1.
Radcliffe Institute at Harvard Fellowship
Deadline: October 1st
Radcliffe Institute is accepting fellowship applications from the humanities, social sciences, and creative arts until 1 October.
Fellows receive office or studio space and access to libraries and other resources of Harvard University during the fellowship year, which extends from early September 2015 through May 31, 2016. Stipends are funded up to US$75,000 with additional funds for project expenses.Stipends are funded up to $75,000 for one year with additional funds for project expenses. Some support for relocation expenses is provided where relevant. If so directed, Radcliffe will pay the stipend to the fellow’s home institution.
We work with fellows who have families to help with relocation issues for a smooth transition.
Fellows receive office or studio space and access to libraries and other resources of Harvard University during the fellowship year, which extends from early September 2015 through May 31, 2016. Visual artists and film, video, sound, and new media artists may apply to come for either one or two semesters. In the event that they come for one semester, the stipend is $37,500. Fellows are expected to be free of their regular commitments so they may devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their proposal. Since this is a residential fellowship, we expect fellows to reside in the Boston area during that period and to have their primary office at the Institute so that they can participate fully in the life of the community.
2.
Heiress Productions 2014 Playwriting Competition
Deadline: August 31st
Website: http://www.heiressproductions.org/News.html
Scripts should be full-length and mostly comedic in nature (or with major comedic elements). Plays should be unpublished and should not have previously been produced in New York City. Submissions will be accepted through August 31, 2014. The prize for the winning play(s) will be a complete reading in NYC produced by Heiress Productions with the potential of moving on to a full stage production at a later date.
For consideration, please send the following materials to scripts@heiressproductions.org -
1. Cover Letter
2. Synopsis of the play
3. Ten (10) representative pages -
These will be the basis for the first round of consideration. Scripts selected to continue
will be read in their entirety by the judging panel.
4. Resume/CV of the playwright(s)
3.
Yale Drama Series/David Charles Horn Prize
Deadline: August 15th
Website: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/drama.asp#rules
The Yale Drama Series is an annual, international competition for emerging playwrights. The winner is awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of the winning play by Yale University Press and a staged reading. The reading of the 2013 winning play will take place at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.
Winners are chosen by the preeminent playwrights of our time. Edward Albee served as the Series’ inaugural judge (2007-2008), followed by Sir David Hare (2009-2010), John Guare (2011-2012), Marsha Norman (2013-2014) and Nicholas Wright (2015-2016).
What to submit: A full-length play in English (worldwide submissions accepted). Playwrights may submit only one manuscript per year. No application form is required beyond the play itself.
The manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play’s title and your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address (if you have one), page count and (if applicable) a list of acknowledgments; a second title page which lists the title of the play only, a 2-3 sentence keynote description of the play, a list of characters, and a list of acts and scenes.
A brief biography may be included at the end of the manuscript, on a separate page, but is not required.
How to apply: They encourage electronic submissions, which can be made at the following address: https://yup.submittable.com/submit.
If you wish to apply in hardcopy, scripts can be sent to Yale Drama Series, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040.
What you get: The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of his/her manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading at Lincoln Center Theater.
Deadline: 15 August 2014 (entries not accepted until 1 June 2014)
4.
Hedgebrook Residency
Deadline: September 3rd
Hedgebrook supports visionary women writers whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come. The Writers in Residence program is Hedgebrook’s core program that for more than 25 years has supported fully-funded residencies for writers representing diversity in citizenship status, nationality, current place of residence, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, trans* identity, age, disability, professional experience, and economic resources. We welcome applicants, published or not, who embrace the mission and opportunity to be a member of Hedgebrook's community.
All residents are selected solely on the artist statement, artist information and writing sample supplied in their application.
You must be 18 years of age or older by February 1, 2015 to apply. Applicants are welcome to reapply if they have not yet been awarded a residency. Writers who work in languages other than English are welcome to apply if they can supply a writing sample in English translation as well as in the original language.
5.
