1. SUREL’S RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: September 1, 2021
WEBSITE: https://surelsplace.org/residency/
Surel’s Place believes that artists should be supported at a level commensurate to the value they add to their individual and collective lives. We aim to give you the time, shelter, and professional support your work deserves. In exchange, we ask you to offer art experiences to our community. Boise values artists and their work, and as a resident, you will be valued and appreciated for the energy, ideas, and dedication that you bring to our city.
The program is open to professional visual, literary, and performance artists: painters, writers, musicians, architects, filmmakers, and choreographers… any artist who needs a place to focus. We favor artists whose work is technically advanced, unique, attractive (need not be pretty!), and conceptually valuable. Work that is predominantly conceptual, that must be explained in order to attract a viewer, may not be met with as much enthusiasm by our jurists. In addition, because we ask our residents to interact with the public through one workshop and one final event, we welcome artists who desire to connect with an audience in these ways.
2. WOODWARD/NEWMAN AWARD DEADLINE: September 1 2022
WEBSITE: https://seeconstellation.org
We are currently accepting submissions for the 2023-24 Woodward/Newman Award. The Woodward/Newman Award is an exclusive honor offered by Bloomington Playwrights Project, started through the support of Joanne Woodward, Newman’s Own Foundation, and the Newman family, celebrating Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward’s tremendous history of work on stage and screen. It presents the best unpublished play of the year with a cash prize of $3,000 and a full production.
The award recipient and finalists will be announced by May 15, 2023. The winner will be awarded $3,000 and a full production (including housing/transportation).“Full-length” plays should have a complete running time of between 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes) to 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes). TYA shows should have a complete running time of over 40 minutes.
Plays submitted must be unpublished at the time of submission (independently published is acceptable).
You will be asked to submit your play as an attachment and all other information (bio, history, synopsis, character breakdown) will be entered into a form.
Musical submissions may upload demos as an attachment or include a link to a shared folder.
Limit of 2 play submissions per year.
If you have any questions, please email literarymanager@newplays.org
Please note that there are significant changes to our submission and selection process from previous years. In order to make the Woodward/Newman Award accessible to all, we have eliminated submission fees as well as the contest format. The Woodward/Newman Award will continue to be awarded to an unpublished new play once per year and come with a $3,000 cash prize and a full production.
Submissions will be accepted and reviewed by our literary team on an ongoing basis, and will be considered for the award as well as for all 8 production slots in our season. So a play that is not selected for the Woodward/Newman slot in our season, may still be considered and selected for production. This will allow us to now accept open submissions for all types of plays (including TYA shows). While there are no deadlines for entry, due to the incredible volume of submissions, we advise submitting prior to September 1 to be considered for the following season.
3. INKUBATOR 2022-2023
DEADLINE: September 1, 2022
WEBSITE: https://www.arthouseproductions.org/pages/inkubator
Art House Productions is a performing and visual arts center located in Jersey City, NJ. Art House is a home for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas. We engage, inspire, entertain, and challenge audiences with ambitious performing and visual arts programs. We provide arts education programs that promote life-long learning to a diverse community and celebrate the essential power of the arts to illuminate our common humanity.
Art House's INKubator program is an eight-month generative playwriting process for a select group of playwrights-in-residence in Jersey City, culminating in the annual INKubator New Play Festival in May. Playwrights will meet as a group and in-person monthly from October 2022 to May 2023 to receive feedback, and develop the first draft of a brand new play. At the end of the process in May, each writer will team up with a professional director and actors to present a public staged reading, part of the annual INKubator New Play Festival in May. While New Jersey residency is not a requirement for the INKubator program, we are seeking playwrights with some kind of association to New Jersey. We hope the plays created will be inspired by New Jersey and all its glory, warts and all.
What do we mean by association? Have you…
…ever lived in New Jersey?
…gone to school in New Jersey?
…worked in New Jersey?
…visited the Jersey Shore or somewhere else?
…family in New Jersey?
…any connection at all to New Jersey?
Great! We'd love to hear about it. At its essence, INKubator supports playwrights and the plays they are creating at their earliest stage of development while also creating opportunities for long-term artistic relationships with Art House and the Art House community. We hope to use our mainstage to fully produce the work of INKubator alumni playwrights and will publish an annual open call for all INKubator Cohorts to submit plays for consideration in future seasons.
You must be able to commit to all the monthly in-person meetings scheduled at Art House's new home at 180 Morgan Street in Jersey City. All playwrights must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The collective goal of the residency should be to complete a first draft. If you already have a majority of the play written, all of the answers figured out, or even a completed first draft, we would recommend applying with a play that is much earlier in its development process.
Have questions about the application or program? Feel free to email Alex Tobey at alex@arthouseproductions.org.
