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Saturday, November 30, 2013

New York Public Library Digital Galleries

Ethel Barrymore in CAPTAIN JINKS

























NYPL Digital Gallery provides free and open access to over 800,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.

Martha Swope photographs

Robinson Locke Collection, 1870 - 1920

"The Pageant of America" Collection - the American Stage

Collection of theatrical correspondence and ephemera, 1697 - 1930

George Balanchine Celebration

Billy Rose Theater Collection clipping file

Helen Armstead-Johnson theater photograph collection

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR the 2015 WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

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Women Playwrights International is now accepting submissions from playwrights who want their original work to be part of the next WPI conference. The conference will be held in July 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Women playwrights are requested to submit plays on the following themes:

  • Beyond Words: Plays that script the physical, the visual, the digital or the aural - new texts for new mediums
  • In Other Words: Plays that are multilingual, for multilingual audiences, or have been trans- lated into English from their original language
  • Choice of Words: Scripts that have been de- veloped with actors, directors, co-writers or dramaturgs as part of a workshop or devised process
  • Our Own Words: Plays written for the writer themselves to perform, plays exploring auto- biography or memoir

Eligibility

  • Submission is open to professional, semi- professional or beginning women playwrights from any part of the world, of any age.
  • The script can be unproduced or previously produced (please do not submit plays for which you do not own copyright).
  • One acts as well as full length plays will be accepted. Musicals will be accepted within reason and selection will be resource dependent.

Guidelines

For the first round of submission, please submit the following via the online form:

  • An 80 word synopsis of your play
  • A 50 word motivation detailing how and why it fits one of the WPI 2015 themes
  • A 50 word biography of the playwright - Your country of residence
  • A brief production/development history of the submitted play (if applicable).

Please note

  • Your synopsis must be in English, and your full script should be 75% English, or translated into English
  • Your play must have a maximum of 8 characters
  • Deadline for submissions: 1 December 2013 - Please only submit scripts which are already written, or will be completed by March 2014


The shortlist will be announced in April 2014. Selected applicants will be invited via email to submit the full script within 2 weeks.

The final line-up will be announced in July 2014.

Translation & selection

While we are seeking ways to offer translation services, we are currently unable to do so for the first submission round.

The mandate for the conference will be to select 20% South African playwrights, 20% playwrights from the rest of Africa, and 60% playwrights from the rest of the world.

To submit, please click on this link.

For quries or further info, please contact us at wpic2015@gmail.com.

Kind regards, Amy Jephta Karen Jeyens Zara Trafford, Fatima Dike
WPIC Host Committee

For more information about WPI, please visit our website www.wpinternational.net 

Read about the previous conference http://wpic.riksteatern.se

Friday, November 29, 2013

Last Call for Scripts for Dec. 21 - 22 Short Play Lab

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Dear Friend in the Theatre,

We had a great time at the November Short Play Lab, but the December Lab is still short of submissions (Dec. 21 - 22). It's not too late to submit a short play. New participants are welcome! Whether you've thought about doing a short play in New York but have never tried, or if you're a regular at such events around town, please give a thought to producing a show in the upcoming Short Play Lab. The rules are easy-peasy:
  • Deadline is Dec. 11. Notification will be soon after submission, depending on number of submissions. The sooner you get your script in, the more time you have to prepare. Get that script in pronto!
  • Plays should be 1 - 10 pp. in standard playscript format.* (The shorter the better; shorter plays get priority.) Include a title page, as the first page of the script, with your contact info (preferred means of contact is by email).   
  • Submit scripts in MS-Word.
  • You produce the play whether or not you live in New York.  The SPL provides the theatre (at the Roy Arias Studios, 300 West 43rd Street, NYC).   
  • Productions must be non-union: no showcases please! (And no Equity waivers, either.)
  • Keep production values to a minimum: costumes and hand props are okay. We provide rehearsal cubes, chairs, and a table. You can't leave your stuff in the theatre overnight. 
  • We provide a board op, box office, and venue management.
  • There are no fees. The SPL keeps the door.
  • Tickets are $20. Each playwright and director gets to watch his/her show for free. There are no other comps.
  • There will be a tech rehearsal in the daytime on Dec. 21.  
  • Every play gets 2 performances, 1 on Sat. and 1 on Sun. Each play will be part of 1 of 2 programs: Program A or Program B, but not both. Program A takes place at 7 pm Sat. and 4 pm Sun. Program B takes place at 9 pm Sat. and 2 pm Sun.  
  • We don't do staged readings. Be off-book, please! Plays not off-book during tech will be removed from the line-up.
  • THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTION IN EACH PROGRAM RECEIVES A CASH PRIZE OF $75. Winners are determined by polling patrons at the box office.
*12 pt Times Roman; character names in the middle on their own line; line spaces between speeches and between speeches and stage directions; indented stage directions.   

The SPL is a lot of fun and a good way to see your work on its feet in a supportive environment. It's also a great way to see actors and directors at work, so you can recruit people for later productions.

To submit a script, send it as an attachment, in Word format, to john.chatterton@gmail.com. Any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me an E-mail! 

Thanks,

John Chatterton
Executive producer, Short Play Lab

NYCPlaywrights January 2014 Play of the Month

NYCPlaywrights is seeking one-page monologues for its January 2014 Play of the Month.

The theme: I want something from you.

The speaker and the addressee of the monologue can be any age, gender, ethnicity, etc. and the something that is wanted can be anything, but the monologue must express the theme of "I want something from you."
NOTE: The theme is I want something from YOU.  The theme is not "she wants something from me" or "he wants something from them" etc. The monologue must be addressed TO the entity from whom the monologue speaker wants something.
Monologues that don't meet the theme will be discarded.

The deadline is Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 11:59 PM EST.

We will select one monologue and video-record it, and the video will be posted (with author permission) to the NYCPlaywrights web site.

THE RULES - YOU MUST READ THEM BEFORE SUBMITTING A MONOLOGUE

  • Send only one monologue per author to info@nycplaywrights.org
  • The monologue can be no longer than 1 page. Yes, it's a challenge. Choose your words carefully. Edit and re-edit.
  • The script must be submitted by the author of the script, no agents or others may submit. 
  • The script submission should be sent by email, with the monologue itself as a file attached to the email. File format should be in either Microsoft Word (.doc) or pdf. Most preferable is .pdf (Portable Document Format) because it will retain your original script formatting. 
  • Make sure you have your name and your email address on the script. 
  • Monologues can be submitted by anybody, anywhere in the world, but must be primarily in English (a few non-English phrases are acceptable, but the phrases must include English translations in production notes or stage directions.) 
  • There is no fee for submission. 
  • The author of the selected monologue will be awarded $20. 
  • The NYCPlaywrights selection decision is final and NYCPlaywrights reserves the right to select no monologues from those submitted. 
  • A monologue that has had a production is acceptable, although we prefer a new monologue written for this project. 
  • A monologue that has been published is not acceptable.
  • All rights will remain with the playwright. 
  • The selected monologue will be video-recorded and posted during January - February 2014.
  • The video recording of the monologue will be posted to the NYCPlaywrights YouTube account and from there embedded into the NYCPlaywrights blog. The playwright will be asked to review the video recording and approve it before it is made public.
Any questions email info@nycplaywrights.org

For more information about the Play of the Month project check out this page:

http://nycp.blogspot.com/p/play-of-month.html 

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Last call for HAMLET videos

As part of The New York Times’s deep dive into a Shakespeare-heavy theater season, they invited student actors to submit Instagram videos of their own 15-second scenes from “Hamlet.”

Deadline: December 1, 2013

Samples

The Theater Project Soliciting Short Plays for Competition

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The Theater Project of Maplewood, NJ, an award-winning, professional theater, is now soliciting short plays for “Fast Forward,” its first short play competition February 14-16, 2014. The contest is open to playwrights in the New Jersey-New York area.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: December 1, 2013

WHO WE ARE: The Theater Project, a professional theater company based in Maplewood, NJ, began in 1994 with the goal of bringing the best contemporary plays to our community.

HOW TO SUBMIT: Electronic submissions only. E-mail your short play to OneActFest@TheTheaterProject.org. Include in the Subject line: “Submission + The Title of Your Play.”

