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Actors On The Verge |
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(email
preferred) AOTV c/o
Stacey Louis 277
Adelphi Street, #2 |
Brooklyn,
NY 11205 |
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New
York City based theater company, is actively accepting submissions from
playwrights for their next production. Looking for full length plays, 5-10
characters. Plays will be produced as an Equity showcase production. There is
no pay at this time. If you submitted a play within the last 3 months you may resubmit as we had a computer glitch and much of the incoming mail in our box was lost and had not been read. |
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Actors’ Gang Theater |
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6201 Santa Monica Blvd. |
Hollywood,
CA 90038 |
323-465-0566 FAX 467-1246 |
Highly
theatrical political or avant-garde works SYNOPSIS/LETTER |
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AMAS Theatre |
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450 West 42nd Street |
New
York, NY 10036 |
Phone:
(212) 563-2565 |
Several
levels of opportunity from concert presentation of music to full,
Off-Broadway production Email:
amas@amasmusical.org |
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ASCAP |
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Nominations only in most cases |
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Check the website for a complete listing |
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Australian Council for the Arts Theatre Grants |
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Australia |
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awards for new work |
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Australian Script Centre Call for Scripts |
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Australia |
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Brooklyn Publishers |
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David
Burton |
Odessa,
TX, 79762 |
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Brooklyn Publishers
is actively looking for material for its new catalog. We always need material
suitable for high school students: duets, one-acts, monologues, full-length
plays with large casts (the more roles for women the better), no musicals.
Starting this fall, we will also carry material geared for adults. We're
especially looking for scripts that we can market to community theatres.
Comedies and mysteries are always good (we're not taking musicals). We'll be
happy to look at one-acts, ten-minute plays, and full-length plays. If you
have plays that have won awards or gotten good notices, those things are a
big plus when it comes to marketing a script. Send
scripts to David Burton, our senior editor at Brooklyn Publishers, either via
e-mail to brookpublishing@aol.com
(Word, .rtf, or .pdf files would be fine) or by snail mail (Prefers
e-mail, but either way is fine.) Be sure to include production and award
history. www.brookpub.com
(the site is getting a complete revamp before our new catalog releases this
fall). |
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Cedar Lane Stage |
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Ed
Starr, 4604 Davidson Drive |
Chevy Chase, MD 20815 |
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Seeking original one-act plays, but not all the time. Write and check with them first |
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Cleveland Playhouse Next Stage Festival |
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The Cleveland Play House |
Cleveland,
OH 44106-0189 |
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While The Cleveland Play House does not accept unsolicited
manuscripts, we do look forward to receiving a synopsis and ten page sample
from anyone interested in being considered. We're looking for plays of
any stripe that have not yet received a professional production, and that the
playwright feels is in need of development. We accept proposals for The
Next Stage Festival on a year-round basis. |
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Dixon Place |
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Check the website |
NYC |
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a
home for performing and literary artists, is dedicated to supporting the
creative process by presenting original works at all stages of development.
An artistic laboratory with an audience, Dixon Place serves as a safety net,
enabling artists to make challenging and questioning work that pushes the
limits of artistic expression. With a warm, nurturing atmosphere, Dixon Place
encourages and inspires artists of all stripes and persuasions, placing
special emphasis on the needs of women, people of color, seniors, youth, and
GLBT artists. The artists’ experience is given top priority through our
professional atmosphere and remuneration. Their process is facilitated
through the reaction of Dixon Place’s adventurous audiences. Dixon Place is a
local haven for creativity, as well as an international model for the open
exploration of the process of creation. |
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East Midlands Playwriting Competition |
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UK |
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Site currently under “reconstruction” |
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Emerging Playwright Award |
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Urban
Stages |
NY |
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Established
in 1986, URBAN STAGES' Emerging Playwright Award has been presented to the
best of new, innovative playwrights whose works speak to the whole of our
society. Urban Stages' on-going mission is to develop and produce new,
exciting multi-cultural works that are issue-oriented. We
prefer full length plays for submission. No translations or adaptations. On
RARE occasions, Urban Stages will consider exceptional musicals and one-act
plays that fit our mission. We do, however, consider plays for younger
audiences for our outreach program. Cast size is limited to no more than nine
actors. Before production of the award winning play, a contract will be
signed between the playwright and the company. This contract is approved by
the Dramatists Guild. PRIZE:
Staged production in New York City and $500 in lieu of royalties |
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Essential Theatre |
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Daniel
Moore, Artistic Director, 1606 George Avenue |
Richmond, VA 23220 |
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Often accepting full-length plays. Send query
with synopsis and sample dialogue. Further info: |
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etc.inc. |
Full-length,
developing plays |
P.O.
