1.
Premiere
Stages Play Festival
Deadline:
Jan. 15th
website: www.kean.edu/premierestages/play.asp
Premiere Stages is committed to supporting emerging
playwrights by developing and producing new plays. Through our Play Festival
script competition, Premiere Stages offers developmental opportunities to four
playwrights. We provide playwrights with an encouraging and focused environment
in which they can develop their work through discussions, rehearsals, sit-down
readings, staged readings, and fully-produced Equity productions.
At Premiere Stages, we pride ourselves on a uniquely
accelerated process, in which plays we find particularly promising are
developed and fully produced within a year of submission. In many professional
theatres the time span between meeting a writer, staging a reading and
producing the play can be years. At Premiere Stages, immediately following the
Spring Readings, two plays enter an intensive development phase. Playwrights
work with a director, dramaturg, and design team to develop the play for a
staged workshop or full production only a few months later. When we find a
writer we believe in, our play festival process allows Premiere Stages to fully
commit the time, talent, and resources necessary to share their work with a
broad regional audience.
Premiere Stages' productions offer playwrights the
chance to see their work fully realized on stage. We hope, however, that the
plays developed at Premiere will go on to subsequent productions throughout the
country. Because of this, playwrights whose scripts we produce retain the
coveted World Premiere brand on their plays. Premiere Stages also strives to
facilitate relationships between playwrights and other theatre professionals
who we think will respond to their work.
2.
Cape Cod
Theatre Project
Deadline:
Dec. 31st
The Cape Cod Theatre Project began as an experiment between two actors in 1995. Andrew Polk and Jim Bracchitta sensed that Cape Cod provided the perfect sanctuary for developing new work, combining an idyllic and comforting atmosphere with a community that enjoys and engages with the arts.
20 years later, CCTP is proud to
continue supporting the most exciting voices in American theater in one of the
most beautiful locations in the country. Each summer during the month of July,
four playwrights are invited to develop a piece, utilizing a full week of
rehearsal with a director and actors that culminates in a series of readings
and talkbacks.
The Cape Cod Theatre Project has an
open application policy.
Playwrights may send us one play per
season for consideration. The proposed play must still be in development and
cannot be receiving a professional production prior to August 2015.
To apply, please email a PDF of the script
to capecodlit@gmail.com. Please label
the document using your first and last name as well as the play’s title. For
example: janesmithplaytitle.pdf
In addition, please include in your
email a short biography and a brief artistic statement on how you propose to
use your development time at CCTP. The bio and statement of intentions should
be one page combined, sent as a PDF or Microsoft Word Doc and labeled with your
first and last name. For example: janesmithbio.doc
As of November 1, 2011, we no longer
review hard copies of scripts sent by mail.
Applications will be accepted from
September 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
3.
Mcknight
Advancement Grant
Deadline:
Jan. 8th
The McKnight Advancement Fellowships recognize playwrights whose work
demonstrates exceptional artistic merit and excellence in the field, and whose
primary residence is in the state of Minnesota. The fellowship includes:
● A $25,000 stipend
● $2,500 to support a play
development workshop and other professional expenses
● $1,400 in travel funds
Past recipients include: David Adjmi, Carlyle Brown, Lisa D'Amour,
Barbara Field, Keli Garrett, Jeffrey Hatcher, Melanie Marnich, Gregory Moss,
Kira Obolensky, Dominic Orlando, Christina Ham, and Martín Zimmerman.
4.
The
Julliard School’s Lila Acheson Wallace Playwright Program
Deadline:
Dec. 15th
website: http://www.juilliard.edu/apply-audition/application-audition-
requirements/playwrights-program-application-requirements
The Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights
Program encourages and aids the development of new and diverse voices in the
American theater.
Under the direction of Christopher
Durang and Marsha
Norman the
Playwrights Program offers one-year, tuition-free, graduate level fellowships
to four writers. Selected playwrights may be invited to continue their studies
through a second academic year, thereby completing a total of 52 credits for
the two-year fellowship period and earning an Artist Diploma in Playwriting.