WHAT TO SUBMIT: Plays can be either dramas or comedies but must be no more than 15 minutes running time. This restriction is absolute and plays that exceed 15 minutes will not be considered. Sets, lighting and sound requirements must be simple. No elaborate props or effects. Plays invited to participate must be ready-to-perform and supply their own actors and directors. There is no charge to submit.

Those selected for participation will be charged a $200 fee to cover expenses (venue, stage manager, lighting/sound director)

WHAT WE SUPPLY: The Theater Project will supply the venue (The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts in Maplewood, NJ), a stage manager and a lighting/sound director.

JUDGES:  Plays in the opening rounds (Feb. 14 and 15) advance to the finals (Feb. 16) by audience vote. A panel of judges will award the “Critics Choice” award and there will also be an “Audience Choice” award.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU: The Theater Project will publicize the festival and the “Critics Choice” winner will receive a $500 prize.

QUESTIONS?  Email OneActFest@TheTheaterProject.org

Sundog Theatre in NYC is seeking one-act plays for Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2014

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Scenes 2014 will consist of alternate endings where our audiences will choose how the voyage will conclude.

This is Sundog Theatre’s 12th annual presentation of original, short one-act plays about our favorite boats, the Staten Island Ferries.

Guidelines:
--Submit original plays not previously produced or published, with a signed note affirming that.
--Plays should be 10-25 minutes long and have their setting on the Staten Island Ferry.
--Right before the play ends, one of the actors in your scene will step out of character with a scripted (by you) explanation for the audience lasting no more than 40 seconds that briefly tells of two alternate endings--not revealing any surprises. The audience will then decide which direction the story will go – both endings will have been rehearsed by the actors.
--Plays should involve 2-3 characters and require no special set pieces other than benches or railings found on the Ferry, limited and easily accessible props, and no special sound or lighting requirements.
--Avoid overt and unnecessary sexual/violence situations and language since we cater to a broad audience.
--No musicals, long monologues, poetry, or verse since plays are memorized by actors in a short time.
--As in life, a little humor is good.

Remuneration: Six authors will receive $100 each and be produced in our series of eight March/April 2014 performances in Staten Island and Manhattan.

Submission:
--Please send two copies, bound or stapled, blind submission (removable cover page with title, author and contacts) to
Sundog Theatre,
“Scenes 2014”
PO Box 10183,
Staten Island, NY  10301.

--Submissions should include brief synopsis, play history, a 70-word bio and also resume of the author.

--Should be postmarked from now until no later than December 1, 2013.

--DO NOT submit plays electronically.

--Questions: ferry@sundogtheatre.org.  Susan Fenley, Producer

Notification: Playwrights of selected plays will be contacted directly and their names listed on Sundog’s website early 2014.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Live Girls! Theater seeks short plays

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We are currently seeking submissions of 10-minute plays written by women for our 15th annual festival of short plays, Quickies.
The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2013.

Email submissions only.

Please read the submission guidelines below carefully and follow the instructions!

MORE ABOUT QUICKIES 15:

Quickies is a Live Girls! trademark event and our longest running program. Our 15th installment of this short play event will include 7 short plays by women, as well as feature up and coming local directors and actors. This spring we will be working with the themes of ”Science” & “Magic.” Plays that fit with either or both of these themes in some way are highly encouraged, though not required. Quickies Volume 15 will be performed in association with Theater Off Jackson in April 2014.

New works are encouraged but submissions that have had previous productions outside of Seattle will still be accepted.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • Please send all submissions to submissions@lgtheater.org
  • Themes for Quickies 15th edition are “Science” & “Magic.” Plays that fit with either or both of these themes in some way are highly encouraged, though not required.
  • Playwrights may submit up to 3 short plays total. They should be close to a 10-minute running time.
  • In the body of your email please introduce yourself; we are always excited about meeting new playwrights! You should also include any previous production history for plays submitted. You may include a bio or resume if you like, but they are not required.
  • Deadline for submissions is Dec 1, 2013. Submissions will receive a reply no later than January 10, 2014.
  • Keep in mind we are a small theater taking the risk to produce new works, and we may not be able accommodate very large casts or long lists of tech requirements.
  • Plays submitted should be sent as attachments; MS Word is preferable (More compatible with e-readers) but PDFs are also accepted.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

The Thistle Dew Theatre & KTDT Drama-dy seeks plays for Stage and Radio

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Call for play submissions: monologues, short plays, one act or full- length plays for stage and radio.

Rules for engagement:

Your play can be either a comedy or a drama.
Your play calls for one (1) to six (6) characters.
Your play exhibits freshness, sufficient conflict and engaging text.
Your play is in simple standard format, 14pt. Times or Times Roman font.

Example: "Jane: (Interrupts.) I prefer my script writing format: KISS."

Your complete play is in .doc format with numbered pages.
Page One: Your Title, contact information and 200 word biography.
Page Two: Your Character breakdown and 300 word synopsis.
The subject line of your email submission to tddtheatre@aol.com reads TDDT

Play Submission .
There is no entry or submission fee.
There is no deadline for submissions: on-going.
Address your queries to Tom at tddtheatre@aol.com

SUPERHUMAN: A FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN SUPERHERO THEATER

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The Alley is now accepting script submissions for Superhuman: A Festival of New American Superhero Theater!

Plays can be of any type (drama, comedy, musical, tragical, historical, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral or X-Men Unlimited) so long as the subject matter is those with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal characters.

Plays can be any length, from one minute all the way up to full-length. There is no submission fee. Send submissions to todd@thealleytheater.org or mail to:

The Alley Theater
Attn: Superhuman: A Festival
1205 East Washington St, Suite 16
Louisville, KY

Digital submissions preferred. Submission deadline is midnight, November 30, 2013.

Any questions? Please send to todd@thealleytheater.org.

Wounded Cupid Short Play Fest

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Wounded Cupid Short Play Fest is now accepting submissions of short plays that deal with Valentine’s Day -- a day that makes people without partners want to fall in love – or kill themselves.  And people WITH partners?  Yeah, them, too.

Here are a few guidelines:

The deadline for submissions is December 8, 2013

We’re looking for offbeat. A surprise for one or more characters would be awesome. Fill us with wonder! Make us laugh! Short means anywhere from 3 to 20 minutes.
Monologues will be considered.

We are open to period pieces, zombies, sci-fi, ordinary folks, extraordinary creatures, city, country, people of all ages and backgrounds.

TIP:  The “F” word, “B” word etc. are not substitutes for genuinely humorous or emotional language.  Challenge yourself to write creatively without them.  Can’t wait to read these plays!

Send submissions to Sofia at unitystagecompany@gmail.com and please put the word “SUBMISSION” in the subject line. Your name and e-mail contact info MUST appear on title page of script as well as on letter of introduction.

Wounded Cupid Short Play Fest will have 6 performances in Western Queens. Venue TBD.  Here’s a link to a review of our Figgy Pudding Short Play Fest.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

MADLAB THEATRE ROULETTE

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THEATRE ROULETTE is MadLab’s annual shorts festival.  In its first year, THEATRE ROULETTE began a tradition of an annual shorts festival that has lasted more than 10 years.  The first year was an “invitation-only” festival, from there expanded to taking local submissions to taking submission from across the United States to now, receiving almost 1000 scripts every year from every corner of the world.

To maximize your chance of selection, please read all the guidelines carefully before submitting.

All submissions should be send to andy@madlab.net

Please put “THEATRE ROULETTE SUBMISSION” in the subject line.  If you do not have email, please call 614.221.5418 to set up different arrangements.

Theatre Roulette is a juried festival.

Submissions must arrive no later than December 1st, 2013.

Submission will be chosen and applicants informed if his/her piece was chosen on January 2nd, 2014.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Scripts should be between 5-30 minutes in length.  Scripts of greater lengths will be considered, but due to time constraints, it is unlikely that unsolicited full-length plays will be selected for the festival, unless you are a Nobel or Pulitzer winning writer, in which case, your script will automatically be accepted for production as long as you waive your standard royalty, which would probably be more than the budget for the entire festival.  If you are not sure whether or not you have won a Nobel or Pulitzer Prize, please find out through the glory of the world wide web and let us know.

MadLab will also be accepting full collections of shorts.  This would be a group of plays that are meant to be performed together and would constitute a complete night of plays.

You may submit multiple scripts.