Cullman Fellowship
Deadline: September 26th
Award Period: September 8, 2015 - May 27, 2016
Stipend: $70,000
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers supports projects that draw on the research collections at The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). The Center looks for top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. It aims to promote dynamic conversation about the humanities, social sciences, and scholarship at the very highest level — within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows’ published work.
Candidates who need to work primarily in The New York Public Library’s other research centers — The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Science, Industry and Business Library — are not eligible for this fellowship.
In order to avoid real or apparent conflicts of interest, the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers does not accept applications from New York Public Library staff members or their partners, or from people active on the Library’s Board of Trustees, Board Advisory Committees, or Library Council.
Please visit www.nypl.org/research-collections for detailed information about the collections of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
Fellows are required to work at the Cullman Center, on the project for which they applied, for the duration of the fellowship term. Fellows may have a few prior brief commitments, but must limit research trips, attendance at scholarly meetings, and speaking engagements, and may not accept other major work obligations during the course of this fellowship. Anyone who needs to be away for more than two days must notify the Director or Deputy Director in advance. The Library will pro-rate stipends for Fellows who spend too much time away from the Center.
Fellowships will not be granted to post-doctoral fellows or to applicants doing graduate-school dissertation research.
The Cullman Center will not accept dossier letters in place of new letters of recommendation.
Fellows must be conversant in English.
Completed applications and supporting materials — research proposal, Curriculum Vitae, letters of recommendation, and art work sample or creative writing sample — must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on September 26, 2014.
New York Public Library staff members are not able to make corrections or additions once applications are submitted.
The New York Public Library/American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships
The Center may give up to five fellowships a year in conjunction with the American Council of Learned Societies. Candidates for joint fellowships must submit separate applications to The New York Public Library and to the American Council of Learned Societies. For information regarding ACLS eligibility requirements and an ACLS application, please visit the ACLS website, www.acls.org/programs/comps.
6.
Blue Ink Playwriting Award
Deadline: September 1st
website: americanbluestheater.com/about-blues/new-work/blue-ink-submission-guidelines/
The winning play will be selected by Producing Artistic Director, Gwendolyn Whiteside, and the Ensemble. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the Blue Ink Playwriting Award of $1,000 and receive a staged reading at American Blues Theater in Chicago.
There is a $5 administrative fee. Please follow these guidelines in preparing your manuscript:
- This contest is restricted to plays written in the English language. Worldwide submissions are accepted.
-Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays written in English. Translations, musicals, and children’s plays are not accepted.
- Playwrights may submit only one (1) manuscript per year.
- Plays that have been professionally produced or published are not eligible. Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production will be considered.
- Plays may not be under option or scheduled for professional production or publication at the time of submission.
- American Blues Theater reserves the Right-of-First-Refusal to produce the World-premiere of the winning manuscript for (1) year beginning with the public announcement in March 2015.
-Plays must be sent as a Word document or pdf file to blueink@americanbluestheater.com.
- Send the $5 administrative fee to: American Blues Theater, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60610 or pay online here
7.
Guggenheim Fellowship
Deadline: September 19th
The Fellowship competition was at first open only to citizens of either the United States or its possessions. In keeping with the Guggenheims' intentions, as expressed in their First Letter of Gift, the awards were originally titled the "John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study Abroad." Beginning with the inaugural class of fifteen Fellows in 1926, all Fellows were required to spend their terms outside of the United States. But eager to place as few restrictions as possible on the Fellows, the Foundation rescinded that requirement with the competition of 1941.
Canadians became eligible for the Guggenheim Fellowships in 1940, and the name of the competition changed to "United States and Canada." Residents of the Philippines were eligible from the establishment of the Foundation (for the Philippines were a U.S. territory at that time) until 1988, when the Philippine program was discontinued; applications from the Philippines were considered by the Committee of Selection for the United States and Canada through 1949, when that responsibility shifted to the Latin American Committee.
8.
Macdowell Colony
Deadline: September 15
Website: http://www.macdowellcolony.org
Application Guidelines
Please review the Application Guidelines below before beginning the application process. If you have questions about applying to MacDowell, please contact the admissions office atadmissions@macdowellcolony.org.
