Shakespeare is Terrible (and Wrong)

Admit it: Shakespeare is bad. You don't enjoy it. Deep in your heart, you'd rather be watching reality tv than another fucking Shakespeare adaptation set in the Wild West or with pirates or in a sci-fi horror genre, or done on a blank stage with naked actors covered in whipped cream.

It's not Shakespeare's fault that we keep fucking up his work. He was a solid writer, who cranked out about 6-7 epic plays, another 5-6 shaky but ambitious works, and then another 5-6 flawed but interesting experiments. Designers love working on THE TEMPEST but few people actually want to see it. And once King Lear goes mad, we have to sit through another 90 minutes of prattle. Shakespeare is boring, poorly acted, and barely tolerated by theatregoers who try to appreciate what the Duke of Earlbury said to Lady Chasenbottom 500 yrs ago. In fact, if it were any other art form that had a 99% SUCK rating, it would be eradicated and cursed into oblivion. If it was anything except Shakespeare we would dump it. But we love Shakespeare b/c it makes us feel smart. Now you can get a lot of theatre people to acknowledge that but the conversation usually stops there. But few people ask what kind of smart we look for when we go to Shakespeare? The Bard gives us that smart "Anglo" feel.

Americans are Anglophiles who worship British-ness for intelligence. We put them in our Ancient Rome epics, spy movies, and sci-fi. British accents. We even put them in American movies, using our accents to recreate American history. In our culture, British-ness is peak whiteness. We keep the Shakespeare train going b/c it's how we cling to this idea of white supremacy and intelligence.  Case in point? How many Jean Racine plays are done around the country every year? How many Calderon adaptations do you watch every year? Pierre Corneille? Almost none of these classic writers receive any love and they are geniuses with treasure troves of plays. But we have no problem saying 'their shit is boring.' Why? Our culture doesn't worship French drama or Spanish literature. Yes, we can be known as the smart person who quotes Electra...but that sort of intelligence isn't connected to our culture. That's just book smart. There's no cultural prestige behind being book smart about Nigerian novelists or Chinese poets. The reward of book smart is limited to the individual.

But Shakespeare smart isn't book smart. It's cultural. And it's paying homage to the great myth of America. We want to see ourselves a part of destiny and a historical arc of greatness. Ancient Greeks are seen as a part of the British lineage of whiteness. Now, historically that makes ZERO sense, but mythically it fits. We think America is a direct descendant of the greatness of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and the British Empire. It's why Washington DC looks like the "Spartacus" movie set with marble columns and classic statutes. Then we do Shakespeare in front of these Roman columns and feel like all is right in the world, we are carrying on the legacy of white supremacy as it passes through us. 

Black actors are considered seasoned and mature when they can recite Shakespeare. They are applauded as being acceptable enough to fit into the white supremacy fantasy of excellence. Granted, they may never be 'true' but they can be 'good enough.' And their 'good enough' status is the perfect way to keep artists of color in check: if they work really hard and strive, they can be the 'stunt cast' in a Shakespeare adaptation. The 'other-ism' of their presence re-enforces the underlying thought that the best a POC can strive for is to emulate peak whiteness, while never really achieving it. It's the perfect trap, a vice grip of contradictions to carry around forever. Artists of color are trained INTO this trap, trained into inferiority complex through a million little microaggressions: from eliminating their voice in curriculums to elevating white male voices as the universal training tool (Shakespeare, Chekhov, Miller, etc). They are told that the standard of their craft makes them an outsider who will always have to strive for a goal they can circle and touch on occasionally but never master thoroughly.

Imagine being a woman majoring at women's studies and being told that all the leaders in your field are Freud, Jung, and Maslov. Now imagine everyone believing this, teaching it to young girls, and getting them to indoctrinate it into their thinking: that in order to truly known your own gender, they must look at it through white male eyes. In most drama schools, artists are color are given this mindfuck: in order to truly master your craft and gain access to your unique voice...go study the antithesis of you. You read Shakespeare and every step of the way you're having to filter his voice through a million little sifters in your mind: culture, race, history, gender, language. Even the English language is radically different and requires this contortionism. You have to make poetry of prose, and fantasy of loosely assembled history. From this worship, we get everything from our government to "Game of Thrones." It's all filtered through this tiny little, cold island that few people in America actually know but that everyone mythologizes in this convoluted way.

I'm looking forward to the day when the American landscape is littered with Oregan Racine Company and Alabama Wole Soyinka Rep, and Chicago August Wilson Rep, and other great writers who don't fit the mold of peak whiteness.

It's not Shakespeare's fault that he became the bludgeoning tool of cultural supremacy. But it's our task to dismantle it by admitting this first essential truth: most Shakespeare productions are terrible. They feel forced, phony, and not in the voice/spirit of the most dynamic artists on stage. The only joy is based in Anglo supremacy model that serves few people.

It's time we take a break from pretending we are the descendants of British kings and Roman emperors and start realizing that we are a nation of immigrants. Brown, Black, yellow immigrants. Quaker immigrants, Irish and, yes, some Englishmen. But we are not the children of Shakespeare or Caesar. 

The Expectations Game

5:30 AM

I wake up and meditate, workout with trainer at the gym, watch dailies from the set, write a scene for new musical before work, go into the office for full day, write another musical scene during lunch, go to Orangetheory Fitness, come back home to revise tv scene being shot next week, and then flip back to musical writing. At 10pm I was asked, 'you're not tired?' I paused for a second and thought about it. No. No, I'm actually not...which is weird. I should be...or I guess the expectation is that I should be tired.