Script submissions WILL NOT be returned to the applicant; MadLab will destroy all evidence of your creative instincts upon a funeral pyre at an undisclosed location in order to protect both the innocent and the guilty.  Ashes will NOT be returned to you unless you purchase a commemorative urn from MadLab at the bargain basement price of $999.95.

Due to our environmentally conscious president, you must email your script to us.  If emailing is absolutely impossible for you, please call us at 614.221.5418 so we can make alternate arrangements.

Please send your script attached as a Microsoft Word document or PDF format.  Scripts should be emailed to andy@madlab.net.  Please put “THEATRE ROULETTE SUBMISSION”  in the subject line.  If “THEATRE ROULETTE SUBMISSION” is not in your subject line, your submission may not be received.  All submissions will receive a reply email to ensure that your submission was received.

For ROULETTE, MadLab pays $50 to each playwright.

If you’ve made it through all of this, congratulations.  At least you’ve got the potential patience to deal with the travails of theatrical production. If you have any questions, please email them to Managing Director Andy Batt at andy@madlab.net

Thanks for your interest.  Good luck with your submission, and regardless of the outcome here, be sure to keep writing and producing new works.

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Semicolon Theatre Company seeks playwrights 21 or under

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Semicolon Theatre Company is looking for plays.

Here are our guidelines:

- You (the writer) must be 21 or under
- must involve at least one character under the age of 21, or a subject pertaining to those under 21

- 6 character limit

- 25 to 70 pages

Project Y Theatre Company: Project Y Playwrights Group

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Project Y Theatre Company (www.projectytheatre.org), which most recently produced the world premiere of A User’s Guide to Hell, Featuring Bernard Madoff by Lee Blessing, is currently accepting applications for the Project Y Playwrights Group.

Starting in January 2014, a selected group of emerging and professional playwrights will meet twice a month to share and discuss work and develop their plays with peer support.  The Playwrights Group will serve as an artistic community, a sounding board for ideas, and a way to build lasting relationships with playwrights and other Project Y artists.  Playwrights will also be considered for Project Y readings and
productions, and will collaborate on ten-minute play festivals and other projects.

To apply for the Playwrights Group, please send:

1. One full-length play (send us your best, most representative work – produced or unproduced).
2. A professional resume.

Playwrights must be based in or around NYC (or be willing to travel there twice a month for meetings), and must be willing to commit to meeting for a period of one year.

To apply, send your play and a resume to literary manager Lia Romeo at liaromeo@yahoo.com (or contact her with any questions).
Please use “Application for Project Y Playwrights Group” in the subject heading of your email.
 Application deadline: December 15.  Selected playwrights will be notified in January.

Eden Prairie Players is accepting submissions

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Eden Prairie Players is accepting submissions of unpublished one act plays for its 2014 Collection of One Acts to be produced in the fall of 2014.

Please read the submission guidelines, then go to the One Acts Submission Form.

Submission Guidelines

1. This year we are allowing only one submission per playwright.

2. Unpublished one-act plays: dramas, comedies, etc. (previously-produced or stage readings OK)

3. Length 45 minutes or under (we typically select most in the 10-30 minute range)

4. Submit play as a single computer file (PDF strongly preferred) – hard copies NOT accepted

5. Submit through the online submission form.
a. Playwright contact information - name, email, address, phone.
b. Name of play.
c. Approximate duration.
d. List of characters / descriptions: age, gender, race, etc. (please list allowable deviations)
e. Short synopsis of the play, including a description of recommended set pieces and props
6. After form is submitted, you will receive an email from ep.players.lists@gmail.com with instructions for submitting the file as an email attachment. If you do not see this in your inbox shortly after submitting, you should check your Junk Mail folder. If you use a whitelist tool to prevent spam, please add this address to your whitelist. We cannot guarantee that we will follow up on bounced emails. 

7. Plays will be reviewed on a first come-first served basis, and we reserve the right to limit consideration to an arbitrary number of plays.

Compensation

  • Selected plays will be paid a royalty of $15 per performance (we usually have 5-7 performances).
  • No compensation for selection process: By submitting your play(s) for consideration, you give Eden Prairie Players permission to make copies as needed for the selection process. You also give permission for your play to be performed without payment at unrehearsed table readings as part of the selection process.

To begin the submission process, go to the One Acts Submission Form.

FAQs

Friday, November 22, 2013

The Pulp Stage submission guidelines

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Do you have an action, fantasy or suspense script that needs nothing-- no costumes, sets or blocking-- to make sense? Do you have a script where a read-aloud of just the dialogue could transform any playing space into a chamber of Story Delight? Show us what you've got!

The Pocket Pulp project is a "shortcut cooking" method for producing quality theatre. Chosen submissions are loaded onto ipads, rehearsed  with fine actors for a couple of hours, then taken to bars & living rooms. No stage directions are read out loud. The actors "enter" by standing and "exit" by sitting. It's a pure Reading; something akin to campfire storytelling-- through theatrical dialogue.

Chosen authors receive $5.00 for each performance of works under 20 minutes and $10.00 for each performance of works 20 minutes or more. Pieces are frequently used for more than one performance. Pocket Pulp also gives authors an excellent marketing angle for their pieces: A play that needs little to no budget to mount and has been proven (through our performances) able to carry an evening.

RULES

  • The piece could be described as an action, fantasy or suspense piece.     
  • Though not necessarily limited to 4 characters, the piece requires no more than 4 actors.
  • Contains little to no physical actions OR it has tastefully-placed interludes of narration to cover those actions.     
  • The changes in setting and circumstance are very easy to track just through the dialogue. 
  • Establishes high stakes from the get-go or an atmosphere of danger/outrageousness from the get-go.
  • While it doesn't have to be a comedy, humor does tend to be a good check-in with the audience's focus.
  • Extra points for scripts with more roles for women!

If you don't have anything that fits the above, feel free to refer friends to us and send suggestions of existing published works.

You can send word docs or pdfs to artistic director Matt Haynes at  pulpstagematt@gmail.com

If you do not receive a response within 30 days of your submission, please contact Matt and you will have an update within the week.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Hip Hop Theater Creator Awards - college students

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To contribute to the Kennedy Center celebration ONE MIC: HIP HOP CULTURE WORLDWIDE, KCACTF will present the Hip Hop Theater Creator Awards as part of this year’s Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards Program.

 The awards celebrate new theatrical works that engage hip-hop as an ever-evolving attitude of contemporary resistance and self-definition; creating events for the theatre that tell contemporary stories through the use of one or more of the four original elements of hip-hop culture: B-Girl/B-Boying, graffiti, MC-ing, DJ-ing, and potentially utilizing spoken word, beat-boxing and dance. These awards will recognize single Creator/playwrights/authors, author/performers or collaborative teams.

Danny Hoch, founder of the New York Hip-Hop Theater Festival says "Hip-hop theatre must fit into the realm of theatrical performance, and it must be by, about and for the hip-hop generation, participants in hip-hop culture, or both.”
 “Hip Hop Theater addresses ethnicity, class, culture, gender, sexuality and generation- it is a theatre of issues that confronts not just young people but the whole world.”
Daniel Banks, from Say Word!:Voices from Hip Hop Theater, University of Michigan Press

Selections from up to five works will be showcased [in concert reading format] at the Kennedy Center in early April 2014. This showcase will be a Millennium Stage presentation, simulcast on the web and archived on the Kennedy Center website. The authors or creative teams will be brought to Washington DC, expenses paid, for the showcase. Where appropriate and necessary, professional performers will be engaged for the presentation.

One Creator/Author or team will receive an award of $1000, a residency at the KCACTF National Festival, and a professional development residency to be mutually determined.

A second place award of $500 will be presented.

The selection panel will consist of members of the KCACTF National Playwriting Program and contributing artists of the Kennedy Center ONE MIC Festival. Selection will be based on the reading, review and consideration of the full package of materials sent to the Kennedy Center for consideration.

