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Theatre Or Event Offered |
Type Of Entry |
Address |
Phone |
Website/Basic Information |
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National Music Theater
Network |
M Best
time: January |
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212-664-0979 |
Evaluates
new works, conducts staged readings and workshops. FEE
$50. |
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Native American Radio Theater |
Rad |
P.O. Box 83111 Lincoln, NE 68501 |
(402) 472-3522 |
All
genres will be considered, with preference given to contemporary Native
stories. Eligibility: Native American and Canadian First Nations theatre
companies, authors, and playwrights who are located in the |
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Native Voices at the
Autry Festival |
F-ch |
Randy
Reinholz, Artistic Director |
323-667-2000 ext. 257 |
Native
American playwrights |
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Native Productions |
1-F |
Jamie Paolinetti, Artistic Director |
323-556-1636 |
Query w/ synopsis,
PPOK. �Our goal is to expose the human
condition for the audience through the behavior and interaction of the
characters. Show, don't tell.� |
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Need Company Theater |
F-1 |
Matt B.
Wells, Need Company Theater, 454 S. Crescent Dr., |
323-472-0200 |
Due to
the volume of submissions, we are no longer accepting electronic submissions.
Snail mail only. Seek
pieces that push the boundaries of LA Theater convention: the edgy, the
absurd, the socially significant, the multi-cultural, the lovely, the ugly,
the absurd, the poetic, the prosaic, the fringe, the indie. In order for your
submission to receive consideration, please send cove letter w/ synopsis and
production/reading history of the piece as well as the playwright's current
contact information, especially an email address. The playwright's artistic
resume, if applicable. One copy of the entire play script, complete with a
title page that also includes the contact information. |
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New Conejo Players |
F-M-child |
CONEJO
PLAYERS THEATRE ATTN:
Executive Director |
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The
Conejo Players Theatre accepts new full-length plays, comedies, musicals, and
plays for children. Musicals should include a demo CD of the songs in
addition to the script. The Conejo Players season is year-round and follows a
calendar year schedule. The upcoming year�s season is selected February thru
May and announced in August. |
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New Jersey Repertory Company |
F-M |
Literary Associate Lumina Theater NJRC 179 Broadway |
732-229-3166 |
PPOK; cast size limited to 5. send cover letter, resume,
synospsis, character breakdown, clean copy of script, production history |
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New Sounds Theatre |
1-F-M-A-rad-S |
Russell M. Kaplan, Artistic Director |
917-648-3643 |
Gravitate towards abstract "music-theatre"; PPOK;
looking for playwrights to work with musicians; NYC area only |
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New South Festival �
Horizon Theatre |
F 6-month response |
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Tel 404-523-1477 |
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New World Theatre |
F-1 |
Full-Length
Plays: One-Act
Plays: |
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New World
Theatre is dedicated to collaborative pursuit of theatre focusing on works
that resonate globally as well as right here in our own backyard. Our hope
and goal is to highlight our shared humanity in order to learn and to affect
understanding and change in our community. Include synopsis. character
breakdown, technical requirements, how your piece applies to New World
Theatre's artistic objective (a paragraph or two will be sufficient). |
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NYC-
Women's Project |
F |
Women's Project, Attn. Literary Department |
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Women�s Project
welcomes submissions throughout the year. Full-length scripts should be
submitted through an agent or accompanied by a letter of recommendation from
a theater professional such as an Artistic Director or Literary Manager. If
neither of these options applies, consider applying for WP's Playwrights Lab. |
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Nicu's Spoon Theatre Company |
F-1 |
Leslie
Bramm, Literary Director |
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Query w/
synopsis and sample, email ONLY. Should not have had reading in NYC. The reading
series is designed to offer playwrights a chance to see and hear their work
read out loud by professional actors. Each reading is directed and rehearsed
a number of times before being presented to an invited audience. In our
effort to assist writers, it is vital that you take an active part in the
development of your play. We encourage rewriting, and communication with your
director. Writer should be open to re-writes and available for development.,
as well as participate in a post-reading talkback with the audience. |
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North American Actors Association |