Box 4033
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Hollywood,
CA 90078 Attn:
New plays/ playwrights |
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Non-profit
arts org. seeks new works by experienced playwrights as well as accepting
full-lengths for development. Looking for dark humor, music, avant-garde |
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First Flights |
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Department of Theatre Arts |
Eugene, OR
97403 |
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Readings with prospect of full production, full length only. Send first 10 pages, 1-2 page synopsis and cast list, resume |
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Florida Studio Theater New Play Development |
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Florida Studio Theatre |
Sarasota, FL
34236 |
(941) 366-9017 |
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Grants to Individual Theatre Artists |
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Canada |
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from the Canada Council for the Arts |
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Humana Festival |
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New
Play Program Attn:
Amy Wegener Actors
Theatre of Louisville 316
West Main Street |
Louisville,
KY 40202-4218 |
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At this time we are
accepting full-length and one-act plays from literary agents as well as
scripts that are accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the artistic
director or literary manager at a professional theatre or playwrights
organization. 10-minute plays are the
exception. Check the site: |
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Jewishculture.org |
Varies |
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Looks
like they have a bazillion ways to work with them. Depends on what you want to do. |
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La Mama |
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East
Village, NY |
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Check website Lamama.org |
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Mabou Mines |
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150 First Ave |
New York,
NY10009 |
212-473-0559 FAX 473-2410 |
Contemporary
works on contemporary issues SYNOPSIS/LETTER |
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Manhattan Drama Collective |
F-1-T-M |
Patricia
Watt, Artistic Director, 27 West 86th Street |
New York, NY 10024 |
(212) 595-0924. |
Accepting
ten-minute, one-acts, full-lengths, musicals. Query with synopsis |
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Manhattan Theatre Club |
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NY |
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Check Website for information on if and when submissions are
accepted. Mtc-nyc.org |
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Manitoba Arts Council |
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Manitoba, Canada |
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individual artists grants deadlines http://www.artscouncil.mb.ca/english/apply_first.html |
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New Branch Theatre Company |
Christian themed |
New
Branch Theatre Company, c/o Dionne Hawkins, Artistic Director, P.O. Box 1568 |
Oak Park, IL 60304-1568 |
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Seeking
original scripts of all types, including Christian themes and musicals |
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New South Play Festival |
F varies |
Horizon Theatre Company PO Box 5376 |
Atlanta, GA 31107 |
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NEW SOUTH FESTIVAL MISSION: The New South for the New Century
Festival is dedicated to producing and developing work that gives voice to
issues facing the contemporary South. The festival's mission is to produce and/or workshop new
material that addresses issues facing the contemporary South. The submission guidelines are as follows: If you have one full-length play you would like to submit for
consideration, please send it to us at our mailing address. If you have more than one full-length
piece you would like considered, please send us samples of all the work you
would like considered, as well as a SAS envelope or postcard so that we can
let you know which, if any, plays we would like to see in their
entirety. Also, it is VERY important
that you mark all materials being submitted for the festival as "NEW
SOUTH SUBMISSION". Write this phrase in an obvious way on the front of
the envelope, somewhere on the cover letter, and somewhere on the title page
of the script or sample. (It's important to note that we do not accept
submissions via e-mail) We will reply to you as soon as possible regarding
your submission. Expect at least a 6-month response period. |
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New Works
Of Merit Playwriting Contest 2004 |
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New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest accepts and encourages
exciting new works that: Would really like to hear from anyone who's taken part in this
or knows about it. Very intriguing. Strongly
suggest you check site: http://www.playwritingcontest.cjb.net/ |
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Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco |
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PCSF,
588 Sutter Street, #430, |
San Francisco, CA 94102 |
415-626-4603 FAX 382-0901 |
A
member may have a play scheduled for production by meeting the following
conditions: Send
Anna Budd, the Literary Director, a
complete copy of the script, including cast list, and a short tag line, or
teaser, not to exceed thirty words, for publicity purposes. (Click here for
the mailing address and script format.)
At this time, she'll read your play and judge if she thinks it's ready for a
reading yet. Electronic submissions compatible with Microsoft Word are
strongly encouraged, as it speeds along the process. If it's ready for a reading, you will: Sign
and agree to comply with the production contract. Pay for sufficient copies of the script for production.
