Last Call: The Producer’s Club Short Play Contest

About
The Producer’s Club Short Play Contest is to encourage emerging writers and find original shows we can produce. There is no fee to submit your play to the contest. We select the best of 5 plays from the submissions we receive. Once you are accepted, a $300 refundable deposit will be required. The deposit will be returned as long as your play sells 20 tickets in total to all three performances assigned to your show.

All plays selected will be given a three-performance run at the Producer’s Club on 44th street and 9th Ave in Midtown Manhattan, NY.

Submission Rules
In order to submit a play, please send the following via email:
1. A 200- to 300-word synopsis of the play
2. The complete script in either a word document or PDF file
3. Your telephone number and home address
4. Your bio

Play Guidelines
1.    Entries must be submitted by May 10th 2013.
2.    All entries must the writer’s original work.
3.    The entries should be between 10 and 15 minutes.
4.    Maximum number of actors/actresses is 5 per entry.
5.    The play will be produced with minimal set/props/costuming.
6.    The judges will announce their selections on May 24th and the successful writers will be notified via email.

As soon as your play is accepted, you will be sent the festival guidelines. The refundable $300 deposit should be paid before the show rehearsals and will be refunded after the sales of the first 20 tickets; that means an average of 7 people per performance = 20 audience members in total to all three performances assigned. Each ticket will be $15.00 and will be admission to 5 short plays, that’s a full evening of great theater for $15.00 for your friends and family.

Prizes
After all plays have had their three-performance run, the first place play will receive the $2,000.00 video package. The video will be a three-camera shoot of the play with pickup shots, close ups, etc.  The video will then be edited and a DVD will be created.  The producer/submitter of the play will be given 10 copies of the DVD.  You will own the video and can use it for any legal and non-derogatory purpose.

During the course of the performances three judges will attend, one per performance, to judge the plays. This panel of judges will choose the winning play and all decisions are final decision. Winners will be announced one week after the last performance.

Again, there is no submission fee. Only those plays that are accepted will be required to send in participant deposit, which is full refunded if at least 20 people buy a ticket to see your play. (Each play will be listed separately on our website for ticketing purpose.)

Video
All plays may be filmed for a fee. There are different levels of video production ranging in price from $500.00 to $2,000.00. To know more about the services please visit our site www.cierimedia.com

Contact us at:
ShortPlays@egarage.tv

Call for Entries: Capital Repertory, Albany, NY Announces Next Act! New Play Summit 2

Submissions are now being accepted for Capital Repertory Theatre’s NEXT ACT! NEW PLAY SUMMIT 2!

 

Next Act! is an expansion of Capital Repertory Theatre’s commitment to the development of new work, and is designed to complement the Upper Hudson Valley’s recent and future growth explosion in the fields of research and technology. The summit will directly reflect the theatre’s mission, “to create meaningful theatre generated from an authentic link to the community.” Next Act! takes place November 2nd thru 4th, 2013 and will feature readings of two never-before produced plays, one musical and special events throughout the weekend.Capital Rep is particularly interested in scripts that showcase world events as they impact the individual and society, highlighting the common threads that bind the American culture together in a world that is defined more and more by diversity. The theatre will give preference to character driven scripts that showcase technology’s impact on humanity. Accepting plays and musicals.
Multi-cultural and ethnically diverse plays welcome.
Comedy and Drama welcome!
(Please do not submit plays about the theatre.)

ELIGIBILITY
Eligible plays can not have been previously produced, though previous readings are allowed. No more than 7 characters. (Please do not submit works in which actors play multiple roles, unless it is a device used to illuminate generations. Eligible musicals can not have been previously produced, though previous readings are allowed. No more than 6 characters. Accompaniment must be able to be provided by a pianist for the reading. Scripts that allow creative ways for execution in the intimate atmosphere of Capital Rep’s thrust stage are particularly welcome. (There is no limit on subject matter. Adaptations of literature welcome.) Agent and non-agent submissions accepted.

Submission Deadline: END OF DAY – Thursday May 30, 2013

HOW TO SUBMIT

Plays: Playwrights should submit a synopsis, character descriptions and the first 10 pages of their play with a photo/resume and bio. Musicals: Playwrights should submit a synopsis, character descriptions, one sample scene and 3 songs (demo’s are acceptable). Music may be sent via CD or electronically. Playwrights should include a photo/resume and bio. Email your submission to Margaret Hall, Assistant to the Artistic Director, at mhall@capitalrep.org with NEXT ACT SUBMISSION in the subject line. A small stipend and limited travel available for playwrights selected. Electronic submissions preferred. Capital Rep is a professional LORT D theatre, established in Albany in 1981.

Variations Theatre Group, Inc (VTG): Call for Play Submissions

“Variations Theatre Group, Inc (VTG) is proud to announce its Unchained Theatre Festival as part of our core mission, namely, to provide an opportunity for artists to develop new, arresting work.”

DETAILS

The festival will run for three weeks starting from May 18^th, 2013 at our brand new Chain Theatre in Long Island City, NY. Each play will be given four showings, and  votes from a panel of judges and audience will decide which plays which will be shown at the final performance.  

Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Ensemble, and Best Play will be presented on Saturday, June 1st, 2013 at7pm.  

You may submit up to two (2) plays/applications for the festival. Plays can be submitted in one of two categories: Short Plays (under 30 minutes) and Long Plays (30 minutes to 60 minutes).

Submissions should be sent by email to submissions@variationstheatregroup.com. Please include a completed application form, a character breakdown of your play, and a copy of your piece. We will accept either PDF or word documents.

If your piece is chosen to participate in the festival there is a non-refundable production fee of $200.00 for a short play and $400.00 for a longer play, to be paid immediately upon acceptance.  This fee will defray some of the expenses for publicity, ticketing, theater management and space rental incurred by us.

Each production will receive two (2) complimentary tickets to the Awards Ceremony/Final Performance.  Each production will also receive an advance code to sell tickets with and a percentage of those ticket sales will be given back to the production. There will be six (6) weeks between announcement of selection and performance but we urge all productions to be prepared upon acceptance. 