F-1 |
Ms. L. Bouvard, Chief Executive |
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PPOK; yearly competition is posted on their website � well,
that�s what we were told. |
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Oberon Theatre Ensemble NEW |
F-M |
Brad
Fryman, Artistic Director |
# |
Each
year, OTE conducts two installments of reading series in April and
November.� The plays are chosen from a
pool of works that have been submitted to us throughout the years -- each
play is read and deeply considered.�
Our most recent submission posting brought in over 200 plays, some
from as far as |
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OneEyedHog Theater,
Kathe Norlander Play Contest |
F-1-rad |
David O'Sullivan, Artistic Director |
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Original Works
Publishing |
Publishing |
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Original Works
Publishing - The Home For Bold & Original New Plays |
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Orisha Tales Repertory
Radio Theatre Company |
1-F-M-ch-rad |
Producing
Playwright |
718-735-8905 |
Query
(email OK); PPOK; looking for projects that reflect the mores and values of
the indigenous spiritualities of the world. I.e.: Yoruba, Wolof, Igbo,
Celtic, Wicca, Nganga, Egyptian, Hausa, Dan, Vodun, Australian Aborigines,
Native American etc. |
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Playwrights Online |
F-1-? |
ONLINE |
# |
Playwrights
Online is a reading circle/workshop using Second Life, a FREE online
virtual world (http://secondlife.com/).� Meets monthly, read through original
scripts written by members, and then give critique. Welcome actors to come
read!�� Playwrights Online meets on the
first Saturday of every month at 2pm, PST in Long Discussion House on
sLiterary, in Second� Life(http://slurl.com/secondlife/sLiterary/26/72/26).
The goal of this group is to give playwrights and scriptwriters a place to
grow and evolve as writers. To take their first, second, or umpteenth draft
to that final draft that is ready for performance. The counterpart to our
Second Life group is a yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/playwrights_online/).
Playwrights that want to have their work read in circle should submit their
script through the yahoogroup. Script longer than 10 minutes/pages in
length will be scheduled to be read at a date independent of the monthly
meeting. If you have any questions, when in second life, just pop
"LadyBug Furse" a message. You can also email her at eturnq@yahoo.com. |
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Penguin Repertory
Theatre |
F-S |
Joe Brancato, Artistic Director |
845-785-2873 |
PPOK;
Penguin Rep was founded with the aim of adding a new kind of theatre to the
local cultural landscape: a professional enterprise dedicated to promoting
new voices and works which enrich the body of American drama; nurturing and
developing new talent for the stage; and reaching new audiences for theatre. |
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Phare
Play Productions |
T-1 |
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Non equity theater seeking one act plays for upcoming summer
and fall one act festivals. Scripts should be no longer than 15 minutes,
preferably comedic, to be performed in Please indicate that you heard about Phare Play from this
posting. |
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Phoenix Theatre / Frank
Basile Festival of Emerging American Theatre |
F-M-�-A-S |
The |
317-635-7529 |
Include bio; resume; 2 pp synopsis; cast; set; 10 pp excert
(max); please submit a recording (cassette or CD) with musicals and keep in
mind we are a small theatre, so cast size and scenic needs factor into our
production choices. |
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Playwrights Gallery |
Workshop |
Playwrights
Gallery |
# |
Actors
read new work, Sept-June, Wed.@ noon w/ other public readings � best way:
professional recommendation |
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Portland Stage Company - Little Festival of the Unexpected |
F |
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We accept
submissions for the Little Festival throughout the year. If you are an
unrepresented playwright and would like your work to be considered for the festival,
please send a 10-page sample submission along with a synopsis and character
breakdown for the piece, and we will be glad to review it. If, after
reviewing these materials we are interested in reading the full script, we
will contact you at that time. Our submission guidelines are available on the
website at |
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Portland Theatre Works |
1-F-M-ch-�-A-T-1s |
Andrew Golla, Artistic Director |
(503) 296-5533 |
PPOK;
organization dedicated to developing new work for the theatre by
energetically supporting those who create that work. Our goal is to be a
place where playwrights are given the freedom and resources to explore their
work as fully as possible. |
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Push Productions |
F |
Push Productions, Inc. 433 W.45th #1-D |
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NO FEE. Contact via email ONLY for inquiry.
