March 2008 Playwriting Opportunities
playwriting contests, competitions, retreats, development opportunities for the e-merging playwright
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Address | Phone | Notes/Email/Website NOTE: PPOK=previous productions okay; NoPP=No previous productions or publications, workshops usually OK |
| Platte Clove Artists in Residence | The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development POB 504 Route 28 Arkville, NY 12406 |
NO FEE. The Platte Clove Artists-in-Residence program in upstate New York offers visual artists, writers, composers, performing artists, and environmental researchers a location to appreciate the natural environment and focus on their art. Residencies last for up to two weeks. During the residency, artists reside in a cabin surrounded by trails, waterfalls, and the forest. Residencies culminate in an exhibition at the Catskill Center's Erpf Gallery in Arkville, NY. Residents must provide their own bedding and food. Application: http://www.catskillcenter.org/programs/arts/residency_application.pdf http://www.catskillcenter.org | |||
| Kimmel Harding Nelson Center | Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts 801 3rd Corso Nebraska City, NE 68410 |
FEE: $25. The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers up to fifty juried residencies per year to visual artists, writers, composers, interdisciplinary artists, and arts and arts education scholars. The Center does not discriminate on the basis of disability, sex, race, religion or national origin. A number of "transitional" residencies are reserved for recent masters degree program graduates. These applicants in transition are reviewed as a separate peer group for these awards. Residencies are available for two, four, six or eight weeks stays. Each resident receives a $100 per week stipend, free housing and a studio. Check or money order to "Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts." For residencies to take place during Session 1 (January - June), the application deadline is the previous September 1. For residencies to take place during Session 2 (July - December), the application deadline is the previous March 1. http://www.khncenterforthearts.org/application.html | |||
| New Works Festival | Attn: Tina Parker, Co-artistic Director Kitchen Dog Theater 3120 McKinney Avenue, Ste. 100 Dallas, TX 75204 |
Each year, Kitchen Dog Theater selects one original script to receive a fully staged production (as part of our regular season – a five-week run, paid travel to Dallas, TX (if necessary) to work with the Director, Cast and Crew, and a stipend (amount TBD). Seven other original scripts will be selected for staged readings as part of the Festival (travel not included). Prospective scripts must meet the following guidelines: completed scripts only, do not include a synopsis and/or reviews (if any) of the play, ideally have between one and five actors (character doubling acceptable), and no restrictions on play content. Only one script per playwright may be submitted. ll unproduced scripts will be recycled. http://www.kitchendogtheater.org/about-script.html | |||
| Pioneer Drama Service: The Shubert Fendrich Award | PLAYWRITING CONTEST Pioneer Drama Service P.O. Box 4267 Englewood, CO 80155-4267 |
All plays accepted for publication will be considered contest finalists. The contest winner will receive a $1,000 royalty advance in addition to publication. The winner will be announced June 1. Application: http://www.pioneerdrama.com/pdf/contest_application.pdf http://www.pioneerdrama.com/stuff/contest.html | |||
| Center Stage South Carolina New Play Festival | Centre Stage - South Carolina c/o New Play Festival PO Box 8451 Greenville, SC 29604-8451 |
NO FEE. The 2008 New Play Festival will take place September 8-12, 2008. Readings will be held at 7 pm each evening. Must be a full-length play without a prior full production. Send complete manuscript. Cast size limited to 6. Include a self-addressed stamped post card or an e-mail address. Scripts will be returned only with SASE provided. We appreciate you offering our theatre the opportunity to consider your work. Our New Works Coordinator screens submissions for eligibility and for content as they are received. The final selections will be made in early August. http://www.centrestage.org/newplayfestival.html | |||
| Very Short Play Festival III Call for Plays | The Northfield Arts Guild Attn: Very Short Play Festival 304 Division Street Northfield, MN 55057 |