All playwrights are responsible for producing their own individual plays. Variations Theatre Group will assist with finding actors, directors, and any technical assistants needed. Variations Theatre Group will provide a stage manager for the festival, a general light plot designed by a lighting designer, and discounted rehearsal space if needed.

All submissions must be received by 5pm on Friday, March 29th, 2013

Click  here   http://variationstheatregroup.com/newsite/unchained-theatre-festival  for more information and to download an application and

please email it after completion to submissions@variationstheatregroup.com

 

Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition

 

Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for more than 80 years. Enter our 82nd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents! The winning entries will also be on display in the 82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection.

Wondering what’s in it for you?

• A 30-minute Platform Strategy Consultation with Chuck Sambuchino*
• A one year subscription to Writer’s Digest eBooks
• A chance to win $3,000 in cash
• Get national exposure for your work
• One on one attention with four editors or agents
• A paid trip to the ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City!

*A 30-Minute Platform Strategy Consultation with Chuck Sambuchino: In this 30-minute session, Chuck Sambuchino will review your current platform-building efforts, discuss goals for your platform, then provide tailored advice and a specific strategy for launching or growing your platform to achieve the results you want.

Chuck Sambuchino is the author of Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript (Writer’s Digest, 2009), the bestselling humor book How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack (Running Press, 2010), which has been optioned for film by Robert Zemeckis, and the forthcoming titles Red Dog, Blue Dog (Running Press, July 2012) and Create Your Writer Platform (Writer’s Digest, Nov 2012). Chuck is also the editor of the bestselling Guide to Literary Agents and Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market annuals (Writer’s Digest). Chuck is a former staffer of several newspapers and magazines. During his tenure as a newspaper reporter, he won awards from both the Kentucky Press Association and the Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists. During the past decade, more than 650 of his articles have appeared in newspapers, magazines and books. Chuck also speaks at more than a dozen writing conferences each year on the topics of securing an agent and building a platform.

 

How to enter: register and pay online or download a printable entry form.

Early Bird Entry fees are $27 for the first manuscript; $20 for each additional entry submitted during the same transaction. Poems are $15 for the first entry; $10 for each additional poem submitted submitted during the same transaction. Entries submitted after that May 6, 2013 Early Bird deadline are $32 for the first manuscript; $25 for each additional entry submitted during the same transaction. Poems are $20 for the first entry; $15 for each additional poem submitted submitted during the same transaction.

Enter your work into one or more of these categories:

• Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
• Memoirs/Personal Essay
• Magazine Feature Article
• Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.)
• Mainstream/Literary Short Story
• Rhyming Poetry
• Non-rhyming Poetry
• Stage Play
• Television/Movie Script
• Children’s/Young Adult Fiction

One Grand Prize winner will receive:

• $3,000 in cash
• One on one attention from four editors or agents
  
• A paid trip to the ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City!
• A one year subscription to Writer’s Digest eBooks
• A 30-minute Platform Strategy Consultation with Chuck Sambuchino

First place will receive $1,000 in cash and $100 off any purchase from the Writer’s Digest Shop

Second place will receive $500 cash and $100 off any purchase from the Writer’s Digest Shop

Third place will receive $250 in cash and $100 off any purchase from the Writer’s Digest Shop

Fourth place will receive $100 in cash and $50 off any purchase from the Writer’s Digest Shop

Fifth place will receive $50 in cash and $50 off any purchase from the Writer’s Digest Shop

Sixth through Tenth place winners will receive $25 in cash.

All winners will also receive:

• A one-year Writer’s Digest VIP membership, which includes a one-year subscription (new or renewal) to Writer’s Digest magazine
• Access to WritersMarket.com for one year
• Discounts on Writer’s Digest University workshops
• Discounts off of purchases made at WritersDigestShop.com

Be sure to check out more writing contests sponsored by Writer’s Digest.

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: MAY 6, 2013

 

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About 82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Collection
This special competition collection will be published in November 2013 and consists of the grand prize manuscript, the first place manuscript in each category, and the names of the top 10 winners in each category. You can purchase a copy online or order by mailing in the printable entry form. (You are not required to purchase the collection to enter the competition.)

VISIT THE WEBSITE: http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/writers-digest-annual-competition

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Weathervane Playhouse’s third annual festival of 10-minute plays — eight plays, 10 minutes each

Weathervane Playhouse (Akron, OH)  is excited to announce that the 3rd Annual 8×10 TheatreFest will be held on August 16-18, 2013.   

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Playwrights from around the country are invited to submit 10 minute plays which will be read by a committee of volunteers, who will choose eight finalist plays.    Over TheatreFest weekend, each finalist play will be given three performances.  Guest judges will choose First and Second Place winners and the audiences will vote for their favorite.   Following Sunday’s matinee performance, winners will be announced and cash prizes awarded!   

$350 – First Place

$250 – Second Place

$150 – Audience Favorite

$50 each  – Five Runners Up

Deadline for submission is 5pm on Friday, May 31, 2013.  

There is a $10 administrative fee per playwright. Playwrights may submit a maximum of two entries for this fee.
• Please CLICK HERE to read why we charge a fee.

For guidelines, rules and how to enter, go to  www.weathervaneplayhouse.com. (Click on Shows & Events, Special Events.) 

For questions please contact Eileen Moushey, Coordinator, email:  10minuteplay@weathervaneplayhouse.com

Guidelines: http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/8×10-theatrefest-playwright-info

Last Call for Entries! BlueCat Screenwriting Competition: Deadline is Nov 15th, 2012

Discovering and Developing Writers Since 1998
Founded by a writer, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition’s passionate commitment to develop and discover the unknown screenwriter continues to define our work today.We provide each writer who enters BlueCat two written analyses, ensuring each entry is reviewed by two readers, while supporting screenwriters of all levels and stages of development with the constructive feedback all writers require.

