to him, the Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest is held annually to encourage the development of quality theatrical material for educational and community theatres.
Contest Guidelines
Individuals currently published by Pioneer Drama Service are not eligible for this contest. Pioneer Drama Service employees and their families are also excluded.
Entries must be postmarked by March 1. Manuscripts received with a later postmark will be considered for the following year's contest.
All plays accepted for publication will be considered contest finalists. The contest winner will receive a $1,000 royalty advance in addition to publication. The winner will be announced June 1, 2005. For application and more details visit: www.pioneerdrama.com/stuff/contest.html
Completed application and Entries should be sent to:
PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Pioneer Drama Service
P.O. Box 4267
Englewood, CO 80155-4267
Deadline March 1, 2005
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WILLARD R. ESPY FOUNDATION WRITERS RESIDENCIES
Open to emerging or established writers of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, plays, screenplays. One-month residencies include living, sleeping, writing space, $400 food stipend, computer use. Artist pays travel, supplies, photocopying. Contact Willard R. Espy Foundation, P.O. Box 614, Oysterville, WA 98641. www.espyfoundation.org Deadline March 1 (also 7/1, 11/1 of each year).
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THE BYRDCLIFFE* THEATER GROUP©ˆS SUMMER PLAY FESTIVAL
Wanted: Short plays, one-acts and full-length plays for The Byrdcliffe* Theater Group©ˆs Summer Play Festival in Woodstock, NY. We©ˆre looking for scripts for both a reading series and one production. Interested in strong theatrical writing, any genre. Playwrights selected will be guests in the historic Eastover Lodge during rehearsal/ production (artist provides own food). No stipend at this time.
Send scripts w/ your name and contact info on separate title page, & script-sized SASE to:
The Byrdcliffe Theater Group
C/o The Woodstock Guild
34 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY 12498
Please also e-mail your script as a Word document to: bcliffeg@aol.com
Deadline March 1, 2005
*For Byrdcliffe Art Colony info and application: www.woodstockguild.org
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PEACE AND JUSTICE THEATER FESTIVAL CALL FOR 10-MINUTE SCRIPTS
Deadline: 3-8-2005
The Cape Cod Branch of the Women©ˆs International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) will be holding the first Peace and Justice Theater Festival, June 3-5 on Cape Cod.
We are seeking ten-minute scripts addressing issues of peace and justice which will receive staged readings with audience discussion to follow. Winning playwrights will be invited to attend the productions and participate in the discussions. If needed, housing on Cape Cod will be provided, though travel costs will not be provided.
Since its founding in 1915, the Women©ˆs International League for Peace and Freedom has connected women around the world in affirming that peace and justice are inseparable. The Cape Cod branch of WILPF is a group of women and men who work to create justice and peace locally, nationally, and internationally. WILPF envisions a transformed world at peace, where there is racial, social and economic justice for all people everywhere. We continue to take action based on the interconnections of war, poverty, racism, sexism, hunger, ableism, heterosexism, homelessness, and economic exploitation as forms of violence in our communities and our country. For the Festival we are seeking plays that make connections among these tides, exploring the roots of these forms of violence, and illuminating the seeds of change in ways that inspire reflection and action in the audience.
Scripts should play for no more than ten minutes. Please send 3 copies, without any identifying author information, to WILPF Peace & Justice Theater Festival, c/o Laurie Gates, 38 Dusty Miller Lane, S. Chatham, MA 02659.
Include a detachable cover sheet with author address, email and phone along with a $5 reading fee per play submitted. Scripts do not need to be bound. The deadline for submissions is postmarked March 8, International Women©ˆs Day. If you have questions, please contact Elenita Muniz, 508/430-2940 or elenita@cape.com
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CORNERSTONE INSTITUTE SUMMER RESIDENCY & TWO-DAY INTENSIVE
Deadline: 3-14-2005
Do you want to have a unique hands-on collaborative experience creating theater while living with and within a small rural community?
