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Opportunity	Deadline	Type **see guide	Address	Phone	Website/Other information Note: NoPP=no previous productions; PPOK=previous productions are OK Except where noted, previous productions do not include readings or no-pay performances
Maine Short Play Festival	1/1	T	Acorn Productions P.O. Box 44 Portland, ME 04112	207-766-3386	Maine playwrights; FEE $10 per playwright; Submit script, application Form, fee; SASE for return if desired; SASP for acknowledgement if desired. Prefer applications by regular mail. http://www.acorn-productions.org
Nantucket Short Play Festival & Competition	1/1	1	Nantucket Short Play Competition POB 480062 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33348-0062 Attn: Jim Patrick, Literary Manager		FEE $10 They have no website … the guidelines are HERE. And yes, the festival is still in Nantucket. playfestival@bellsouth.net Guidelines
Playwrights' Circle	1/1	F	Playwrights’ Circle 457 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite C Palm Springs, CA 92262	(760) 327-4877	FEE $10 http://www.playwrightscircle.com/submission.htm
Playwrights Gallery	1/1	Workshop	Playwrights Gallery Box 2700 119 West 72nd Street New York, NY 10023		Actors read new work, Sept-June, Wed.@ noon w/ other public readings – best way: professional recommendation http://www.playwrightsgallery.com
Warehouse Theatre Company's International Playwriting Festival	BEGINS accepting 1/1	??	Rose Marie Vernon Festival Administrator International Playwriting Festival Warehouse Theatre Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 2NF UK		Deadline will probably be sometime in June – that’s a guess. But it’s a European thing – (so maybe we need to ask Gwyneth to interpret for us stupid Americans.) http://www.warehousetheatre.co.uk/ipf.html Rules: http://www.warehousetheatre.co.uk/ipfentryform.pdf
Kumu Kahua Theatre/Hawai’i Prize	1/2		Cedar Grove Productions On Stage PO Box 29772 Los Angeles, CA 90029-0772 USA		kkt@pixi.com http://www.kumukahua.org
Boston Theatre Works Unbound	1/5	F	Boston Theatre Works Attn: BTW Unbound 31 St. James Ave #360 Boston, MA 02116		This year's theme is "Unbound by Convention; Driven Towards Discovery; Engaging New Audiences" Website/Other info.: www.BostonTheatreWorks.com
Oglebay Institute/Towngate Theatre Playwriting Contest	1/7	F	Towngate Theatre Playwriting Contest Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center 1330 National Road Wheeling , WV 26003		http://www.oionline.com http://www.oionline.com/entertainment/playwriteRules.htm
Wilkes University’s John C. Gardner Contest	1/10	2-min plays	John Gardner Contest Wilkes University 84 W. South St Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766		NO FEE for Dramatist Guild members. $10 fee for non-members of the Dramatists Guild. NoPP, 2 minute plays. Submit 2 copiesm, SASE, and brief bio with author’s name on cover letter only.
Camargo Foundation	1/12	Residency	U.S. Secretariat 400 Sibley Street, Suite 125 St. Paul, MN 55101-1928 U.S.A.		The Camargo Foundation maintains a study center in Cassis, France, for the benefit of fellows who wish to pursue projects in the humanities and social sciences related to French and Francophone cultures, as well as creative projects by visual artists, photographers, video artists, filmmakers, media artists, composers, and writers. Creative projects do not need to have a specific French connection. http://www.camargofoundation.org/toapply.asp
STAGE Prize - For plays about sci/tech	1/15	F	STAGE Script Competition Professional Artists Lab CNSI - MC 6105 University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6105		NO FEE. Submitted plays must explore scientific and/or technological stories, themes, issues and/or events. Science and technology must figure prominently in the script, whether in form or content or both. Biographical dramas, history plays, and medical dramas are discouraged unless they significantly employ science and/or technology. Authors are strongly urged to avoid the stereotypes often assigned to science, technology, and those who engage in these disciplines. This competition is not open to plays written in the genre of science fiction. E-mail: stage@cnsi.ucsb.edu The Professional Artists Lab: http://www.proartslab.ucsb.edu/ The California NanoSystems Institute: http://www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/
Jacksonville State University's Southern Playwrights Competition	1/15	F	Department of English Jacksonville State University 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, Alabama 36265-1602		NO FEE. The Southern Playwrights Competition seeks to identify and encourage the best of Southern playwriting. NoPP. Must be native to AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV. Rules and Guidelines: http://www.jsu.edu/depart/english/southpla.htm
THREADS Productions	1/15	F-1-M-ch-ñ-T-S-adapt	Kim Prentice, Managing Director 1359 Broadway 4th Floor New York, NY 10018		Seeks to serve Christian writers through developing and possibly producing scripts that have the potential for success in the mainstream secular marketplace. Looking for scripts that understand and explore all aspects of the human condition whether they are overtly Christian in context or not. Submit cover letter with 10 pg writing sample; PPOK. newworks@threadsproductions.org http://www.threadsproductions.org
Ashland New Plays Festival	1/15	F	Ashland New Plays Festival Artwork Enterprises, Inc. PO Box 453 Ashland, OR 97520		FEE $15. Selected playwrights participate in approximately 12 hours of rehearsal culminating in two public readings and will be expected to sign a participation agreement upon notification of their selection. 1 submission per author; blind cover page; NoPP; cast < 8. Application form: http://www.ashlandnewplays.org/Application Form.html http://www.ashlandnewplays.org