Our Winners and Finalists have been signed by major talent agencies like UTA, CAA and WME, sold their work to studios like Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal, and won major awards at the Sundance, Berlin and Tribeca Film Festivals, all after being discovered by and winning BlueCat.

Rules & Guidelines

Awards:

The Winner of the 2013 Competition will receive $10,000. Four Finalists will receive $2000 each.

The Cordelia Prize will be awarded to the best screenplay written by a screenwriter residing in the UK and will receive $1000.

The Joplin Award will be awarded to the best screenplay written by a screenwriter residing outside the USA, Canada or the UK and will receive $1000.

All screenplays entered by August 1st, 2012 will be automatically entered in our Title Contest. Three winners will be determined by the votes of current 2013 BlueCat entrants and awarded $250 each.

Screenplay Analysis Schedule:

Screenplays submitted early will receive their analysis as follows:

Scripts submitted on June 15th, 2012 will receive their written analysis by June 25th, 2012.

Scripts submitted by July 1st, 2012 will receive their written analysis by July 15th 2012.

Scripts submitted by August 1st, 2012 will receive their analysis by September 1, 2012.

Scripts submitted by September 16th 2012 will receive their analysis by October 1st, 2012. ($60 entry fee)

Scripts submitted by October 15th, 2012 will receive their written analysis by November 9th, 2012. ($65 entry fee)

All analyses will be returned by March 1, 2013.

Deadlines and Fees:

The early bird entry fees are $55 and $60 per screenplay. The regular entry fee is $65 per screenplay.  Submissions are accepted via electronic submission. There is no limit to the number of screenplays you may submit. Final entry fee is $70 per screenplay. Resubmission fee of entry submitted early in competition is $40.

Each regular entry will receive two sets of analysis.

Early Deadline: Entries must be postmarked or received electronically on or before June 15th, 2012 and July 1st, 2012.

Regular Deadline: Entries must be postmarked or received electronically on or before October 15th, 2012.

Final Deadline: Entries must be postmarked or received electronically on or before November 15th, 2012.

Each applicant will receive an e-mail notifying them of the writing competition results.

Quarter-Finalists will be announced February 1, 2013. Semi-Finalists will be announced March 1, 2013. Five Finalists will be announced April 1st, 2013. The Winner will be announced April 10th, 2013.

About us: Since our formation in 1998 by award winning screenwriter Gordy Hoffman, our winners and finalists have launched careers in the industry. Recent BlueCat winner THE MAN IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, by Andy Pagana and Justin Thomas, sold for low-mid six figures, and BlueCat Finalist Aaron Guzikowski’s CONTRABAND, starring Mark Wahlberg, was released by Universal. We have had a distinct track record of identifying undiscovered writing talent, paving the way for these writers to be signed by UTA, CAA and WME and sell their work to Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal. We are more than a competition; we are a community that serves to support each other and the development of the unknown screenwriter.

For Details Visit the Website: www.bluecatscreenplay.com 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BlueCatScreenplayCompetition

AURORA ONE ACTS FESTIVAL – Aurora Community Theatre’s One-Act Playwriting Competition

AURORA  ONE ACTS FESTIVAL

Aurora Community Theatre’s One-Act Playwriting Competition

The Aurora Community Theatre is pleased to announce a one-act playwriting competition as a fundraiser for its 2012-2013 season.  We invite all aspiring playwrights to submit their one act plays (of no more 10 pages or 10 minutes in length when performed) for consideration.

ACT will select the top entries which will be performed for two weekends August 16-17, 2013 and August 23-24, 2013 (Friday and Saturday evenings) as a fundraiser for ACT.

Entries must be received by February 27, 2013

Festival performance dates August 16-17 and 23-24, 2013

 

AWARDS

Judges’ Choice – $200 prize

Audience Choice  – $200 prize

 

ENTRY FEE

Each author may submit up to two scripts for an entry fee of $10. Fees will be used to cover the cash prizes, advertising and performance production costs.

 

COMPETITION RULES

1.      The competition is open to all playwrights age 18 or older.

2.      Scripts are to be original, unpublished, and not previously performed within the greater Cleveland area. Staged readings or workshop productions will not disqualify a script. Musicals, monologues, children’s plays, adaptations, film scripts, and television scripts are ineligible.

3.      Scripts can be no longer than 10 pages or 10 minutes in running time when performed.

4.      Scripts can have no more than 6 characters.

5.      Scripts selected will be performed in a black box setting with minimal set pieces, e.g., furniture

6.      All scripts are to be typewritten with the name of the play listed at the top of each page, with a page number and the authors name.

7.      Scripts submitted by mail cannot be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage. For confirmation of receipt, include a self-addressed stamped postcard.  Scripts submitted via email will receive an email confirmation

8.      No written or verbal critiques will be tendered for any script.

9.      By submitting a play, the entrant acknowledges that he or she is the sole creator of the play and entitled to grant performance rights.  ACT reserves the right to produce any of the winning plays royalty-free during our 2012-2013 season, to withhold production, and to modify cash awards as deemed necessary by the judges or ACT.

10.  ACT will select the directors and cast for each one act play.

11.  Finalists will be posted on ACT’s website.

ACT does not assume any responsibility for the loss, damage, or return of scripts.

Send scripts and entry fee of $10, check made payable to Aurora Community Theatre, to:

Aurora Community Theatre

One-Act Playwriting Competition

P.O. Box 9

Aurora, Ohio  44202

Please place your name on the cover page of the script, and include an email address and phone number where you can be reached.

Scripts may also be submitted via email to: actoneacts@gmail.com

(be sure to put one-act playwriting competition in the subject line)

email submissions must be accompanied by an electronic fee payment through the following website. (Cut and paste this into your internet browswer) https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?retail=auct

Questions? Please contact Brenda at (216) 288-1738

Sanguine Theatre Company’s 3rd Annual Playwrighting Competition

Sanguine Theatre Company announces our 3rd annual playwriting competition.
Project Playwright is a result of Sanguine’s love for playwrights and new
works. Once all submissions have been read a panel will select a number of
scripts from which Sanguine Theatre Company will produce a staged reading in
New York City of excerpts from the plays that will be determined by Sanguine
Theatre Company in collaboration with the playwrights. From there, a grand
prize winner will be chosen and have his or her play fully produced in a New
York City theatre along with opportunities to workshop their script.