 Eligibility

  • Author/Creator will be a student [undergraduate or graduate], currently enrolled in a college or university in the US.
  • If a collaboration, at least 50% of the team will be current students.
  • The work’s length can be from ten-minutes to a full-length work
  • Works currently in development will be eligible for award consideration.
  •  Materials to be received for consideration
  • Creator(s) name(s) and creative responsibility on the project
  • Contact information (cell number and email address) for each
  • College or University affiliation of the author/creator and collaborative teammates (if applicable)
  • A logline or synopsis of the project (roughly 100 words)
  • A brief letter detailing the development, performance and/or production history of the work
  • A manuscript of the text/script of the project in PDF format
Additionally, If applicable:
  • a score for the project in PDF format
  • any available recording of the project or score either in CD, via web-link , or MP3 recordings (or variants.)
  • any available video of the project via Youtube or Vimeo  (or variants)


Entry deadline
December 15, 2013

QUESTIONS?
Gregg Henry
ghenry@kennedy-center.org

Monday, November 18, 2013

Brown Box Theatre Project submission guidelines

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Brown Box Theatre Project accepts submissions from performers, directors, playwrights, and designers. In order for submissions to be reviewed, Brown Box must receive a completed Submissions Packet as well as any other materials requested in the submissions guidelines.

All completed documentation should be sent to submissions@brownboxtheatre.org.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Frequency Theatre audio plays

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Frequency Theatre puts new, engaging stories at the heart of our work. We want new plays by writers of all ages and levels of experience. We are looking for a refreshing voice, with a play delivered with verve and/ or wit. Plays that we’ll take notice of will utilise the medium, focussing on building atmosphere through the relationship of dialogue, sound effects and silence.

Plays should be 10 to 15 minutes long, as a guide this is between 1800 - 2700 words. Only plays around this length will be considered.

  1. All plays should be in English.
  2. Plays should ideally be written using the standard BBC Radio Format. For guidance this can be found at BBC Writersroom.
  3. Plays should be submitted in Word formats only.
  4. Only plays written for radio will be considered. Screenplays or play texts will be rejected.
  5. Plays should be complete, self contained works.
  6. Plays can be written by more than one writer.
  7. Previously submitted plays will not be considered, only new drafts that we request will be read.
  8. We are unable to enter into feedback with unsuccessful writers.
  9. Copies will only be available following the broadcast.
  10. All successful writers will be notified in advance of broadcast.
  11. Writers retain copyright in respect of their script. Frequency Theatre retains ownership of copyright for all recorded works produced under the name Frequency Theatre Podcast. All recorded works may be edited for any reason including broadcast or promotional purposes.

If you have a script you would like to send to us, please email it to Rich Chilver at literary@frequencytheatre.co.uk

We look forward to reading your work

Saturday, November 16, 2013

THE RONALD DUNCAN PLAYWRITING COMPETITION 2013

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The Certainty of Chance Theatre Company in association with the Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation are delighted to present the Ronald Duncan Prize 2013.

The Ronald Duncan playwriting competition is for new and up and coming writers. For the last two years the competition has been run by Encore drama and has produced two fantastic shows "Joe's War" and "Rasputin's Mother".

The theme of this year's contest is protest. The writer Ronald Duncan was a pacifist and advocate of peaceful protest which included successfully facing a Conscientious Objection tribunal in 1944. To celebrate his commitment to this cause, this year's Ronald Duncan prize will showcase the best new play that tackles the subject of protest. This could be a peaceful protest, a violent protest or set against the backdrop of a historical protest, the choice is entirely up to you. What we want to hear is an original and interesting voice from a new or up and coming playwright.

THE COMPETITION

Certainty of Chance Productions, in association with The Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation presents the 2013 Ronald Duncan Playwriting Competition.

The Ronald Duncan Playwriting Competition is an annual event that gives new writers a chance to have their work produced. This year, the theme of the contest is “Protest” and the prize will go to the best small cast script that the panel feel addresses this topic.

Completed entries should be emailed to Certaintyofchance@live.co.uk.

The closing date for entries is November 30th 2013.

Good luck.

Terms and Conditions

  • The scripts should feature “Protest” in some way. This can be thematic, a plot element or a character attribute.
  • All plays should be full length scripts of a minimum of an hour in length (approx. 60 pages)
  • Plays should be written for no more than four actors. There may be more than four characters but actors will be playing multiple roles.
  • Entries should contain the following
  • A 3-4 page extract of your script
  • A full synopsis of the play
  • Character breakdowns
  • A short biography of yourself (max. 200 words)
  • All entries must be double spaced.
  • A maximum of three entries may be submitted by a single writer.
  • Entries must be submitted to Certaintyofchance@live.co.uk

The closing date for submissions is November 30th 2013. No entries will be accepted after that time.

WAITING FOR GODOT 1961



The Only Certainty Is That He Won’t Show Up
The Right Way to Say ‘Godot’

Maybe Godot never appears because everyone is mispronouncing his name.

More than 60 years after the debut of “Waiting for Godot,” Beckett’s absurdist drama about two vagabonds anticipating a mysterious savior, there is much disagreement among directors, actors, critics and scholars on how the name of that elusive title figure should be spoken.

“GOD-oh,” with the accent on the first syllable, is how “it should be pronounced,” said Sean Mathias, the British director of the latest a Broadway revival of “Waiting for Godot,” opening later this month at the Cort Theater.

“It has to be, really,” he said. “There’s no other way to do it.”

But the theater critic John Lahr said that rendering “is too obvious” for the playwright Samuel Beckett, with its suggestion of the Almighty.


“Beckett is more elusive and poetic, and he wouldn’t hit it on the head like that,” said Mr. Lahr, a longtime contributor to The New Yorker, who instead advocates for “god-OH,” with the accent on the second syllable.

PlayLab - Accepting New Members

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PlayLab (Beverly Hills, CA) is our Professional playwright’s lab and a key player in our mission to nurture and promote new works for the theatre that speak to today's audience.

Led by award winning playwright and screenwriter, Shem Bitterman,  PLAYlab meets every two weeks on Sunday for three hours. Membership is for two-years and by invitation with participants focuing on creating a brand new work from scratch each year. The year culminates in LAb Works, a festival of selected new works performed by professional actors and directors.

 Application period for 2014-15 is now open.

PROGRAM INFO:

  • Writers pitch initial project ideas to the group, brainstorming and working out the kinks before writing their new play
  • Membership is limited to a handful of invited members
  • PlayLab meets for nine three-hour working sessions from December through May. Writers are required to attend at least seven of the nine scheduled sessions, which take place every two weeks on Sundays from 7pm to 10pm.
  • PlayLab hosts full readings of each of the completed plays. All members are encouraged to attend and support their fellow writers at these readings.
  • PlayLab culminates in an eight-week-long festival of workshop productions and readings of the year's completed plays. The festival, known as LAb WORKS, takes place at the Skylight Theatre from October to December
  • Guest participants: On given nights professional directors, guest writers or actors drop in to discuss the plays in progress, or aspects of their craft 
  • Access (put your scenes on their feet): 
  •  - To the Skylight Theatre Company stages for rehearsal.
  •  - To a wide casting network of Skylight Theatre Company artists, as well as actors and directors from the Beverly Hills Playhouse professional acting school 
  • PlayLab Alumni remain part of the STC's artist community; connected with PlayLab and our Play Reading Program, and with continuing access to STC's stages and personnel.

Submissions are accepted from October 1 through December 1, 2013 

How to apply:

Submit a ten-page sample of your work plus
Your resume
To: playlab@skylighttheatrecompany.com

Orange Tea Theatre Company Call for new play submissions 2013

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Orange Tea Theatre Company is an exciting new English language theatre company based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  We are appealing for new plays from developing playwrights to be performed in 2014.

We are particularly interested in hearing from female playwrights and/or reading plays with strong female parts at this time.

Please read our guidelines carefully before submission.

Guidelines:

  1. The plays should have between 2-6 actors (doubling possible), to be performed by actors ranging mid 20’s-mid 30’s.  Please visit our Ensemble page at www.orangeteatheatre.com/ensemble to get an idea of casting. 
  2. Plays must be completed, full length, and run between 60-90 minutes.
  3. We favour contemporary plays in a modern day settings and encourage the use of unusual or creative performance settings (as opposed to conventional stage settings).
  4. Keep in mind that our demographic has a young, urban, and international outlook.  Audiences are a mix of Dutch natives and expats.
  5. Please send your play with a 150 word breakdown of the content to submissions@orangeteatheatre.com no later than 1 December 2013.  

We acknowledge receipt of all plays and we will make further contact with those whose work we’re interested in taking further.  All plays will be considered for our popular play reading evenings.

Any/all payment is worked out on a project by project basis and is subject to funding.
More information about our company may be found at www.orangeteatheatre.com.