Performance-ready production (bring your own cast, director, etc.). The Northfield Arts Guild is proud to solicit submissions for the third annual Very Short Play Festival to be held Friday and Saturday night, April 25 & 26, 2008. The Northfield Arts Guild Theater will host both evenings of plays. Your play can be two seconds long, or two minutes, or nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds; but it cannot exceed ten minutes. Questions:better@carleton.edu http://www.northfieldartsguild.org/index.php?content=plays#vspf http://www.northfieldartsguild.org/ | |||
| L. Arnold Weissberger Award | Box 428 Williamstown, MA 01267 | Agent submission or by synopsis, 10 pp sample and query Sept through March http://www.wtfestival.org http://www.wtfestival.org/training/playwright_weissberger.php | |||
| Golden Thread Productions RE-Orient |
Torange Yeghiazarian, Artistic Director 131 Tenth St. San Francisco, CA 94103 |
415.626.1138 (fax) |
PPOK, Middle Eastern authors or about the Middle East http://www.goldenthread.org | ||
| New York Musical Theatre Festival – NYMF, 2008 Next Link Project | NYC | FEE$$. 2008 Next Link Project, NYMF's writer service program for the world's emerging musical theatre talent. The authors of musicals accepted into this program are nurtured throughout the year by a variety of resources, including one-on-one professional dramaturgical support, a weekend-long seminar of panels and producer networking events and a subsidized production slot in The 2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival. http://www.nymf.org/Story-192.html http://www.nymf.org/ | |||
| William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center | 2008 |
Edward F. Albee Foundation 14 Harrison St. NY, NY 10013 |
http://www.albeefoundation.org/Welcome.html Email:info@albeeFoundation.org | ||
| Emerging Artists Theater Notes From a Page Developmental Reading Series | Emerging Artists Theatre Attention: Playwrights Manager 464 W. 25th St. #4 New York, NY 10001-6501 |
Developmental series: Eats Developmental Series is a 5 week program where each week a different artistic discipline provides artist an opportunity to present their work in progress and get feedback from an intimate talk with the audience. The artists present their work at whatever stage they are at in their process for one night: One Woman Standing(OWS) - one woman shows; One Man Standing(OMS) - one man shows; Laugh Out Loud(LOL) - puppetry and clown work; Catch a Cabaret(CAC) - cabaret performers; Notes From a Page(NFP) -new ensemble musicals … Emerging Artists Theatre is committed to providing a creative, collaborative environment where new American playwrights can develop and debut professional New York productions of original, character-driven plays exploring the human condition. For all submissions for the Developmental Series please mark outside of the envelope with 3 letter abbreviation ( above)/ EatTheatre@gmail.com http://www.eatheatre.org http://eatheatre.org/submissions.php | |||
| Ucross Residency | 30 Big Red Ln. Clearmont, WY 82835 |
2 wk to 3 mo residencies FEES: $20 ucross@wyoming.com http://www.ucrossfoundation.org http://www.ucrossfoundation.org/application.html | |||
| Alabama State Council on the Arts | 201 Monroe St., Montgomery, AL 36130 | Must be resident of AL. staff@arts.state.al.us http://www.arts.state.al.us | |||
| Alaska Arts Council | 411 W. 4th Ave., #1-#, Anchorage, AK 99501 | Must be resident of AK Aksca_info@eed.state.ak.us http://wwww.eed.state.ak.us/aksca | |||
| Colorado Arts Council | 1380 Lawrence St., #1200, Denver, CO 80204 | Must be resident of CO. coloarts@state.co.us http://www.coloarts.state.co.us | |||
| Louisiana Arts Division | Box 44247, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 | Must be resident of Louisiana. arts@crt.state.la.us http://www.crt.state.la.us/arts | |||
| South Dakota Arts Council | State Library Bld., 800 Governors Dr., Pierre, SD 57501 | Must be resident of SD. sdac@state.sd.us http://www.artscouncil.sd.gov | |||
| Portland Stage Company, The Clauder Competition | Portland Stage Company Box 1458 Portland, ME 04104 |
Not open for submissions at this time. To be put on their competition mailing list, send name, email and snailmail address to: dburson@portlandstage.com http://www.portlandstage.com/Literary.html | |||
| Inner Voices Social Issues Theatre at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Department of Theatre 4-122 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 500 S. Goodwin Urbana, IL 61801 |
NO CONTEST THIS YEAR: Contest is now every other year ... next will be 2009.