The MacDowell Colony provides time, space, and an inspiring environment to artists of exceptional talent. A MacDowell Fellowship, or residency, consists of exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for up to eight weeks. There are no residency fees.
MacDowell Fellows are selected by our admissions panels, which are comprised of a revolving group of distinguished professionals in each artistic discipline who serve anonymously for three years.
Eligibility
The Colony accepts applications from artists working in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. The sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence, which the Colony defines in a pluralistic and inclusive way. MacDowell encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics, and welcomes artists engaging in the broadest spectrum of artistic practice and investigating an unlimited array of inquiries and concerns. To that end, emerging as well as established artists are invited to apply. Applicants who are in a degree program as of the date of application are ineligible for a residency and therefore cannot apply.
MacDowell is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and disability. No one with the AIDS virus, or HIV shall be denied admission as long as he/she is otherwise qualified. The Colony offers barrier-free access in all main buildings and some studios.
Application Periods and Deadlines
Artists may apply only once every 24 months. MacDowell will only accept applications for the next deadline. Please refer to the applications dates in the column on the left for open application time periods.
Application Process
Before starting the application process, we encourage applicants to scroll through our extensive list of Application FAQs. All applicants apply through the online application process. To apply, click on the Apply icon. Applicants are not required to mail in hard copies of the application forms.
Work Samples
Work samples supporting the proposed project and completed within the past four years are requested. All work samples are uploaded and submitted through the online application. Applicants unable to submit new work for the panel to review should include a note of explanation. Those applicants whose proposed project does not fall clearly within an artistic discipline should contact the Admissions office to discuss which discipline would best fit the proposed work. Please note, composers are required to mail in two copies of two clearly reproduced, bound scores within one week after the deadline, but must upload music files through the online application.
References
Applicants are required to have one reference form on file completed by an authority in their field who is familiar with them and their work. Applications that do not have a completed reference form on file will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed. Reference letters are confidential and will be kept on file for five years.
Applicants: The reference process is initiated by you, the applicant, from within the online application. You will add the name and contact information for your recommender in the Reference step of the application and a secure link will be sent to your recommender. This can be done in advance of submitting your application. It is your responsibility to ensure the request is fulfilled. The deadline for all references is one week after the application deadline.
Recommenders: As a recommender, you will receive an automated email from SlideRoom once the applicant has entered your contact information. This email will contain a link specifically tied to the applicant, which should be used to complete the recommendation. The deadline for all references is one week after the application deadline. If a recommender cannot submit a reference online, please contact the Admissions Department at admissions@macdowellcolony.org or 603-924-3886 x 113.
Processing Fee
A nonrefundable processing fee of $30 (U.S.) is required with each application. Applicants pay the processing fee by debit or credit card through a secure site on the online application.
Notification
Applicants will be notified of admission status approximately 10 weeks after the applicable deadline, on or near the dates listed below:
Summer residency notification: March 25th
Fall residency notification: June 25th
Winter/Spring residency notification: November 25th
Collaborations
Artists collaborating on a project must submit individual application forms and appropriate work samples, along with a joint description of the work they intend to do at the Colony. Work space needs should be clearly specified (i.e. whether or not separate studios are required), and an example of a previous collaborative work (either completed or in progress) may also be submitted. Admission status is determined by averaging the individual application scores of all collaborators.
9.
Acadia University's Minifest
Deadline: October 15th
The Acadia University Theatre Company’s 22nd Annual International MiniFest, a student-run festival, is coming up soon and we are looking for original, never-before-seen one act plays to stage. This would provide an excellent opportunity for your students to see their plays performed, by other university students. Plays shouldn't run longer than 30 minutes.
Submit scripts online at: http://theatre.acadiau.ca/minifestsubmissions.html
10.
National Geographics Expedition
Deadline: Aug. 31st
Website: www.ExpeditionGranted.com
National Geographic is giving away $50,000 to the next great explorer-innovator -- this can be in any category... the arts, tech, science, travel, journalism, food, education, environment... or a combination thereof. Imagine what you could explore with $50K - not to mention the exposure to NatGeo's audience, editorial, and advisors.
11.