I remember a Wayne Dyer book talking about expectations. He said expectations set our mood and energy level. So if working 8 hours is considered a full day, then if I work 10 hrs my mind says 'whew, I've worked longer than usual, ergo I must be tired.' If I work 12 or 14 hours then I should be exhausted. But there have been weeks when I've done nothing and felt dead...and other weeks -like this one- where it's 16-18 hour day and it's fine.

On the 2008 Obama campaign, the schedule was literally 16-18 hours, 7 days a week. After getting over the initial shock, you just had to do it. No complaining. And people did. People of all ages and backgrounds just hunkered down and found that they had all this energy when they shifted expectations. A truck driver, a meter reader, a Harvard english major, a botanist from Brown University, a college baseball player who blew out his knee and lost his chance as a pro athlete. People just worked. Of course, if you're dealing with an illness or injury there are exceptions, but I'm amazed at the energy we have when we let go of how we think we're supposed to feel.

Dubbing Life

Called into the editing room today for ADR. For those who don't know, ADR is automated dialogue replacement...aka dubbing. The scene involved drugs and the editor wanted to know what the dealer could be saying while showing their wares. "Ketamine, E, Molly, Adderall or Addy, Caps," I rattled off a bunch of names. They wrote down the info and asked if I could use my voice for the dubbing. I went to the audio editor and gave him a bunch of takes that could lay over the shot.

The origins of the scene come out of living in Albuquerque around 2007-2008. I was working on a docudrama theatre project and staying in a rundown house near UNM's campus with a motley crew of hippie drug users. I remember there was this very severe man who would come by every so often. He would briskly walk into our kitchen with a briefcase that was handcuffed to his wrist. He would uncuff himself, pop the lid, and reveal every kind of drug you could think of...immaculately organized, categorized, and stored. While the hippies were trying to decide what to buy, his eyes would scan around the room like a hawk, looking at exits, checking to see if anyone was going to jump out from behind a door. I have never seen a person with more intense 'don't fuck with me' stare. I can't imagine the stress this man must have felt walking into people's homes with something that people would kill him for in the blink of an eye. The second the transaction was complete... SLAM! The briefcase would snap shut. He would recuff the bag to his wrist, eye everyone up and down, and walk out. No chit chat, no conversation.

I guess you never know when living with hippies and drug addicts will pay off. Today I got to dub my voice into a moment from my past.   

Jetblue Flights From the Past

Sat next to Australian fashionistas from Perth who were taking endless selfies, talking about fashion week, joking/not joking about coke parties, and how many followers they had on Instagram. In front of us were two dudes in cheetah- and zebra-print sports gear and logo hats who looked like professional beach volleyball players or surfers. They were trying to get the Aussie girls phone numbers while staging snapchat videos of them pretending to be asleep or doing obnoxious plane karaoke. The guys got their phone number, the ladies had their friends in first-class... excuse me, I mean 'mint class' (come on JetBlue. Dude, you've changed!) sneak them cups of wine and cocktails while sipping from their flasks, and I had an 'out-of-species' experience where I was observing beings who were clearly displaying human traits, but seemed to be manufactured from some satire. And just think that 10-15 yrs from now, half of these ppl will be wearing wrinkled dockers and dragging their kids onto Jetblue's 'peanut brittle' class where you're put into a medically induced coma and have wifi streaming into your dreams so a cross country flight feels like one short hallucination of 'Friends.' Anyway, after one Aussie passed out and the other turned down an offer to sit next to the cheetah-cap bro for what would undoubtedly be an awkward attempt at getting a handjo underneath a neon animal print thermal blanket, everyone fell asleep. I returned to my species, wrote some emails, and tried to watch "Stranger Things" as we were hurled through space. I woke up to the thump of rubber-meets-asphalt and clattering noise of people searching for their devices. The Aussies were back to taking selfies and the more gorgeous brunette teased her hair while complaining that she looked like 'shit on a stick.' (she did not but her friend was too busy talking about spending a day or two in Vegas after NYC to notice). The gorgeous one continued taking selfies. I noticed that her phone had spiderweb cracks covering her screen, like some sort of iPhone for Dorian Gray. My mind is making bad literary puns and imagining plane seat classification by candy. I might need a nap. But we are here in NYC.