Jentel Artist Residency Program	1/15	Residency	Jentel Artist Residency Program 130 Lower Piney Creek Road Banner, WY 82832	307-737-2311	FEE $20. The Jentel Artist Residency Program offers dedicated individuals a supportive environment in which to further their creative development. Your writing sample should be representative of the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. jentel@jentelarts.org Application: http://www.jentelarts.org/sitepages/application.htm http://www.jentelarts.org
American Theatre Co-op	1/15	F-1	Suzanne 2848 West Lunt Chicago, IL 60645		FEE$ - $15-25 http://www.americantheatrecoop.com http://www.americantheatrecoop.com/contests.html
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences	1/15	Residency	Box 339 Rabun Gap, GA 30568	706-746-5718	Application FEES$ center@hambidge.org http://www.hambidge.org
Jentel Foundation	1/15	Retreat	Jentel Artist Residency Program 130 Lower Piney Creek Road Banner, WY 82832	307-737-2311	$20 FEE Deadline is for 2005 residencies: May 15 - December 13. The Jentel Artist Residency Program offers one month residencies in a rural ranch setting in the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains. The award includes comfortable accommodation, private work space and $400 stipend to visual artists in all media and writers in all genre. SASE for information. jentel@jentelarts.org http://www.jentelarts.org
Jewel Box Theatre Playwriting Award	1/15	F	3700 North Walker Oklahoma City, OK 73118-7099	405-521-1786	http://www.jewelboxtheatre.org http://www.jewelboxtheatre.org/Playwriting%20Contest.htm
MacDowell Colony	1/15 rec’d by	Artist Colony	The Admissions Coordinator The MacDowell Colony 100 High Street Peterborough, NH 03458	603-924-3886	FEE$ - $20 application fee http://www.macdowellcolony.org/apply.html
Montana Artists Residency (September-Decembger)_	1/15	Residency	Box 8 Basin, MT 59361 Attn: Joy Lewis, Coord.	406-225-3500	Rent is $350+/mo., assistance limited mar@mt.net http://www.montanarefuge.org
Ragdale Foundation (Winter-Spring)	1/15	Residency	1260 N. Green Bay Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045	847.234.1063 ext 202	Cost of $15 per day mosher@ragdale.org http://www.ragdale.org/application.asp http://www.ragdale.org
Summerfield G. Roberts Award	1/15	General writing	SRT Headquarters 1717 Eighth Street Bay City, Texas 77414	979/245-6644	A cash award of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is presented by the Sons of the Republic of Texas to the author of a work of creative writing on the Republic of Texas judged best by the Judging Committee. This award is presented at the annual membership meeting in the spring (usually first week end of April) of the next calendar year. The purpose of this award is to encourage literary effort and research about historical events and personalities during the days of the Republic of Texas,1836-1846, and to stimulate interest in this period. http://www.srttexas.org/sumfield.html http://www.srttexas.org
Virginia Center	1/15	Residency	154 SanAngelo Dr., Amherst, VA 24521	434-946-7236	FEES $25 (plus add’l costs per day for stay) vcca@vcca.com http://www.vcca.com http://www.vcca.com/apply.html
Heartland Theatre Emerging Illinois Playwrights Project – One-Acts	1/16	1	Heartland Theatre Company P. O. Box 1833 Bloomington, IL 61702-1833		Heartland Theatre Emerging Illinois Playwrights Project for one-acts by Illinois playwrights. http://www.heartlandtheatre.org/EIPProject.htm http://www.heartlandtheatre.org/EIPform.htm
University of Akron Theatre Guild Playwriting Contest	1/17 this was extended from a Dec. deadline	1	Theatre Guild Playwriting contest The University of Akron School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration Guzzetta Hall Akron, OH 44325-1005	(330) 972-6898	FEE $15.00 per entry. Writers may enter more than once. The winning play will be produced in April 2007. http://Theatreguild.uakron.net
Lakewood Theatre Company / Lakewood Center for the Arts	1/19 (rec’d by 4:00 pm)	F-1	Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034	503-635-3901	NO FEE; NoPP – not even a staged reading. website: http://www.lakewood-center.org center.info@lakewood-center.org
National Alliance for Musical Theatre	1/19		520 8^th Avenue, #301 NY, NY 10018	212-714-6668	FEE $50 NAMT showcases 8 musicals in 45-min presentations over 2 days / Equity staged reading http://www.namt.org info@namt.org
Grawemeyer Award for Music Competition	1/22	Composer	University of Louisville School of Music Louisville, KY 40292	502-852-6907	$40 FEE http://www.grawemeyer.org http://louisville.edu/ur/onpi/grawemeyer/music/enter.htm
Outworks produced by Louisiana University Department of Theatre	1/24	1	Christopher J. Krejci Doctoral Student, Board of Regents Fellow Department of Theatre Louisiana State University 212 Hatcher Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803	(225) 578-4139	Must be LGBTQ-themed, NoPP christopherkrejci@gmail.com ckrejc1@lsu.edu
Dobie-Paisano Fellowship	1/26	fellowship	Dr. Audrey N. Slate, Director, Dobie Paisano Fellowship Project, J. Frank Dobie House, 702 E. Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78705	(512) 471-8542	6 month fellowship in Texas. You write! $10.00 fee http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/Paisano/
Theatre Inspirato presents The 2nd Annual Toronto Ten Minute Festival	1/29	T	Dominik Loncar, Artistic Director, Theatre Inspirato	416.483.2222	NO FEE; NoPP; 7-15 min.; THEME: “moving on” OR you may choose to have a red sweater as integral part of the play … you can also combine both the theme and object). Any style of a play is acceptable. Submissions must be received as a WORD document and emailed. Include your full name, address, phone number and email address on the title page. The title page should also include a cast list and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play. Please state if you have had any plays produced in the past. Enter maximum of three plays. You may also enter your script by December 7, 2006 (as a finished piece or work in progress). This will give us an opportunity to possibly provide feedback or encouragement. inspirato@ca.inter.net