*No submissions will be accepted after December 3, 2012 at 5pm EST

*A $5 non-refundable administrative fee is due at the time of submission. It can be paid through PayPal

*We are a contemporary theatre group looking for pieces that deal with contemporary issues,

and our target audience is generally in their 20’s to 30’s.

Please check out our website (http://www.sanguinenyc.com) to get a sense of who we are.

For details please visit:

http://sanguinenyc.com/blog/

Last Call! THE 2nd Annual JCC METROWEST JEWISH PLAYWRITING CONTEST – Deadline: November 1st, 2012

Carol Berman, Director of the Arts at JCC MetroWest and David Winitsky, Artistic Director of the Jewish Plays Project are excited to announce the return of their competition for full-length plays dealing with contemporary Jewish themes. Using a curated jury process followed by a series of live selection events, the Contest will give equal voice to Jewish audiences and artists in creating Jewish theater for the 21st Century.

IMPORTANT NOTE: THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO ARTISTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, DENOMINATIONS, FAITHS, CREEDS, RELIGIONS and other IDEALS. We believe that Jewish identity and culture are specific manifestations of universal human cravings for spiritual, ethical, moral and worldly joy. “Matrilineal descent” is neither important nor necessary.

ELIGIBILITY: Full-length plays that deal with contemporary Jewish themes that have never been produced in New York City. The following must be true of a submitted play:

1. It is not a Yiddish play.

2. It is not a Holocaust play. (We have a separate category for those. See http://www.jewishplaysproject.org/shoah)
3. It contains significant Jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view.
4. It does NOT fall into the beloved category of “ethnically stereotypical comedy” (No ‘Yiddishemammeh” plays, no “My Afternoon With Bubbe”, no “Jewtopia”)
5. It has not had a full production in the NY Metro region.
6. It is NOT a musical (plays with music may apply).

SUBMISSION: Entries are due by November 1 at 6 pm. There is NO fee to apply, but there is a one (1) submission per person rule. Plays that were submitted to the 2012 Contest ARE eligible.

For the full Contest RFP, visit: www.jewishplaysproject.org/jpc

Or contact:

David Winitsky, Artistic Director: david@jewishplaysproject.org

THE PRIZE: The winning plays will be developed in the spring of 2013 by a company of stellar actors, directors and designers. During the JPP’s OPEN Residency in June, 2013, a final New York City Contest will be held, with the ultimate winner continuing directly on to a 2-week workshop and 2 performances.

ABOUT THE JEWISH PLAYS PROJECT: The Jewish Plays Project puts bold, progressive Jewish conversations on world stages. The JPP’s innovative and competitive development vehicle invests emerging artists in their Jewishidentity; engages Jewish communities in the vetting, selecting and championing of new voices; and secures mainstream production opportunities for the best new plays.

www.jewishplaysproject.org

Announcing Writing Contests for 2013 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival

The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival is pleased to announce that our annual fiction and one-act play contests are now accepting submissions. Our team is gearing up for our 27th celebration of our namesake playwright and the city in which he found his “spiritual home.” Details are below.

5th Annual Fiction Contest

Judge: Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours

Grand Prize

• $1,500
• Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 2013 Festival in New Orleans
• VIP All-Access Festival Pass ($500 value)
• Public reading at a literary panel at the 2013 Festival (March 20-24)
• Publication in Louisiana Literature

Top Ten Finalists

• Names will appear on website. Finalists will also receive a panel pass ($75 value) to attend the 2013 Festival.

Submit unpublished short stories up to 7,000 words. Unlimited entries per person.

Deadline: November 15, 2012

**For eligibility and full guidelines see our contest page: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

Contact: contests@tennesseewilliams.net

25th Annual One-Act Play Contest

Grand Prize:

• $1,500
• Staged reading at the 2013 Festival (March 20-24)
• Full production at the 2014 Festival
• VIP All-Access Festival pass for 2013 and 2014 ($1,000 value)
• Publication in Bayou

Top Ten Finalists

• Names will appear on website. Finalists will also receive a panel pass ($75 value) to attend the 2013 Festival

Submit unpublished, never publicly performed one-act plays up to one hour in length.

Deadline: November 1, 2012

**For eligibility and full guidelines see our contest page: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

Contact: contests@tennesseewilliams.net

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans
Literary Festival
938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514
New Orleans, LA 70113
504-581-1144
www.tennesseewilliams.net
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Writing contests for playwrights, poets, and short story writers. Big prizes! www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

27th annual Festival: March 20-24, 2013

The Festival’s mission is threefold: to serve the community through educational, theatrical, literary, and musical programs; to nurture, support, and showcase regional, national and international writers, actors, musicians, and other artists; to honor the creative genius of Tennessee Williams, who considered this city his spiritual home.

Seeking One Act Plays for Festival

Attention Aspiring Playwrights!

Have your script produced at the

Canton One Acts Festival

CASH PRIZES AVAILABLE

 

Canton, MI—TLC Productions is accepting scripts for the 2013 Canton One Acts Festival, postmarked no later than August 24, 2012.  This Festival will take place January 18-20, 2013 at the Village Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton, MI.

TLC Productions is made up of Canton’s very own: Tim Chanko, Linda Pohl and Christopher Tremblay. They said this about the event that will showcase great local talent:
“This festival brings new plays to the Canton community and Village Theater at Cherry Hill stage. As aspiring playwrights, we looked for other venues to submit our one-act musicals, but there weren’t any nearby groups organizing any competitions or festivals. Since we have been afforded the opportunity to present our new works at The Village Theater, we wanted to provide a process, venue and event to showcase other emerging playwrights of plays and musicals as well as to aspiring directors. Thanks to the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities, this festival is now a theatrical tradition in Canton.”