Pay
any additional expenses such as props and actors, if such are required.This
is completely up to the playwright. Jody Handley, the acting Producing Director: Staged
Reading, assigns a director, who assembles a cast. Playwrights may select
actors and a director with the approval of the Producing Director. http://playwrightscentersf.org/stagedreadings/submission.htm |
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Provincetown Repertory Theater |
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Norris Church Mailer, artistic dir PO Box 812 |
Provincetown,
MA 02657 |
508-487-0600 F508-487-0600 |
Contact via website or email for submission instructions. |
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Radiant Theatre Productions |
F-T-1 Or radio plays Women’s issues |
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Portland, OR |
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Seeking
ten-minute, one-acts, full-lengths, children’s plays, adaptations, and radio
plays “on women’s issues.” website
contact: anna@radianttheatre.org |
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Revolution Theatre Company |
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Revolution Theatre Company, Attn: Michelle Jones,
Managing Director, PO Box 3896, |
Chicago,
IL 60654. |
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Go
to www.revolutiontheatre.org for
guidelines |
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SourceWorks |
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SourceWorks
Theatre Literary
Department 332
Bleecker St. #F19 |
NYC,
NY 10014 |
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SourceWorks
Theatre a critically acclaimed NYC based theatre now in its 9th season, is
currently seeking plays and musicals for its YouthReach and Pride Project
programs. For
an intial submission, we request that you send the following by post or
e-mail: Synopsis Short
Dialogue Sample Resume Reviews
from past productions (if applicable) |
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Stage Two Theatre Company |
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Stage Two Theatre Company
seeks new works. This Chicago-area company has a 17-year history of producing
new works, seldom done pieces and established plays, and have produced
numerous world premier pieces, including everything from 'Fahrenheit 451' to
original adaptations of Moliere works. http://www.stagetwotheatre.com Submission
form that was available seems to have disappeared. Emails aren’t going to
them. Best of luck with this one, folks. |
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The Artistic Home |
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Attn: Katherine O'Neill, Literary Manager 1420 W
Irving Park Rd |
Chicago,
IL 60613 |
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Ten to fifteen minutes long. Smaller casts
wanted. Send note first for
information on submissions. They’re
website is here: |
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The Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project |
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PMB 544 1158 26th St |
Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
(213) 683-3977 |
Each applicant must submit the
following in one package: (1) two copies of the completed application form;
(2) writing samples; (3) a self-addressed, stamped envelope; (4) a self
addressed, stamped postcard and (5) a $39.50 application fee. |
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The Griffin Award |
Australian only |
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Australia |
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Griffin's play development program is aimed at
developing plays for production by Griffin and enhancing the skills of
Australian playwrights. Griffin
offers an assessment service, develops work through workshops and readings,
manages the Griffin Award and runs a Young Affiliate Writers Program. http://www.griffintheatre.com.au/framework/frames/frame41.html |
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The New Acts 10 Minute Play Slam Jump Starting
Diverse Voices in Theatre |
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Lyralen Kaye at PO Box 560192, West |
Medford,
MA 02156 |
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Write first – either email or snail mail. Another Country Productions and the Center for New Words At the Boston Playwrights' Theatre |
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The Playwright’s Café |
Readings
full-length, or short plays |
Website
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Palm
Springs, CA |
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The Eatontown Playhouse, New Jersey, USA, seeks "to
promote new and exciting theater and to encourage and foster the work of
emerging playwrights" To
that end, Over the Rainbow Productions has opened the doors of The
Eatontown Playhouse on Sunday evenings to any playwright needing a venue for
a reading of their work For further information,
visit their website by clicking here |
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The Playwrights Collective New Play Series |
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The
Playwrights Collective New Play Series, c/o Wendell MacNeal, Project
Director, 12 A Tagan Point Rd., |
Danbury,
CT 06811 |
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We
are accepting one-acts for our one-act festival. No deadline; no entry fee,
no musicals or children's. Chosen
scripts will receive a reading at the Country Players of Brookfield's theatre
in Brookfield, CT. Playwrights must be a resident of Connecticut, New
York, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island and be able to attend the reading.