Baker's Plays High School Playwriting Contest 2004:	1/30	Plays on the high school experience from high schoolers	Baker's Plays Attn: High School Playwriting Contest PO Box 699222 Quincy, MA 02269-9222		Open to any High School Student. Plays should be about the "high school experience," but may also be about any subject and of any length, so long as the play can be reasonably produced on the high school stage. http://bakersplays.com/bsubmit.htm
LAST MINUTE: Dubuque Fine Arts Players	1/31	1	Gary Arms, DFAP Contest, 1686 Lawndale, Dubuque, IA 52001	563-588-6379	The top three will be awarded cash prizes of $600, $300, and $200. Winning plays may be staged in full production. Large casts, multiple sets and scenes, and prop-heavy shows are strongly discouraged. Each play must be accompanied by a completed entry form, FEE $10 per play, and 2 copies (each in a separate folder) of each play submitted. SASE to receive evaluations from readers. Another SASE with enough postage for return of scripts. Entries must be original, unproduced, < 35 pages (or 40 minutes running time). No children’s plays, musicals, or adaptations not in the public domain (unless the playwright has written permission) will be accepted. Blind cover page. Include one-paragraph synopsis of the play and/or your reasons for writing it. Entry Form Available Here gary.arms@clarke.edu
UPDATE: Scripteasers: Script Tease Of Short Plays	WAS 1/31 DEADLINE moved to March 1	T-1	San Diego		Deadline moved to March 1. NO FEE. Sponsored by SCRIPTEASERS, a San Diego playwrights development group. Hard copy and online submissions accepted. Full guidelines: http://www.scripteasers.org/ST_copy/scripteasecompetition.html, or TheScripteasers@msn.com. http://www.scripteasers.org
LAST MINUTE: Two Chairs Theater Company - Acts of Brevity Festival and possible season	1/31	F-T	Jim Garland, Artistic Director P.O. Box 3390 Grand Junction, CO 81501	970-263-7920	WAS listed as 1/15, but site now listing 1/31 Cast < 7; NO FEE; NoPP; jim@twochairs.org http://www.twochairs.org
LAST MINUTE: HBMG Foundation	1/31	1-F-M	Emily Travis, Marketing & Events Director 4719B South Congress Avenue AUstin, TX 78745	512 744 1662 512 445 6497 (fax)	If postmarked from Jan. 1 – 31, there is no fee. After 1/31, the fee is $25.00 until the final deadline of 3/31. No work or writing begins prior to the Festival. http://www.artspark.org http://www.hbmgfoundation.org/artspark/application2007/app-the.htm
LAST MINUTE: St Giles Coffee House First Annual 10-Minute Play Festival	1/31		1021 Hudson Road, Greenville, SC 29615, Attn: Coffee House Committee		The winners will get a staged reading of their play. 1st place winner will receive $100.00 Prefer small cast and simple props. Plays must be family oriented and conducive to all audiences. Comedies encouraged, each script must have a running time of seven to twelve minutes. Only original plays allowed. No musicals. Previously produced plays, for which an admission was charged, are not accepted. Please send (2) copies of manuscript, it must be typed and NOT bound. Removable cover page should include author’s name, address, email address and phone numbers. Play title and page numbers only on all other pages. No scripts will be returned. Plays not selected will be destroyed. Entry FEE: $10 for EACH submitted play, $5 each for full-time students. The top 6 plays will be produced in a staged reading as part of the St. Giles Coffee House Play Reading Festival, Friday May 11th 2007 7:00pm. The play screening committee will do blind reading of the submitted plays. The author’s names and other identification are removed before committee receives the scripts. Information: showalterbob@yahoo.com
Premiere Stages at Kean University	1/31	F	Melissa Gawlowski, Literary and Education Coordinator 1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07305	7	NO FEE, Playwrights who were born or reside in NY, NJ, PA, CT mgawlows@kean.edu http://www.kean.edu/premierestages http://www.kean.edu/premierestages/playfestdesc.html
Midland Community Theatre’s McLaren Comedy Competition	1/31	F-1	Alathea Blischke, McLaren Chairperson 2000 W. Wadley Midland, TX 79705	(432) 682-2544	FEE $15 Application form: http://www.mctmidland.org
The International Centre for Women Playwrights	1/31		The Ohio State University 1430 Lincoln Tower 1800 Cannon Drive Columbus, Ohio 43210-1230		An international, U.S.-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting women playwrights throughout the world - first annual International Theatre Grants Program to support theatres worldwide who produce new plays by women playwrights. Grants will be awarded in amounts ranging from US$200-$600 each to support _productions_ (not readings or workshops) of new plays by women playwrights. jillhughes2@yahoo.com Notice: http://www.netspace.org/~icwp/grants.html Complete application guidelines and application materials are available at http://www.internationalwomenplaywrights.org
PEN Center USA	1/31	1-F-M-ch-sctv	Jason Butler, Awards Coordinator c/o Antioch University, 400 Corporate Pointe Culver City, CA 90230	310-862-1555 310-862-1556 (fax)	FEE$ - $35, laywright must live WEST of the Mississippi River http://www.penusa.org Form: http://penusa.org/go/awards/section/2005-literary-awards-application-open/ awards@penusa.org http://penusa.org/go/awards/section/2007-literary-awards-application-open/