When Never Trump Republicans Join the Dems

NEVER TRUMP REPUBLICANS: Okay, Dems! We are here. Thank you so much for having us.
DEMS: Welcome to the party. This is potluck so did you-
NTR: -I brought a buffet of tips, advice, and policy on how this party should be run.
DEMS: You just walked in the door.
NTR: I know. And already I'm helping you. You're welcome.
DEMS: And your hair is on fire.
NTR: Oh, yeah. We had to run out of that burning house we tiki-torched. First off, don't become socialist (whatever that means b/c I actually have no idea). Don't try to address income inequality, don't talk about gender, race, misogyny or do anything to upset me. Btw, I get upset about a lot of stuff very easily.
DEMS: We know.
NTR: Next, don't motivate your base. They're radical and scary.
DEMS: Your base is radical. They are literally killing ppl. When there's a mass shooting or bombing, 9 out of 10 times it's by radical Republican terrorists and so-called Evangelicals.
NTR: Yeah, but #blacklivesmatter looks angry. And they don't smile so it's like the same thing. And they make me upset. I would advise that you just give ppl a watered down version of me, quote Reagan like Obama did, take the high road in all cases, and -eventually- I'll come around...maybe (ehh, maybe not depending upon my mood).
Dems: Then how do we motivate our base?
NTR: You don't need to now that I'm here. I'm gonna vote for you and I know at least 3 or 4 more 80-year-old Republicans who said they will strongly consider voting for a Dem if you just don't talk about socialism. James Comey is down and...others.
Dem: Do you know what socialism is in reality?
NTR: Anything that involves health care for all or better education or addressing income inequality IS socialism in my book.
Dem: That's not socialism at all.
NTR: Don't care, minor details. We have to get this guy out of the White House. He is crazy!!
DEMS: We know. But didn't you vote for all his policies?
NTR: Well...that's before I saw the light.
DEMS: Didn't you approve dozens of his retrograde degenerate judges and his entire cabinet of thieves?
NTR: That was so long ago...It's September. That happened, like, in the summer.
DEMS: Didn't you all vote for Kavanaugh even though he perjured himself?
NTR: He's not that bad. So do we have a deal?
DEMS: I don't know.
NTR: The ghost of John McCain wants you to do this.
DEMS: Well since you put it like that, deal!! Hahaha, I can't wait to tell our base that we got three old white ppl to come out and vote for us, along with James Comey, and the ghost of John McCain. The college crowd is going to be so jazzed.
NTR: Btw, I'm gonna to drink all your booze and I may set the house on fire. But for now...you're welcome, America. I'm here to help and be apart of the resistance. #anonymous #psychoticfriends #nevertrumpers

"The Burnt Orange Heresy"...in Italy?!?

Florida rant: I read "The Burnt Orange Heresy" in high school and laughed my ass off. It's in my personal comedy canon next to Evelyn Waugh's "The Loved Ones" and Martin Amis's "The Information" and Isherwood's "Prater Violet." Each novel addresses death, pretentious people, and art in hilarious ways. In literary comedy, the location plays a crucial role in filling out the world. So why is the film adapation of this hilarious HILARIOUS American novel set in...Italy? WTF is funny about Italy?

One of the funniest aspects of "The Burnt Orange Heresy" is that it's set in FLORIDA!! You know, Florida: that absurd state dangling at the end of the nation like a gag codpiece. Florida's surreal, gaudy, rap video blinged-out, Art Basel scene is what makes so much of the novel click. It's a world of hacks, artists, stunt queens, and geniuses swirling around a Machiavellian art writer who is so fucking petty, mean, tacky, and thirsty for acclaim that he practically screams SOUTH BEACH! Look at the original cover of the novel: an orange hue over palm trees and a model's arched back dipping into the water. The cover art is intentionally tacky and lurid. That's Florida. Even the novel's freaking title is "The Burnt Orange Heresy" which is pretentious and ridiculous...on purpose. The entire thing is a joke. Why is this in Lake Como, Italy. How is Lake Como funny?!? Why would you take one of the best location gags in literary history -which is Miami during Art Basel- and transfer it to Italy?!?

Okay, Florida rant over.

Sticks and Stones

I've been thinking about this special a lot. Chappelle's "Sticks and Stones" has gotten 99% love from fans and widespread hatred by critics.  I watched Dave Chappelle's special on Netflix and went to Hannah Gadsby's live show "Douglas" that evening. And I hate to admit it but...I laughed a lot at both Chappelle and Gadsby.

I grew up going to mostly-white rich schools. I was made extremely uncomfortable b/c of my race, class and sexuality. Yes, I was called the 'n word' and the 'f word' a lot. My parents' advice? 'Toughen the fuck up and don't come crying to us.' Yeah, perhaps they were not the best words of encouragement, but it was the 80s and they were mildly homophobic and fearful of raising a gay black son who didn't have a toolkit to defend themselves in this cruel world. So I couldn't go to my parents, I couldn't go to the teachers...so I just had to find a way to get through the day. It was wildly uncomfortable some times. I read a lot of self-help books and histories on military strategy. I went through Machiavelli's "The Prince" several times and "Art of War." I learned when to fight back physically, when to use wit, how to employ self-deprecating clowning, and when to just cut bait and run for my life. Some times I would use a pre-emptive punch or shove to thwart a potential bully. Mostly though, my words got me out of a lot of confrontations...some times the bullies would even become my friends because I had so thoroughly mind-fucked them without ever having to lift a finger.

I was extremely uncomfortable...and then I was extremely grateful as an adult for the toolkit produced by that discomfort. During that time was the rise of gangsta rap music and Def Comedy Jam. At first, I didn't get it. I was really horrified at the perceived cruelty comedians and rappers would use on stage. And the crowds would go wild! I really REALLY didn't get Def Comedy Jam. The rawer and more punishing the comedian, the more audiences roared with laughter. The comedians didn't wait for hecklers...they heckled the audience with savagery. And the audience loved it. At a certain point, I realized...this was the black experience. Comedians, clowns, jesters took that pain and made you laugh. I realized I could dismiss the crowd and comedians. Some of the jokes were racist, homophobic, many were about being so fucking angry about being poor and black (the crowd loved those). They related to the anger at the world and laughed with their wolf teeth. While I still didn't like it, I learned that this was their own self-defensive mechanism.

And now the Chappelle special reaction: about half of my friends (POC and queer) love it. Rave about how this is important and vital to have something that makes them laugh, think, and squirm with discomfort...and the other half of my friends HATE it...hate it, like you're hurting them by watching it. Hate it like they're brutalized by the comedy. And these are smart ppl...on both sides. They present their arguments with logic and passion, and I feel like I understand both sides. 