The purpose of the New Play Series is to give playwrights the opportunity to
try out their new work in front of an audience and to receive helpful
feedback from theatre-goers and professionals. Deadline is on-going. The
following should be submitted: full manuscript (bound), one-page synopsis,
cast list, bio, SASE, demo tape for musicals. The
following should be submitted: full manuscript (bound), one-page synopsis,
cast list, bio, SASE, demo tape for musicals.. http://www.popplays.com/toppage12.htm#The%20Playwrights%20Collective%20Competition |
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The SpyAnts Theatre Company |
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The SpyAnts Theatre Co., c/o Darlene Mann, 19604 Haynes Street |
Reseda, CA
91335 |
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Los Angeles based non-profit theatre company, is seeking new and
original plays to develop for fully mounted theatre productions. Looking for
one-acts and full-length contemporary plays, especially contemporary works
for upcoming theatre festival. SASE for return of script. Send scripts and
synopsis More
information at NCplaywrights@yahoogroups.com |
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Theatre @ Boston Court |
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70 North
Mentor Avenue (at Boston Court ) P.O. Box 60187 |
Pasadena , CA 91116-6187 |
Phone: 626-683-6883 Fax: 626-683-6886 |
Currently
seeking full-length plays and musicals. NO
UNSOLICITED SCRIPTS SUBMISSION
POLICY: The Theatre @
Boston Court does not accept unsolicited manuscripts, but we are pleased to
consider a one-page script synopsis with character breakdown, production
history, resumé, and the first ten to fifteen pages of the script (plus a CD
demo if the play is a musical). We are considering full-length plays
only. No one-acts or children's/youth plays. For further
information on what kind of work we are looking for, please visit our mission
statement. |
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Theatre Brut Festival
New Jersey Repertory Company |
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Attention: Literary Manager 179 Broadway |
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740 |
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"aspires but to develop plays unfettered by social or
artistic convention" Our primary mission is to develop and produce new works. We are
currently seeking plays that meet the following criteria: Previously unproduced and unpublished (we will also consider
plays that have yet to premiere on the East Coast) Full lengths (no One Acts at this time please) Small cast (5 or fewer actors required) Preferably unit set or sets that tend toward minimalism Due to the large number of scripts we receive on a weekly basis,
please expect a 6 - 12 month response time from the date of receipt. Remember
to include a self-addressed stamped envelope for your script if you would
like it returned to you. |
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Tisch School of the Arts Dept. of Drama |
F-1-M |
Catherine Coray, Curator, hotINK |
New York, NY 10003 |
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Query first. Call for
scripts happens at different times. |
Urban Stages
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Offices: Theatre: |
NY 10017 |
Tel. (212) 421-1380; Fax (212) 421-1387 |
Presented to the best
of new, innovative playwrights whose works speak to the whole of our society.
They develop and produce new, multi-cultural works that are issue-oriented.
Prefer full length plays. Cast size limited to no more than nine actors.
PRIZE: Staged production in New York City and $500 in lieu of royalties.
ENTRY FEE: None. DEADLINE: All year round. PLEASE NOTE: There is a mandatory $5.00
processing fee |
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Write Angle's Ten Minute Play Award |
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Ship
your play by email |
Colorado |
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Send
us your 10 minute plays and see your script on the web! Award winners will
remain on our contest page for at least one month or until we find a new play
that deserves publication. And, at the end of the year, we'll select
the best of 2003 and the possibility of being included in our annual Colorado
Quickies production, an evening of 10-minute plays. Prefer that all scripts
be in Microsoft Word format (though most formats will work). It isn't
necessary to resend your script for each month's contest, but you can send a
different script each month. Only one script per playwright per month
will be accepted. Please note: because of
the number of scripts received, we can't provide a critique of your play.
Sorry. Email
your scripts to Ken Crost at kcrost@earthlink.net. Make
sure the subject of your email is Contest. |
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Young Writers Programme |
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from the Royal Court Theatre England http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/young_writers_programme.html |
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Brown Couch Ten-minute Play Festival |
Won’t tell ya yet |
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Chicago, IL |
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http://www.browncouchtheatre.org/ten-minute.htm |
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Genesius Guild |
Won’t tell ya yet |
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http://www.genesiusguild.org/ |
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Love Creek Annual Short Play Festival |
Won’t tell ya yet |
Short |
Love Creek Productions c/o 162 Nesbit St. |
Weehawken, New
Jersey 07087-6817 |
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Letter giving theater permission to produce play if chosen and
if Equity showcase is acceptable SASE themes and deadlines, no known website … |
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Bug Theatre New Playwrights Festival |
Won’t tell ya yet |
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Bug
Theatre Company |
Denver,
CO 80211 |
Bug
Theatre Company or its season, call Our
Fax # is: |
The
Bug’s annual New Playwrights Festival stages unproduced, unpublished works.
To receive notification when the Festival begins accepting submissions, send
a blank email to : playwrights-announce-subscribe@bugtheatre.org. Website: |
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Competitions, Colonies, and General Submissions by
deadline date |
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