4. ENSEMBLE PLAYWRIGHTS LAB 2022-2023
DEADLINE: September 2, 2022
WEBSITE: https://www.lomtheater.org/ensemble-playwright-lab.html
The Ensemble Playwright Lab (EPL) is a residency program for NYC-based playwrights to engage with Letter of Marque's (LOM) ensemble of actors, musicians, dancers, designers, and dramaturgs to create, develop, or reimagine a piece of work. This experimental process of creation and development is designed to welcome the playwright into the rehearsal room through active participation in devised and improvisational explorations. The goals and outcomes of each residency are mutually determined by both LOM and the playwright.
Playwrights are chosen using an anonymous submission process. Each entrant is asked to create an alias so as to mask their identity. Entrants are also required to omit all mentions of names of previous collaborators and the titles of their previous work. Finalists are scheduled for interviews to determine the participants in this year’s Ensemble Playwright Lab.
This season, LOM will be exploring the theme of DISCOVERY. For the third season, LOM will offer a $500 honorarium to each playwright chosen for a residency.
There will be two residencies: Fall (Oct.-Nov.) and Spring (March-May). Each residency will consist of 7 consecutive sessions to develop a work with the LOM ensemble. At the end of each residency, there will be a public showing and a facilitated post-showing talkback with the audience, playwright, and cast. All meetings, rehearsals, and showings will take place in person in Manhattan, NYC unless otherwise arranged.
If you have any questions, please email: lomsubmissions@gmail.com to contact a non-adjudicating member of the team.
5. RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP
DEADLINE: September 8th
WEBSITE: https://radcliffe.onlineapplicationportal.com
Harvard Radcliffe Institute fellows are in residence for a period of nine months from September 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024 and receive a stipend of $78,000 plus an additional $5,000 to cover project expenses. Fellows are expected to be free of their regular commitments so that they may fully devote themselves to the work outlined in their proposal.
As this is a residential fellowship, fellows are expected to reside in the Greater Boston area for the duration of their fellowship. Fellows may be eligible to receive additional funds for moving expenses, childcare, and housing to aid them in making a smooth transition. Healthcare options are made available as needed.
Harvard Radcliffe Fellows receive office or studio space in Byerly Hall and full-time Harvard appointments as visiting fellows, granting them access to Harvard University's various resources, including libraries, housing, and athletic facilities. If fellows would like to hire Harvard undergraduate students as Research Partners, we will cover their hourly wages.
Fellows are expected to engage actively with the colleagues in their cohort and to participate fully as a member of the Harvard Radcliffe community. To this end, all fellows present their work-in-progress, either in the form of a private talk for their cohort or a public lecture, in addition to attending the presentations of all other fellows during that academic year (up to two talks per week). We offer group lunches and other opportunities to connect with members of your cohort, but attendance at these is optional.
Applications are evaluated on the quality and significance of the proposed project and the applicant's intellectual and creative capacity, as evidenced by a strong record of achievement or extraordinary promise. We seek diversity along every dimension, including geography, ethnicity and race, stage in career, and ideological perspective.
Each application is reviewed in a two-tiered process–first by experts in the relevant field, then by a multidisciplinary committee charged with selecting a diverse class of fellows of the highest achievement and potential. As a uniquely multidisciplinary community, we highly value collegiality and openness to cross-disciplinary conversation. Evidence of collaborative and/or multidisciplinary work is a valued addition to the application.
Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process by the end of March 2023.
6. PRINCETON ARTS FELLOWSHIP
DEADLINE:September 13th
WEBSITE: https://arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/princeton-arts-fellowship/
Princeton Arts Fellowships, funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, David E. Kelley Society of Fellows in the Arts, and the Maurice R. Greenberg Scholarship Fund, will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching. Applicants should be early career composers, conductors, musicians, choreographers, visual artists, filmmakers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists–this list is not meant to be exhaustive–who would find it beneficial to spend two years teaching and working in an artistically vibrant university community.
Princeton Arts Fellows spend two consecutive academic years (September 1-July 1) at Princeton University and formal teaching is expected. The normal work assignment will be to teach one course each semester subject to approval by the Dean of the Faculty, but fellows may be asked to take on an artistic assignment in lieu of a class, such as directing a play or creating a dance with students. Although the teaching load is light, our expectation is that Fellows will be full and active members of our community, committed to frequent and engaged interactions with students during the academic year.
An $88,000 a year stipend is provided. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply.
To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, contact information for three references (should the search committee choose to contact references, please do not request letters or have letters sent in advance of a request from the search committee), and work samples (i.e., a writing sample, images of your work, video links to performances, etc.). Please also submit a 750-word proposal that includes how you would hope to use the two years of the fellowship to develop your work, how you would contribute to Princeton’s arts community through teaching and/or production, and how you have encouraged diversity and inclusion in your artistic practice, teaching, and/or research.
Submit your Application for the Princeton Arts Fellowship online.
Applicants can only apply for the Princeton Arts Fellowship twice in a lifetime.
For more information, please review our Frequently Asked Questions.
Questions? Email lca-fellowships@princeton.edu.