TLC is looking for original plays in length from 15 minutes to 20 minutes. Multiple submissions from a playwright are welcomed, however, no children shows will be considered. For a list of complete guidelines and for information on the judging process go to cantononeacts.com.

The deadline for works is August 24, 2012.

In October, semi-finalists will be notified. In October, TLC will present dramatic readings of the semi-finalists’ scripts. Selected shows for the One-Acts Festival will be announced online at cantononeacts.com by October 31, 2012.  In November, there will be auditions for the selected plays.  Playwrights can request to direct their own show if show is selected or TLC Productions will appoint a director. Preference will be given to aspiring directors.

TLC Productions will award first, second and third place awards based on audience votes.

The One-Acts Festival is organized by TLC Productions, sponsored by the Partnership for the Arts and the Humanities, and offered in partnership with The Village Theater at Cherry Hill.

FOR MORE INFORMATION contact tlcproductions@wowway.com or cantononeacts.com.

Spotlight On: A One Person Play writing Contest

Type of material: One person plays

Frequency: Annual

Remuneration: $500 cash prize, and possible production and performance of the winning play

Guidelines (summary): Play can have been produced and performed anywhere but Los Angeles, 2 play submission limit, 10 minute minimum and 95 minute maximum. See the full guidelines for more details.

Submission Procedure: Application, summary, script, and resume; materials will not be returned

Submission Period: January 1 –  June 30st

Notification: July 31st   

Website: http://spotlightonplaywritingcompetitio.weebly.com/

2012 – Third Annual Across the Generations New Jewish Play Festival

2012 – Third Annual

Across the Generations

New Jewish Play Festival

Director J Marcus Newman
will stage readings of selected

plays in mid-August 2012

at Congregation Dor Hadash
in San Diego, CA

Submission Guidelines (revised this year)

1) direct submission by playwright with cover letter;
no literary representative or agency submissions

2) completed full-length plays only; no works-in-progress
no one-act plays, no 10-minute plays, no musical plays

3) must have major Jewish characters and/or Jewish themes

4) must be originally written in English; no translations

5) not yet produced, but available for production

6) digitally (.doc or .pdf) to:  jewishplayfestival@dorhadash.org
or in printed form (with SASE for requested returns)

7) $10 administration fee per script (submit via regular mail
made payable to: Congregation Dor Hadash)

8) play and fee must be received by March 1, 2012 at 5 pm

9) notification of selections will be made by June 30, 2012

Mail to:

Across the Generations New Jewish Play Festival

Congregation Dor Hadash

4858 Ronson Court, Suite A

San Diego, CA  92111

Visit the website: http://dorhadash.org

Contact: jewishplayfestival@dorhadash.org

Horizon Theatre’s New South Young Playwrights Festival 2012

The New South Young Playwrights Festival focuses on the support and development of the next generation of American dramatists. Each summer we invite between 20 and 30 high school and college students to Horizon Theatre in Atlanta for week of residency filled with workshops, rehearsals, seminars, and readings with professional actors, directors, and dramaturgs.

We are currently seeking play submissions from high school, college and university students!

About the Festival

Students are invited to submit completed one-act plays for consideration in Horizon Theatre Company’s New South Young Playwrights’ Festival Contest. The contest has two divisions: High School (grades 9 – 12); and College (Full or part-time college students enrolled in academic year 2010 – 2011, under 25 years old). 20 – 30 playwrights will be selected to participate in the New South Young Playwrights’ Festival at Horizon Theatre Company in the Little Five Points area of Atlanta. This week-long festival will include playwriting workshops, seminars, and rehearsals with professional theatre actors, directors, and playwrights. Submitting playwrights must be available to come to Atlanta from May 28 through June 2. We are currently taking submissions through March 1, 2012.

The Festival

The week of the Festival consists of four days of residency, and the final day culminates in a performance of their work written during the week. Each playwright will be assigned a dramaturg whom they will be working with during the Festival.

Young playwrights will meet like-minded peers and colleagues, and participate in seminars aimed at their professional development. Past seminar leaders include dramaturgs, playwrights, college professors, literary directors, and artistic associates. Each playwright will have a portion of their submitted work read by professional actors living and working in Atlanta, and will have the ability to receive feedback from their peers and colleagues. Each evening there is a group excursion, often to see a performance in the Atlanta area. The last day of the Festival is a Short Play Festival, where the playwrights five-minute plays written during the week are performed by professional actors for family and friends.

The Festival is free for all participants; those selected from out-of-state will receive a travel stipend and housing. Lunch and dinner are provided for all playwrights, and the evening activities are donated to the Festival.

New South Young Playwrights alumni have received numerous productions of their work around the country since participating in the Festival. They have gone on to premier graduate programs and have become, among other professions, playwrights, screenwriters, producers, and actors.

How to Enter

**SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS March 1, 2012**

The choice of subject, style and form is up to you. High school scripts must be no longer than 20 minutes reading time. College scripts may be up to 60 minutes in length. Collaborations and group-written plays are eligible.

GUIDELINES:

• If by US Mail, submit 2 typed and securely bound copies of your play.
• If by email, please attach as a Word document.
• Scripts will not be returned unless requested by the playwright.
• If you would like your script returned to you, please send a SASE with your submission.
• Filmscripts, screenplays, or adaptations of other authors’ works are not eligible.
• On the title page of your play, list your name, address, city, state, zip, county, home phone number, email, date of birth, grade/level in school, division you are entering, school name, school address, and school phone.

HOW TO SEND YOUR ENTRY:

MAIL TO:	New South Young Playwrights Contest Horizon Theatre Company PO Box 5376 Atlanta, GA 31107
EMAIL TO:	ypf@horizontheatre.com and put “YPF Contest Submission” in the subject line. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica De Maria at ypf@horizontheatre.com.

The Polygraph Tests: Refining the Writer’s Voice

Polygraph (n.) 1. a machine designed to detect and record changes in biological characteristics. 2. an author who can write on a variety of different subjects.