Exit Player 7
Deadline: September 13th
Website: http://www.exit7players.org/shows/theexit7newshortpl/
Exit 7 Players is seeking submissions for The Exit 7 New Short Play Contest, performing in February 2015. The contest producers are Janine and Jeffrey Flood (co-producers, the LabWorks 15-Minute New Play Contest 2010-2013, Valley Repertory Company) and Rebecca Johnson (co-producer, Les Miserables, Exit 7 Players).
The Exit 7 New Short Play Contest will produce short plays by twelve playwrights in an exciting audience-participation format, awarding two winning writers a prize of $150 each.
You may submit either one or two plays. Please use the following process to enter the contest. Read all requirements carefully so as to be considered.
1. Format your script using no smaller than 12-point type. Use 1” margins on top, bottom, and sides. Please number your pages. (Click Sample Script Format to see a properly formatted page.)
2. Page one should start with the title of the play at the top of the page (as seen on the Sample Script Format). If you consider your play to be a comedy, please follow the title with “A Comedy”. If you do NOT consider your play to be a comedy, follow the title with “A Drama”. And yes, you must label your play as either one or the other.
3. Your play must be limited to 15 pages total. Any script 16 pages or longer will be rejected.
4. The plays we produce are chosen blind, so do not include ANY author information on the script itself. The contest Play Selection Committee does not see any playwrights’ names until the final selections for production have been made. Therefore, if you put your name on the script so that a member of the Committee sees it, it will be rejected. A company member who is not on the Play Selection Committee keeps the playwright contact info until the final 12 plays are selected for production.
5. Save your script(s) in .pdf format. You can submit your script(s) until Saturday, September 13th, 2014 via the form found in the link. Do not attempt to submit the script in any other format or to any other destination. Snail mail submissions are NOT being accepted.
Submission Restrictions
Please read the following carefully so that your script can be given due consideration:
1. Playwrights can submit 2 plays, but only 1 play per writer will be produced. Members of Exit 7 Players are eligible to submit to the contest, but if their script is chosen as one of the 12 semifinalists, they will be prohibited from working on the production of the contest in any capacity.
2. Scripts should require 2 to 5 actors. Please note that a play can include more than 5 characters, as long as they can be played by 2 to 5 actors. Scripts requiring more than 5 actors will be rejected.
3. We will not consider one-man or one-woman shows, musicals, or children’s theatre.
4. Entries must be original plays. Scripts may be co-authored, based on factual material, or an adaptation. Legal clearance of materials not in the public domain is the full responsibility of the playwright.
5. We will consider unproduced works as well as plays that have been previously produced, so long as their first date of production was on, or after, June 15th of 2013.
6. Submissions are restricted to plays that have not been published in any form, and they must be royalty-free to Exit 7 for this contest.
7. We’re seeking plays, not skits or sketches. Plays should have a beginning, a middle, and an end (though not necessarily in that order) and feature character development. Above all, make the script compelling.
8. Exit 7 is a community theatre. If we foresee difficulty producing a play due to unusual script requirements, the play may be rejected.
9. While Exit 7 is a family-friendly theatre, adult content is acceptable. Profanity, if it is fully justified by the script and for the character, will not be cause for outright rejection; however, profanity is no replacement for good writing. We will reject any script that requires nudity.
10. Keep set, lighting, sound, costume, and prop requirements to a minimum. The contest will feature 6 plays per night, with quick changeovers. A script with complex technical requirements could lead to its rejection.
12.
20% Theatre
Deadline: open
Website: http://www.tctwentypercent.org/
20% Theatre Company Twin Cities is open to accepting full-length plays any time (60 minute minimum performance time). Please complete this Script Submission Form and email with your script to submissions@tctwentypercent.org. Due to the high volume of scripts submitted to us, we are unable to respond to all submissions. If we are interested in producing your work we will contact you.
13.