7. THE HODDER FELLOWSHIP
DEADLINE: Sept. 13th, 2022
WEBSITE:
https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply/application.xhtml?listingId=25441
The Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the 2023-2024 academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, translators, writers or other kinds of artists or humanists who are selected more "for promise than for performance" and have "much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts" as traditionally defined. Given the strength of the applicant pool, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the "studious leisure" to undertake significant new work.
Hodder Fellows spend an academic year at Princeton, but no formal teaching is involved. An $88,000 stipend is provided for this 10-month appointment as a Visiting Fellow. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. The Lewis Center is committed to fostering an academic environment that acknowledges and encourages diversity and differences. The successful candidate will pursue academic excellence in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings.
Writers: Please apply by submitting a resume, a 3,000-word writing sample of recent work, and a project proposal of 500 words.
Composers, Performing Artists, and Visual Artists: Please apply by submitting a resume, a project proposal of 500 words, and examples of ten minutes of performance through link(s) to sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Flicker, etc. Visual artists should provide up to 20 still images organized into a single PDF file and submit as part of their online application. Composers may send 1-2 scores as a PDF file and submit as part of their online application and/or supply a link to a website.
Limits on the statement size (500 words) and sample size (3,000 words) are strict.
The appointment of the Hodder Fellows will be made in early 2023. An announcement of the award will be posted here: http://arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/.
To learn more (including FAQ, profiles of past fellows, etc.): arts.princeton.edu/fellowships
8. JENTEL ARTS RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: September 15th
WEBSITE: http://jentelarts.org/apply/
Experience time apart from daily concerns. Experience a place where the time passes in the quiet certitude as it did 50 to 100 years ago. Experience the remarkable landscape and atmosphere of a working cattle ranch in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. Experience solitude balanced with the opportunity for community. Sitting just eight miles away from UCross is Jentel, which hosts month-long residencies year-round. The program accepts both established and emerging artists, so long as you’re dedicated to your craft and your work has a “personal voice or vision.” Though food isn’t included, they do provide a $400 weekly stipend to help with the costs of your trip. Applicants must be over the age of 25. Deadlines are January and September 15; $23 application fee.
9. The Millibo Art Theatre seeks 10-minute plays on the theme "VOTE!"
Deadline: September 20, 2022
Website: https://themat.org/call-for-submissions-theme-vote/
The Millibo Art Theatre is looking for submissions of short plays (10 minutes max) monologues, poetry, comedy, dance, puppetry, and songwriting that address the theme of “VOTE”. :Please submit scripts or act descriptions to matboxoffice@gmail.com with the subject line “VOTE submission”.
All submissions will be selected by jury or live audition. Auditions will be scheduled between Sept 15th and Sept. 20th.
PRODUCTION:“VOTE!” will be produced in a hosted variety show format at the Millibo Art Theatre October 20-30 for seven performances.
QUERIES:Please direct questions by email to jim@themat.org
10. CULLMAN CENTER FELLOWSHIP
DEADLINE: September 30th
WEBSITE: https://nypl.onlineapplicationportal.com/misc/guidelines/default.aspx
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers supports projects that draw on the research collections of The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building). The Center seeks top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. Visual artists whose projects require extensive use of Library collections are also encouraged to apply.
Successful candidates will need to work primarily at the Schwarzman Building rather than at other divisions of the Library. Applications from those working in languages other than English are welcome; however, the applicant must be conversant in English, and application materials must be in English. Fellowships will not be granted for academic projects to post-doctoral fellows or to applicants doing graduate-school dissertation research.
The Center seeks diversity in race, ethnicity, age, gender, field, and type of project. The Center aims to promote dynamic conversation about the humanities, social sciences, and scholarship at the highest level—within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows' published work.
In order to avoid real or apparent conflicts of interest, the Cullman Center 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.
Fellows are required to work at the Cullman Center for the duration of the Fellowship term and may not accept other major professional obligations during the term. Fellows may have a few prior commitments but must limit research trips, attendance at scholarly meetings, and speaking engagements to short periods of time. Anyone who needs to be away for more than two days must notify the Center's Director or Deputy Directors. The Library will pro-rate stipends for Fellows who spend excessive time away from the Center.
11. THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY’S 25TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN THEATRE
DEADLINE: Sept. 30th, 2022
WEBSITE: https://phoenixtheatre.com/engage-learn/festival-new-american-theatre
The Phoenix Theatre Company’s 25th Annual Festival of New American Theatre will run April 7, 2023 – April 23, 2023. The 2023 Festival will feature both curated and submitted works including: one play reading, two musical readings, one musical workshop, the Composer Lyricist Cabaret featuring two artists, and the Choreography Lab which will set movement to musical material featured in the festival selections. All eligible submissions are welcome and we are actively seeking submissions from artists with an Arizona connection.
The Phoenix Theatre Company is accepting submissions for the following:
1. Full Length Plays: Both dramatic and comedic. Selecting one for the Festival of New American Theatre 2023.
Plays should be original, un-produced, full-length scripts.