Juilliard's Playwrights Program is purposely small
and allows the artists to focus on the practical aspects of dramatic writing
while at the same time they are encouraged to take advantage of the wealth of
resources within Juilliard's walls, and those afforded via the School's prime
location on Broadway — the greater New York City theater scene. Students may
take any class in the Drama Division and are encouraged to see productions
around the city by receiving free or discounted tickets to many events on- and
off-Broadway. The essence of the Playwrights Program lies in the weekly master
class with the playwright heads focusing on dramatic structure and the
cultivation of each writer's individual voice. Twice monthly lab readings of
the students' work allow the writers, with the help of Juilliard acting
students and alumni, to tackle the practical aspects of creating a new play. In
addition, seminars centering on other aspects of the theatrical profession are
planned on a quarterly basis. The year's end culminates when students in the
playwrights residency present their work to professionals from New York and
around the country in a showcase evening. The intention is that these events
will create a bridge for these artists between Juilliard and the larger
community.
5.
Geva
Theatre
Deadline:
Jan. 31st
The following guidelines apply to submissions for our Festival of New Theatre, Plays in Progress and general production consideration.
Playwrights with professional representation may
have their agents send full manuscripts at any time. Please note that lawyers
and law firms do not qualify as professional representation.
To best accommodate our schedule of new play
activities, we have an Inquiry Window, during which playwrights who are not
working with an agent may send a submission inquiry. This year’s window is from
November 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015. Inquiries submitted
outside this time period cannot be processed. Looking for other places to
submit your play before the next Inquiry Window? The blog Play Submissions Helper keeps an updated list of new play deadlines.
Before submitting a play for consideration, please
look at our production history and at the lists of new plays we have commissioned or produced, as an indication of the
kind of work we are likely to produce.
Please do not send us the first draft of a play. Due to the number of
scripts we receive, we can only read any play one time, so make sure you are
sending us your best work. Plays for consideration in our play development
series must not have had more than one production at another theatre.
To have your play considered, submit the following:
● A cover letter introducing
yourself, with your full contact information.
● Your creative resume and a
development or production history of this play. If the play has had other
developmental readings or productions, they must be included here.
● A description of this play,
no more than ½ page. This need not be a summary of the plot – we welcome a
description of the play’s world, characters and conflict, and your reasons for
writing it.
● A complete list of
characters.
● A ten-page dialogue sample.
Pages do not need to come from the beginning of your text but must be
sequential.
● Please include a stamped,
self-addressed envelope if you would like materials to be returned.
Direct your inquiry to:
Jean Ryon
New Plays Coordinator
Geva Theatre Center
75 Woodbury Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14607
After reviewing your query, we will let you know
whether or not we wish to read the entire script. Playwrights submitting
Inquiries can anticipate hearing from us by June 30. Agents submitting plays
should expect a response within 6-12 months.
6.
CULTUREHUB MICRO-Residency
Deadline: Dec. 12th
website: http://www.culturehub.org/residency/
CultureHub is an
incubator for creativity focused on the intersection of art and technology. We
connect artists from diverse disciplines and cultures and provide them with
environments in which to collaborate, experiment and explore. We serve local
and global communities by providing an open space for creative research,
artistic exchange and learning.
CultureHub is now
accepting applications for its micro-residency Winter 2015 program. The program
is for artists and technologists interested in experimenting in a fully
reconfigurable studio environment. Up to two individuals will be selected for
one-week micro-residencies taking place in February 2015 at the CultureHub
studio. In addition to a stipend and workspace, residents will receive
technical and materials support. The program seeks to incubate new artistic
projects and investigate creative implementation of technology.
Residents will
have access to AV equipment, hardware codecs, motion and depth-sensing cameras,
a 30-foot projection surface, theatrical lighting and grid, and the support of
CultureHub technicians.
To apply, please
submit a proposal including a project description of up to 500 words as well as
an outline of material and technical needs. Please include CV and/or links to
online work samples.
To apply to please submit a copy of your resumé or CV, links to
portfolio or work samples, a proposal of no more than 500 words, and a short
biography. The application deadline is December 12th, 2014.
7.