Do you want to combine such a production experience with mentorship of professionals well-versed in ensemble, community-based theater collaborations?
Following the success of our inaugural Institute summer residency in Lost Hills, Cornerstone Theater Company is proud to announce our second Institute summer residency.
Institute Summer Residency Program
The Cornerstone Institute Summer Residency Program offers a unique, hands-on collaborative experience creating theater and exploring strategies for community engagement while living with and within a small, diverse rural community. Students learn both through classroom training and hands-on creation of community-specific productions, which combine their own artistry with that of experienced professionals and community collaborators. Classroom training and production experience will combine to provide a thorough understanding of the community collaboration process, from beginning to end.
Institute Intensive
The Cornerstone Institute Intensive is designed to reach individuals, organizations and institutions who cannot commit to a longer residency, by offering a weekend or 2-day program of workshops and discussions that cover material from the Summer Institute.
For more information and to download an application visit:
http://www.cornerstonetheater.org/institute
Deadline: March 14, 2005
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ATLANTIS PLAYMAKERS©ˆ SHORT ATTENTION SPAN PLAYFEST
Submission Guidelines
NEW: 2005 SAS PlayFEST is for monologues ONLY - 3 page limit ~ One submission per playwright per year will be accepted.
NEW: Set pieces limited to one chair, either standard wooden or standard metal folding chair.
Submissions MUST be unproduced, staged readings are OK. Selected works MUST have their world premiere at the SAS PlayFEST.
Any number of entries may be selected for production in the Short Attention Span PlayFEST, held in Billerica, MA during the summer (historically in June).
All production rights for the plays revert to the playwright after the festival, Atlantis Playmakers merely has the right to produce the premiere.
All productions in the SAS PlayFest are eligible for one of two audience awards, a minimum $250 cash prize split among playwright, director, and actor. Selections made by audience vote.
Entries must be typed, and include a cover page with the playwright©ˆs name, address, phone, and e-mail.
BY MAIL: KDB; Atlantis Playmakers, c/o 4611 Monroe Street, Hollywood, FL 33021. Due to the large number of entries received each year, we cannot offer individual critiques. Unused scripts will be recycled. Postmark/email Deadline: March 15, 2005
BY EMAIL: Word format ONLY to kdb@AtlantisPlaymakers.com
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new deadline!
THEATRE CONSPIRACY ANNUAL NEW PLAY CONTEST
Submit full-length unproduced script, 1 page summary, set requirements, character breakdown (limit cast to 8), bio + $5 fee. Award: $600 plus production
NEW DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2005
(Original deadline was November 30, 2004)
Theatre Conspiracy
10091 McGregor Blvd.
Ft. Myers, FL 33919
239-936-3239* *NEW phone number
www.theatreconspiracy.org
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THE PRINCESS GRACE AWARDS
Deadline: 3-31-2005
Grant Period: September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006
The Princess Grace Awards is a national program dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging young theater, dance, and film artists who are at the outset of their careers or at early stages of professional development. This mission is accomplished in playwriting through a residency program at New Dramatists, Inc. in New York City.
Eligibility
€ All candidates must be United States citizens or have permanent resident status.
€ Eligible playwrights must not have had any Equity productions (Equity showcases and workshops are admissible).
Instructions:
€ Applicants must include the following:
€ Signed and dated application (please download from www.pgfusa.com)
€ Resume, including a list of other plays written and produced, when and where
€ One unproduced, unpublished, full-length play (no restriction on subject matter)
€ Both story and language must be original; no adaptations.
€ Please submit the typed script in a binder (e.g. three-ring, or duotang), using accepted format. No permanent binding, please (e.g. spiral binding).