** “TYPE” Guide

1=One act play

T=Ten-minute play

F=Full-length play

M=Musical

sc=Screenplay

tv=teleplay

ch=Children’s

cab=cabaret

ñ=translation

rad=radio plays

A=adaptations

S=solo shows

January 2007

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Opportunity	Deadline	Type **see guide	Address	Phone	Notes/Email/Website NOTE: PPOK=previous productions okay; NoPP=No previous productions or publications, workshops usually OK
Maine Short Play Festival	1/1	T	Acorn Productions P.O. Box 44 Portland, ME 04112	207-766-3386	Maine playwrights; FEE $10 per playwright; Submit script, application Form, fee; SASE for return if desired; SASP for acknowledgement if desired. Prefer applications by regular mail. http://www.acorn-productions.org
Nantucket Short Play Festival & Competition	1/1	1	Nantucket Short Play Competition POB 480062 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33348-0062 Attn: Jim Patrick, Literary Manager	#	FEE $10 They have no website … so best of luck … cannot get verified in time for ya! playfestival@bellsouth.net
Warehouse Theatre Company's International Playwriting Festival	1/1 BEGINS accepting	??	Rose Marie Vernon Festival Administrator International Playwriting Festival Warehouse Theatre Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 2NF UK	#	Deadline will probably be sometime in June – that’s a guess. http://www.warehousetheatre.co.uk/ipf.html Rules: http://www.warehousetheatre.co.uk/ipfentryform.pdf
New Perspective Festival, San Diego	1/1	T	New Perspective Festival 6530 Reflection Dr. #2281 San Diego, CA 92124	#	Plays up to 15 minutees. New Perspective, a brand new festival in support of San Diego actors, directors and playwrights, will take place the last two weeks of June, 2008. If you live, or attend a 4-year university in San Diego County, you may submit original scripts, or existing scripts you would like to present (you will be responsible for securing the rights if necessary). Scripts can be complete plays or excerpts that can stand alone, up to 15 minutes, any genre. You may submit up to 3 pieces. Submit script with blind cover. If sending by snail mail, please include a SASP for confirmation of receipt. Scripts will be recycled. If sending by email please include all above contact information in the BODY of the email, and attach script, with no author ID, as a Word or PDF document. perspectivefest@gmail.com http://www.perspectivefest.com
Hot City Theatre, Greenhouse Festival	1/1	F	HotCity Theatre 3547 Olive Street, Suite #203 St. Louis, MO 63103	314.289.4060	HotCity Theatre of St. Louis, Missouri, accepting submissions. Between four and eight plays will be selected for the Festival. These plays will receive a professional staged reading. Post-show talkbacks, audience survey cards, and guest respondents will provide extensive feedback. No more than six actors; running time of between 75 and 150 minutes; never before published or professionally mounted. DO NOT SEND THE ENTIRE TEXT. Submissions that include the entire text will not be considered. After January 1, 2008, the HotCity reading committee will select approximately 20 plays and contact those playwrights, asking for complete texts. The festival selections will come out of those 20 plays. http://hotcitytheatre.org/newplayfestinstructions.htm
Tri-State Actors Theater	1/1	F-1	Attention: NPRS P.O. Box 7225 Sussex, NJ 07461	#	NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS. One script may be submitted in any one submission period, plays may be full-length or one-acts. Plays may be submitted as works-in-progress. Playscripts must be typed or word processed in a standard play format in English. A letter indicating your wish to submit your script should accompany the submission. Your name, address, and phone number and e-mail must be included. Do not submit musicals. Tri-State Actors Theater is a non-profit professional acting company incorporated in the state of New Jersey, USA. tristateactorstheater@tellurian.com http://www.tristateactorstheater.org/writersbios.html#NEW!
Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival	1/2	F-M-S-1-cab	Frank Barnhart Act Out Productions 2517 N Fourth St Columbus OH 43202	614.263.9448	Note from webmaster: As a past participant, this was a well-run event, very fun, very engaging, and the people are FANTASTIC. Production-ready only. The Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival is an open event created as a rewarding and empowering experience for audiences and participants. Our mission is the celebration and examination of our lives through all aspects of theatre. From solo performance pieces to full-length productions, our plan is to bring together the finest creative minds in our community. Coordinating an event of this size is impossible without some basic guidelines. Here are some things to consider as you apply. The Festival will run from Thursday, September 4, 2008 thru Saturday, September 13, 2008. Each show will be scheduled for a minimum of three performances based on availability. If you are under severe time constraints, please notify us well in advance and we will work with you to arrange convenient performance times. Also let us know if you prefer your performances to be consecutive or if you have the flexibility to extend your run through a larger time frame. http://www.columbustheatrefestival.com http://www.columbustheatrefestival.com/files/Festival_Application2008.doc
Blue Springs City Theatre	1/2	1	Michelle Brown 1143 SE Skyview Dr Blue Springs, MO 64014	#	Family friendly, at least 2 actors, simple set, PPOK, FEE $10. Submit bound script w/ blind cover, application form, synopsis, SASE for return, SASP for acknowledgement. cmmzpb@sbcglobalmailto:.net http://www.bluespringscitytheatre.com Application: http://www.bluespringscitytheatre.com