innervoices@uiuc.edu http://www.innervoices.uiuc.edu/ | |||
| Stone Theatre – The Arthur W. Stone Playwriting Award | School of the Performing Arts, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272 | Bi-ANNUAL … NEXT EVENT 2009 … NO FEE. The winning playwright will be invited to Ruston to serve as Artist-in-Residence the week of the show. Louisiana Tech University will provide up to $500 to the winning playwright to assist with travel, accommodations, and per diem. stoneplaywritingaward@yahoo.com http://performingarts.latech.edu/theatre/StoneAward.htm | |||
| Backdoor Theatre Project | Backdoor Theatre Project POB 896 Wichita Falls, TX 76301 |
NO EVENT this year ... website states they are hoping to bring it back in the future. http://www.backdoortheatre.org/newplay.htm | |||
| North American Actors Association | Ms. Laurence Bouvard, c/o NAAA 1 De Vere Cottages, Canning Place London W8 5AA England |
To whom it may concern, It has come to our attention that you have listed information about the North American Actors Association playreading festival without our permission. The information that you have listed is both incorrect and out of date, which has caused a great deal of confusion and frustration for playwrights trying to submit work to our competition, and who have seen the information elsewhere. We would be grateful if you would immediately remove all information you have about our festival from your website, and would ask that in future you apply directly to us before including us in any listing. We are quite happy to be included on websites aimed at playwrights, but as you may appreciate we do need to know what is being listed and where, and so ask for prior approval before any listing is published. best wishes, Ms. Laurence Bouvard Chief Executive, NAAA NOTE to readers of this site: We apologize for any confusion, but the website WAS checked in advance (it's that 3 solid days of work I do every month ... just verifying!) and that's where the information was retrieved. Hope it hasn't caused you stress .... Keep plugging away and please let me know if you discover errors or, such as this, are told by the theatre that a listing needs to be removed for whatever reason. | |||
| Byrdcliffe Art Colony
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The Woodstock Guild 34 Tinker St. Woodstock, NY 12498 |
Four-week residency in the Catskills http://www.woodstockguild.org | |||
| 6th@Penn Theatre: Resilience of the Spirit Festival 2008 | Matt Thompson, Associate Artistic Director Resilience of the Spirit Festival 2008 6th @ Penn Theatre 3704 6th Avenue San Diego, CA 92103 |
NO FEE. PPOK, but must be unpublished. Little to no tech, please. Small stage; 50 seat theatre. Send script via email. The goals of the festival are to recognize, celebrate, and document the lives affected by genocide and torture, to raise awareness of human rights as a social issue and of the plight of refugees worldwide, to support artists creating human rights related works and to foster partnerships in the arts community. We are looking for plays about the human condition, specifically plays that deal with social injustice, human rights abuses, and the resilience of the human spirit from all around the world. We are seeking full length and short comedies or dramas to be fully staged and/or presented as staged readings. Plays must be 3-hole punched, from 10-110 min., in English. Play must deal with social injustice, human rights abuses, and the resilience of the human spirit. Cast limit= 5 actors for full length pieces running 75-110 minutes; Cast limit=3 actors for pieces 30 minutes and less. Include with your written submission: title page with the playwright's contact info; synopsis or log-line of the play; character breakdown; production history; bio. http://www.6thatpenn.com/ http://www.resilienceofthespirit.com/call.htm | |||
| Scriptapalooza Screenplay and/or Teleplay … Competition | 10th Annual Screenwriting competition. http://www.scriptapalooza.com | ||||
| New York Collective for the Arts | NY Collective Theatre, 315 Bleecker St. No. 313, NYC 10014 | THIS IS LAST YEAR's INFO ... Have not received a reply from emails as yet
NoPP; Submit bound script; scripts will NOT be returned. One entry per playwright. Cast limit of 4, no monologues. Include blind cover. | |||
| East Valley Children's Theatre | East Valley Children’s Theatre P.O. Box 20514 Mesa, AZ 85277-0514 |
Plays for children sponsored by East Valley Children’s Theatre. Include a cover sheet with name, address, phone number and age. All Plays must be suitable for children to perform for children. All Plays must be one hour to one hour and a half in length. Shorter plays may be submitted but they will not be considered for production by the theatre as one of its season’s productions. Musicals as well as just plays will be accepted. The play must be an original and not previously performed. Cash prizes will be given for the first, second and third place entries. The first place entry will not only receive a cash prize but will be produced by East Valley Children’s Theatre in its upcoming season, if it meets all the criteria for performance. Music in some form, either printed or audio, must accompany the entry if it is a musical. http://www.evct.org/playwriting.html info@evct.org | |||
| Stage Left / Downstage Left / LeapFest NEW |