The Devil is an Inside Job

Arts programs should have mandatory classes on how to deal with envy, bitterness, and anger. I've seen so many brilliant artists poisoned from the inside by their own emotions. In school, it was implied that only bad people had these feelings or we buried it, or masked it behind a facade of shrill and adamant 'super positivity.' Our puritanical heritage dismisses dark emotions as the work of the devil...'get behind me satan...not today satan...the devil was testing me.' Rather than pretending like there is some external monster wielding a pitchfork and a duffel bag of hate, why not acknowledge the truth: if you're in a highly competitive field dark emotions will arise. It is human.

In Buddhist studies, they spend a lot of time on shame, envy, jealousy, ignorance. It's a thing to work on and everyone has it hidden somewhere. Even the greatest saints went through purification of jealousy or anger...and not for months. Years and years and this was when some of these people were considered masters. Master Naropa was already the most lauded monk of his era when he went through a decade of purifying/detoxing his own pride with a series of grueling trials. Master Asanga went through 12 years of hellish suffering to remove his anger and pride. These guys were like the Steve Jobs of Buddhism and they were still like 'damn, my mind is fucked up.'

There is no anger demon waiting to torture me. The call is coming from inside the house!! Pick up the phone, talk to it, deal with it.

****

"A Zen master and his student were about to cross a river when they saw a grumpy Old Man standing at the shores, complaining about his life. The Zen Master carried the Old Man across the river on his shoulders. When they got to the other side, the Old Man just complained some more and wandered off into the woods. The student said 'how rude! Why did you carry that Old Man across the river?' The Zen Master replies 'the question is why are you still carrying him?'
- writer this morning (not me)

Get What You Want: September 2019

1. UCROSS RESIDENCY
Deadline: September 1st
website: http://www.ucrossfoundation.org/

Artists, writers and composers from around the United States and the world, in all stages of their professional careers, are invited to apply to work on individual or collaborative projects. Fellows are chosen by a panel of professionals in the arts and humanities in a highly competitive application process.  The quality of an applicant's work is given primary consideration.  Final invitations for residencies are extended at the discretion of the Ucross Foundation.

There are two residency sessions annually. Application deadlines are March 1 for Fall Session, which runs from August through the first Friday in December, and September 1 for Spring Session, which runs from March through the first Friday in June.  Residencies vary in length from two to six weeks. Applications are only accepted by online submission.

To apply, each applicant must complete a Ucross Foundation Residency Application Form and provide the required materials, including two letters of recommendation, a project description and a work sample as described in the Application Guidelines. There is a $40 nonrefundable application fee.  There is no fee for a residency.


2. PLAYWRIGHTS ON PARK
Deadline: September 3rd
Website: http://www.playhouseonpark.org/

PLAYWRIGHTS ON PARK is an exciting artistic endeavor for Playhouse on Park. Our mission is to develop and produce original plays, to foster emerging and established playwrights, and to become a leader in new play development. We aim to help establish the Greater Hartford Area as a premiere destination for the cultivation and exploration of innovative theatrical work. Playwrights selected as part of the Playwrights on Park Reading Series will have a day of rehearsal, followed by a reading of their play and a talkback with the audience.

DETAILS
Playwrights MUST be able to come to West Hartford for the day of the reading and the audience discussion that follows. Transportation may be provided from NYC or New England locations by the Playhouse. Playwrights from further away may still submit, but can only be reimbursed the equivalent of NYC/New England travel.

Submit plays to newworks@playhousetheatregroup.org

▪ Please submit a FULL script and character breakdown (Please submit in PDF format). Plays must be submitted electronically
▪ Include any production or workshop history, as well as biographies of the playwright, and any collaborators
▪ Playwrights may self submit or go through a literary agent.
▪ Connecticut-based and NYC playwrights are strongly encouraged to submit
▪ NO FEE CHARGED


3. LOS ANGELES QUEER FESTIVAL
Deadline: September 10th
Website: https://www.thecommonscollective.org/

The Commons is producing a festival throughout the year of 2020 and we’re looking for new works. We are especially interested in fearless new plays and one-acts, socially relevant contemporary musicals, ensemble driven pieces, daring solo works, unproduced screenplays, pilots and web series centering LGBTQ+ characters.Int'l submissions okay

We are especially interested in:

Fearless new plays and one acts

Socially relevant contemporary musicals

Ensemble driven pieces

Daring solo works

Unproduced screenplays

Pilots and Web Series centering LGBTQ+ Characters ​


4. NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: September 12th
Website: https://mellon.org/programs/arts-and-cultural-heritage/performing-arts/national-playwright-residency-program-call-for-applications/

The program provides three years of salary, benefits, and a flexible research and development fund for a diverse group of American playwrights at selected theatres around the country. More than a standard residency, we conceived this initiative as an intervention into the traditional relationships between artists and institutions, as a way of reimagining what institutions might look like when an artist’s voice is at their cores. Playwrights and theaters must apply together by submitting individual statements and a jointly crafted scope of work. Playwrights must have at least three plays previously given professional productions—with one at the co-applicant theater and no other full time employment, including academic positions. Both the playwright and the artistic leader of the theater must agree to attend two NPRP convenings during the residency at Emerson College (travel expenses would be paid by the Foundation).
 NPRP has four primary goals:
o Advance the state of playwrights in the American theater by providing them with space, time, and
resources, and greater access to the institutions in which they work;
o Influence the working environment of theaters by embedding playwrights in them;
o Generate public value through the interaction of playwrights with local artistic and civic communities;
o Document and disseminate the findings to help benefit the field.
Residencies will be selected through an open application process. Theaters and playwrights must apply jointly by submitting statements of intent from the playwright and artistic director; a scope of work; and other specified materials to demonstrate eligibility, potential to achieve the goals of the program, and desire to participate in a growing network to advance artist-centered practices in the theater field. The basic structure of the program will remain similar to prior rounds. Playwright compensation and benefits will be covered by grant funds based on the salary structure of the host institution, up to a maximum salary and benefits of $130,000 in the first year of the grant. Resident playwrights will also receive access to discretionary development funds and opportunities for developmental workshops hosted by HowlRound at Emerson College, and theaters will receive modest funds to support administrative expenses associated with hosting and documenting the residency. In the two prior rounds of the program, we have been able to offer a single three-year renewal when mutually agreeable among the playwright, theater, and Foundation; we hope to do the same this round.


5. RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: September 12th
Website:

Radcliffe fellows are exceptional scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, and artists whose work is making a difference in their professional fields and in the larger world.

Radcliffe Institute fellows are in residence for a period of nine months from September 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021 and receive a stipend of $77,500 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.

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 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.

Based in Radcliffe Yard—a sanctuary in the heart of Harvard University—fellows join a uniquely interdisciplinary and creative community. A fellowship at Radcliffe is an opportunity to step away from usual routines and dive deeply into a project. With access to Harvard’s unparalleled resources, Radcliffe fellows develop new tools and methods, challenge artistic and scholarly conventions, and illuminate our past and our present.

Throughout the year, fellows convene regularly to share their work in progress. Coming from diverse disciplines and perspectives, they challenge each other’s ideas and support each other’s ambitions. Many say that it is the best year of their professional lives.

Our online application for the 2020–2021 fellowship year is now available.

The deadline for applications in humanities, social sciences, and creative arts is September 12, 2019.

The deadline for applications in science, engineering, and mathematics is October 3, 2019.

The Radcliffe Fellowship Program awards 50 fellowships each academic year. Applicants may apply as individuals or in a group of two to three people working on the same project. We seek diversity along many dimensions, including discipline, career stage, race and ethnicity, country of origin, gender and sexual orientation, and ideological perspective. Although our fellows come from many different backgrounds, they are united by their demonstrated excellence, collegiality, and creativity.

We welcome applications from a broad range of fields.


6. JENTEL
Deadline: September 15th
website: http://jentelarts.org/

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.


7. JAN MICHALSKI FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: September 15th
Website: http://www.fondation-janmichalski.com/en/residence-pour-ecrivains/devenir-resident/

The Foundation features an original group of seven residential modules that are available to writers, translators, and other creative individuals for residencies of varying lengths. Hanging from the openwork canopy surrounding the Foundation, these living spaces are called “treehouses” and offer ideal conditions to anyone looking to start, continue, or put the final touches on a writing or translating project.

Residences are open to all types of writing. Priority is given to writers and translators but the residences are open to other disciplines where writing is at the heart of the project. Residencies can be granted for individual projects or projects in pairs.

As 2019, a percentage of the residences in 2020 will be dedicated to nature writing, a form of fiction or creative non-fiction that raises awareness of nature, prepares for a sustainable way of living, and helps to better understand socio-environmental interconnections and the impact of human actions on nature.

Applications for 2020 residences are open until 15 of September 2019. Forms are available in the section “How to become a resident”.


8. PLAYWRIGHTS FIRST
Deadline: September 15th
Website: http://www.playwrights-first.com/how-to-submit.html

Playwrights First consists of a panel of judges looking for original unproduced plays with a unique point of view, founded by Carolyn French.
Requires one, original, unproduced play in English. Hard copies no longer accepted. No adaptations, translations, or musicals will be accepted. Include a summary of your playwriting history with your play.  $1,000 grant and a professional reading when feasible.


9. MACDOWELL COLONY
Deadline: Sept 15th
Website: http://www.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.

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.

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, ARC, 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.


10. PRINCETON ARTIST FELLOWSHIP (early-career artists)
Deadline: September 17th
Website: https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply/application.xhtml?listingId=11801

Open to early-career artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise. 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 $83,000 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.

All applicants must submit a resume or curriculum vitae, a personal statement of 500 words about how you would hope to use the two years of the fellowship at this moment in your career, and contact information for three references. In addition, work samples are requested to be submitted online (i.e., writing sample, images of your work, video links to performances, etc.)


11. PRINCETON HODDER FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: September 17th
Website: https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply/application.xhtml?listingId=11802

he Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the 2020-2021 academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers or other kinds of artists or humanists who have "much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts"; they are selected more "for promise than for performance." 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 $83,000 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.

Applications must be submitted by September 17, 2019, 5:00 p.m. EST online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/11802.
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.

We cannot confirm receipt of applications nor can we accept applications submitted after the deadline. 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 2020. 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


12. BROOKLYN ARTS FUND
Deadline: September 19th
Website: https://brooklynartscouncil.submittable.com/submit

The Brooklyn Arts Fund aims to cultivate Brooklyn’s artists, arts organizations, and audiences through its support of performances, exhibitions, pop-up galleries, workshops, reading series, festivals, public art and more, all across the borough. This program is appropriate for arts and culture makers developing projects that contribute to the rich creative experiences that engage audiences all across the borough. Competitive applicants will clearly identify the audience they strive to reach, and articulate how the project’s outcome(s) will impact the cultural life of the borough. 