Do NOT mail anything |
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Renaissance Guild |
1-F-ch-T |
Paul Riddle, Jr., President |
(210) 656-0349 |
PPOK, |
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Revolution Theatre |
F-1 |
John Thurner, Artistic Director Revolution Theatre Company |
(312) 494-2675, FAX:
(312) 670-0812 |
NO FEE; email submissions
accepted; include playwright bio and play synopsis |
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Rogue Artists Ensemble |
F-M-1 |
The Rogue Artists Ensemble |
562-494-2669 |
Send query only with synopsis, character breakdown, selection of
dialogue; send resume if interested in writing and creating new works with
the ensemble 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! send script, query w/ synopsis and sample dialogue, semi annual
writing submission campaign, check website |
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Second Generation Productions, Inc. NEW |
F-1-M-T-S |
Lloyd
Suh, Artistic Director |
212-334-4777 |
Second Generation has been dedicated since 1997 to
bringing Asian American stories to the stage.�
NoPP.� Develop new works through our In
the Works Reading Series and produce plays. |
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Senior Barn Players |
1 |
Bonnie Vorenberg, President |
816-361-1100 |
Best time: Spring 5 Char. Or less for performers who travel in single car, more
roles for women |
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7
Stages |
1-F-M-ch-�-ad |
Del
Hamilton, Artistic Director |
404-522-0911 |
PPOK;
query w/synopsis; E-mail query; agent submission; social, spiritual and political issues; cast limit=7. |
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Shaw Festival |
F-1-M-�-adapt |
Joanna
Falck, Literary Manager 10 Niagara
on the Lake, |
1-800-657-1106 |
Plays
must be set sometime between the years 1856 - 1950. |
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Shelterbelt Theatre |
F-1-T |
The
Shelterbelt Theatre Attn:
Dramaturgy |
# |
The
Shelterbelt produces four productions each season, from collections of short
one-acts to full lengths and welcomes submissions of new scripts of all lengths
and subject matter. Accepts MSWord, Plain Text, Rich Text Format, Adobe PDF. |
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Silk Road Theatre Project |
F-tran-A-S |
Silk Road Theatre Project |
312-857-1234 |
Playwrights of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean
backgrounds; must be relevant to |
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Simon Studio, The |
F-1-M-ch-�-A-rad-T-tv-S-rev |
Roger
Hendricks Simon, Artistic Director |
212-841-0204/ 917-776-9209 |
PPOK;
training, development and production center, celebrating its 30th
anniversary. Interested in serving selected writers of plays, musicals or
screenplays, developing their work through hands-on workshop sessions and
then considering them for possible showcase and/or production. |
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Simpatico Theatre Project |
F |
Simpatico
Theatre Project Attn:
Literary Manager |
# |
Simpatico
Theatre Project is looking for a full-length script with a cast of six or
fewer. The play should be socially relevant and be able to be linked to the
work of other non-profits in the community. Script should reflect the
intentions of our Information: azuck@simpaticotheatre.org |
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SiNNERMAN Ensemble |
F |
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# |
SiNNERMAN
Ensemble, an up and coming, non-profit http://www.SinnermanEnsemble.org http://www.myspace.com/sinnermanensemble Literary
Manager, Sue Redman: SinnermanEnsemble@yahoo.com |
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1-F-M-A |
Robert Lyons, Artistic Director |
212-966-4844 |
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Son of Semele Ensemble |
F-1-M |
Rapid Literary Manager Jeremy Gabriel |
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original and under-exposed plays that ask cultural questions;
send script, E-mail submission okay; use submission form on website. |
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F-�-adapt |
Megan
Monaghan, Literary Manager |
(714) 708-5500 |
NoPP; NO
FEE; considering material for annual Pacific Playwrights Festival drawing
from commissioned work, projects nominated by other theatres, and scripts
submitted for production consideration. |