Stage Left Theatre 3408 N. Sheffield Ave. Chicago, IL 60657 |
Downstage Left (or DSL) is Stage Left's new play development program to assist playwrights by shepherding plays from the conceptual stage toward production. Projects can start with as little as an idea and a proposal, and progress through a series of steps towards an eventual production at Stage Left or another theatre from Chicago or around the country interested in compelling, thought-provoking and topical new plays. All DSL projects must further Stage Left's aritstic mission: to raise debate and challenge perspectives on political and social issues. Check site for The Toolbox Series: This is the entry point for most DSL projects. Artists can customize their approach by using one of the following tools DSL offers. The Stage Left ensemble will select outstanding projects from the Toolbox Series to be awarded developmental residencies, for which writers will receive eight months of uninterrupted development, culminating in a slot in LeapFest, Stage Left's annual festival of new, socially-charged plays. The festival is an opportunity for playwrights, actors, directors and dramaturgs to actively engage in a three to four week workshop intensive. The experience is capped by publicly staged performances and a concerted marketing effort to let other theatres know about the work. http://www.stagelefttheatre.com | |||
| SketchFest NYC NEW |
SketchFest NYC 136 East 13th Street NY, NY | FEES $30 and $40, for performance-ready groups … SketchFest NYC announces applications for New York City’s fourth annual international sketch comedy festival are now available online. The application, for the first time, will allow filmed submissions, recognizing the enormous growth in filmed sketch comedy over the past year. The Fourth Annual SketchFest NYC is currently scheduled for June 12th-14th, 2008. The early application deadline is March 15th. The deadline for late applications is March 25th. http://www.SketchFestNYC.com info@sketchfestnyc.om | |||
| Fort Point Theatre: Gods, Monsters, and the Other, A Festival of New Works for the Stage NEW |
Silvia Graziano, Coordinator Boston, Mass | Scripts less than 1 hour. Fest takes place June 27-28, 2008, in Boston. The festival will be repeated in the summer on Cape Cod. Unless otherwise arranged with a playwright, Fort Point Theatre Channel will be responsible for all aspects of the productions, such as engaging directors and performers, planning and running rehearsals, and providing basic technical support. GMO looks at our best and our darkest sides in a celebration of the quest for understanding ourselves and the magnificence of human beings. The behavior of a so-called deviant is a reminder that a society constrains its members within very narrow margins. Playwrights whose works are accepted will be notified in early April. Submitting Scripts to GMO: Please email scripts (PDFs or Word documents). Payment: Playwrights whose works are selected will receive an honorarium of $100, covering up to four performances. http://fortpointtheatrechannel.org writers@fortpointtheatrechannel.org | |||
| NorthNorthwest (Washington) | Bryan Willis, NorthNorhtwest WWU Theater Dept 516 High Street, M.S. 9108 Bellingham, WA 98225 |
NO FEE. NPA and the WWU Theater Arts Dept. seeking submissions for the third edition of "NorthNorthwest," an anthology of ten-minute plays. Many of these plays are later included in the NPA/WWU/KCACTF touring program. These scripts are also being integrated into the curricula of several colleges and universities. PPOK! You don't have to lie this time about that "workshop" production you had in Nebraska. Multiple Submissions: Fine, but don't get too whacky. Email submissions preferred. SASE for script return. Scripts: NorthNW@hotmail.com Questions: sambraham@hotmail.com | |||
| International Center for Women Playwrights: Mother-Daughter Monologue Project 2008 New Posting |
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio |
NO FEE. ICWP invites all members and interested parties to submit material for an upcoming anthology of original monologues about the mother/ daughter experience. Length should be between 50-500 words, or 1/2 to 5 pages, or one to ten minutes in estimated performance time. Criteria: Cleanliness/Presentation (no typos, missing words, etc); Relative Completeness; Adherence to the theme of Mother/Daughter Experience; Reflection of overall ICWP Mission. All proceeds from the sale of this anthology will support the literary and publication efforts of the International Centre for Women Playwrights. We strongly encourage electronic submission. Please send the following, EITHER in the body of an e-mail, or as an attachment to a BLANK e-mail (up to 500KB) of any of the following file types: HTML, Word, Rich Text, OpenDocument Text and/or StarOffice. IN EMAIL, include name, e-mail address, phone number, Title of Monologue, Title of Play if it is an Excerpt, Brief description of the character: (name, age, etc), Full text of the Monologue. Send via Google Docs: http://www.netspace.org/~icwp/about.html ICWP+Mother+Daughter+Monologu-z12481368660596525264-Bjg32xhv@prod.writely.com If problems, contact: motherdaughtericwp@gmail.com | |||
| Theater Southwest-Festival of Originals | was 3/15 |
Theatre Southwest 8944-A Clarkcrest Houston, TX 77063 Attn: TSW-FOO |
DEADLINE POSTPONED TO 4/1.