Young Playwrights, Inc., National Playwriting Festival	1/2	F-M	National Playwriting Competition Box 5134 Dept. WEB NY, NY 10185	212-594-5440	Must be 18 y.o. or younger writeaplay@aol.com http://www.youngplaywrights.org http://www.youngplaywrights.org/nationalcontest.htm
Kumu Kahua Theatre/Hawai’I Prize	1/2
Blue Springs City Theatre One Act Scriptwriting Competition	1/2	1	Blue Springs City Theater c/o Michelle Brown 1143 SE Skyview Drive Blue Springs, MO 64014	#	FEE $10. NoPP. Content for all ages. Minimal set, between 20-45 minutes. No limit to number of submissions. 3 bound copies with blind cover. cmmzpb@sbcglobal.net http://www.bluespringscitytheatre.com
Boston Theatre Works Unbound	1/4	F	Boston Theatre Works Attn: BTW Unbound 31 St. James Ave #360 Boston, MA 02116	#	This year’s theme is"Unbound by Convention; Driven Towards Discovery; Engaging New Audiences" Website/Other info: http://www.BostonTheatreWorks.com http://bostontheatreworks.com/season10/Ubguidelines08.pdf
Freedom Train	1/4	F-?	Freedom Train Productions P.O. Box 470905 Brooklyn, NY 11247	#	LGBT & Black, NO FEE. Residency for Black Playwrights: Freedom Train Productions accepting applications for Residency for Black Playwrights. Theatre project supports the creation of new work written by Black playwrights and that feature Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender protagonist characters. ** commission to write a new play that features a Black LGBT protagonist; Regular Play Development Workshop meetings starting in February 2008 where Resident Playwrights share their work and offer feedback to each other; $500 stipend for Resident Playwrights (pending funding); Two (2) stage reading performances of each work at Freedom Train’s Fire! New Play Festival in August 2008; Facilitation of The Open Workshop, a playwright’s salon where writers bring in their work and receive feedback from their peers and Freedom Train Resident Playwrights. http://www.freedomtrainproductions.org
TRU Reading Series	1/4	F	Theater Resources Unlimited 309 W. 104th St., #1-D NY, NY 10025	212-714-7628	Readings followed by industry panel on producing the work. FEES $25. This posting is per Dramatist Guild, cannot find it on their website – so let me know if you find it. http://www.truonline.org http://www.truonline.org/PRS08guidelines.htm
Theatre Inspirato presents The 2nd Annual Toronto Ten Minute Festival	1/7	T	Dominik Loncar, Artistic Director, Theatre Inspirato	416.483.2222	NO FEE; NoPP; 7-15 min.; THEME:"moving on"OR you may choose to have a red sweater as integral part of the play … you can also combine both the theme and object). Any style of a play is acceptable. Submissions must be received as a WORD document and emailed. Include your full name, address, phone number and email address on the title page. The title page should also include a cast list and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play. Please state if you have had any plays produced in the past. Enter maximum of three plays. You may also enter your script by December 7, 2006 (as a finished piece or work in progress). This will give us an opportunity to possibly provide feedback or encouragement. inspirato@ca.inter.net http://www.inspiratofestival.ca/write-a-play.php http://www.theatreinspirato.com/
Engine 37/The Gallery Players	1/7	F	New Play Submissions, Artistic Director 199 14th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215	#	Interested in plays that grapple with contemporary social issues in a fresh and vital way. NoPP; send script. http://www.galleryplayers.com
Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association	1/7	F-commiss.	Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association Post Office Box 7-21 Lincoln City, IN 47552	#	Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association is conducting a nationwide search for a playwright who will craft a dramatic presentation of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, with the message that our 16th president’s character was forged here in southern Indiana. The Lincoln Amphitheatre in Lincoln State Park sits empty. The 1,500-seat, roofed facility once hosted a musical,"Young Abe Lincoln."In 2007, the Indiana Legislature allocated $1.6 million to refurbish the magnificent amphitheatre and produce a new play. This new play will open in June of 2009 as part of our nation’s celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. Interested playwrights are asked to review the details at our website and contact us no later than January 7, 2008 with the requested information. Prefer to receive materials electronically wernep@lincolnamphitheatre.com http://www.lincolnamphitheatre.com/playwright.htm
West Boca Theatre Company/ Levis Jewish Community Center	1/10	1-T	Myrna Loman, Producer 9801 Donna Klein Blvd. Boca Raton, Fl 33428	#	FEE $10. Adult and Youth categories (18 and under) for plays that explore an aspect of JEWISH LIFE or culture. 8-20 minutes, and a cast <6, no musicals. Submit bound script with blind cover, application fee, bio. NO email. 1 submission per playwright. myrnal@levisjcc.org http://www.levisjcc.org
David Mamet Writing Contest	1/11	3 pp.	American Conservatory Theater Attn.: Mamet Writing Contest 30 Grant Ave., Sixth Floor San Francisco, CA 94108	#	NO FEE. Show A.C.T. your writing skills by submitting a short original work in the style of David Mamet. Scripts will be read and judged by members of A.C.T.’s artistic and administrative staff. One scene, maximum of three pages, plus an introduction written as drama, in script form with maximum of four characters, male or female, any age range. Scenes should be in one of the following styles: Rewrite a classic film scene à la Mamet (i.e., Mamet’s Casablanca or Mamet’s Star Wars). Mamet’s Hollywood Exposed!—a scene that depicts a Mamet character experiencing a"Hollywood"moment (i.e., a red carpet interview, a one-on-one with Barbara Walters, an E! True Hollywood Story-style exposé). A scene depicting characters from a Mamet work placed in an iconic film moment (i.e., Ricky Roma from Glengarry Glen Ross as Jerry McGuire). Email your scene in either Word or PDF format writingcontest@act-sf.org http://www.act-sf.org/site/DocSe...sion08.pdf