This program is appropriate for arts and culture makers developing projects that contribute to the rich creative experiences that engage audiences all across the borough. Competitive applicants will clearly identify the audience they strive to reach and articulate how the project’s outcome(s) will impact the cultural life of the borough. Brooklyn-based 501c3 organizations and individual artists with Brooklyn residency may apply directly to this program. Program areas of funding include: dance, film/video/media, folk arts, interdisciplinary arts literary arts, multi-disciplinary projects, music/opera, theater/musical theater, performing arts community education and visual arts/crafts.

Funding is made possible through the generous support of the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) in partnership with the New York City Council and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams. Additional support is provided by MetroPlus Health Plan.

*Applicants must download and review all application materials from brooklynartscouncil.org prior to beginning an application. All applications must be submitted online.
Request: $2,000-$5,000
Applicant eligibility*: Brooklyn-based artists, artist collectives and Brooklyn-based 501c3 organizations that do not receive funding directly from DCLA are invited to apply.
Project eligibility*: High-quality local performing, visual, literary, interdisciplinary and/or multi-disciplinary arts projects that engage a diverse array of Brooklyn’s communities. All proposals must show other sources of income for at least 10% of the overall budget.

Visit brooklynartscouncil.org for complete guidelines and a downloadable PDF of application questions, for your reference. In order to apply, you will need to scroll down and create an account with Submittable.


13. ENSEMBLE PLAYWRIGHT LAB (Letter of Marque Theatre Company)
Deadline: September 19th
Website: https://www.lomtheater.org/

The Ensemble Playwright Lab (EPL) is a residency program in which the playwright engages with Letter of Marque's (LOM) ensemble to create, develop, or reimagine a piece of work; which will be presented to the public at the end of the residency. There will be two residencies: Fall & Winter. Two playwrights, one for each residency, will be selected to work with our ensemble once a week, for a total of 21 hours of collaboration and discovery.


14. CULLMAN CENTER FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: September 27th
Website: https://nypl.onlineapplicationportal.com/misc/guidelines/default.aspx

Award Period: September 8, 2020–May 28, 2021
Stipend: $75,000
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. Visual artists whose projects require extensive use of Library collections are also encouraged to apply. 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.
Successful candidates for this Fellowship will need to work primarily at the Schwarzman Building rather than at other divisions of the Library. Applications from those working not in English are welcome; however, the applicant must be conversant in English, and the application materials must be in English.

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 for the duration of the Fellowship term and may not accept other major professional obligations during the term. Some 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 Director. The Library will pro-rate stipends for Fellows who spend too much time away from the Center.

Fellowships will not be granted for academic projects 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.
Completed applications and supporting materials—research proposal, Curriculum Vitae, letters of recommendation, and creative writing sample or artwork sample—must be submitted by 5 p.m. EDT on September 27, 2019.


15. NALAC FUND FOR THE ARTS
Deadline: September 25th
Website: https://nalac.submittable.com/submit/146330/2019-nalac-fund-for-the-arts-nfa-artists-ensembles

he NALAC Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble grant program supports the work of Latinx artists in all disciplines. For the 14th cycle, the NFA offers five grant categories for artists and ensembles who meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the NFA guidelines: Artist Grant ($10,000), Adán Medrano Legacy Award in Film ($10,000), the San Antonio Artist Grant ($5,400), the Puerto Rico Artist Grant ($5,000) and the NALAC Pod Grant ($5,000)

We encourage you to read through the NFA guidelines for more information on the grant categories, eligibility and evaluation criteria prior to submitting a grant application.

Who is Eligible to Apply?

U.S. or Puerto Rico-based Latinx artists in any artistic discipline working individually or as part of an ensemble, arts collective or community-based arts and culture group are welcome to apply for the NALAC Fund for the Arts.

What does the NALAC Fund for the Arts Support?

Grant funds may be used to support any stage of the creative process, including but not limited to living wages, research, production, living expenses, documentation, evaluation, occupancy, travel, training. The number and amounts of awards are contingent on availability of funds.


16. CAPE COD THEATRE PROJECT
Deadline: September 30th
Website: http://www.capecodtheatreproject.org/apply/

Applications for the 2020 Season will be accepted September 1 – September 30, 2019.
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 2020.

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 included in the body of the email.

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.

As of November 1, 2011, we no longer review hard copies of scripts sent by mail.

The CCTP staff  does not provide feedback on any submitted materials.

We look forward to reading your work.


17. PLAYPENN
Deadline: September 30th
Website: https://www.playpenn.org/application/

Beginning September 1, 2019 PlayPenn will be accepting applications for its 2020 New Play Development Conference; we are pleased to request your full length, unproduced script for consideration. Please review the guidelines carefully and completely before making application.  Your application must be uploaded and complete by September 30, 2019 or it cannot be considered.

Currently, we are not considering musicals, plays for young audiences or one-person plays.  Also, if you were a 2019 Conference playwright we ask you to observe a one-year hiatus from applying.

Applicants should be aware of the following points about PlayPenn:

We are a development conference rather than a festival or showcase for new work. The distinction is important and meaningful to us in the current climate of the increasing commercialization of play development;

We work to avoid participation in what has become known as “development hell” by placing authority in the hands of the playwright and fostering an environment in which risk is rewarded and honest assessment is encouraged and provided;

We make a concerted effort to provide an experience that relieves writers of the distractions of the day-to-day world;

We expect playwrights who accept a place at the Conference to work on their play.  The Conference is not intended as an opportunity for playwrights to simply hear their plays in a rehearsed reading.

We focus on the needs of the text. The public Conference readings are intended to present a glimpse into how the text lives off the page rather than how the play might be augmented or staged in production.