To be eligible to submit, playwrights must have:
At least one previous work that has been performed (fully or as a reading) in another festival or at a professional theatre* *Must provide documentation proof (playbill, press release, etc.)
To champion local artists, special consideration will also be given to works where at least one member of the creative team has a connection to Arizona (current resident, studied in Arizona, etc.).
Plays that have received more than two development processes (i.e. festival participation) are not eligible. No Theatre for Young Audience pieces please. Cast size must be limited to 6 actors or less (actors may play more than one role).
A blind copy of your script should be submitted (no names). PDF attachments ONLY. Must be submitted via the Typeform submission link.
Plays selected will receive a development process with a director, dramaturg and actors. This includes twenty hours of rehearsal time and two performed readings, with script in hand, in front of an audience. A guided feedback session with the audience will follow the performance of the play. Questions for the talkbacks are developed with the playwrights and are facilitated by the festival director or assistant festival director.
If selected, you must be available to be in residence for the duration of your rehearsal process during the festival. Exact timing will be determined after selections are made. The Festival of New American Theatre 2023 rehearsal and performance time frame is April 3, 2023 – April 23, 2023.
• Airfare and lodging are provided for the festival, as well as a small honorarium. Travel to and from your home airport not included.
2. Full Length Musicals: Both dramatic and comedic. Selecting two for reading and one for a workshop for the Festival of New American Theatre 2023.
Musicals should be original and un-produced.
To be eligible to submit, composers/book writers must have:
i. At least one previous work that has been performed (fully or as a reading) in another festival or at a professional theatre*
*Must provide documentation proof (playbill, press release, etc.)
To champion local artists, special consideration will also be given to works where at least one member of the creative team has a connection to Arizona (current resident, studied in AZ, etc.)
A blind copy of your script and score should be submitted (no names).
Please submit a full libretto and demos of at least three songs (more are recommended and do not need to be fully produced). Sheet music/score will be asked for after the first round of readings.
No Musical Revues please.
Jukebox Musicals are accepted but proof of rights to the songs must be provided.
No Theatre for Young Audience musicals please.
No more than 3 collaborators (book writer, lyricist and composer) for each work.
Cast size must be limited to 10 actors (actors may play multiple roles).
12. CAPE COD THEATRE PROJECT
DEADLINE: September 30th
WEBSITE: http://capecodtheatreproject.org/apply/
We develop new plays for the American Theater. Each weekend in July, audiences get to experience a newly developed play for the first time. These staged readings provide the playwright with invaluable information about their as-yet-unproduced work. A talkback session follows each presentation. Audience members directly engage with the playwrights, directors and cast. And changes are made to the work.
Playwrights may send one play per season for consideration. The proposed play must still be in development and cannot have received a professional production, or a production that has been reviewed, prior to August 2023.
As we rely on the kindness of our donors for housing, we usually limit our cast sizes to no more than six actors, though there have been exceptions. To answer a frequently asked question, we do develop musicals and have done so in the past. If your play is selected, your play will have a 20-25 hour developmental rehearsal period followed by 2 or 3 public readings with talkbacks.
Please use this form. To apply, please attach a PDF of the script to the form.nPlease label the document using your first and last name as well as the play’s title. For example: janesmithplaytitle.pdf
In addition, please include on the form a short biography and a brief artistic statement on how you propose to use your development time at CCTP.
Any questions? Please contact capecodlit@gmail.com
13. FORT UNION NATIONAL MONUMENT ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM
DEADLINE: September 30th
WEBSITE: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/fort-union
A Non-Profit Foundation offering Artist in Residence Programs, Museum In-Loan Programs, and Workshops inspired by our National Parks, National Monuments, World Heritage Sites, and other parks. Beautiful northern New Mexico in the spring and fall! Nestled against the far tip of the Sangre de Cristo Range and facing the great plains, Fort Union National Monument is one of New Mexico’s legendary and historic frontier army posts, located in Mora County near Watrous, NM, was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. Open to all artists, writers, musicians or performance artists.
14. NEW PERSPECTIVES THEATRE CO WOMEN’S WORK PROJECT- SHORT PLAY LAB
DEADLINE: Sept. 30th
WEBSITE: https://www.newperspectivestheatre.org/ww-project-index
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The WOMEN’S WORK LAB for short plays provides a supportive and nurturing environment to emerging and mid-career women playwrights while maintaining a rigorous feedback process that leads to production within six months.
Six playwright members are selected each year, along with a similar number of directors. The LAB meets monthly (Sundays) from February through June, allowing for time in between sessions for writers to continue to develop and revise their work in response to specific feedback from the dramaturgical team. Members are expected to bring work to each session beginning with the development of an original short play BASED UPON AN ASSIGNED THEME.