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Playworks 2008	1/11	F-1	Ms. Macaela M. Carder 2200 Scottwood Ave. Unit 204 Toledo, OH 43620	#	NO FEE , Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), accepting submissions of new plays for the tenth annual PlayWorks event to be held during the ATHE Conference in Denver, July 31- August 3, 2008. PlayWorks 2008 is a forum for exposure and support of new work and a means to foster the artistic life of theatre faculty and graduate students as well as other practicing playwrights who can benefit from an intense collaborative process. The jury-selected play will be dramaturged and rehearsed by an experienced performance team, and then presented as a staged reading and audience response event. These events have proved to be conference highlights. Full-length plays at no more than 85 pages of text or one-act plays may be submitted. Scripts are to be single-sided and in 12-point font, standard Samuel French format. They can be of any style that lends itself to an effective reading or physical presentation that does not require technical enhancement. Previously produced plays are not eligible. The selected playwright must agree to attend the 2008 conference at his or her own expense and to take part in the entire rehearsal process. (Support may be available to offset the conference registration fee.) Submit 1 bound copy of script with title/author’s page paper-clipped to the top cover (author’s name must not appear anywhere else on the script), One electronic copy of script (PDF format). The script should be saved with only the title of the play (author’s name must not appear anywhere else on the script), SASP for acknowledging our receipt of the scripts, SASE (business-size) for receiving the results of the entry, Letter indicating willingness to attend the 2008 conference and to be part of the rehearsal process, Other support materials are not necessary as the script is our sole basis for selection, playworks2008@gmail.com
Camargo Foundation	1/12	Residency	U.S. Secretariat 400 Sibley Street, Suite 125 St. Paul, MN 55101-1928 U.S.A.	#	The Camargo Foundation maintains a study center in Cassis, France, for the benefit of fellows who wish to pursue projects in the humanities and social sciences related to French and Francophone cultures, as well as creative projects by visual artists, photographers, video artists, filmmakers, media artists, composers, and writers. Creative projects do not need to have a specific French connection. http://www.camargofoundation.org/toapply.asp
Jewel Box Theatre Playwriting Award	1/14	F	3700 North Walker Oklahoma City, OK 73118-7099	405-521-1786	FEES $10. http://www.jewelboxtheatre.org http://www.jewelboxtheatre.org/Playwriting%20Contest.htm
THREADS Productions	1/15	F-1-M-ch-ñ-T-S-adapt	Kim Prentice, Managing Director 1359 Broadway 4th Floor New York, NY 10018	#	Seeks to serve Christian writers through developing and possibly producing scripts that have the potential for success in the mainstream secular marketplace. Looking for scripts that understand and explore all aspects of the human condition whether they are overtly Christian in context or not. Submit cover letter with 10 pg writing sample; PPOK. newworks@threadsproductions.org http://www.threadsproductions.org
Jentel Artist Residency Program	1/15	Residency	Jentel Artist Residency Program 130 Lower Piney Creek Road Banner, WY 82832	307-737-2311	FEE $20. The Jentel Artist Residency Program offers dedicated individuals a supportive environment in which to further their creative development. Your writing sample should be representative of the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. jentel@jentelarts.org Application: http://www.jentelarts.org/sitepages/application.htm http://www.jentelarts.org
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences	1/15	Residency	Box 339 Rabun Gap, GA 30568	706-746-5718	Application FEES$ center@hambidge.org http://www.hambidge.org
MacDowell Colony	1/15 rec’d by	Artist Colony	The Admissions Coordinator The MacDowell Colony 100 High Street Peterborough, NH 03458	603-924-3886	FEE$ - $20 application fee http://www.macdowellcolony.org/apply.html
Ragdale Foundation (Winter-Spring)	1/15	Residency	1260 N. Green Bay Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045	847.234.1063 ext 202	Cost of $15 per day mosher@ragdale.org http://www.ragdale.org/residencyapp http://www.ragdale.org
Summerfield G. Roberts Award	1/15	General writing	SRT Headquarters 1717 Eighth Street Bay City, Texas 77414	979/245-6644	A cash award of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is presented by the Sons of the Republic of Texas to the author of a work of creative writing on the Republic of Texas judged best by the Judging Committee. This award is presented at the annual membership meeting in the spring (usually first week end of April) of the next calendar year. The purpose of this award is to encourage literary effort and research about historical events and personalities during the days of the Republic of Texas,1836-1846, and to stimulate interest in this period. http://www.srttexas.org/sumfield.html http://www.srttexas.org
Virginia Center	1/15	Residency	154 SanAngelo Dr., Amherst, VA 24521	434-946-7236	FEES $25 (plus add’l costs per day for stay) vcca@vcca.com http://www.vcca.com http://www.vcca.com/apply.html
Dobie-Paisano Fellowship	1/15	fellowship	Dr. Audrey N. Slate, Director, Dobie Paisano Fellowship Project, J. Frank Dobie House, 702 E. Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78705	(512) 471-8542	6 month fellowship in Texas. You write! $20.00 fee http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/Paisano/ http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/Paisano/info.html td>