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stageWRITE Theatre, NEW |
F-1 |
Dan O'Brien |
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Query for information or look up
stageWRITE under programs for more info. |
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Stoneham Theatre |
F-M |
Weylin Symes, Artistic Director Stoneham Theatre |
P |
Stoneham Theatre is committed to fostering new playwrights and
producing new works for the stage. Currently accepting submissions of
full-length plays and musicals for readings, workshops and production
consideration. Submitted plays should have cast sizes of 12 or less and
musicals 18 or less. Submitted materials will not be returned. You will hear
back from us regarding your submission within 3-4 months. Please submit synopsis
and full scripts/recordings. http://www.stonehamtheatre.org/781-279-2200/backstage/script_submissions.html |
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Studio Repertory |
1-F-T-M |
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401-996-9794 |
Produces work that other theatres shy away from. Strives for
theatre that makes an audience think, and to examine themselves. Appreciates
a great night at the theatre that doesn't require a lot of thought, too. |
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Tactile Theatre Company |
F |
Perhaps |
# |
Tactile
Theatre Company is committed to collaborating with playwrights who are
seeking new vision and life for emerging and rediscovered plays. With an
innovative approach to engaging audiences through artistic discoveries that
evolve out of collaborative workshops and rehearsals, we will provide
theatrical experiences that are accessible to everyone. We are especially
interested in submissions of plays that have already received at least one
performance (at any production level) and are looking to introduce the script
to a new audience. All submissions should be sent in .doc or .pdf form.
Please include playwright contact information, the play's performance
history, and a brief synopsis in the body of the e-mail. |
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Team Venture |
F |
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Team
Venture Productions is dedicated to featuring new playwrights, workshopping and
performing new plays and fringe theatrical pieces. Looking exclusively for
new works to the Chicagoland area. Please submit works that at least are
Midwestern premieres, <90 minutes (about 90 pages). Final products are
preferred. Submit cover page with contact info (name, address, email, phone),
synopsis, characters (both male and female). Prefer scripts via email,
submissions to the attention of Christopher
Boyd. |
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Ten Grand and a Burger Productions Inc. |
1-F-M |
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212-696-7344 |
NoPP;
focus on developing new plays through a reading series, then with a staged
reading, followed by a full production. |
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Theatre 1050 |
F-1 |
Shawn Renfro Theatre 1050 454 Lorimer |
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Theater 150 NEW |
T |
Deb
Norton, Co-Artistic Director |
805-646-4300 |
Theater 150 in |
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Theater Resources Unlimited |
F-M-S-�-adapt |
Bob Ost, President |
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Annual developmental readig series: one for new
plays and one for new musicals. Email query; application; PPOK; June-Sept. for
musicals, Sept. to January for plays. Unique mission of developing
producers as well as plays. Series is producer-driven. FEE $25 for writers who are not members of TRU |
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Theatre Seven of |
F-1-T-�-adapt |
Brian
Golden, Artistic Director |
563-505-7645 |
Specialize
in the development of new plays from the writer's perspective. |
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Theatre Three Productions, Inc. |
1 |
Theatre
Three Productions, Inc. Attn.
Jeffrey Sanzel, Executive Artistic Director Port |
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Plays
must be unproduced and unoptioned. The plays are presented for up to
ten performances in one-month period by a professional non-union cast in an
intimate 90-seat house. Playwrights receive a $75 stipend as well as
four complimentary tickets. Submissions are accepted year-round.