Mixed Blood
Deadline: open submission
Website:http://www.mixedblood.com/
Mixed Blood welcomes submissions of contemporary plays that pursue and realize the company’s mission and aesthetic. Mixed Blood uses theatre to address pluralism, usually manifest in race, culture, language, disability, gender, nationality, affectional orientation, and political worldview. Predictably unpredictable, the theatre particularly invites polyglot plays, scripts from the global stage, and work that advances the art form. We prefer e-submissions. If you think you play might be a good fit for us, please send a query letter, your bio or resume, a brief synopsis, and a 10-page sample of your play to the Mixed Blood. Send to: literary@mixedblood.com
14.
Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Play Contest
Deadline: Oct. 1st
The Castillo Theatre (NYC) sponsors the Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Play Contest and reading series bi-annually. In its seventh year, the political play contest is intended to encourage the writing of scripts for the stage that engage the political/social/cultural questions affecting the world today and/or historical events and issues that impact on our heritage.
While Castillo recognizes that in the broadest sense, all theatre is political, the contest is seeking politically progressive plays that: look at social and/or economic problems and challenges; explore possibilities of social transformation; and, reflect the concerns and interests of communities or which explore the importance of community. The contest also welcomes scripts that experiment with form and seek new ways of seeing and new ways of experiencing theatrical performance.
The plays submitted to the Fratti-Newman Political Play Contest may be written in any style, set in any historical time, geographic or imaginary location, contain any number of characters and be of any length. The plays must be in English and cannot be musicals or adaptations. No scripts will be considered that have previously been submitted to this contest, have received a production or won other contests. Only one script per playwright per year will be accepted.
The contest is judged by a team of distinguished theatre artists. The winning script(s) will receive a reading at the Castillo Theatre in New York City during the theatre’s 2015 summer season.
All scripts should be submitted in hard copy and must be accompanied by:
- a statement of the political/social/cultural questions that the script engages(scripts with no accompanying statement will not be considered)
- a brief synopsis
- a character breakdown, including gender, age and ethnic requirements, if any
- a 100-word biography of the playwright
- a current email address
Please note:
- Receipt of script will be acknowledged via email.
- Scripts will not be returned.
- Castillo does not give critical feedback to playwrights/contestants.
- Contest winners are required to sign a letter of agreement, which will include, but not be limited to, granting the right for Castillo to produce one or more readings and/or a full production of the winning play.
- Contest winners are responsible for travel expenses or any other expenses incurred as a result of participating in the development of the play with Castillo, or as a result of attending the reading and/or production.
All scripts must be postmarked by October 1, 2014. The winner(s) will be publicly announced at the Otto René Castillo Awards for Political Theatre in New York City in May of 2015.
Send all submissions to:
Castillo Theatre
543 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Attn: Fratti-Newman Political Play Contest
Questions and inquiries should be addressed to Madelyn Chapman at 212-356-8485 or mchapman@allstars.org.
15.
Queens Museum and Jerome
Deadline: September 1st
Queens Museum (QM) is pleased to offer a major new opportunity for visual artists: The QM-Jerome Foundation Fellowship Program for Emerging Artists in New York City. Operating in conjunction with the Museum’s new artist services program, the Fellowship Program for Emerging Artists in NYC will annually award three visual artists a grant of $20,000 each, an artist’s project at the Museum with an accompanying publication, as well as provide professional development and a mentorship with the QM Director of Exhibitions.
Fellowship eligibility is limited to emerging visual artists living in New York City who are working in traditional or new media, and who meet the following guidelines:
- Artists who are working in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, multimedia, installation, public art, participatory and / or performance-based visual expression are eligible for this opportunity.
- Artists must be a resident of New York City—from any of the five boroughs—and must have resided in the City for at least one year prior to the application deadline. Artists must reside in NYC until the end of the 12-month Fellowship period.
- Artists may not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program, either part-time or full-time, at an institution of higher learning at the time of the application deadline or during the Fellowship year.
- Eligible artists must fit the definition of “emerging” as defined by Queens Museum below. The artist must be limited in exhibition exposure, with no more than a few grants or fellowship awards.
- Once accepted, Fellows must be willing to participate in the professional development program and to work closely with Queens Museum staff on his or her artist project and publication.