FEE $5. 11th Annual Festival of Originals! The festival is open to all playwrights, both local Houston, and area Texan, as well as those National and International wrights wishing to participate. Needed are plays that run approximately 20 minutes in length, and that DON’T have 10-plus characters or 12 set changes in them. Comedies are greatly appreciated (screwball or high brow), more than one scene (and EVEN more than one setting), will be considered. Playwrights are really only limited by their imagination, and ability to tell a compelling story on stage in the time limit. And although there is never any censorship at the TSW-FOO, your family friendly play is just as welcome as your more adult oriented play. Please make all checks or money orders payable to Theatre Southwest. | ||
| Estrogenius, Sola Voce | Manhattantheatresource 177 MacDougal Street NY, NY 10011 Attn: SOLA VOCE |
NO FEE. 1-woman shows only. Chosen shows announced May 2008. •Festival runs October 1 - November 1, 2008. • No electronic submissions are accepted. Submissions must be accompanied by a completed cover sheet. Submissions received without the cover sheet will not be considered. •Submit a script and a DVD or VHS tape. If you do not have a DVD or VHS tape, then you may be asked to audition. We are primarily looking for solo shows written and performed by women, but we do consider submissions by male writers that explore complex female characters and perspectives and are appropriate for a celebration of female voices. Please don't put a woman's name on your solo show. Cover sheet: http://www.theatresource.org/Estro%2008%20sola%20voce%20coversheet_web.htm | |||
| Metropolitan Playhouse, NY, East Village Chronicles | Metropolitan Playhouse 220 E 4th Street New York, NY 10009 |
NO FEE. Fifth annual short play festival celebrating the Lower East Side. Scheduled for June, 2008, the East Village Chronicles is a series of short works, produced by the Playhouse, and inspired by places of distinction in Lower East Manhattan. For details and submission guidelines, please visit the Playhouse website: http://www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/EVC5guidelines.htm http://www.metropolitanplayhouse.org | |||
| Atlantis Playmakers – Short Attention Span PlayFEST - The Sin Cycle | Theme |
KDB; Atlantis Playmakers 4611 Monroe Street Hollywood, FL 33021 |
CHECK WEBSITE for the deadline-specific topic FIRST! … Our new works program will include an entire cycle of plays,"The Sin Cycle."Every month begining in January, a new sin or two will be announced as the topic for that month's entries. Each topic will have a specific deadline, but all will follow the guidelines below. Please note, individual themes have specific deadlines." sin Cycle"topics will be announced on February 1, March 1, April 1 and May 1. Entry deadlines are February 15, March 15, April 15 and May 15 respectively. Selected works MUST have their world premiere at the SAS PlayFEST. Entries must be typed, and include a cover page with the playwright's name, address, phone, and e-mail. You do not need to use a specific script program. Old fashioned typing is fine. If by email, Word format ONLY. kdb@AtlantisPlaymakers.com http://www.atlantisplaymakers.com/sasplayfest.html | ||
| Blank Theatre Company Young Playwrights Festival | 1301 Lucile Ave Los Angeles, CA 90026 |
"We certainly are doing the festival again this year..." Same rules apply even though website might not be updated ... but the deadline is correct. Playwrights 19 and younger. http://www.youngplaywrights.com http://www.theblank.com Email:info@theblank.com | |||
| Lamia Ink Festival International One-Page Play Competition | Contact: Cortland Jessup PO Box 202 Prince St. Station New York, New York 10012 |
Every year, I have a terrible time trying to track this group down. This year, their website has disappeared. Since this has happened in the past and they still continue on, I leave this up for you, the reader … best of luck in finding them. Make sure they’re still there before you send your stuff. FEE$ - $1 per one-page submission http://www.lamiaink.org/opp.shtml Email:cjlamia@aol.com | |||
| Hangar Theatre | The Hangar Theatre PO Box 205 Ithaca, NY 14851 |
NO FEE. Hangar Theatre seeking submissions of one-act Plays for its 2008 Lab Company Season. Plays must be previously unproduced. Four playwrights will be offered a two- or three-week residency. Playwrights will participate in the rehearsal process. Early career directors chosen from a national search conducted by the Drama League of New York will direct the plays, and members of the Hangar Lab Company, a professional training program for emerging artists, will perform them. The residency will culminate in four to five public performances on the Hangar's second stage,"The Wedge."Playwrights will be offered transportation, housing, and a small stipend. NoPP. Plays must have a running time of 30-60 minutes. Playwrights must electronically submit one copy of the play, along with a resume and/or biography. Only one submission from each writer. Playwrights who have had their work previously produced be the Lab Company may not submit a play. literary@hangartheatre.org http://www.hangartheatre.org/pages/lab_company.php | |||
| The Arts & Letters Prize for Drama Georgia College & State University |
Arts & Letters Prizes/Drama Campus Box 89 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 31061 |