From the time of invitation to participate at PlayPenn, we expect that playwrights will accept no invitations for development that precede the July Conference dates.


18. NEW HARMONY PROJECT
Deadline: October 1st
Website: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/apply

What is The Project looking for in a script? We’re looking for scripts that sensitively and truthfully explore the positive aspects of life. If you’ve read our mission statement and you’re still not sure your work is right for the conference, you can gain a fuller sense of our aesthetic and philosophical interests by perusing our roster of writers and scripts that have recently found an artistic home at our conference. The New Harmony Project recognizes that we live in complex times, and we seek stories that honor a multiplicity of perspectives.

What does The Project provide? We provide a creative community and unparalleled level of artistic support. There is no cost to attend the spring conference, and all meals, travel and housing are covered. Additionally, we provide a modest stipend to participants. 

Due to the volume of applications received, we will only accept ONE script per writer.

When you are ready to complete your application, simply click the button below to be taken to our online system powered by Submittable. Once items have been submitted, we, unfortunately, will not be able to accept updates or changes.

If you have any questions, please email submissions@newharmonyproject.org (please, no phone calls). We look forward to reading your work, and thank you for taking the time to share it with us.


19. THE NYC WOMEN'S FUND FOR MEDIA, MUSIC AND THEATRE
Deadline: October 1st
Website: https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/NYC-Womens-Fund?mc_cid=42f209d744&mc_eid=9adfcdfe5d

The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre provides grants to encourage and support the creation of digital, film, music, television, and live theatre content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women.
The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre is the latest in a groundbreaking series of initiatives by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) to address the underrepresentation of those who identify as women in film, music, television, and theatre. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to administer this Fund, which this year adds music as a category.
The program will provide:
Finishing grants for film, television, and digital projects
Funds for the creation of music recordings or videos
Production funds for live theatre
In addition to being made by, for, or about all who identify as women, projects are eligible if they feature a strong female perspective; and/or include a female-identified director and/or producer and/or writer/songwriter and/or engineer (for recordings) and/or female protagonist(s) or lead musical role.
Grants will be given in the following categories (amounts listed are the maximum potential grant):
Fiction Feature (running time of 60 minutes or more) - $50,000
Fiction Short (running time of 59 minutes or less) - $25,000
Fiction Webisode/Webseries (all forms) - $20,000
Documentary Feature (running time of 60 minutes or more) - 50,000
Documentary Short (running time of 59 minutes or less) - $25,000
Documentary Webisodes/Webseries (all lengths and forms) - $20,000
Music: Classical/Experimental/Jazz/New Music - $20,000
Music General - $20,000
Theatre Production - grant amounts up to $50,000


20. JONATHAN LARSON GRANT
Deadline: October 4th
Website: https://americantheatrewing.org/program/jonathan-larson-grants/

The Jonathan Larson Grants are intended to honor and recognize emerging musical theatre artists. Composers, lyricists, and librettists who work in musical theatre are the focus of the grants. ATW is committed to serving artists who are creating new, fully producible works for the theatre, and advancing the art form. The grants do not honor a specific piece or project. Individuals as well as collaborative teams are welcome to apply. United States citizenship is not a requirement to receive the grant, but you must be eligible to work in the U.S. and reside/work here on at least a part-time basis and submitted work should be predominately in English. There is no age restriction although the focus is on individuals in their early to mid-career who have not yet received a significant level of acclaim (and attendant income) in their field.

To submit, go to: https://americantheatrewing.org/program/jonathan-larson-grants/


21. MILLAY COLONY OF ARTISTS
Deadline: October 8th
website:

This small artist’s colony occupies the former estate of Edna St. Vincent Millay in upstate New York, offering two-week and month-long residencies to six or seven artists between the months of April and November. Unlike many other residencies, they don’t emphasize social events or speakers, instead preferring for you to focus on producing your art. There are no costs, and food is included. You can also apply for a virtual residency or a group residency if you’re collaborating with partners. Application deadlines are March 1 and October 1 each year; there’s a $40 application fee or $60 for the late deadlines (March 8 and October 8).


22. GREAT PLAINS THEATRE CONFERENCE
deadline: October 15th
website: http://www.gptcplays.com/submit-your-play-to-gptc/

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.

Theatre WorkShops, Luncheon Panels and daily PlayLab and MainStage Series readings comprise the foundation of the Conference.
Dramaturgy is provided by national dramaturg for each playwright, to providing support before, during and after the Conference
PlayFest is an evening theatre festival for the community and seeks to give voice to the stories that have the power to unite and inspire diverse audiences.

Design Wing brings five emerging designers from across the country to become immersed in the play development from a visual perspective.
Young Dramatists Fellowship Program provides local high school playwrights with access to some of the country’s top plays and playwrights.
GPTC invites and welcomes a number of distinguished and nationally known playwrights, directors and actors each year. These guest artists are in place to nurture and mentor new and emerging playwrights and Conference attendees through various workshops, MainStage and PlayLab feedback sessions and seminars. Each year, the Conference also hosts an honored playwright who is featured throughout the week and recognized for their body of work during PlayFest.

The submission period may close prior to October 15th if the submission limit of 1000 plays is reached.   Check back here for updates on the number of submissions received to-date.

Twenty 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. Playwrights whose scripts are chosen must agree to attend the entire conference (May 27 – June 2), work with local actors and directors, and lend full support to other playwrights throughout the Conference week.