Friday, November 15, 2013

2014 Women Playwrights Series (WPS) and Susan Glaspell Contest

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Deadline for Dramatists Guild  Members – Jan 10, 2014

The Centenary Stage Company, an Equity theatre in residence on the campus of Centenary College in  Hackettstown, NJ is accepting submissions for the 2014 Women Playwrights Series (WPS)  and Susan Glaspell Contest.

Now in its 22th year, the WPS is a developmental program dedicated to providing a working forum for the unique and underserved voice of women writing for the theatre today.  Each season 3 new plays are selected for a collaborative workshop process, with a professional director and actors, which takes place in a brief rehearsal period, over a period of a approximately 1 week, allowing time for the playwright to hear and adapt their work with other professionals. The process culminates in a presentation of the work for the public as part of the Series giving CSC audiences larger exposure to new work, as well as offering the playwright an opportunity to get feedback from the audience during the development process.

Playwrights selected for the workshop process will receive a $200 honorarium. Additional funds for travel and housing are available for one playwright each season.

THE  2014 SUSAN GLASPELL CONTEST:  One play from the WPS Festival will be selected by a panel of judges as the winner, to be featured in a subsequent CSC main-stage season as a full production, with an additional award of $1500 to the playwright.

Guidelines for WPS Susan Glaspell Contest:
Submit Full-length play, with no prior AEA production. 

(If play has had one production, please include information in  your cover letter about the company, # of performances, and contract, if applicable)


Send Submissions to:      
Catherine Rust, Program Dir
Centenary Stage Co. WPS
400 Jefferson St.
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Thursday, November 14, 2013

CALL FOR SHORT PLAYS

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The literary journal Poems & Plays is currently seeking short plays (up to 15 pages) for possible inclusion in its spring/summer 2014 issue.

Plays may be in any style, produced or unproduced, but should not have been previously published.

Please submit, via e-mail attachment, no later than November 30, 2013, to the editor Gaylord Brewer at: gbrewer@mtsu.edu

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Thespian Production is seeking one-act plays for its 2014 "Theater Madness" season

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Thespian Production is seeking one-act plays for its 2014 "Theater Madness" season.  Plays should be between 10-15 minutes in length, have no more than four characters, and can be of any genre.  We love producing new and unpublished works but do accept works already produced. Multiple submissions are accepted. Plays should have simple set requirements. Since we are a community theater, plays with excessive vulgar language are less likely to be accepted.

Please include synopsis and contact information.

Plays will be accepted through January 31, 2014. 

Submit plays to submissions@thespianproduction.com.

The Long Island City One Act Festival: Vol 2 is now accepting submissions for its new festival in January 2014

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The LIC One Act Festival: Vol 2 is a competition style one-act play festival held at The Secret Theatre. Prizes will be offered in the following categories: Best Play ($100), Best Director ($100), Best Actor ($50), and Best Actress ($50). In addition to cash prizes, those plays in the final round will be offered a chance to be non-exclusively published in The Secret Theatre’s Second Anthology of Short Plays.

Plays advance to the final rounds through secret audience votes. Final voting will be done by a panel of judges. Winners will be announced and awarded on the last night of the festival during the closing night party hosted by The Secret Theatre.

Scripts are due by 25 November at 5 PM.

Scripts may be sent to submissions@secrettheatre.com in PDF format ONLY.

Please indicate if you have a director in mind for your work.

Plays for the festival will be chosen by 6 December.



One Acts:

  • Will each be guaranteed 4 performances
  • Can be on any theme and in any style
  • Can use 6 actors or less
  • Must be under 15 minutes
  • Will receive free rehearsal space at the theatre’s discretion
  • Cannot bring in a set (a standard setting including 4 chairs, one table and 2 rehearsal cubes will be provided)
  • Cannot store props or costumes at the theatre

There will be an open call for auditions on 14 December from 10 AM - 2 PM.

Performances:
Thursday 16 January 8PM
Friday 17 January 8PM
Saturday 18 January 2PM
Saturday 18 January 8PM
Sunday 19 January 2PM
Sunday 19 January 8PM

Thursday 23 January 8,PM
Friday 24 January 8PM
Saturday 25 January 2PM
Saturday 25 January 8PM
Sunday 26 January 2PM
Sunday 26 January 8PM

Thursday 30 January 8PM Semi-finals
Friday 31 January 8PM Semi-finals
Saturday 1 February 8PM Final round

Directors:
There is an open call for directors who will be paired with plays at the discretion of the producers. However if the playwright has a director they would like to recommend for their piece, it will be taken into consideration. Directors are responsible for casting. In addition to the open call, the Secret Theatre will provide limited free space for director’s individual auditions. Directors, please email your CV to submissions@secrettheatre.com for consideration.



www.secrettheatre.com

The Secret Theatre

4402 23rd St

LIC/Court Square

718 392 0722

Theatre InspiraTO's Playwriting Contest

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The InspiraTO Theatre Festival, now entering its 9th season, has produced 134 ten-minute plays to date. Each season over 100  theatre artists participate in Canada's largest ten-minute play festival. Be part of it all. See your story come to life.

InspiraTO's Ten-Minute Playwriting Contest is open to everyone without age or geographic restriction. You can only submit one play.  There are no submission fees.

Deadline to submit a play:  Dec. 18, 2013 (midnight E.S.T.)

Submission guidelines:

1. The creative challenge: The staging of the play must involve two or more dimensions* i.e. fantasy & reality; fiction & history; past & present; living & dead; different psychological states (character & alter ego); spiritual & physical world;  reality & dream world; deaf & hearing; human & abstract; stage & breaking the fourth wall, etc.

*A dimension is anything occurring in the same time and space.

Please note: The actors in the script cannot just mention a different dimension - this needs to be shown on stage.  For example, a play where a character just talks about a ghost would not qualify: a ghost, would at some point, need to appear on stage, for the submission to qualify.

2. The play must be a ten-minute play. You must submit online (see instructions below):

Fill out the submission form completely and submit your play to (click on the link): http://inspiratofestival.ca/write-a-play2.php  

Attach your script in a WORD document or in a PDF file.  Hit "submit". The WORD document must be compatible with Window XP. (Note: Vista & Mac formats are not compatible).

The cover page should have the title of the play, the playwright's name and the list of characters. The pages should be numbered. The format should be easy to read.

We accept previously produced plays.  The playwright must own the rights to the play up to the end of June 2014 (i.e. the script cannot be owned by a publisher).  Any style is acceptable except musicals. We are particularly interested in scripts that aren't afraid to make bold choices: quality writing backed by imaginative staging.

Only those playwrights whose plays have been selected will be notified by January 21, 2014.   The plays will be selected by a committee from the Toronto theatre community.
If selected, your play will be performed in Toronto, Canada from May 29 - June 7, 2014.  Between eleven to eighteen  ten-minute plays will be selected and performed. 1st Prize: $500 CDN.

Should your play be selected for inclusion in the festival, you are giving the non-exclusive right to Theatre InspiraTO to produce and perform the play in the 9th Annual InspiraTO Festival in Toronto (Canada's largest ten-minute play festival), in the May/June 2014.  The InspiraTO Festival will find the cast, crew and market your play. Authors retain copyright and full ownership of their plays.

The submission must be a play. A ten-minute play is distinct from a sketch, or a skit; it is a compact play, with a beginning, middle and an end. You need a character facing obstacles in pursuit of some specific goal. You need rising action, conflict, and a climactic moment. Your play must tell a complete story.

The submission must be 10 minutes.  Generally speaking scripts (including the stage directions, character names and dialogue) that are over 1,900 words are more than ten minutes long on stage.  This does not mean that all plays under 1,900 words are under ten minutes.  So be wise - use Word Count.  It also helps to read the play out loud and time it (keeping in mind all the pauses).  You don't want your hard work rejected because it was too long.

Get inspired. See your story come to life! Submit by Dec. 18, 2013.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Shakespeare in the 'Burg seeks one-act plays

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Shakespeare in the ‘Burg is pleased to announce our inaugural one-act playwriting competition, in conjunction with our Shakespeare in the ‘Burg theater festival scheduled for April 4-6, 2014, in Middleburg, VA.

There are two categories of plays that will be judged:
Plays written by students ages 12-17, and
Plays written by adults, ages 18 and over.

Please note that you can write in any style you choose; this is not a “Shakespeare” writing competition, so plays in any genre are welcome.