Ashland New Plays / ArtWork Enterprises	1/15	F, Festival – develop	Marketing Mgr. PO Box 453 Ashland, OR 97520	541/482.4357	$15 FEE. Four playwrights receive $500, plus week in Ashland (bed & breakfast) to workshop play with professional directors and actors (mostly Equity), culminating in two public readings with feedback sessions. Applicants must be able to be present during the festival week (mid-October). Applicants must be able to provide their own transportation to/from the area. Submit bound script, blind cover, application form and $15 FEE, synopsis, bio, resume. Application: http://www.ashlandnewplays.org http://www.OSFAshland.org
Turtle Shell Productions	1/15	T	John Cooper, Artistic Director 300 West 43rd St. Suite # 403, NY 10036	646 765 7670	NO FEE; submit bound script, character& set breakdown, SASE if desired. http://www.turtleshellproductions.com
Boca Raton Annual Short Play Reading Festival	1/15	1-T	Deborah H. Briggs, Production Manager Boca Raton Theatre Guild P.O.Box 273595 Boca Raton Fl 33427	#	NO FEE; submit up to three plays, NoPP. There is no cash award, but we do not charge an entry fee. This event is usually completely filled, and you have the opportunity to have your work shown as a"staged"reading in front of an audience as well as participating in a feedback during the Q & A following the performance. dhbriggs@gmail.com http://www.bocaratontheatreguild.com
Grove Theater, New Play Initiative	1/15	F	Grove Theater Center PO Box 2090 Long Beach, CA 90801	#	FEE $20. The Grove Theater Center New Play Initiative (GTC NPI) is an intensive play development program which leads to a full production for the winning play. Looking for exciting new works that are practical for mid-sized professional theaters to produce. Choose a minimum of four finalists, which each receive a public reading, two workshop winners which receive a workshop presentation, and one full-production winner. At each level, there are work sessions with the director, rehearsals with professional actors, discussions with the public, and cash royalty awards. The readings, workshops, and the final production are all directed by GTC Artistic Director Kevin Cochran. http://www.gtc.org
Phoenix, AZ, New Works	1/15	F	Phoenix Theatre New Works Festival 100 E. McDowell Rd Phoenix, AZ 85004	602-889-5281	4 works over four weeks, three performances each. Consideration: Honorarium, plus travel and lodging in Phoenix. Frequency: Annual. Preference: Length: Full length. Style: Comedy, drama, musical. Production: Small orchestra, minimal set, company of 5 or less. Author must be present for Festival. Application: Full script, SASE. d.schay@phoenixtheatre.com http://www.phoenixtheatre.com
Southern Playwrights Competition / Jacksonville State University	1/15	F	Department of English, Jacksonville State University 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, Alabama 36265-1602	256-782-5469	The Southern Playwrights Competition seeks to identify and encourage the best of Southern playwriting. $1000 will be presented to the first-prize winner, as well as a production by the Jacksonville State University Department of Drama. Southern Playwrights Competition reserves the right to use the name of the play and the author’s name in all publicity and promotions. jmaloney@jsu.edu swhitton@jsu.edu http://www.jsu.edu/depart/english/southpla.htm
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Master Artists-In-Residence Program	1/18	Residency	Atlantic Center for the Arts 1414 Art Center Avenue New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168	(800) 393-6975	Residency #128, april 14 - may 4, Mark Dion, visual artist; David Lang, composer; Susan Marshall, choreographer Since 1982, Atlantic Center's residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. Located just four miles from the east coast beaches of central Florida, the pine and palmetto wooded environment contains award-winning studios that include a resource library, painting studio, sculpture studio, music studio, dance studio, black box theater, writers' studio, and digital computer lab. Each residency session includes three master artists of different disciplines. http://www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org email: program@atlanticcenterforthearts.org
Lake Oswego Arts Foundation & Lakewood Theatre Company	1/18	F-1	Lakewood Theatre Company Play Submissions PO Box 274 Lake Oswego, OR 97034	503-675-3738	NO FEE, The Lake Oswego Arts Foundation & Lakewood Theatre Company open call for playwrights for the 2008 Playwriting Competition. One play per person may be submitted. All scripts must be accompanied with a letter containing the playwright’s name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address if available. Additionally, a one-page synopsis of the work should be included. Playwrights are asked to include a bio. The submitted play must never have been produced in any completed form including as a staged reading, recording for distribution, on radio, television, or film. Four (4) copies of the play shall be submitted for judging. Plays will not be considered for judging unless four copies are submitted. Include a bio, photo, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope with adequate postage for return of script following judging. Scripts received without return envelope and adequate postage will be recycled. http://www.lakewood-center.org/playwriting_competition.htm
Grawemeyer Award for Music Competition	1/21	Composer	University of Louisville School of Music Louisville, KY 40292	502-852-6907	$40 FEE http://www.grawemeyer.org http://louisville.edu/ur/onpi/grawemeyer/music/enter.htm