The Polygraph Tests is a residency program committed to enriching the process of theatre development by pairing selected playwrights with collaborators eager to guide and inspire the scripts’ evolution. We are looking for dangerous stories that expose and examine the ways in which desire and impulse define human relationships. Writers of all ages and from all experience levels are invited to submit plays that align with our mission statement:

True False Theatre is a group of artists dedicated to creating high-quality dramatic theatre that challenges the imagination and inspires a more conscious and compassionate community. Our goal is to probe modern value systems through entertaining productions of socially relevant plays, which uphold a commitment to exciting and empowering New York City.

This program features a three-week rehearsal period focused on giving writers the time and tools they need to experiment and develop strong character development, plot structure, and dialogue. Each playwright will work alongside a director and actors who are excited to inspire the author’s vision and provide him or her with feedback regarding the rewrites made during the residency. After a mid-process public reading allows each artist to experience their play with an audience, everyone returns to the rehearsal room for another week of collaborating with the writer. The residency ends with a second public reading celebrating the plays in whatever state they are in at the time.

Important Dates:

Nov 16: Application Deadline | Dec 1: Finalists Notified

Jan 8-28: Rehearsal Period | Jan 21: First Public Reading | Jan 28: Final Public Reading

Submission Guidelines:

• We select playwrights based on two factors: (1) the quality and potential of the writing, and (2) a one-on-one interview during the first week of December 2011.

• We are looking for plays on all subject matters- story and structure that dare to be different.

• Scripts don’t need to be perfectly polished; we will happily accept unfinished work.

• We accept only unpublished plays (but un-produced and previously produced plays are both acceptable).

• You can send us one or several scripts- we prefer you send us two plays so we can understand your voice as much as possible.

• Scripts can be any length (less than 75 pages is preferred).

Visit the website for details on how to enter: http://www.truefalsetheatre.org/2011/10/23/the-polygraph-tests-refining-the-writers-voice/

Matrices Press: Call for Submissions for 2012 Anthology

Call for Submissions for 2012 Anthology

Matrices Press is publishing an anthology of works in 2012. We are now accepting submissions of previously unpublished, original works. Deadline for submissions is Jan 31, 2012.

Matrices begins in math: 
A matrix is an organizational structure in which two or more lines of command, responsibility, or communication may run through the same individual.

This math concept can be applied to culture: 
A concept of multiple matrices, functioning separately (perhaps sustaining one another), but with the same derivatives of one another – interrelated cultural matrices, symmetrical matrices.

We all have different backgrounds – families, cultures, ethnicities, religions / beliefs / non-beliefs, gender identities, physical and other challenges, etc. We are all on similar yet unique journeys as Americans too. We are our own matrices of cultures and journeys and life coming together.

Submission Guidelines:

•   Poetry: five poems up to 8 pages (no epics please).
•   Fiction: one short story, or up to three works of flash fiction up to 4,000 words.
•   Creative nonfiction: one essay or memoir up to 4,000 words.
•   Short plays or Monologues: 6 pages maximum.
•   Comics: submit one “graphic narrative” up to 6 pages maximum.
•   Photographs, Drawings, and Digital Art: up to five digital files (min 600dpi).

1) Please notify us as soon as possible if the submission is accepted elsewhere. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if so indicated.

2) Please enclose a brief autobiographical statement with your submission.

3) Please include your email address in the header of the document.

Email submissions to: matrices@att.net

For more information: www.matricespress.net

 

InspiraTO Ten-Minute Play Festival

 

InspiraTO Ten-Minute Play Festival

 

Canada’s largest ten-minute play festival

 

Deadline: Midnight December 31, 2011

 

InspiraTO is seeking ten-minute plays (not shorter than 8 minutes and not longer than 10 minutes). This year’s theme is on VISION.  The sense of vision (sight) must be an important element of the play. We accept previously produced plays.  The playwright must own the rights to the play up to the end of June 2012 (i.e. plays cannot be owned by a publisher).  Any style is acceptable except musicals. Submissions are open to everyone without age and geographic restriction.

 

There is no submission fee.  You may only enter ONE play (so make it count).

For more details, visit the www.inspiratofestival.ca

 

 

NEW ART MAGAZINE: CALL FOR ENTRIES

NEW ART MAGAZINE CALL FOR ENTRIES

Get Feedback. Get Paid. Get Better. A Call for Entries.

You Can Do Better Magazine seeks submissions for a variety of mediums in an effort to financially reward and provide critical insight for those who wish to improve their craft.

Entries submitted electronically.

Details/Questions: http://youcandobetterzine.com

NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline: November 1, 2011

Submission Guidelines: http://youcandobetterzine.com/submit.html

AracaWorks ARACAWORKS WINTER 2011 PLAYWRITING CONTEST

The Araca Group, a Broadway theatrical producing company, is once again seeking “The Best Play” from playwrights in post-collegiate universities and professional study programs.  The style, subject and length of the submissions are entirely up to you.  However, this year, we are opening the contest up to emerging writers nationwide.

The selected playwright will have the opportunity for his/her play to be performed in a free and public reading to be held in December in New York City, directed by and acted in by a New York City creative team. The Araca Group will assume all travel expenses to and from your university.

The deadline for submissions is October 21, 2011. The winning play will be read in December 2011.  A release needed to accompany the  submission materials will be available on araca.com next week.

Founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego, and Hank Unger, The Araca Group has grown from a start-up working out of a one-room office into an internationally renowned merchandise and Tony Award winning production company. Most notably, Araca has produced Wicked, Urinetown, The Wedding Singer, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, The Laramie Project, The Vagina Monologues, Rock of Ages, A View From the Bridge, Lend Me a Tenor, Merchant of Venice, and House of Blue Leaves.

For more information about Araca and this contest, please visit http://www.araca.com/?page_id=2478 .

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me with questions via e-mail, aracaworks@gmail.com

The Sitcom Mission 2012

Here you can find details on how to enter The Sitcom Mission 2012. Make sure you read all the pages in this section – for example, you won’t stand a chance of winning unless you stick to the guidelines.