Queens Museum definition of emerging artist:
The Queens Museum defines an emerging artist as one who is at the dawn of their public career. The emerging artist has completed his or her studies, but has not had solo exhibitions at established commercial galleries or institutions or received major grants. The category also includes artists who are well beyond their studies, and may have participated in group exhibitions but have not received extensive press or market recognition. These artists may have exhibited their work in other countries on a limited basis, but have not had major exhibition opportunities in the US or in New York in particular.
A three-person jury will review applications and make a selection of Fellow participants. The jury will be made up of the Queens Museum Director of Exhibitions and two other arts professionals, one of whom will be based outside New York City.
To apply:
Please prepare a PDF portfolio of 20 representative images of your visual artwork, a link to up to 5 minutes of video, a resume, and up to five pieces of critical writing about your work:https://queensmuseum.submittable.com/submit/30879
16.
The Naked Expedition Project (TNEP) is currently accepting submissions
Deadline: August 15th
Website: http://thenakedexpeditionproject.com/
The Naked Expedition Project (TNEP) is currently accepting submissions for our Monthly Reading Series kicking off this September 2014!
Seeking short plays (15-20 minutes) written by female emerging & pre-emerging playwrights or plays that focus on women, women's issues, femininity, and/or gender. (Male playwrights encouraged to submit as long as the play focuses on women, women's issues, femininity, and/or gender).
SUBMIT TO submissions@thenakedexpeditionproject.com
Electronic submissions only (PDF format- Attachment)
Please include a brief synopsis, character breakdown, short bio & contact information.
Deadline: August 15, 2014
The mission of The Naked Expedition Project is to challenge the perceptions of women and the underrepresented through the voice of theater and to serve as an advocate for their stories.
17.
Acadiana Repertory Theatre
Deadline: August 15th
Website: http://acadianarep.org/
The Acadiana Repertory Theatre is now accepting submissions for one to two slots available in its 2015 Season, with the theme Only Adapt.
We are looking for full length shows (we will accept one acts, as long as they are around 70-90 minutes) that fit the model of a newly written adaptation of a classic. This can range from Greek, to Shakespeare, to any classic tale. It does not necessarily have to be a re-telling, but it must at least use an existing story as its starting point.
The Acadiana Repertory Theatre is a small ensemble in Lafayette, Louisiana that is committed to producing and developing new works, and working hand in hand with playwrights to assist them in whatever stage of development their show might be in.
We are open to new show ideas as well, even if the show is not written yet but you are interested in writing an adaptation for us.
Plays should:
- Never have been produced
- Be in PDF
- Be received by August 15th, 2014
- Have a cast of 10 or less, or the possibility of doubling
Not require a great amount of space (we perform in a 50 seat house) or have a great amount of technical needs.
Please email scripts to our Artistic Director, Steven Landry, atstevenlandry@acadianarep.org.
18.
365 Women a Year: A Playwriting Project (Facebook Group Project)
Deadline: Rolling
They are seeking female identifying playwrights who want to join in their quest to write one acts about 365 women in history. A consolidated list of the historical women to choose from are listed at the top of page thread, and may be claimed by commenting on the post. Guidelines for submission can be found under the "files" tab on the group page. For questions, join the group and post a query. Deadline has been posted but historical figures are already being claimed, so join now if you want in on the fun!
19.
The Good Ear Review
Deadline: Rolling
Website: http://thegoodearreview.com/submission-guidelines/
Dedicated to publishing monologues that share a moment in time with the reader (and eventually, the audience). Seeking original monologues in all genres from established and emerging playwrights from across the globe to post on website. Playwrights may submit up to 3 monologues of 600-1000 words each. Monologues must be submitted electronically in the body of an e-mail; no attachments. Include setting, time, character, and any necessary set-up. Include a writer’s bio (do not exceed 60 words). There is no fee or pay. submit@thegoodearreview.com.
20.
TerraNova Groundbreakers
Deadline: August 11th
Website: http://www.terranovacollective.org/
Please read and follow these instructions carefully so that you may have a seamless experience applying to our 2014-2015 Groundbreakers Playwrights Group.
PLEASE NOTE: Incomplete applications (without attachments and payment) will not be processed. Thank you!
STEP 1: Have your ARTISTIC STATEMENT and PLAY ready to attach before you begin filling out the application.