Monthly feedback from the dramaturgs focuses on the nuts and bolts of creating a 15-30 minute script ready for production. In a process unique to NPTC, feedback is given in a unified manner so playwrights do not have conflicting advice about what to work on, and so that the script moves forward according to NPTC's instructions as the producing entity. This approach creates a collaborative group from which members can draw inspiration and energy while modeling professional standards. Scripts are then produced in our ANNUAL WOMEN'S WORK SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL.
Playwrights should apply by MIDNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 31, 2022 by sending the following as email attachments, with the email Subject Line “Women’s Work Application” to contact@nptnyc.org:
PLEASE INCLUDE:
a full resume, including specific information on your training as a writer (i.e. degree program, workshops, etc.) and website URL if applicable
a 10-15 page writing sample from a playscript
a personal statement explaining your understanding of the purpose of the LAB and why you wish to be a member, including goals for your own growth and development if selected. Please include in this statement how you choose to be identified re: ethnicity and gender (she/they).
(Please note that ALL 3 items are required to be considered.)
WOMEN'S WORK is an award-winning program comprised of two separate, dramaturgically-driven Labs: 1) The Short Play LAB (SPL) selects 4-6 emerging women playwrights each year and leads them through a rigorous, step-by-step process to create original 15-30 minute scripts in six-months, written to an assigned theme. The plays are then produced in an annual festival; 2) the Full-Length LAB is for selected alumnae of the SPL to develop longer works over an extended period, with the same guidance and production goals.
Both LABS meet monthly, have submission deadlines, and provide comprehensive and rigorous feedback to the writers. 6-8 directors commit to the full year of the two LABs, both permanent resident directors and guest artists.
15. TEDxASBURYPARK’S 1ACT.1IDEA
DEADLINE: Sept. 30th, 2022
WEBSITE: tedxasbury.com
TEDxAsburyPark ’s 1act.1idea is accepting submissions of short plays (8- 18 minutes run time) with a big idea worth sharing. We seek original work that focuses our hearts and minds on any of these themes: Collaboration, Determination, Democracy, Diversity, and/or "All Together Now". We seek well-developed characters that entertain and enlighten us. Our preferences are for small casts and minimal sets.
We encourage playwrights to participate with us as we together explore these themes.
About 40 accepted plays will be produced in a Zoom reading with professional actors, with discussion. About 6 plays will be produced live on stage in the spring of 2023, and may be recorded and edited as either a TED talk or as a 1act.1idea production.
Within 45 days of submission, we strive to get back to you. Be patient with us as we expect over 1000 submissions. We appreciate your creativity, imagination, and original ideas and characters.
Submit to play project https://tedxasburypark.submittable.com/submit
One play per writer please- any questions John.orefice@tedxasbury.com
16. FLINT REPERATORY THEATRE 2023 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: October 15th, 2022
WEBSITE: https://flintrep.org/script-submissions/
The New Works Festival is an annual weeklong event featuring staged readings and workshops of new plays and musicals. Playwrights and composers from around the country are in residence in Flint during the process, which includes post-show audience discussions.
Playwrights should submit an original, unproduced, full-length script. Please include contact information, a short bio, play synopsis and development history.
Please submit HERE.
Contact Sasha Dudock (Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director) at sdudock@flintrep.org with any literary questions.
17. GREAT PLAINS THEATRE CONFERENCE PLAYLABS
DEADLINE: October 15th
WEBSITE: gptcplays.com
The Great Plains Theatre Conference provides opportunities for participants to interact with and have their work seen by a host of national theatre professionals and scholars.Fourteen plays will be selected for PlayLabs. All playwrights who are selected will receive a $500 stipend, travel/airfare to Omaha, eight nights lodging, daily breakfast/lunch, and select evening meals. Plays are chosen by a panel of readers through an anonymous application process. Playwrights will be notified of acceptance no later than March 15.
Playwrights whose scripts are chosen must agree to attend the entire conference (May 28 – June 5), work with local actors and directors, and provide full support to other playwrights throughout the Conference week. GPTC will consider both full length and one act scripts that are at least thirty pages in length. Playwrights may send a maximum of ONE script. Scripts submitted in previous years and not chosen may be sent again for consideration.
Plays that have received an Equity production, plays for young audiences, and musicals will not be considered. Equity showcase productions are acceptable, as well as adaptations.
What we need:
One file with NO personal identifying information that includes:
Play name
Cast list
Short synopsis (1-2 sentences)
Your play
One file with a title page that includes your name, address, phone number and email.
A payment of $10 to offset the cost of selection panel readers.
18. EMILY HARVEY FOUNDATION VENICE, ITALY RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2023
DEADLINE: October 15th, 2022
WEBSITE: https://www.emilyharveyfoundation.org
The Emily Harvey Foundation is glad to announce that applications for its Venice Residency Program are currently being accepted for 2023. The Emily Harvey Foundation offers residencies in Venice, Italy, for innovative international artists, writers, musicians, videographers, dancers, and other creative thinkers in mid to late career.