Competition offers publication and a $1000 Prize for a winner in Drama (One-Act Play) and full production at the annual spring Arts & Letters Festival. FEE $15, includes a two-issue subscription to Arts & Letters. Submissions will be accepted postmarked January 1 to March 15. The winning playwright should plan to attend and participate in the festival. Lodging and, if necessary, domestic airfare will be provided. Submit only original, unpublished work in English. Authors may submit more than one manuscript, fee of $15 for EACH submssion. Include a separate cover sheet with your name, address, phone/email contact information, title of your work. For those submitting more than one manuscript, you may designate a gift subscription to be sent. Send a no. 10 self-addressed, stamped envelope for announcement of winners. No manuscripts can be returned. Contest Coordinator: David Muschell; Final Judge for 2007: Michael Wright http://al.gcsu.edu/ http://al.gcsu.edu/prizes.htm | |||
| One Act Play Depot NEW |
One Act Play Depot Box 335 Spiritwood, Saskatchewan CANADA S0J 2M0 |
http://oneactplays.net/submissions.html http://oneactplays.net e-mail: plays@oneactplays.net | |||
| Boca Raton Theatre Guild Short Plays Festival - Grab Our Shorts | Grab Our Shorts Submission Boca Raton Theatre Guild Post Office Box 273595 Boca Raton, FL 33427 |
http://www.bocaratontheatreguild.org/Submission_Guidelines.html | |||
| Merely Players along with Third Tuesday Coffeehouse and Original Works Ten-Minute Play Contest! |
P.O. Box 126 Owensboro, KY 42302 |
Although the 10-minute playwriting contest was a success, it is not something we will be doing annually. Please don’t let that stop you from sending any submissions you would like us to consider. We are interested in producing more full-length plays this season and always welcome unsolicited scripts from playwrights throughout the year. --Alan Velotta One door closes for 10-minute plays, and another opens for full-lengths ... YEAH! http://www.merelyplayers.org | |||
| Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival | Submissions: Roxane Heinze-Bradshaw Samuel French Inc. 45 W. 25th Street NY, NY 10010 |
Theatres/Theatre companyies nominate the plays. samuelfrench@earthlink.net http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/new_2008_OOB_Competition.php http://www.samuelfrench.com | |||
| NativeAliens Theatre Collective 9th Annual Short Stories |
NativeAliens Theatre Collective 140 Seventh Avenue, #2K New York, NY * 10011 |
NativeAliens Theatre Collective of New York City is soliciting plays for its 9th Annual Short Stories playwrights’ festival. A celebration of the playwright, Short Stories 9, will be a collection of short plays from the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender perspective that will be produced together for a week’s run in late June of 2008. This year’s theme is “Queer Prime” so all plays should be relevant to issues facing the gay community in their middle years (40’s & 50’s). Playwrights interested in having their plays produced as part of this festival should e-mail their plays, as attachments, and include their name, address, phone number and e-mail. Plays should be a maximum performance time of 10 minutes, typed double-spaced in 10 point or larger font. Include a brief synopsis, no more than 2 sentences long. Playwrights’ names should appear ONLY on cover page. http://www.NativeAliens.org http://www.NativeAliens.org | |||
| The Lavender Footlights Festival NEW |
Lavender Footlights Festival c/o Ryan Capiro PO Box 942107 Miami, FL 33194-2107 |
Sixth Annual Lavender Footlights Festival to be held in Miami on May 31st – June 1st, 2008. The two-day festival will be held at the Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium. Lavender Footlights Festival is dedicated to providing a voice and a venue for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer plays and supporting the work of emerging playwrights, directors and actors. Submissions cannot have been theatrically produced in Florida. NO musicals. Plays must be Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer in nature and should be of immediate importance and/or interest to the LGBTQ community. Include cover letter with return address and contact information, including a statement that piece has not been previously produced in Florida; one copy of the script to be read; one-page synopsis of play (for full length plays only) For online submissions, use Adobe or Word documents only. Submission email address: ryan@lavenderfootlights.org http://www.lavenderfootlights.org/program.html http://www.lavenderfootlights.org/ | |||
| Menagerie Theatre NEW |
(rec’d by?) |
Holly Race, Literary Associate. The Junction Clifton Way Cambridge, Cambs CB1 7GX |
NO FEE. Inviting submissions for Hotbed 08. Looking for scripts up to 30 minutes in length requiring between one and four actors. Nine scripts will be selected. A fee of 250 pounds will be given for each script. Festival runs 3rd-12th July. | ||
| Theater Conspiracy Annual New Play Contest | 2711 Park Windsor Dr #302 Ft. Myers, FL 33919 |
941-936-0510-fax |
FEE $5. STILL GOING ON ... postponed until May 30. http://www.theatreconspiracy.org Email:info@theatreconspiracy.org | ||
| Hunger Artists Theatre Company’s "Beyond Convention" Play Festival |
Hunger Artists Theatre Company ATTN: Beyond Convention 699-A S. State College Blvd Fullerton, CA 92831 |
Their website has been up and down, so good luck. I have also included their MySpace page as that seems to stay working. If you have a play that wouldn’t normally be seen on stage, we’re looking for it. Send two copies of your script (without your name), cast list and title page (including your contact information). Scripts will not be returned. beyondconvention@gmail.com http://hungerartists.com/ Their MySpace Page | |||
| NY Artists Unlimited, Inc.