There is no monetary prize for the competition, but the winning plays will receive a public reading with an audience. The winning plays will be performed the weekend of April 4-6, 2014 at a venue in Middleburg, VA.

Scripts must be original and have not been performed in a professional staging. Musicals, monologues, adaptations, film scripts and television scripts are not eligible. Scripts may be performed in a workshop environment or have development readings, but may not have had a publicly staged, professional performance.

The goal should be to produce a small to medium-sized cast, one-set show with running times of no less than 25 minutes and no more than one hour.

No more than one script can be submitted from a playwright. Give us your best work.

All scripts must be typewritten. If sending a hard copy, please number the pages and use paper clips or staples to ensure your pages stay together.

Send a duplicate copy, not your original. Send hard copies to:

Genie Ford
36523 Mountville Road, Middleburg VA 20117.

OR
You may also email your script to: Genie Ford, and in fact, we prefer emails. In the subject line, please write: Shakespeare in the ‘Burg One-Act Play

SCRIPTS SHOULD INCLUDE:
Name, address and telephone number of the author, along with the title of the play on a separate page. On all subsequent pages, only the title of the play should appear at the top of each numbered page. This will be a blind competition. Judges will not know the names of the authors while judging the plays.

Cast of characters with descriptions and a brief synopsis should be included as part of the play.

Scripts should be formatted in keeping with traditional playwriting manuscripts. Since these are one-act plays without scene changes, it is not as critical to include scene headings. However, feel free to include stage directions and an “at rise” description (what will happen as the lights come up or the curtain rises). Please put all stage directions in parentheses.

Use 8-1/2 x11 paper if submitting a hard copy. Please number all pages in the upper right hand corner. Please include the title of the play in a header on every page. Margins should be one-inch, right and left, top and bottom. Please use ALL CAPS to identify the character speaking. If a character’s speaking lines go over a page break, identify the character speaking with a second character tag on the new page—e.g., JOHN (cont’d).

Double space after stage directions or dialogue and before a character tag. If formatting becomes confusing or difficult, then choose a format and stick to it. Consistency in formatting is the most important thing.

Scripts will be judged on concept, dramatic action, characterization and dialogue. All production and publication rights remain the property of the playwright.

The decision of the judges is final. While we do not assume responsibility for the loss, damage or return of scripts, all reasonable care will be taken. If you want your script back, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope and we will make every effort to return it to you.

WHERE TO SEND YOUR SCRIPT
Send a duplicate copy, not your original. Send hard copies to:

Genie Ford
36523 Mountville Road, Middleburg VA 20117.

OR
You may also email your script to: Genie Ford, and in fact, we prefer emails. In the subject line, please write: Shakespeare in the ‘Burg One-Act Play

WHEN TO SEND YOUR SCRIPT!
We will accept scripts starting: May 1, 2013.The deadline for entries is a postmark or email by: January 15, 2014.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Far Off Places seeks drama

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Submissions are now open for Volume II, Issue I of Far Off Places, with the theme Sartorial. Is your protagonist a Dedicated Follower of Fashion, or did (s)he inherit a grandmother’s brown suede gloves with a tale to tell? Whatever stories are whispered within your wardrobe, we want to read them!

What?
If you have a piece of writing that is simply stellar but that doesn’t quite fit in the following guidelines, do get in touch. Rules, after all, were made to be broken.

We’re happy to publish short writing in a variety of forms, including poetry, flash fiction, and short-form prose and drama. Poetry should be no more than 40 lines. We accept prose and drama of up to 3000 words. You’re welcome to submit up to three poems or one piece of prose or drama.

Do have a read of one of our earlier issues to see what kind of thing we’re looking for!

A plea: try not to title your work with the theme of the issue - naming it something else will make it stand out!

How?
Send pieces to submissions@faroffplaces.org as a Microsoft Word or plain text-document, or in the body of a sanely-formatted email.

When?
The deadline for submissions is midnight on New Year’s Eve.

The nitty gritty
All written submissions may be subject to a (short! friendly!) editorial process.

Authors will keep the copyright of their work, but we may use accepted for promotion of Far Off Places. (We will try to let you know when this is the case though!) We’ll happily accept submissions which have been previously self-published, e.g. on your own website or blog.

We’ll make acceptance decisions and get back to you within six weeks of our submission deadline. We consider and give feedback on all submissions, so if you haven’t heard from us by then give us a shout. We welcome simultaneous submissions but would appreciate a heads-up so we can prioritise your piece (within reason!).

We’re currently unable to pay for published work but will happily treat you to a beverage of your choice next time we see you. All published writers will also receive a complimentary digital copy of the magazine. If you have any questions, world-shattering revelations or bad jokes you’d like to share, feel free to write to us. Or write us anyway; we’re pretty social folk.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Scripts Wanted for December Short Play Lab

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Dear Friend in the Theatre,

It's time to start thinking about the December Short Play Lab (Nov. 23 - 24). We have 19 shows booked for the November Lab, but it's already time to think about the next cycle. New participants are welcome! Whether you've thought about doing a short play in New York but have never tried, or if you're a regular at such events around town, please give a thought to producing a show in the upcoming Short Play Lab. The rules are easy-peasy:

Deadline is Dec. 11. Notification will be soon after submission, depending on number of submissions. The sooner you get your script in, the more time you have to prepare. Get that script in pronto!

Plays should be 1 - 10 pp. in standard playscript format.* (The shorter the better; shorter plays get priority.) Include a title page, as the first page of the script, with your contact info (preferred means of contact is by email).  
Submit scripts in MS-Word.

You produce the play whether or not you live in New York.  The SPL provides the theatre (at the Roy Arias Studios, 300 West 43rd Street, NYC).  

Productions must be non-union: no showcases please! (And no Equity waivers, either.)
Keep production values to a minimum: costumes and hand props are okay. We provide rehearsal cubes, chairs, and a table. You can't leave your stuff in the theatre overnight.
We provide a board op, box office, and venue management.

There are no fees. The SPL keeps the door.

Tickets are $20. Each playwright and director gets to watch his/her show for free. There are no other comps.

There will be a tech rehearsal in the daytime on Dec. 21.

Every play gets 2 performances, 1 on Sat. and 1 on Sun. Each play will be part of 1 of 2 programs: Program A or Program B, but not both. Program A takes place at 7 pm Sat. and 4 pm Sun. Program B takes place at 9 pm Sat. and 2 pm Sun.
We don't do staged readings. Be off-book, please! Plays not off-book during tech will be removed from the line-up.

THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTION IN EACH PROGRAM RECEIVES A CASH PRIZE OF $75. Winners are determined by polling patrons at the box office.
*12 pt Times Roman; character names in the middle on their own line; line spaces between speeches and between speeches and stage directions; indented stage directions.  

The SPL is a lot of fun and a good way to see your work on its feet in a supportive environment. It's also a great way to see actors and directors at work, so you can recruit people for later productions.

To submit a script, send it as an attachment, in Word format, to john.chatterton@gmail.com. Any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me an E-mail!

Thanks,
John Chatterton
Executive producer, Short Play Lab

THE 3rd Annual JEWISH PLAYWRITING CONTEST

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David Winitsky (Artistic Director) and Jeremy Stoller (Contest Producer) 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.

CONTENT PREFERENCES: The jpp seeks to give theatrical voice to the 21st Century jewish experience, in all its forms. While we value history, we are particularly fond of plays that tackle vibrant strands of today’s world:  social justice, economic justice, diversity, strong women in jewish life, LGBTQ inclusion, new perspectives on Israel, environmentalism, and interfaith relations.

Over the last 10 years, the theatrical community has devised numerous ways to respond in real time to the world around us (props to Gun Control Theater Action, Sojourn Theater and a host of others). We want to encourage a jewish voice in this new world of social action performance.

Without being cheerleaders, we seek to celebrate the ways in which our jewish identity informs and betters our global selves.

SUBMISSION: Entries are due by November 21 at 6 pm (Happy Hanukkah!).  Each submitting playwright must fill out the Contest Application form. As part of the form, playwrights will upload their play as a PDF with their name removed (all plays are reviewed blind). There is no fee to submit, but there is a one (1) submission per person rule.

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 in English.  (We welcome translations.)