€ Personal statement: Please describe, in your own words, your views and expectations of your role as a theater artist now and in the future. (Not to exceed one page; minimum font: 12pt)
Applicants are also encouraged to submit a letter of recommendation from a theater professional (director, dramaturg, etc) addressing how the applicant has demonstrated his/her excellence in the field; promise as an outstanding young artist; and why he/she is deserving of a Princess Grace Award.
If you would like your script returned, you must include self-addressed packaging (envelope, box, etc.) with appropriate postage, or your script will not be returned. The Foundation cannot be responsible for any loss or damage. Please note, the Award winner©ˆs script is retained by the Foundation.
Applications must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2005 and should be addressed to:
Ms. Christine Giancatarino
Grants Coordinator
Princess Grace Foundation-USA
150 E. 58th Street, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10155
(212) 317-1470
questions?
Visit the new FAQ section of our website at
www.pgfusa.com
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ONGOING
new!
THE BUNBURY THEATRE COMPANY
Deadline: none declared
The Bunbury Theatre Company, a small, professional black box theatre with two stages located in Jamestown, NY is now actively seeking new plays for our 2006 Season and possibly plays that will enable us to create and sustain an entire new play series (Currently we do two new works per year, as part of our Bite of The Big Apple Series) in some form, either production or reading or in an educational setting.
The Bunbury Theatre is looking for plays of all genres and lengths. Ideal scripts will have under eight characters (mainly from the 20-40 age group), have simple sets, and easily attainable prop and costume requirements. Of course if you have a great script that doesn't meet this criteria, exceptions will be made for fantastic writing. We like controversial plays, plays that attach to relevant literature and on the opposite end of the spectrum, plays that tell a very good social story using sophomoric comedy. This doesn't mean that other plays will not be considered. Again we are looking for fantastic writing.
Interested playwrights should send 10-15 sample pages of their scripts along with a cover letter, synopsis and character breakdown. Send submissions to The Bunbury Theatre Company, Attn: Matthew Kraft, 210 Cherry Street, Jamestown, NY 14701 Please allow 3-4 weeks for a response. No calls Please, we will contact you.
www.bunburyjamestown.org
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LA COMUNA LATINO THEATRE
La Comuna Latino theatre, the producing unit of the award-winning MET Theatre, in Hollywood , CA is seeking full length play submissions for its 2005 production. Submit a brief synopsis plus a copy of your script via email at jsolomon_lacomuna@yahoo.com
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THE CARDBOARD BOX COLLABORATIVE©ˆS
WINTER©ˆS COLD READING SERIES
The Cardboard Box Collaborative is currently seeking script submissions ˇ either One-Act or Full Length (no shorts please)ˇ for our upcoming Winter's Cold Readings series. Selected scripts will be presented as a staged reading before a participatory audience, with the potential of further production development in the future. Both actors and audience will complete a survey of feedback for the playwright to take with them, so it is preferred that submitted scripts are in a draft form and not a completed product. The CBC is a company dedicated to the creation and development of new work as well as new artists through a collaborative process which will create a singular theatrical experience for the audience at all stages of artistic development. There are no thematic or structural requirements. No deadline for submissions. Queries or submissions should be submitted electronically to m. a beers at literary@thecardboardbox.org.
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SPOTTED DOG PRODUCTIONS (Wyoming) CALL FOR SCRIPTS
Spotted Dog Productions, the Drama Bums and the Centennial Community Theatre are seeking submissions of one act plays, ten-minute plays, sketches, monologues and blackouts for our winter fundraising season in Laramie and the Southeast Wyoming area. We hope to be able to pay a modest royalty for use of these scripts. Comedies for 2-5 persons are preferred, (the wackier the better) but all genres/cast sizes would be considered.
We are also considering submissions of full-length plays for possible inclusion in our regular season.
Previous productions have included The Robber Bridegroom by Alfred Uhry, Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar & Grille by Bruce Graham, and Neil Simon's Fools.
Please email your submissions in text or Word format to Darin Hill or Bliss Ragsdale at drama_bums@yahoo.com
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