East West
Players 2042 Playwriting Competition
Deadline: Jan. 5th
Web: eastwestplayers.org/news/2042-see-change-playwriting-competition-2014/
It is estimated that by 2042, people of color will make up a majority of the United States population.* With this shift in demographics, the face of America will look and feel different. East West Players is seeking submissions of unproduced new works that explore this new reality and represent and reflect the future of the American landscape.
Subject matter may include biracial or multiracial identity;
multicultural experiences; international/transnational connections to America;
conflict and collaboration between cultures; American stories with Asian or
Asian-American characters in leading roles; or ethnic-specific themes about
Asian culture in the United States.
Type of material: Original full-length plays and musicals. If submitting
a musical, please enclose a music or song sample. No translations or
adaptations. All submissions must be professionally unproduced, unpublished,
and with no existing attachments for production.
Award: $5000 First Place; $2500 Second Place; $1000 Third Place. The
First, Second and Third Place winners will all receive readings by EWP. All
winners will be considered for further workshops and/or production; EWP must
have the first option to produce.
Rules for Submissions
Submissions will be accepted electronically only and the submission must
include:
●
The online entry form
●
2 pdf files:
●
- The script (paginated but
without your name on it). In this file, also include a title page which lists
the title of the play, a 5 sentence or less description of the play, and a list
of characters – (again please make sure there is nothing in this file that
identifies the author)
●
- A separate title page with the
title of the play, your name, address, phone number, email, and a brief bio
(optional).
●
A $20.00 entry fee
Other Guidelines:
1.
Plays must be accessible to a
primarily English-speaking audience.
2.
Plays should require no more than
7 actors. Musicals should require no more than 12 actors.
3.
The story should be told in less
than 2.5 hours including a 15 minute intermission.
4.
Playwrights may submit only one
manuscript for this contest.
5.
Plays may not be under option or
scheduled for a professional production at the time of submission.
6.
East West Players reserves the
right to reject any manuscript for any reason.
Scripts will be judged by a distinguished committee of theatre and
industry professionals through a blind evaluation process. Previous judges have
included Tony winning playwright David Henry Hwang, playwright Julia Cho, and
Carmen Smith (Vice President Creative Development at Walt Disney Imagineering)
8.
Neil LaBute New Theatre Festival
Deadline: Dec. 31st
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions
will be accepted October 1 through December 31, 2014. Professional Submissions:
Successful entries will have no more than four characters and be crafted
specifically to exploit our intimate performance space. (18′ x 18′ stage)
Changes in scenery or setting should be achievable quickly and with few major
set moves. Our focus is on fundamental dramaturgy: plot, character and theme.
PROFESSIONAL SUBMISSIONS
Professional, new and previously unproduced one-act play submissions
should include a letter of inquiry, a synopsis and a 10-page sample from the
script. Running time for each performance should not exceed 45 minutes. Up to
Eight plays will be chosen. In addition, a new piece from Mr. LaBute will be
performed every night for the run of the festival.
HIGH SCHOOL SUBMISSIONS
Winning plays by high school students will be presented in readings. The
guidelines are straightforward: The one act should include no more than four
characters featuring a clearly developed plot and distinctive characters. No
longer than 15 minutes in length. Non-Professional, new and previously
unproduced one-act play submissions should include a letter of inquiry and
complete script.
Submissions
should be sent to:
LaBute New
Theater Festival, St. Louis Actors’ Studio, 360 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, MO
63108
For more
information: 314-458-2978 or help@stlas.org
9.
Ashland New Play Festival
Deadline: Jan 15th
ANPF's flagship festival is an international playwright competition that culminates in the reading of four new plays culled from hundreds of submissions by a cadre of volunteer readers. This unique and much-loved five-day festival in Ashland, Oregon, features professional actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the community. The event includes rehearsals and two staged readings of each winning play. The winning playwrights receive a $1,000 stipend and local accommodations. There is a $10 submission fee. For details see > submit a script.
1.
Script legibly typed in a standard
8 1/2" x 11" play format
2.
Full-length drama or comedy (total
90-to 120- minute running time)
3.
Previously unproduced
4.
No more than eight characters; no
doubling
5.
The submitting author is the sole
owner of the copyright of the script
Submissions
will be accepted until January 15, 2015.
10.