Early Bird Entry Fee: £10
(Entries received before 00.00 GMT on January 25, 2012)

Final Deadline Fee: £15
(Entries received between 00.00 GMT on January 25, 2012 and 23.59 on January 31, 2012)

This is the first year we have introduced an entry fee. In order to grow as an organisation and to secure the long-term future of The Sitcom Mission, we need to make sure we are financially sound. However, we stick to the policy that nobody will ever pay to appear on stage, and the 16 writers that make it through to the knock-out stage will have their entry fees refunded. Also, any writer taking the Bronze feedback who gets through to the longlist will have their feedback fee refunded.

We’re open for entry from 1st October 2011 until 23.59 GMT on January 31, 2012. There’ll be a PayPal button here from 1st October, and once payment is received you’ll be directed to an online system where you can upload your script.

Before entering, you should read the following three pages. The guidelines will make sure you submit a suitable script, and the rules govern this competition…

Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival Writing contests

Here at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival we are excited to announce that we are now accepting entries for our One-Act Play and Fiction Contests.

One-Act Play Contest

We are accepting original one-act plays of any theme that run no longer than one hour in length.

Deadline:  November 1, 2011

Grand Prize:

• $1,500
• Staged reading at the 26^th annual Festival (March 21-25, 2012)
• Full production in 2013
• VIP All-Access Festival pass for 2012 and 2013 ($1,000 value)
• Publication in Bayou

www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

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Fiction Contest

We are accepting original short stories up to 7,000 words in length.

Deadline:  November 15, 2011

Judge: Amy Hempel

Grand Prize:

• $1,500
• Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 26^th annual Festival in New Orleans (March 21-25, 2012)
• VIP All-Access Festival pass for 2012 ($500 value)
• Public reading at a literary panel at the 2012 Festival
• Publication in Louisiana Literature

The top ten finalists of each contest will receive a panel pass ($75 value) to attend the 2012 Festival, and their names will be published on www.tennesseewilliams.net

Please check our website for full guidelines and further information on all our writing contests:  www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

Catch A Star Theatrical Players One-Act Playwriting Competition

Calling All Playwrights

Catch A Star Theatrical (CAST) Players is pleased to announce their first ever One-Act Playwriting Competition.  Aspiring playwrights of all ages who reside within the United States are invited to submit their unpublished works.  All styles and genres are welcome.  Top plays will be showcased at the 2012 One Act festival to be held in Beaumont, CA.

A grass roots endeavor, it has been embraced by the community and support for the event is growing.   Competition organizers are themselves published writers.  “It is important to me to showcase original plays each season”, says Annette Tringham, Artistic Director for CAST Players.  “A lot of talented writers do not have a venue for their work.  This competition is a great way to jumpstart that process.”

Managing Director, Richard Meinhold agrees, “I’m very excited about the competition and the 2012 festival.  It is a wonderful opportunity to expose our community to fresh voices and interesting theater.  There’s nothing like it in this area.”

The top ten plays and authors will be listed on CAST Players website through December 31, 2012.  The top six plays will each receive $100 and three performances at the One-Act festival in June, 2012, plus one all-access festival Pass.  At the conclusion of the festival, additional monetary prizes of $400 for First Place, $300 for Second Place and $200 for Third Place will be awarded, as will $100 for the play voted Audience Favorite.

$10 entry/handling fee required.

The deadline for submission is December 31, 2011 and complete information, guidelines and entry forms are posted on the theater website at www.castplayers.org.

ABOUT CAST PLAYERS

Catch A Star Theatrical Players is a non-profit community theater group dedicated to enhancing the cultural aspects of life by offering a variety of live theater performances for the education and enjoyment of the residents of communities in and around The Inland Empire of Southern California.  2009-2010 marks their first season of production.

Sanguine Theatre Company 2nd Annual Playwriting Competition

Sanguine Theatre Company announces our 2^nd annual playwriting competition. Project Playwright is a result of Sanguine’s love for playwrights and new works. Once all submissions have been read a panel will select a number of scripts from which Sanguine Theatre Company will produce a staged reading in New York City of excerpts from the plays that will be determined by Sanguine Theatre Company in collaboration with the playwrights. From there, a grand prize winner will be chosen and have his or her play fully produced in a New York City theatre along with opportunities to workshop their script.

Submission Guidelines:

*You may submit either full-length or one- act scripts  

*2-10 characters *Minimal set and costume

*The title page must include the playwright’s name, address, telephone number, email address and a brief synopsis of the play

*Previously produced plays will not be accepted

*No children’s plays or musicals

*Sanguine Theatre Company reserves the right to accept or reject any play submitted to the contest for any reason

*No playwright revisions will be accepted once a script has been submitted. Sanguine Theatre Company reserves the right to request changes to any script.

*No submissions will be accepted after October 31st at 5pm EST.

*We are a contemporary theatre group looking for pieces that deal with contemporary issues, and our target audience is generally in their 20’s to 30’s. Please check out our website (http://www.sanguinenyc.com) to get a sense of who we are.

Finalists will be chosen based on the following:

*If the structure of the piece is conducive to theatrical storytelling

*How well the script conveys thoughts and ideas through subject matter, dialogue and staging

*Dialogue that is natural, creative and supplemental to the storyline

*Well-developed characters that invite the audience to become invested in them

To submit please visit: http://sanguinenyc.com/blog/ and follow the guidelines.

Living Literature Festival: Horatio Alger

Living Literature Festival: January 2012

Horatio Alger

Deadline – September 30, 2011

Submit

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Metropolitan Playhouse presents its 7th Annual Living Literature Festival, devoted to Horatio Alger.