3. It is not a Holocaust play. (We have a separate category for those. See //shoah)

4. It contains significant jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view.

5. It does NOT fall into the beloved category of "ethnically stereotypical comedy" (No 'Yiddishemammeh" plays, no "My Afternoon With Bubbe", no "Jewtopia")

6. It has not had a full production in the NY Metro region.

7. It is NOT a musical (plays with music may apply).

REPEAT SUBMISSIONS: Plays that were submitted to the 2012 or 2013 Contest ARE eligible (with the exception of two previous years' winners). We will consult our notes from earlier reviews, so if you have substantially revised your piece, please let us know.

SELECTION PROCESS: The Contest strives to engage a broad audience in a discussion of what new jewish theater should be. All scripts are reviewed by an Artistic Panel of actors, directors, writers and academics for their aesthetic value, structural and stylistic innovation, and production feasibility. This group selects a Top 10 (or so) that continues on to our public contests. Finalists will be announced in January 2014.

PUBLIC CONTESTS: The jpp will present 3-5 of our signature Txt2Thtr events in 2014. At each event, 20-minute selections from three plays are read by a stellar cast for an invited audience. The audience gives real-time feedback to the selection committee, and at the end of the night uses their cell phones to vote on a winner. In 2014, the JPP will present these events all over the nation: JCC Metrowest, JCC New Haven (CT), and potentially Vermont, Baltimore, Chicago and Brooklyn!

THE PRIZE: The winning play will receive development as part of the jpp’s 3rd OPEN Festival of new jewish theater at the 14th Street Y (residency, reading or workshop up to $2,500 plus artist travel to New York) in June of 2014. The Top 10 plays in the Contest will be considered for further development by the jpp, either as part of the Festival or through other programs.

Mankato Mosaic Theatre Company is accepting scripts for its Shakespeare in the Parking Ramp event in downtown Mankato, MN

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Playwrights may send ONE 10-minute script based on the works of Shakespeare or about his life. Please put your name, address, phone and email on the Title page so that the entries can be read blind. We accept .doc and .pdf documents only.

Submissions open Nov. 1 and run through noon Friday, Nov. 22. 

Simply email your entry to mankatomosaic@gmail.com with Shakespeare in the Parking Ramp Submission in the subject line.

Selected plays will be performed this summer on top of Mankato’s downtown parking ramp. For more information, visit www.mankatomosaic.com

Infinite Variety looking for new plays focusing on women

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Infinite Variety is a small NYC company that focuses on untold stories of women. (For example, the last play was about the thousands of women serving in the Vietnam War.)

We're looking for new plays focusing on women – historical or fictional – to be produced in May.

To be clear, it does not need to be an all-female cast, nor glorify women. More than one character, please.

Please send a summary and a few pages of sample dialogue to be considered.

Email summaries/questions to: EmAsuntaLyon@gmail.com

For more information about the company, visit the website: http://www.infinitevarietynyc.com/.

10th Annual Ten-Minute Playwriting Contest

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Lakeshore Players Theatre is accepting submissions for 10-minute plays.

Winning plays will be produced at our Annual Festival in June 2014.

Play submissions will be accepted through November 15, 2013.

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYWRIGHTS

High school-aged playwrights are encouraged to enter. Plays must include a letter from a teacher or school administrator, written on school letterhead, verifying that the play was written during high school, in addition to the guidelines below. If the committee chooses to name a high school entry as a winner for the 10th annual contest, the winning play will be produced with our other winners in our festival in June 2014.

ALL PLAYWRIGHTS
Please read the following rules and requirements carefully.
Plays not meeting the requirements will be disqualified.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINE

  • The play should be approximately ten-minutes in length.
  • The play must have no more than five on-stage (speaking and non-speaking) characters.
  • You may submit only one play, so send us your best! Please do not make more than one submission.
  • The play should be in a "play format" making it easy for the readers. (We like 12-point, easy to read fonts, such as Times New Roman or Ariel)
  • The play must be unpublished and unproduced at the time of submission to our contest. We do screen for this, so don't send us your play if it has been produced. (Staged readings are not counted as "produced.")
  • Submitting your play to our contest grants Lakeshore Players the right to produce your play in our annual festival and photograph and/or videotape it for archival purposes, if it is chosen as a winner.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES

  • The play should have simple technical requirements. There won't be a set — a few furniture pieces and a few props only — we only have about one minute in between plays to change scenes.
  • As a community theatre, we want to appeal to the largest possible audience, therefore plays with excessive offensive language are less likely to be selected - please keep that in consideration.
  • Two ways to submit: Email or Mail.
  • Your play must be received no later than November 15, 2013 to be eligible.

Only plays submitted exactly as outlined below will be accepted.

EMAIL TWO PDFs
VERY IMPORTANT – Email submission rules below MUST be followed, or your submission will be disqualified.
  1. Send one copy of the play with ALL contact information on the title page:
    • play title
    • your name
    • your mailing address
    • your phone number
    • your email address
  2. Send ANOTHER copy of play for the judges with NO contact information on the title page: just the title of the play.
  3. Email Instructions
    • Subject line: Include the title of your play, for example: 10 Min Contest: MY GREAT PLAY
    • Include your complete contact information in the body of the email.
    • Tell us where you heard about the contest.
    • Please include the title of your play in the file name. For example:
      My Great Play-Blind.pdf
      My Great Play.pdf
  4. Email plays to: office@lakeshoreplayers.com
MAIL TWO COPIES
Don't know how to PDF? No problem.

  1. Send one copy of the play with ALL contact information:
    • play title
    • your name
    • your mailing address
    • your phone number
    • your email address
  2. Include ANOTHER copy of play for the judges with NO contact information - just the title and the play.
  3. Mail to:
    Lakeshore Players 10-Minute Play Committee
    4820 Stewart Ave.
    White Bear Lake, MN 55110
  4. Plays will not be returned to you.
  5. If you would like confirmation that we have received your script, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with your script.
WINNERS
Plays chosen for production in our festival will receive $10 per Lakeshore performance of the play, and a copy of the program from the festival within 60 days of the festival weekend. Production photos will be uploaded to PhotoBucket and available for viewing, sharing, and downloading.

Any questions? E-mail: office@lakeshoreplayers.com

Alleyway Theatre accepts submissions

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Alleyway Theatre accepts submissions of new plays and musicals throughout the year

Send submissions via US Mail only to:
Literary Manager
Alleyway Theatre
1 Curtain Up Alley
Buffalo, NY 14202

Friday, November 8, 2013

Icebox Radio submission guidelines

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Seeking radio plays suitable for live, theatrical production. Interested in stories with some connection to the Northland - regions commonly referred to as Northern Minnesota and Northwest Ontario, Canada – stories set in these regions or penned by writers from these regions.

Radio plays may be of varying lengths, but 30 minutes is the primary focus.

They are also interested in prose stories not yet adapted to radio; stories 5 pages or less may be submitted in their entirety; for longer stories, submit first 5 pages followed by a one or two paragraph summary of the rest of the story.
Comedy and lighter fare preferred, but they are open to everything.
A $25 stipend is offered for all 30 minutes scripts.

NO FEE.

Hard copy submissions should include a SASE; electronic submissions accepted as well.
Icebox Radio Theater
Literary Manager
PO Box 46
International Falls, MN 56649,

email: home@iceboxradio.org


Thursday, November 7, 2013

Many Voices Fellowships

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Many Voices Fellowships are awarded annually to two artists of color with previous playwriting experience and/or training. In response to a national field study commissioned by the Playwrights' Center and the Jerome Foundation, the Many Voices Fellowships was significantly expanded in the 2013-14 fellowship year, offering a doubled award and opening to writers of color residing outside of Minnesota.

Application due: February 13, 2014

BENEFITS

One fellowship will be awarded to a Minnesota playwright, and one fellowship will be awarded to either a Minnesota or national playwright. Both Many Voices Fellowships will provide a $10,000 stipend, an additional $2,500 for living expenses, and $1,500 in play development funds. The Fellowship will also focus heavily on building connections with theater leaders and companies in the Twin Cities and nationwide.

Many Voices Fellows participate in monthly meetings facilitated by Many Voices Program Coordinator Christina Ham to share works-in-progress and receive feedback in preparation for a developmental workshop. Fellows have many opportunities to build connections with local theater artists toward future development and production. Fellows also receive a free two-year Playwrights' Center membership and access to other services and opportunities through the Playwrights' Center.