The Foundation provides live-work space in Venice, including utilities, Wi-Fi and telephone for local calls. All spaces have full kitchens, and facilities for washing clothes. The Foundation does not provide stipends, meals, or travel expenses. Residents must procure their own working materials and are expected to be financially self-sufficient during their residency. Travel outside Venice during the residency period should be limited, and residents are asked at the conclusion of their residency to provide a report on what they have done or feel themselves to have accomplished while in Venice.
Applications should be sent to ehf.venice.applications@gmail.com Applications must be submitted in English (PDF document preferred) and should include a CV, sample of work(s), and a description of the project envisaged for Venice. Residencies are generally of one to three months’ duration, but can exceptionally be granted for longer. The two available time periods for 2023 are: January 1 – May 15, or June 15 – December 30. Applicants should indicate their preferred period. Receipt of applications will be acknowledged within fifteen days. Residents will be selected by the EHF Application Committee. Preference will be given to first-time applicants (note: ex-residents can reapply after five years). Grantees will be notified two months prior to the residency start date.
19. THE JEWISH PLAYS PROJECT
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: www.jewishplaysproject.org/guide
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN TO ARTISTS OF ALL
BACKGROUNDS, DENOMINATIONS, FAITHS, CREEDS, RELIGIONS, and other IDEALS.
SUBMISSION PROCESS: Fill out the Project Application Form and attach a play to the form as a PDF. You must submit your play with your name and other identifying information removed (we review all plays blind). We will consider submitted plays and musicals:
MUSICALS: Submitted musicals must include links to recordings of at least 3 songs to be reviewed. Please note, we review musicals on a different timeline than our other programming.
ELIGIBILITY: The following must be true of a submitted play or musical:
It contains significant Jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view.
It is in English, or primarily in English—we love plays that play with language as a theatrical tool, and plays that explore the differences in language. It just needs to be primarily accessible to an English speaking audience. (We welcome translations.)
It is full length, meaning over around 75 minutes in length. (For a guide, that usually means 60 pages or more. We DO NOT review 10 or 20 minute plays.)
It has not had a full production in the NY Metro region or a major regional theater (LORT C or above).
It has never been published in any form.
NOTE: We are most interested in submissions that embrace and depend on Jewish identity at their dramatic core, while avoiding stereotypical forms that rely on cultural or ethnic shorthands in lieu of dramatic development. This holds true whether dealing with the historical gravity of the Holocaust or employing stereotypical tropes for comic effect.
The JPP brings all the tools of new play development to bear on the plays we select: dramaturgical consultation and research; the involvement of collaborating artists - including directors, designers and actors - at all stages as needed; private and public presentations; and industry advocacy. We partner with great writers who not only have a great idea for a play, but have a heartfelt intention to write a Jewish play. To us, this means that during the development process, the writer is committed to making decisions about the progress of the play (or musical) that enhance and deepen the Jewish content, spirit, ideas and values in the work.
20. NATIVE VOICES PRODUCTION SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: theautry.org/events/signature-programs/native-voices-annual-call-for-scripts
We accept scripts all year long. Do you have a full-length script that has been developed and produced that you would like us to consider for a future Native Voices production in Los Angeles? Please follow the Checklist for All Submissions below and in the Native Voices Script Submission form check the box for 2023 General Production Consideration.
Checklist for Call for Scripts
Please label script attachment as follows: PlayTitle_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: MyNewPlay_Doe, J.doc).
All submissions must conform to a standard play-script format (one-inch margins, #12 Times or Courier font, all pages numbered).
Include a title page with full contact information (mailing address, phone numbers, e-mail address) and a draft or revision date.
Include a character breakdown at the beginning of your script.
Provide a biography of 75–100 words. Please label attachment as follows: Bio_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: Bio_Doe, J.doc).
Provide a press ready photo of at least 300dpi. Please label attachment as follows: Photo_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: Photo_Doe, J.doc).
Provide development history for the play. Label attachment as follows: DevHistory_PlayTitle_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: DevHistory_MyNewPlay_Doe, J.doc).
To submit, fill out our online form and upload your submission materials here: Native Voices Script Submission Form
Please do not send treatments or outlines. Previously produced plays should be submitted under the 2023 General Submission for Production Consideration. Playwrights are encouraged to make multiple submissions (up to three per event), but selection will be limited to only one play per playwright, per event.
21. AUDIBLE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS FUND
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://www.audible.com/ep/audible-theater
In 2017, Audible launched a theater initiative, intended to radically increase access to exceptional plays and performances. A core pillar of the initiative is the Emerging Playwrights Fund, a program that invests in and nurtures self-identifying emerging playwrights, some of our most inventive, delightful, and provocative storytellers. Through the Fund, Audible aims to connect extraordinary performers with remarkable original work, amplifying new voices and harnessing the power and potential of audio to reach millions of listeners.