23. A BLADE OF GRASS FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: October 16th
Website: http://www.abladeofgrass.org/fellowship-program/

We believe in the power of socially engaged artists to participate meaningfully in creating a more just, equitable, sustainable, joyful, and compassionate future. We know this means that artists must take time and care to develop relationships built on mutual trust, as well as work with diverse non-arts partners and communities. We understand there are no ready-made roadmaps or guaranteed outcomes for this type of work, and are committed to learning how artists navigate these processes and relationships.

Our fellowship program is meant to support courageous artists in creating exchanges, experiences, and structures that highlight seemingly intractable social problems, inspire audiences, and energize folks to participate in and sustain long-term social change work. This is hard and time-consuming organizational, intellectual, and emotional work.

We are committed to providing relatively unrestricted funding that incorporates a collaborative research component. Additionally, field research replaces grant reporting written by the artist, and is grounded in the goals and areas of inquiry defined by the artist and the perspective of project participants.

Selected Fellows will receive:
$20,000 in minimally restricted support
Comprehensive written field research reports that utilize action research methodology
Expenses paid 2-day orientation retreat in NYC to engage a cohort of peer artists and A Blade of Grass staff and board (a requirement for the fellowship)
Ongoing invitations to networking events for all A Blade of Grass Fellows and alumni twice annually (attendance voluntary)
Ongoing promotion of fellow’s projects through A Blade of Grass social media networks and website
In addition to direct artist support, another primary goal of ABOG is to make the “invisible” parts of socially engaged art visible. We do this through documentary films, publications, web content, and public programming. However, these content collaborations are not an obligation of the fellowship, and will be based on mutual interest under a separate contract.

Fellowship Projects may become the focus of A Blade of Grass content and programming including:
Curriculum and advocacy that advance the field of socially engaged art
Inclusion in our biannual magazine (available in print and free online)
Participation in documentary videos focused on curatorial themes of interest to the field
Other web content (podcasts, interviews, critical essays)
Participation in ongoing public programs


24. REVA SHINER COMEDY AWARD
Deadline: October 31st
Website: https://newplays.org/submit-a-play/reva-shiner-comedy/

Reva Shiner Comedy Award presents an unpublished full-length comedy with a cash prize of $1,000, a full production as part of the Bloomington Playwrights Project’s Mainstage season, along with travel reimbursement.
DETAILS
"Full-length" plays should have a complete running time of between 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes) to 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes).
Plays submitted must be unpublished at the time of submission.
Each submission should be sent to BPP via email. Send your email to literarymanager@newplays.org

Your email should include the following:
Tell us for which competition you are submitting: Reva Shiner Comedy or the script Woodward Newman Drama
Tell us your name, phone number, and the name of your Play
Tell us how you are satisfying the $10 administrative fee
Agent submitted scripts require no fee.
If via Dramatist Guild membership, attach a copy of your DG card to the email
If you have paid via Paypal on our website indicate your confirmation number and the email address used.

Paypal is preferred, but if you can’t pay on-line, you may send a check or Money Order, (must be from a US bank). Tell us the check or Money Order number. Make it payable to “BPP” and mail to BPP, 107 W 9th ST, Bloomington, IN 47404

Attach a PDF file containing your script with the following information included in the following order:
Title page with author name
Synopsis (1 page or less)
Character list/breakdown
Production history for the play—Include readings and productions
A brief bio of the playwright
Full Script
Submissions that fail to include all requested information in the order listed will be disqualified from the contest.
Plays submitted in previous years will be accepted.
Two separate submissions per playwright per annual competition are allowed as long as each submission has all the required materials.


***UPDATES***

MABOU MINES
Deadline: September 25th
website:


SUITE/Space is open to artists of color from historically underrepresented communities who exhibit a commitment to experimentation and a collaborative creative process. Multimedia, music, dance, theater, and cross-disciplinary projects are accepted.  Proposed projects should be either previously produced or performance ready.

WHEN
The 2020 SUITE/Space Program will run from November 2019 –February 2020. Submissions open on September 4, 2019 and proposals are due by September 25th, 2019 at midnight. Two artists will be selected and notified in late October. Final performances will take place February 18-23, 2020.

SUITE/Space ARTISTS RECEIVE:
A $ 2,500 stipend and a 50-50 box office split.
30 hours of rehearsal space in Mabou Mines’ sunlit studio in the East Village.
Technical and administrative support.
Studio visits with the program’s artistic advisors.
10 hours of technical rehearsal in the theater.
Three SUITE/Space performances in a festival-like setting at Mabou Mines.
EXPECTATIONS FOR SUITE/Space ARTISTS
Attend all monthly group meetings, schedule will be confirmed on the first meeting date.
Provide Mabou Mines’ technical director with tech specs of the project at the start of the program.
Participate in joint marketing efforts including Facebook posts and an artist takeover of Mabou Mines Instagram.

To apply please send the below materials to rap@maboumines.org by September 25, 2019 at midnight.

Including all parts of the application as one file/document is greatly appreciated.

-A two-page description of your project with an artist’s statement on why you think your project would be a good fit at Mabou Mines. Include one paragraph Specifying what you need to take your project to the next level.
-Resume of the lead artist/company and any key collaborators.
-Video work sample (max 4 min) preferably of the proposed work. If no documentation of the proposed work is available, please substitute with a video of another representative work. We also appreciate website links and any other supporting material you would like to include.
-Outline your basic technical needs for the project (projections, sound, lighting, dance floor etc.) ---Indicate whether you are working with designers.
-List collaborators and other key team members
-Explain how you will contribute to the marketing efforts for the program.
-Provide project history including previous development, residencies, readings and showings.