Manhattan Community Arts Fund	1/22	Grant	Lower Manhattan Cultural Council 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10038	#	Manhattan only. The Manhattan Community Arts Fund has small grants ($500-$2000) for those with little access to other government funding. For Manhattan artist residents/arts projects serving Manhattan, individuals or proveably nonprofit organizations. New or ongoing projects with activities that take place between 4/1 and 12/31/08. No repeats from prior call. First-timers must attend program info sessions listed at http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009820/lmcc.
National Black Theatre Festival (Mainstage productions)	1/26		Varies	Attn: Larry Leon Hamlin Producer & Artistic Director National Black Theatre Festival 610 Coliseum Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27106	See website http://www.nbtf.org/ http://www.nbtf.org/submissions.html
Left Out Festival / Cheryl King Productions	1/30	S	Cheryl King Productions, Stage Left Studio 438 W 37th Street 5A New York, NY 10018	#	Cheryl King Productions, at Stage Left Studio, announces the Left Out Festival, a Celebration of Gay Solo Performance, April 4-13, 2008. Stage Left Studio is now accepting submissions for the Left Out Festival. We are looking for one-person shows, cabaret acts, stand-up comedy, monologues, and spoken word. Gay does not have to be the entire theme of the piece, but, as it is a gay festival, we are specifically looking for material with at least a suggestion of gay themes. We are creating a fun, open celebration of gay solo performance art in New York City. Please electronically submit projects. Include the following information. Name of artist(s), Name of piece, Type of submission (i.e. cabaret, monologue, solo performance piece, etc.), Brief synopsis/description of piece, Technical Requirements, Length of piece. Artists will not be asked for an entry fee. cking3@gmail.com
PEN Center USA	1/31	1-F-M-ch-sctv	Jason Butler, Awards Coordinator c/o Antioch University, 400 Corporate Pointe Culver City, CA 90230	310-862-1555 310-862-1556 (fax)	FEE$ - $35, laywright must live WEST of the Mississippi River http://www.penusa.org Form: http://penusa.org/go/awards/section/2005-literary-awards-application-open/ awards@penusa.org http://penusa.org/go/awards/section/2007-literary-awards-application-open/
Premiere Stages	1/31	F	John Wooten, Producing Artistic Director Premiere Stages at Kean University 1000 Morris Ave Union, NJ 07083	#	NO FEE. Premiere Stages Play Festival at Kean University is a professional theatre committed to emerging playwrights and the development and production of original work, developed through panel evaluations, readings, Equity productions. Must live or have been born in NY, NJ, CT, or PA. Playwright send: synopsis, character breakdown, history of play (if any), playwright bio, script sample (8 pages or less). Literary agencies and professionals may recommend entries. Preference for plays that address contemporary issues. All must be full-length, cast size under 9. Must be unpublished and not previously produced fully (readings, workshops, showcases okay). http://www.kean.edu/premierestages
Chautauqua Theater Company	1/31	F	New Play Workshops P.O.Box 9598 New Haven, CT 06535	##	NO FEE, The Chautauqua Theater Company accepting submissions for summer 2008 New Play Workshop series. CTC is the resident professional theater and Conservatory of the renowned Chautauqua Institution in western New York. At Chautauqua, each week is given a theme around which the Institution’ s celebrated morning lecture series is oriented. CTC/NPW plays are chosen to reflect the theme of the week in which they are performed. While we don’t choose the themes, we are committed to finding plays that will engage with these ideas. The first 2008 workshop (July 7 to July 11) should correspond to the theme"On Writing"and the second (July 28 to August 1) should reflect on"Healing the Globe." If you represent, are working on, or know of a new play that might be appropriate to our programming, please write. NPW@CTCompany.org http://www.CTCompany.org
McLaren Memorial Comedy Play Writing Competition	1/31	F-1	Mail scripts to Midland Community Theatre 2000 W. Wadley Midland, Texas 79705	432-682-2544	FEES: $15/script; 2 divisions: one-act and full-length. All entries must be comedies for adults, teens, or children; musical comedies no longer accepted. Work must never have been produced professionally or published.. Prizes: $400 for winning full-length play; $200 for winning one-act play; staged readings for finalists in each category. http://www.mctmidland.org
Moving Arts	1/31	1	Moving Arts Premiere One-Act Competition P.O. BOX 481145 Los Angeles, CA 90048	#	ONE-ACT PLAYS: One-act plays are only accepted for our annual Premiere One-Act Competition. First prize is $200 plus full production with a 2-4 week run in Winner’s Circle: Moving Arts’ Premiere One-Act Festival. Finalists get program mention and possible production. Regulations: single set, cast limit of eight, no prior production in the Los Angeles area. While we have no strict rules regarding page length, the preferred range is 5-70. Our primary interest is the quality of the work. All playwrights are eligible except Moving Arts company members. SUBMISSION PERIOD: NOVEMBER 1 – JANUARY 31 (postmark). Notification: Fall/Winter. The Process: 200-300 entries (projected) are received and circulated among a panel of judges; one winner is chosen, and 6-8 plays are selected for production in the Festival, including the winner. Submission procedure: There is no application form. Send script, cover letter, SASE, and $10 entry fee* per script (made out to Moving Arts) to: http://www.movingarts.org/submission_guidelines.html
Dubuque Fine Arts Players Annual One Act Play Contest (DFAP)	1/31	1	Gary Arms, Contest Coordinator 1686 Lawndale Street Dubuque, IA 52001	(563) 582-5502	FEE $10. NoPP. Cash prizes, <45 min., simple set, small cast For application, email: gary.arms@clarke.edu Submit 2 cc’s of bound script with blind cover gary.arms@clarke.edu

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