ARTISTIC STATEMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
In any form or order you see fit, answer the following questions in a one-page ARTISTIC STATEMENT and attach as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf.
1. How long have you written plays?
2. Why do you write plays?
3. What is your attached play about and why are you writing it?
4. What is the development history of your attached play?
5. What elements are you working on in your attached play?
6. What questions do you currently have about it?
7. How do you feel participating in a writers' group will help you develop this particular play?
8. Why do you feel Groundbreakers is a good fit for you?
YOUR PLAY:
Please have your play ready as a .doc, .docx or .pdf.
STEP 3: Complete all fields in the application, including uploading required attachments, as the system will not allow you to save and come back to it. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to fill out the application form. All fields marked with * are required
STEP 4: Attach your ARTISTIC STATEMENT and YOUR PLAY as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf.
STEP 5: Before your application is entered in the system you will be prompted to pay a $10.00 processing fee.
You will receive a confirmation email indicating that your application is in the system.
You will receive notification about the status of your application by Friday, September 19th.
If you have any problems or questions about the application process please contact Associate Artistic Director Jessi D. Hill at jessi@terranovacollective.org
Applications open: Monday, July 14th, 2014
Deadline for applications: Monday, August 11th, 2014
Interviews for shortlisted applicants: September 14-16
Notification: Friday, September 19th.
ABOUT GROUNDBREAKERS PLAYWRIGHTS GROUP:
Since 1996, terraNOVA has developed over 90 new plays through our Groundbreakers program. Groundbreakers Playwrights Group is an annual developmental playwriting lab, in which 6 playwrights receive the unique opportunity to work on a play-in-progress with the goal of creating a completed draft. Each playwright will hear their play read around the table by professional actors 3 times over 18 weeks, receiving feedback from the Groundbreakers Playwrights Group, special guests and the artistic staff of terraNOVA Collective. terraNOVA assembles a diverse group devoted to creating theatrical, original, innovative, socially relevant new work for the stage and welcomes submissions of new plays-in-progress that will benefit from collective feedback and further terraNOVA Collective's artistic mission. We are especially interested in playwrights who, in addition to working on their own play, have an interest in attending weekly workshops to engage in the development of other playwrights' work. Groundbreakers is made possible through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Dramatists Guild Fund.
PARTICIPATING PLAYWRIGHTS WILL RECEIVE:
- An opportunity to create a 10-minute play to be showcased in terraNOVA’s Annual Benefit.
- Complimentary tickets to all terraNOVA events in the current season.
- Hands-on artistic support and professional development guidance from terraNOVA's artistic staff.
- A staged reading for a general and industry audience.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be able to attend weekly sessions in New York City. Attendance is mandatory.
21.
Marin Theatre Company’s Sky Cooper American Play Prize
Deadline: August 31st
Website: marintheatre.org/productions/new-plays-program/new-play-awards/
Norton J. “Sky” Cooper established the New American Play Prize at Marin Theatre Company in 2007 to celebrate the work of the American playwright and to encourage the creation of bold, powerful new voices and plays for the American stage. The Sky Cooper Prize will be awarded annually to either an established or emerging playwright for an outstanding new work. The play selected as the Sky Cooper winner will receives a $10,000 award and a developmental workshop as part of the theater’s annual New Play Reading Series. The winning play will also be considered under option for a full production at MTC as part of the theater’s annual main stage season.
Sky Cooper New American Play Prize Guidelines
• Submissions will be accepted from August 1 – 31, 2014.
• Submissions must be unpublished, original full-length plays in any genre.
• Musicals, translations, individual one-acts, and any play submitted in a previous year for the Sky Cooper or David Calicchio Prizes are not eligible.
• The submitted play may not have received or be scheduled for a full-scale, professional production prior to submission (plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production are eligible).
• Playwrights must be citizens of the United States.
• Only one submission per playwright is allowed each year; you may submit the same play for both prizes.
• For the Sky Cooper prize, the submission is required to include a professional recommendation.
PHASE I: Submit a completed online submission form and 10 pages of consecutive sample dialogue.