WHAT
Scheduled for January 16th through January 29th, 2012, the festival is a collection of new plays celebrating the spirit of the artist who made a cultural touchstone of the term “rags to riches”. Horatio Alger became famous in America promoting a popular myth of opportunity for all, and but also against a backdrop of self-made millionaires challenging an entrenched social order. For their promise or their threat, his boys’ adventure stories were inspirations to many readers. Adaptations of Horatio Alger’s works, biographical pieces exploring his life, or works inspired by/critical of what has become known as the Horatio Alger Myth are all welcome.

HOW IT WORKS
The annual festival is a co-production of Metropolitan Playhouse and the participating artists.  Metropolitan will curate, host, and promote the festival, while the participants will create and perform the plays in the festival.  Proceeds will be divided between Metropolitan and the participants.

WHO CAN SUBMIT
Submissions are welcome from individual artists and performance companies alike.  Co-producers will take responsibility for conceiving and creating their contribution to the festival, with use of Metropolitan’s space and physical resources.  Metropolitan will coordinate and promote the festival as a part of its 20th Season.

WHAT KIND OF WORK
Submissions may be twenty-minute plays, one-acts, or full length performances (though no longer than 1 hour and 45 minutes.) There are no restrictions concerning style.  Adaptations, biographies, fantasies, and treatises, as well as song/poetry/dance cycles will all be considered.  Selection by Metropolitan Playhouse will be based on artistic quality, feasibility of production, relationship to literature of Horatio Alger, and suitability for the venue.

However: 
No scripts alone!  Please note, we are seeking submissions of performances which we will co-produce.  We are NOT seeking scripts for Metropolitan to produce. We will not provide directors or actors for productions.

And plays from the period will receive lowest consideration. This festival is particularly devoted to new theater pieces inspired by non-theatrical writing.

Guidelines

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Submissions will be accepted by e-mail or snail mail, and must include:

1.  Cover sheet with
•     Name of Company/Artist taking responsibility for producing the work
•     Project Title
•     Author, Person, or Subject who inspired the work (and specific titles of inspiring works, as applicable)
•     Performance Length (Max. 1 hr, 45 min.  This is extremely important for scheduling.)
•     Contact Person
•     Telephone Contact
•     E-mail Contact
2. Project narrative of no more than 2 pages
3. Key artist biographies and, if applicable, company history
4. Sample text (may be the script for the proposed performance or a comparable work by the key artist(s))

Submission Deadline: September 30 , 2011

Visit the website:  http://metropolitanplayhouse.org/index
Mail to:
Metropolitan Playhouse
220 E. 4th Street
New York, NY  10009
Attn: Living Literature

E-mail to:
alger@metropolitanplayhouse.org

VIP “STAGE & SCREEN” WRITERS PACKAGE OFFERED DURING OJAI WORDFEST

Dream Weekend Designed for Aspiring Screenwriters and Playwrights

Ojai, CA (February 25, 2011) Ojai has been attracting authors and writers to its mountain valley for centuries. Its newest attraction, WordFest-a nexus of diverse reading and writing events held over nine days in March-is announcing the latest addition to its robust lineup: a VIP ‘Stage & Screen’ Writers Package.

Held the last weekend of Ojai WordFest (Friday-Sunday, March 25-27) and presented by Ojai Writers Conference, the exclusive weekend symposium is for writers-beginners & advanced-who want to make their mark in “Hollywood” or have a career in the entertainment industry and are ready to take their writing to the next level.

Writers will enjoy three days of “Literary Decadence” from developing their craft under the skillful guidance of some of the world’s most distinguished writing teachers to VIP tickets to a celebrity-studded theatrical performance to a private salon held in the home of Hollywood’s #1 Script Consultant.

Highlights of the exclusive VIP writers weekend package include:

Three days of writing classes-focused on creating material for screen and stage-taught by internationally distinguished writing experts: Ellen Sandler, Emmy-nominated Co-Executive Producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, playwright and author of The TV Writer’s Workbook (UCLA, USC and NYU film schools’ textbook); Dara Marks, PhD, author of Inside Story: The Power of the Transformational Arc and leading international script consultant whose unique method of story analysis has earned her top ratings by Creative Screenwriting Magazine as the best consultant in the business; and renowned writing teacher, playwright and Artistic Director of Theater 150 in Ojai, Deb Norton.

Special screening of the award-winning short film, Angel Passing, starring Hume Cronyn, Calista Flockhart and Teresa Wright, followed by a Q&A with the film’s screenwriter and award-winning playwright, Catherine Ann Jones.

A luncheon with international best-selling authors and Ojai residents: Byron Katie, founder of The Work; David Allen, widely recognized as the world’s leading authority on personal and organizational productivity whom Forbes’ recognized as one of the top five executive coaches in the United States; and Jacqueline Winspear, a mystery novelist whose Maisie Dobbs series is a New York Times best-seller. The exclusive luncheon will be held at The Ranch House-Ojai’s world famous fine dining establishment Paul Newman called “the best restaurant in the world.” A favorite among the lights of the literary and entertainment world, the restaurant is regarded to have one of the finest wine lists on the planet and was featured on Food Network as the “top pick in the nation” by a master chef.

The apex of the weekend’s activities includes a private salon at the home of Hollywood’s top script guru, Dara Marks, who along with writing teaching expert Deb Norton, will guide students to explore the power of mythology and archetypes in order to write richer stories.

The VIP experience will end outdoors in a garden setting with hors d’oeuvres, desserts, wine, and a champagne toast to Ojai’s legendary ‘pink moment’ sunset.

Dubbed the “WriteFest of WordFest,” writers in the VIP weekend program can focus on their craft by day and enjoy numerous literary festivities in the evenings. Literary events during the last three days of WordFest include: a ‘Lit Crawl’ in the historic downtown arcade of Ojai; Dessert Bar & Scrabble? night; the opening night of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple (a female version) at Ojai’s Art Center; Well Red – a “writers & wine pairing” featuring red wines and authors with new works, and many more.

Tickets for the VIP Package are limited and this event is expected to sell out. For a list of available writing classes, more information or to make a reservation for the VIP Stage & Screen Writers Package, visit http://www.ojaiwritersconference.com or call (805) 669-7373.