Bad Musical Festival
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212 W. 14 St., #2A New York, NY 10011 |
FEE$ but free to Dramatist Guild members. http://www.NYartists.org http://www.nyartists.org/BadMusicalsFestival08Guidelines.doc http://www.nyartists.org/BadMusicalsFestival08App.doc | |||
| Fire Rose Productions / New Visions Program 10-Minute International Play Competition | 10-Minute Play Competition Fire Rose Productions 11246 Magnolia Blvd. NoHo Theatre & Arts District, CA 91601 |
FEE $5 per play, five plays maximum. Seeking original and innovative work by writers committed to furthering their craft in a supportive and creative environment. Adult & Youth Categories. Do not put your plays in folders or binders. Plays will not be returned E-mail entries available for international submissions ONLY. Send the play along with a completed Application Form (PDF format or Microsoft Word format). http://www.ACToberFest.Com http://www.fireroseproductions.com/Pages/10min2006-1.html | |||
| New Works for the 2006 National Black Theatre Festival (Fringe) | Attn: Larry Leon Hamlin Producer & Artistic Director National Black Theatre Festival 610 Coliseum Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27106 |
NoPP http://www.nbtf.org/ http://www.nbtf.org/submissions.html | |||
| James D. Phelan Literary Award | Intersection for the Arts 446 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94103 |
For CA born or current resident playwrights only. Must be between the ages of 20 and 35 http://www.theintersection.org/resource_awards.php | |||
| Grande Prairie Public Library Clem and Muriel Collins Short Story Contest |
(rec’d by) |
9910-99 Avenue Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 0R5 |
Contest is broken down into grade levels for youth and includes an a category for adults to enter. http://www.gppl.ab.ca/writing.htm Email:lreilly@gppl.ab.ca | ||
| Barter Theatre (State Theatre of Virginia) - Appalachian Festival of Plays & Playwrights | (rec’d by) |
Nick Piper Director, Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights P.O. Box 867 Abingdon, VA 24212 |
NoPP, NO FEE, Appalachian themes, locations and/or setting. If playwright is from area, it can be on any theme. http://www.bartertheatre.com/season/festival.html http://www.bartertheatre.com Email:apfestival@bartertheatre.com | ||
| Princess Grace Foundation | Grants Coordinator 150 East 58th Street, 25th Floor New York, NY 10155 |
NoPP http://www.pgfusa.com http://www.pgfusa.com/awards/theater/guidelines.html Application: http://www.pgfusa.com/uploads/2008PlaywritingApplication.pdf Email:cmg@pgfusa.com | |||
| Shorter & Sweeter for Kids | Australia |
NO FEE. We're creating a show that will consist of 10-minute-or-less plays for children. Again, the show has not been officially named yet - so for now, we're calling it" shorter+Sweeter for Kids". In fact, we're really creating two shows: one aimed at 4-8 year olds, and one aimed at 8-12 year olds. Imagine a 40 minute show aimed at 4-8 year olds, then an"interval"where our audience turns over then a 50 minute show aimed at 8-12 year olds. The plan is that this children's show will be professionally produced and toured. The idea is to create new contemporary stories for a younger audience, not just a retelling of traditional tales. The play must be suitable for either 4-8 year olds or 8-12 year olds, and can use at most 6 actors. Other than this, there are no restrictions on theme, topic, etc. Note that music and/or use of musical instruments (to be played or sung by our actors) is absolutely fine (provided there are no copyright infringements, of course). Note that the only formats we can accept are .doc, .pdf and .txt kidsplays@shortandsweet.org http://www.shortandsweet.org | |||
| 6th at Penn Theatre QPlays | Michael Thomas Tower Artistic Director - QPlays 6th at Penn Theatre, San Diego |
NO FEE. 1 submission per playwright. Gay plays, 70-85min's. 6th at Penn Theatre in San Diego, California is initiating QPlays, a new program of gay plays with the initial series of five productions to be staged Fall 2008-Winter 2009. Two non-musical plays are needed to complete the series. These plays will be given full productions with 16 performances over four weeks on our weeknight schedule (Sunday-Wednesday). Briefly: These may be new or previously staged scripts, on any subject, comedy or comedy-drama with performance time of 70-85 minutes; eroticism (including nudity) is acceptable (even encouraged!) if it's honest and organic. QPlays@aol.com http://www.QPlays.com http://www.6thatpenn.com | |||