The Fund specifically supports t he creation of original dramatic work, written with audio in mind, but theatrical in spirit. Audible is dedicated to commissioning, developing, and producing work that reflects the diversity of our members and our world. To accomplish this, Audible is committed to granting at least 50% of emerging playwright commissions to artists of color and women.
To be considered as an applicant for a commission, please submit all of the following to AudibleTheater@audible.com:
1. One full-length script for an original or adapted play (in English language only) that represents your voice ("Script"). The Script can be in any genre and may include one-acts and solo pieces;
2. A short biography; and
3. A brief statement about why audio plays appeal to you.
If you have an idea for an original audio play, you are welcome to include a pitch or summary along with your statement (this is encouraged, but not required).
Any applicant over the age of 18 may submit a Script. Submissions are accepted year-round. Due to the number of Scripts that Audible receives, Audible will only consider one Script at a time from each applicant and will not consider resubmissions, including those that have been significantly revised. The Audible team evaluates submissions on a rolling basis, and applicants will be notified regarding the status of their submissions via email. Thanks in advance for your patience while we process your Script; our typical response time is 6-8 months.
22. THE STOCHASTIC LABS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://stochasticlabs.org/residencies/
The Stochastic Labs offers fully-sponsored residencies to engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated work space, shop access, a $1,000 monthly stipend and a budget for materials.
23. THE FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:
Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.VEach month FCA receives an average of 95 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-15 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,700. We recommend that artists review all of our eligibility guidelines and FAQs before applying. You may also complete our Eligibility Questionnaire, but please note that the questionnaire is not a substitute for a thorough review of program guidelines.
24. THEATRE ARIEL OPEN SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: Open
WEBSITE: http://www.theatreariel.org/opportunities
Theatre Ariel is always seeking the next great Jewish play to present to our audiences. Theatre Ariel is looking for plays that engage with the rich world of Jewish life, thought and practice; plays where Judaism, Jewish identity or Jewish perspectives are significant or driving factors in the story (In other words, not plays where the characters ‘happen’ to be Jewish or that have a few yiddishisms or “Jewish jokes” in them, but plays where Jewish life/thought/history is integral or particularly relevant to the story.). Theatre Ariel seeks plays with casts of five actors or less.
You do not have to be Jewish to have your work considered by Theatre Ariel.
All our performances are presented as salon-style theatre readings in people’s homes, following a long tradition of Jewish theatre. For the foreseeable future, we will be presenting in a hybrid model of both in-person and virtual performances. To have your script considered, please email the following to submissions@theatreariel.org:
Brief cover letter introducing yourself and your play, as well as a short plot summary and character breakdown (indicating doubling, if any)
Ten minute excerpt from the script (if these are not the first ten pages, then please supply a brief explanation of where we are in the story when your sample picks up)
Theatre Ariel is committed to reading and responding to every submission we receive. Please allow three to six months for a response. Please forward any questions you may have to the same email address listed above.
25. DRAMATISTS GUILD FOUNDATION EMERGENCY GRANTS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://dgf.org/programs/grants/grants-for-writers/
It is vital to support writers in times of need so that they can get back to doing what they do best. DGF provides emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness. If you are a writer in need, we can help.
26. THE DOROTHY ROSS FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE
DEADLINE: Rolling
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If you think you are eligible, now is a fabulous time to apply to The Dorothy Ross Friedman Residence. The Friedman is a shared housing (roommates) residence that offers affordable housing for working professionals in performing arts and entertainment, persons with HIV/AIDS, and senior citizens (60 years of age or older). Most of the apartments are 2-bedrooms, where you would have one roommate and there are a few 3-bedrooms, where you would have two roommates. All tenants have a rent stabilized lease. All apartments are complete with dishwasher, washer/dryer, central heating, and AC. Many apartments have terraces with spectacular Manhattan views, and everyone has access to the Colleen Dewhurst Community Room and the newly renovated Bette Midler Rooftop and Garden. On-site social services include a range of community programs and the Waldman Living Room for seniors. The Friedman Residence also features 24-hour security.
Criteria: Income Eligibility: 1-person household: $28,500 - $47,760
27. WILD CULTURE PROGRAM @ WILD PROJECT
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: http://thewildproject.com/wild-culture-submit-page/
Wild Project is currently accepting artist submissions for its WILD CULTURE curation program. WILD CULTURE will produce the work of 15-20 artists, prioritizing projects by female, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ artists, across theatre, performance art, music, visual art, and dance later this spring and summer. This program embraces the work of independent performance artists and productions to give these performers free access to valuable resources like wild project’s 89-seat theater and more. Curated artists will also have the option to live stream and/or film their work with our film production equipment and digital distribution platform. Wild Culture is primarily suited for work that is already more developed or previously workshopped. Wild Culture, launched in 2018, gives artists much-needed production support at an important time in their development. It strongly encourages artists whose projects address important issues like social justice, gender identity, equality, mental health, and climate change to submit their work.