Agents may submit full scripts of their client’s work. Please do not send full scripts for Phase I unless via an agent or professional representation; unsolicited scripts will not be read.
We prefer sample pages attached to the online submission form in .pdf format, with last name, first name, (title of the play) as the document title. For example: Wilson, August (Seven Guitars).pdf.
PHASE II: Selected submissions will be invited to send full scripts for Phase II. All full scripts that have been solicited after Phase I will be read by a member of the Marin Theatre Company artistic staff.
All scripts will be read by a member of the Marin Theatre Company artistic staff. Please do not send more than the requested materials. Do not send videos, CDs or DVDs. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Due to the high number of submissions, not every playwright will receive a response to their Phase I submission. No materials will be returned. Winners will be chosen from among submitted and solicited scripts; final selections are made by Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director.
For questions or concerns, please contact literarymanager@marintheatre.org. Please, no phone inquiries.
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LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) Lab Playwright Residency
Deadline: August 17th
LPAC Artistic Director Steven Hitt Assistant Artistic Director Handan Ozbilgin
Playwright Residency Manager: Rehana Mirza (email questions to rehana.mirza@gmail.com).
GUIDELINES
LPAC is located on a college campus of 50,000 full-time enrolled and adult continuing education students from 163 different countries and is a part of the vibrant and multicultural neighborhood of Western Queens. It is committed to being an “inclusive” performing arts center, which has a unique and exciting audience base and two world-class theaters to offer artists for the development and showcasing of their works.
We are now probing deeper into the NYC talent pool for artists that need to be seen. Not everyone has a venue, and the LPAC Lab New Play Development Residency, part of the LPAC Lab, fosters the development of new plays by offering: a creative home; a stage; a rehearsal room; skilled technicians to develop original works-in-progress; connections to actors
and directors; and a potential production.
While we are happy to provide support to work with professional actors, we also have the distinct position of being able to connect playwrights with the diverse body of student actors on campus. Because of the great diversity
of the student body, we are particularly interested in working on plays about young people from diverse backgrounds.
For the 2014-15 residency, we are looking to present two plays about Muslim identity (though the writers do not necessarily have to identify
as Muslim). Given the nature of the residency, plays should be in the early conception or writing stages.
WHAT WE OFFER PLAYWRIGHT RESIDENTS:
- An artistic home for eight months (September 2014-April 2015)
- Development/mentorship from the Residency Manager, with regular meetings and deadlines, modeled after the playwright’s specific needs
- A workshop of the play during the spring Rough Draft Festival (March 27-April 3, 2015), with at least 20 hours of rehearsal time plus an additional 10 hours of tech with a professional tech crew
- Access to a community of student and professional actors, as well as professional directors if needed
- A travel honorarium for the artistic team
- Consideration for a full production of the play (up to seven performances), to be determined at the end of the residency
REQUIREMENTS:
- The purpose of this Residency is to develop a new full-length play. We seek two playwrights who view the Residency as an exciting opportunity to engage with a multi-cultural student body in an academic environment.
- Playwrights must be working on a play that reflects Muslim identity or issues, though the two writers do not necessarily have to identify as Muslim
- Playwrights must live in the NYC area
- Playwrights must commit to bi-weekly joint meetings with the Residency Manager, providing and receiving feedback on each other’s plays, in anticipation of the Rough Draft Festival in April
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
Please email LPACLabResidency@gmail.com with:
- No more than a 1-page statement describing the project you would like to work on in the Lab and why this residency is important for your work on this play;
- A 15- page writing sample; and
- A brief bio. Deadline: August 17, 2014 by 5pm. Finalists will be contacted for a brief phone interview prior to September 1st.
TIMELINE:
September-December, 2014: Bi-weekly meetings with Residency Manager discussing pages in progress. (Location TBA.) This will primarily be a dramaturgical discussion, though an onsite table read with actors is also possible.
January-March, 2015: Bi-weekly workshopping at LPAC’s theatre in Long Island City. We will find directors to experiment with pages on their feet.
April 2015: Each play will be given rehearsal and tech time with a director and actors in the Little Theatre, culminating in a workshop presentation.
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