| Circus Theatricals | <20 min. |
Artistic Director PO Box 586 Culver City, CA 90232 |
NO FEE. Six week production of the play at Los Angeles theatre. PPOK if not in So. CA. Submit 2 bound copies of script; blind cover; bio. Script NOT returned. info@circustheatricals.com http://www.circustheatricals.com | ||
| Rome Community Theater (RCT) | Arnold Galin, Play Contest Chair PO Box 91 Rome, NY 13442 |
MUST be resident of NY state. FEE $5.00. Submit bound script; blind cover; application form; fee; character breakdown; set requirements; SASE for notification. There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit. Each entry must have a separate cover sheet. Selected author must grant a royalty-free right of performance during the RCT One-Act Play festival. Application:http://www.romecommunitytheater.org/1Act.html romecommunitytheater@gmail.com http://www.romecommunitytheater.org | |||
| Envision Retreat and Laboratory: Voice and Vision | Voice & Vision 520 8th Ave. #308 NYC, NY 10018 |
Voice & Vision is looking for projects initiated by women theater artists including performers, directors, writers, designers and groups of collaborators. Voice & Vision Theater’s annual summer retreat offers selected participants an artist-centered workshop environment where they can develop projects with women at the core. Voice & Vision provides ample rehearsal space on the Bard College campus, dramaturgical support, round-trip transportation from New York City, housing, a daily stipend and most meals. http://www.vandv.org http://www.vandv.org/sub.html Email:vandv@vandv.org | |||
| HBMG Foundation | Emily Travis, Marketing & Events Director 4719B South Congress Avenue AUstin, TX 78745 |
512 445 6497 (fax) |
New info is up on website, including new application form. FEE$ - $25.00 No work or writing begins prior to the Festival. http://www.artspark.org Application | ||
| Pregnant Chad New Plays Festival - Stormy Weather Players | Brian Fiorio and Stephen Sywak, New Plays Festival Coordinator P.O. Box 506 Cornwall, NY 12518 |
Postponed to 4/30 FEE$ - $5.00 per play info@stormyweatherplayers.org http://www.stormyweatherplayers.org http://www.stormyweatherplayers.org/guidelines.html | |||
| Theatre@First | Jude Shabry, Managing Director | NOT OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS THIS YEAR "[We] will be producing a single collection of short plays by one playwright, rather than a sampler of original and submitted work." Theatre@First http://www.theatreatfirst.org http://www.theatreatfirst.org/current/one-acts/submissions.htm | |||
| Eileen Heckart Senior Drama Competition | Alan Woods The Ohio State University 1430 Lincoln Tower 1800 Cannon Drive Columbus, OH 43210-1230 |
THIS IS EVERY OTHER YEAR … Look for it again in 2009 Intended to increase plays available for the rapidly growing field of Senior Theatre, the third Heckart Competition accepts plays in three categories: full length, one act (45 minutes or less in playing time), and ten-minute. NoPP. Plays should include major senior characters and/or deal with issues pertaining to seniors (people over 55). Musicals or adaptations may not be entered. NO FEE. Sponsored by the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at The Ohio State University. http://library.osu.edu/sites/tri/ | |||
| Stage THIS! – presented by Fn Productions and E-Merging Writers | Fn Productions 87 Crans Mill Road Pine Bush, NY 12566 |
FEES $10 per monologue Monologues and short solo plays, 10 minutes or less. Includes optional critique by 3 judges in the profession, possible production and publication in third volume of Stage This. Fn Productions is expanding the formerly biennial Stage This competition. Even numbered years, they team with E-Merging Writers to publish Stage This Yourself! Monologues and Short Solo Plays. Odd numbered years, they will continue to publish a collection of 10-Minute Plays. For 2008, the concentration is on monologues of 1 minute to 10 minutes in length. http://www.fnproductions.org Submit scripts ONLY to:stagethis@gmail.com Questions:fnproduces@hotmail.com |
** "TYPE" Guide
1=One act play
T=Ten-minute play
F=Full-length play
M=Musical
S=solo shows
ch=Children’s
cab=cabaret
rad=radio plays
ń=translation
A=adaptations
sc=Screenplay
tv=teleplay
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