Yale Institute for Music Theatre
Deadline: Jan. 7th
Established
in 2009, the YALE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC THEATRE is a program of Yale’s Binger
Center for New Theatre that bridges the
gap between training and the professional world for emerging composers, book
writers, and lyricists. The Institute seeks distinctive and original music
theatre works to be developed in an intensive two-week summer lab at Yale
School of Drama. The Institute matches the authors of the selected works with
collaborators, including professional directors and music directors, as well as
a company of actors and singers that includes professionals and current Yale
students. The lab culminates with open rehearsal readings of each project,
presented as part of New Haven’s International Festival of Arts & Ideas.
Under
the leadership of Artistic Director Mark Brokaw, two original music theatre
works will be selected for the 2015 Institute, which will take place June 13–28
in New Haven. Online applications are being accepted now through January 7,
2015, 11:59PM (EST). Click here
for more information and to apply.
11.
MACDOWELL COLONY ARTIST RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: Jan 15th (for summer residency)
website:
http://www.macdowellcolony.org/apply-appguidelines.html
The MacDowell Colony is an
artist residency program located in Southern New Hampshire. MacDowell awards
Fellowships to artists of exceptional talent, providing time, space, and an
inspiring environment in which to do creative work. A Fellowship consists of
exclusive use of a private studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a
day for two weeks to two months. There is no cost for a Fellowship; travel funds
and stipends are available to artists-in residence based on need.
There is a $30 application
fee, but Macdowell is a well-established and prestigious residency for any
artist.
For more information: http://www.macdowellcolony.org/
12.
CARMAGO FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: Jan. 13th
website:
http://www.camargofoundation.org/pdfs/Guidelines%20EN.pdf
Application Overview
The Foundation’s primary
program consists of individual fellowship residencies of one to three months.
The Foundation welcomes applications from individuals in the following areas:
● Scholars working in French
and Francophone cultures, including cross-cultural studies that engage the
cultures and influences of the Mediterranean region
● Visual artists, creative
writers, film/video/new media directors, playwrights, composers,
choreographers, and multidisciplinary artists
The Camargo Foundation
supports Fellows who are:
● committed to artistic and
scholarly excellence
● take risks and embrace
challenge
● are rigorous in their
approach to their work, and
● have a record of strong,
promising professional achievement
The Camargo Foundation
welcomes scholars and artists from all countries and nationalities as well as
all career levels.
The Foundation’s campus
includes twelve furnished apartments, a reference library, a music/conference
room, an open-air theater, an artist’s studio with darkroom and a composer’s
studio.
Conditions of the
Fellowship:
● The Camargo fellowship is a
residential grant. Fellows who need additional funds for living or research
expenses should apply for them from other sources. Fellows may not accept
gainful employment that coincides with their stay at Camargo. Fees for
occasional lectures or participation in seminars are allowed.
● Spouses/adult partners and
dependent minor children may accompany fellows for short stays or for the
duration of the residency. Because of physical arrangements at the Camargo
Foundation, accompanying children must be at least six years old upon arrival,
and enrolled in and attend school. Only those whose names appear on the
application form may be in residence.
● Fellows must actually be in
residence at the Foundation. This stipulation does not preclude absences during
weekends and recesses that coincide with those of the French schools in the
Marseille-Aix-Cassis area. Frequent or prolonged absences are unacceptable.
● The time in Cassis must be
spent on the project proposed to and accepted by the selection committee; i.e.
the project may not be substantially altered without the approval of the
committee.
● Project discussions are held
once a week (except during semester breaks) so each fellow has an opportunity
to present the project s/he is working on to the group. The project discussion
serves as a progress report. All Fellows are required to be present at these
discussions. A written report will be required at the end of the residency.
● Fellows are asked to give a
copy of any completed work to the Camargo library. Any publication, exhibit, or
performance resulting from the grant should give credit to the Foundation.
13.
Fresh Fruit Festival
Fresh Fruit Festival
Deadline: Jan. 1st
Website: http://www.freshfruitfestival.com/
All Out Arts is
now accepting submissions for the 13th Annual Fresh Fruit Festival, New York
City’s grassroots, multidisciplinary international festival of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer arts and culture. A cornucopia of various forms of artistic
expression, the festival is presented across lower Manhattan each July. Entries
are accepted through January 1st for no submission fee (through February 15th
with $25 late submission fee).