Deadline for festival is September 30 of each year for March performances. |
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Theater Out |
F-M |
Theatre
Out |
714.826.8700 |
Theatre Out
accepts unsolicited submissions of plays for consideration for future
production that explore the gay and lesbian community in its various facets.
Theatre Out is open to producing short works and full length pieces from a
variety of genres including comedy, drama, mystery, reimagination of the
classics, musicals, etc. Scripts should be submitted in .pdf form or
Microsoft Word compatible and be in standard script format. |
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TimeLine Theatre Company |
F-M-A-trans |
Ben Thiem, Literary Manager 615 |
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Stories inspired by history that connect with today's
socio-political issues. Query w/ synopsis and sample dialogue or via agent PPOK |
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Toybox Theatre Company, Inc. |
1-F Dev. |
Jonathan
Barsness, Artistic Director |
917-346-2430 |
PPOK |
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Tragical Mirth Studio |
F-1 |
Tragical Mirth Studio Studio 108-B |
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Produce strictly acoustic plays: plays requiring recorded music,
recorded sound effects, video, microphones and/or amplification will not be
considered; NO
FEE; synopsis, chracter breakdown, setting, production history and cover
letter with contact information |
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Urban Stages |
F |
Urban
Stages |
212-421-1380 |
PPOK;
Urban Stages� mission is to develop and produce new, exciting multi-cultural
works that are issue-oriented. Send script, bio, history of play and author,
character breakdown and synopsis. SASE for script return. |
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Urban Stages |
F |
Frances
Hill, Artistic Director |
212 421-1380 |
NoPP; FEE
$10. Emerging Playwright award for the best play of the season with a
production in |
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Virginia Premiere Theatre NEW |
F |
Literary
Manager Virginia Premiere Theatre |
# |
Send
synopsis and letter of inquiry. Virginia Premiere Theatre, a professional
company in residence at the http://www.vptheatre.com/auditions&submissions_playwrights.htm |
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Willows Theatre Company |
F-M |
Script
Submission Willows
Theatre Company 1425
Gasoline Alley |
# |
COMEDIES
ONLY. We are committed to live theatre as an art form and to the development
of new works. We have largely a suburban audience whose sensibilities and
tastes have been developed over a number of years of continued attendance.
The audience is loyal, faithful and trusting in our sense of adventure and
good taste. Typically, The Willows Theatre Company produces at least one
world premiere (or second production) in each season. Likewise, we produce
many West Coast or |
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Women's Theatre Project |
F |
The Women's Theatre Project Artistic Steering Committee 1314 E. Las |
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Through
compelling theatre, The Women�s Theatre Project creates an environment that
explores the female voice. Spanning the generations, we are forging
community partnerships to develop a legacy. By Women, About Women and For
Everyone. Seeking new full-length scripts with two or more
characters by female playwrights. Female characters only.
No musicals or children's scripts. |
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F-1-M-�-adapt-S-cab-rev |
Wallace Norman, Producing Artistic Director |
845-810-0123 |
PPOK |
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Woolly Mammoth Theatre |
F |
Clementine Thomas Literary
Assistant |
202-289-2443 |
No unsolicited scripts. |
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A Working Theater |
F |
Artistic
Director |
212-539-5675 |
Theater
that deals with working class issues. Query w/ synopsis and sample; NoPP;
Cast <7. |
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Write Angle Productions |
T |
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Write Angle
Productions is a nonprofit organization devoted to supporting playwrights and
developing new scripts for production. Our plan is to have a space of our own
so we can produce the plays written by the members. Always looking for
10-minute plays |
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Writers' Colony at
Dairy Hollow |
residency |
Jane Tucker,
Colony Coordinator |
479-253-7444 |
A
residential colony established in 2000, for writers in all genres including
play and script writing. We provide uninterrupted time, creative environment,
writing space, room and board for writers for 2 weeks to 3 months for a
minimum donation of $35/day. Fellowships available in some genres. We are
seeking fellowship sponsors for script/play/screen writers. |
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