28. LONG WHARF THEATRE LITERARY PROGRAM & NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT
DEADLINE: Year round
WEBSITE: https://longwharf.org/casting-and-literary
Long Wharf Theatre has a proud and rich history of forming meaningful relationships with artists, supporting the development of their work, and moving their projects towards production. We are particularly interested in incubating new pieces that center BIPOC voices, push form, and feature innovative dramaturgy. We are also eager to support projects that originate with artists other than playwrights, such as designers, directors, dramaturgs, and activists. Many of these works have become part of the modern American canon with more than thirty Long Wharf Theatre productions transferred to Broadway or Off-Broadway runs. We are revitalizing our commitment to playwrights at all stages in their careers, and are now welcoming scripts from unrepresented playwrights as well as agents.
Email scripts to: literary@longwharf.org
Type of Materials: Full-length, One act, 10-minute scripts, musicals, adaptations, translations, virtual/Zoom plays.
29. PURPLE ROSE SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: NA
WEBSITE: https://www.purplerosetheatre.org/opportunities/script-submissions/
It is our mission to develop and produce new plays that give voice to a wide and diverse range of playwrights. We are unique in our journey toward quality storytelling, as we accept scripts from playwrights who have agency representation, as well as those who do not. Because of this, we receive a large number of submissions, and while we want to read everything that comes in, we also want to make sure that all who plan to submit understands that the Purple Rose is a professional theatre and only wishes to see the best work in which a playwright is capable. In addition to selecting a play that exemplifies a playwright’s storytelling ability, he/she/they must please adhere to the following guidelines to be accepted or considered.
Please submit only the first 40 pages; the title page does not count, however the character description/setting page will. Please include a brief synopsis on this page as well.
The 40 pages must be part of a full-length play. At this time we do not accept One-Acts or monologues.
Please save the file as monthyear: TITLE OF PLAY_Last Name; ex. 0722: MY PLAY_Playwright
The file must be in PDF; .doc, .docx, Google Drive files, .fdx or any extension other than .pdf will not be accepted or opened.
Dramatists Guild Modern Stage Play format is preferred but not required.
Include a brief synopsis of the play in the body of the email; emails containing scene-by-scene breakdowns will not be read.
Provide any development histories and production rights including, but not limited to: workshops, readings, former/current/slotted productions, labs, conferences, liens, etc.
Please notify us of any agency representation and include their contact information.
JOB OPPS:
1. NYC's premier creative reuse center dedicated to supporting arts and culture across the five boroughs has new job openings for a Volunteer Coordinator and an Education Associate.
Volunteer Coordinator- MFTA receives over one million pounds of donations each year, and volunteers help sort, organize, and stock our shelves with these donations. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for the recruitment, planning, organizing, and implementing all volunteer activities within the program.
Education Associate- The Materials for the Arts Education Center supports teachers and students as they learn new ways to incorporate reusable materials and hands-on projects into the classroom. The Education Associate will serve as the point person for the Education Center, help develop and implement education programs, exhibitions, public events, and teach classes. These open positions are listed under Cultural Affairs at nyc.gov/jobs.
2. Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary and Theatre Studies with an interest/experience in Hip Hop Theatre and Performance
Beloit College announces a new tenure-track position responsible for developing courses in Hip Hop Performance and Theatre that draws together multiple departments and programs, beginning with the 2023-24 academic year. While being housed in the Department of Theatre and Dance, the ideal candidate will teach interdisciplinary Hip Hop courses and contribute to theatre studies by teaching in the Global Theatre History core, script analysis, and directing. This person will also direct/devise performances as part of the Beloit College Theatre Season. We intend all Hip Hop courses will serve students across the curriculum.
The ideal applicant will be an artist-scholar with a terminal degree (MFA/PhD), and a record of directing excellence with interest and experience in Hip Hop performance. Candidates who have experience in Theatre Studies/Performance who hold a PhD in another discipline should apply. We seek a candidate with strong creative expression/research agendas and a passion for undergraduate teaching and learning. This candidate’s service and leadership skills will forge interdisciplinary connections across campus, infuse Hip Hop pedagogy into the curriculum, and participate in reimagining performance at Beloit College. We especially seek candidates who have demonstrated success in working with ethnically, culturally, and/or socio-economically diverse populations of students.
We believe becoming the best teacher/scholar possible requires mentorship. Beloit faculty flourish because they take ownership of their research/creative agendas.
Beloit College is located in a diverse community close to Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago, which enables the ideal candidate to be part of several artistic and professional communities. Beloit is a selective undergraduate liberal arts college that attracts students from across the United States and the world. The college emphasizes excellence in teaching, learning beyond the traditional classroom, international perspectives, and collaborative research among students and faculty. It is recognized as one of the Colleges That Change Lives and was ranked 9th in innovation by US News and World Report in 2021.
Inquiries may be addressed to Amy Sarno, chair of the search committee at sarnofra@beloit.edu. Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research interests, unofficial scans of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and the names and contact information for three references.