“Last year’s
festival was a breakout year, featuring over 40 multi-disciplinary works
showcasing LGBTQ arts and culture, much more than ever before,” says Festival
Founder and Artistic Director Carol Polcovar. “We can’t wait to see what this
year has in store for what can only be another transformative year.”
The Fresh Fruit
Festival showcases the whole spectrum of LGBTQ lives as expressed in theatre,
performance art, dance, film, spoken word, graphic arts, music and beyond. Thus, if it is “art” and it reflects any
aspect of the LGBTQ community and its culture, you are welcome to submit. Last years’ festival featured a poetry slam,
two weeks of theater and performance art, dance, jazz, an art exhibit, variety
acts, opera, and much more.
The Festival
seeks diversity, “color,” and things less traditionally available in mass
media. Submissions are done
electronically via the festival’s official website, www.FreshFruitFestival.com. Entrants will be notified
in late-March 2015. Accepted artists are
showcased in a full-staffed AEA-approved venue, and also receive marketing
assistance, networking opportunities and a share of ticket sales.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please complete
all fields on the pages, uploading requested
information or providing the appropriate links.
Please note that this form does not save, so application will have to be
finished in one sitting. Once completed
in its entirety, please click “Submit” on page 3 to officially submit to the
Festival.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please complete
the application fully (incomplete applications will not be considered). Up to two (2) works per artist will
considered, regardless of genre.
In addition,
please submit the following types of work samples for your particular genre
(applications without said components will not be considered):
● For Plays (not Solo works):
Please attach a complete version of the play (.pdf or .doc format only).
One-Acts (between 20-30 min. long) and Full-Lengths (45+ min) will both be considered.
Short plays (<10 min. are ineligible). Submissions in English only.
● For Dance: Please submit a
video link (Vimeo or Youtube) to the complete work. Works should be between 8-20 minutes long. If
the video is password protected or “private,” please ensure that we have the
requisite abilities to access said footage.
● For Music: Please submit a
link to the complete audio recording. If the link is password protected or
“private”, please ensure that we have the requisite abilities to access said
audio.
● For Visual Art: Submissions
are not accepted via this application process. This year’s art show curated is
Alexis Handwerker she can be reached at coalitionforqueeryouth@gmail.com. Each art show has a theme;
this year’s theme is female-identified queer artists who create work in
resistance to body-centered oppression and invisibility, looking at the
1970′s-today.
● For Musical/Opera/Cabaret:
Please submit a link to audio recording of select musical numbers and a copy of
the book (.pdf or .doc format only), or
submit a video link (Vimeo or Youtube) to the complete work.
● For Poetry: Please submit a
full-copy of work (.pdf or .doc format
only) and/or video link (Vimeo or Youtube) of you performing the piece.
● For Comedy: Please submit a
video link (Vimeo or Youtube) to the complete routine. If the video is password
protected or “private,” please ensure that we have the requisite abilities to
access said footage
● For Solo Plays/Performances:
Please submit complete script (.pdf or
.doc format only) and a video link (Vimeo or Youtube) to the complete routine.
If the video is password protected or “private,” please ensure that we have the
requisite abilities to access said footage
● For Film: Please submit a
video link (Vimeo or Youtube) to the complete film. If the video is password
protected or “private,” please ensure that we have the requisite abilities to
access said footage.
Festival Dates:
July 12-28th
14.
Long Island Theatre Collective
Deadline: Jan. 15th
website:
http://www.litheatrecollective.com/new-plays-festival
The Long Island Theatre Collective (LITC) is
accepting submissions for its inaugural New Plays Festival, to be performed
April 17-18, 2015 in Bellmore, NY.
Selected playwrights will work closely with our
collective of directors and actors to develop their piece and share it with our
incredible audience.
Scripts of all lengths will be considered:
full-length, one-act, ten-minute, or any other duration. Plays with smaller
casts, minimal technical elements, and those with themes that are relevant to
Long Island audiences will be of particular interest. We will not accept plays
that have been previously produced or published.
Submissions will be accepted through January 15.
Please email your script as a PDF or Word attachment
to
longislandtheatrecollective@gmail.com with the subject line, “New Plays Festival.”
Please include a brief synopsis of the play and a
character breakdown as a separate attachment. Hard copy submissions will not be
accepted. All writers will be notified of the status of their submission by
February 15.
15.
Kitchen Dog Theatre 2014 New Works Festival
Deadline: January 1st
website:
http://www.kitchendogtheater.org/script-submissions/
Kitchen Dog
Theater is now accepting full-length script submissions for its 2015 New Works
Festival.
DETAILS
Scripts
must be received by January 1st to be considered for the 2015 Festival.
Each
year, Kitchen Dog Theater selects one original script to receive:
*
A fully staged production (as part of our regular season – a five-week run)
*
Paid travel to Dallas, TX (if necessary) to work with the Director, Cast and
Crew
*
Royalty stipend (amount TBD)
*
Seven other original scripts will be selected for staged readings as part of
the Festival (travel not included).
Prospective
scripts must meet the following guidelines:
*
Full-length plays only (preferably one hour or longer)
*
Submitted scripts must be type-written
*
Completed scripts only
*
Do not include a synopsis and/or reviews (if any) of the play
*
Ideally have between one and five actors (character doubling acceptable)
*
There are no restrictions on play content.
*
Only one script per playwright may be submitted.
All
un-produced scripts will be recycled.
Please
send your script with cover letter to:
Attn:
Tina Parker, Co-artistic Director
Kitchen
Dog Theater
3120
McKinney Avenue, Ste. 100
Dallas,
TX 75204.
16.
National Latino Playwriting Award
Deadline: Dec. 31st
website: arizonatheatre.org/inside-atc/artistic-department/latino-playwriting-award
Seeks unproduced,
unpublished full-length & one-act plays (50 pp min) on any subject by
Latino playwrights currently living in the US, its territories or Mexico for
the Latino Playwriting Award. Submissions may be in English, Spanish or
combination. Winner receives $1,000 & poss inclusion in Arizona Theatre
Company’s Café Bohemia play reading series.
2015 National Latino
Playwriting Award Guidelines:Latino playwrights residing in the United States,
its territories, or Mexico are encouraged to submit scripts for the Award. Each script will be read and evaluated by a
culturally diverse panel of theatre artists. Finalists will be judged by ATC
artistic staff.
Deadline for Submission:
Scripts must be postmarked
by December 31st .
Submission Procedure:
We respectfully ask that you
adhere to the following application requirements:
● Submit one script, securely
bound by brads, a three ring binder, a presentation folder or any other non-permanent
binding system. Please do not send a script that has been spiral-bound.
● Please include a title page
on the script that includes the play's title, the author's name and contact
information (including a phone number, mailing address and email) on the front
page.
● Include a cover letter of no
more than one-page, describing the play's developmental history and any other
relevant information about the play.
Mail manuscripts to:
National Latino Playwriting
Award
ATTN: Katherine Monberg,
Literary Assistant
Arizona Theatre Company
343 S. Scott Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
We do not accept scripts via
email.
One playwright will be
awarded $1,000 and the possible inclusion of the winning play in Café Bohemia,
ATC's unique play reading series.
Eligibility
The award is open to all
Latino playwrights currently residing in the United States, its territories, or
Mexico.
Scripts may be in English,
English and Spanish, or solely in Spanish. (Spanish language and bilingual
scripts must be accompanied by an English translation.)
Plays must be unpublished
and unproduced (professionally) by the time of submission.
Full-length and one-act
plays (minimum length, 50 pages) on any subject will be accepted.
Selection Process
Scripts will be read by a
culturally diverse panel of theatre artists. The award-winning play will be
selected from a group of finalists by ATC's senior artistic staff.
Scripts
Scripts become the property
of Arizona Theatre Company and will not be returned. In this case,
"property" means the physical property of the theatre, not the
intellectual property or any rights to the play.
Announcement
The winner will be notified
by August 1, 2015.
For More Information:
Katherine Monberg, Literary
Assistant
kmonberg@arizonatheatre.org
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