To learn more about the updated Many Voices Fellowship, read the press release or learn about the history of the Many Voices program.


ELIGIBILITY

  • Applicants for the Many Voices Fellowship may not have had more than one play produced by professional theaters at the time of application. These productions are defined as such where the author and/or primary artists (actors, directors, creative collaborators) were compensated, and received at least ten public performances. Ten-minute or one-act plays and university, college, secondary school, amateur, and Equity showcase/waiver productions are not considered full productions.
  • Previous Many Voices participants (including multi-year participants) are eligible to apply.
  • Current or past Playwrights' Center Core Writers, Jerome fellows, or any McKnight playwriting fellows are not eligible to apply.
  • If desired, a Many Voices fellow may reapply for a second year, though the Fellowship may only be repeated once.
  • Many Voices Fellowships are available to artists of color, 21 years of age or older, who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
  • Students in K-12 educational programs or enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs are not eligible.


CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • Recipients must maintain residency in Minnesota and within 75 miles of the Twin Cities during the grant year (July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015).
  • Fellowship recipients may not receive any other Playwrights' Center fellowships or grants during the grant year.
  • Recipients are required to participate actively in Playwrights' Center programs during the grant year; including possible teaching and community engagement.
  • Fellowship period begins July 1, 2014 and ends June 30, 2015. All fellowship requirements must be met during that time.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Piney Fork Press Theater One Act Play Festival seeks Queens Playwrights

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Submissions from Queens playwrights (only) are now being accepted for the Third Piney Fork Press Theater One Act Play Festival, to take place in the summer of 2014 in Queens, New York.

Seeking 10 minute plays (no more than 10 pp), preferably with no more than 5 characters. Also seeking monologues (no more than 4pp). Basic set requirements.

One submission per playwright. No profanity, as this is a family friendly festival! No submission fee! Please include name, address, telephone number and email address.

Seeking actors and directors, too!

Deadline: April 1st, 2014

Email:
submissions@pineyforkpress.com

Snail mail:
Piney Fork Press Theater Festival
22-73 43rd Street - JC
Astoria NY 11105

Monday, November 4, 2013

JAC Publishing Seeks Monologue Submissions

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JAC Publishing & Promotions (MA) seeks Monologue submissions for publication consideration in Volume III: interJACtions - Monologues from the Heart of Human Nature.

All ages; all subjects; all ethnicities welcome.

Monologues may be part of a full-length script, but if that script is previously published other than with JAC, Playwrights MUST note so on submissions with complete Publisher contact information.

Seeking family-friend and/or NOT family-friendly works.

No restrictions - just great characters.

No fee to submit. No fee if accepted.

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2013.

Questions? julieann@jacneed.com;  www.jacpub.com  Snail mail submissions to: JAC Publishing & Promotions, ATTN: interJACtions, P.O. Box 88, Burlington, MA  01803

The Nora Theatre Company and Underground Railway Theater currently accept submissions

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The Nora Theatre Company and Underground Railway Theater currently accept submissions from both playwrights and agents.

We encourage you to learn more about each company’s mission and production history to determine the best match for your work.

Please submit a cover letter that includes contact information (including email address); a brief (one to two paragraphs) synopsis of your play; a cast list including doubling, if applicable; a ten-page sample scene that best represents the most salient characteristics of the play; any production/development history; and a brief playwright’s bio.

We will request a full-script if we feel that the play meets our needs and merits further reading.

Send materials to:

Central Square Theater
Attn: Script Submissions
450 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139

Sunday, November 3, 2013

FACT's "Words & Wine" Holiday Event seeks 10 minute plays

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Searching for One-Act plays, about 10 minutes in length.

Looking for plays with at least 3 characters. More than that is even better. And the plays don't have to be holiday-themed.

There is no fee for submitting. So, if you're interested or know someone else who might be, you can submit a play to this email:  billkozy@aol.com

It's a very fun event. 6 plays are read for the audience, and afterward we celebrate and network while drinking wine.

Here are the details about the event:

FACT's "Words & Wine" Holiday Event
Sunday, December 15, 2013.   3:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
The Bruce Mitchell Room of ART/NY 520 8th Ave. 3rd floor

10 minute play readings of new works. $5 at the door and no charge for readers & playwrights. $5 for 2 drinks.

NYCPlaywrights Statistics

Curious about who is currently visiting the NYCPlaywrights site, from where they are visiting, and how many people visit the web site on a given day or month? You can find out that and more by checking out the NYCPlaywrights Sitemeter page which is open to the public.


Boston Play Café seeks 10-15 minute plays

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Boston Play Café, the televised series of table readings of original short plays and scenes, is looking for playwrights for its second round of shows.

We welcome 10-15 minute plays/scenes. Maximum of 4 characters.
Each piece selected will receive a table reading and discussion with actors and a host.
The show will be then be broadcast in the metrowest Boston footprint and as VOD on the TV station's website- so it gets national exposure!
Actors and playwrights get DVDs of their work.
The playwright MUST be present for the reading.

A small stipend is available for each playwright chosen.
 For questions, submissions, etc. please contact:  playcafe111@gmail.com

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

WINTER ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION

Seeking fully produced one act plays (cast, directed and ready to perform) 7 minutes to 25 minutes in length for Manhattan Rep’s WINTER ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION
January 7 - Feb. 7, 2014 at Manhattan Rep, 303 W.42nd St. NYC

$1000 Prize for Best Play!

To submit your one act play production please email: Your name, the complete play, a synopsis of the play, the running time of the play, the set and lighting requirements, the playĘĽs production history (if it has been produced before and where) your mailing address, and a creative team leader contact EMAIL address to:
manhattanrep@yahoo.com by FRIDAY November 8, 2013 at Midnight.

Please put “Winter One Act Competition” in the subject heading. Applicants will be contacted by Friday Nov.15 as to their acceptance.
There is no submission fee. NON-EQUITY ONLY.

Each play will be given a MINIMUM of FIVE performances, more if the play moves on to the finals.

Once accepted, there will be a $150.00 participation fee. There will be NO additional security fees or Manhattan Repertory Theatre based production fees.


For more information and complete Competition Guidelines, please go to: www.manhattanrep.com

InstaHamlet

NYTimes seeks student HAMLET videos...

“Brevity is the soul of wit,” declares Polonius in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” And perhaps short videos of lines from one of the Bard’s most-loved plays will expose the souls of their performers, too.

So The New York Times invites student actors and actresses to submit their performances of lines from “Hamlet” using Instagram.
The Times’s critics have been cataloging the recent bounty of professional performances of Shakespeare’s plays. And with several stagings of “Hamlet” opening soon, we’d like to see how high school and college students interpret key lines from the play using the cameras and apps on the smartphones they might be carrying.

If you are a high school or college student, use Instagram to record one short video of your performance of lines from “Hamlet.” (“To be or not to be” is only an example.) Then fill out the form and submit the link to the video below. You can also add the hashtag “#MaximumShakespeare” on your Instagram post.

The deadline to submit a video link is Dec. 1. 

The best videos will be featured on nytimes.com later in December. If you cannot see the form below, it is also available at this website.

Charles Isherwood leads an online discussion about the playwright and his work.
Wherefore art thou riding a motorcycle, Romeo?
So might audiences muse at the start of the new Broadway staging of “Romeo and Juliet,” the first in the season’s plentiful Shakespeare productions, both on Broadway and off.
 
As the shows open in the coming months, fellow New York Times writers and I will be regularly posting commentaries on aspects of them, engaging larger questions about how today’s theater artists approach these canonical works, and inviting you to add your opinions about how vitally Shakespeare continues to speak to modern audiences. (Opera, ballet and movies will come up as well.) 
David Leveaux’s “Romeo and Juliet,” which opened on Sept. 19 at the Richard Rodgers Theater, announces its point of view in the show’s opening moments, as Romeo removes his helmet (odd, that, for a swooning romantic; Mercutio, one suspects, wouldn’t bother) and reveals himself in the comely person of Orlando Bloom, clad in ripped jeans, T-shirt and hoodie, plus the kind of assorted man-jewelry you can scoop up by the handful at Urban Outfitters.

MORE AT NYTIMES

Join the BBC's Chain Gang

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An opportunity to shape the storyline of a new BBC Radio 4 Extra drama.

Weekly deadlines from 10th October – 7th December 2013
BBC 4 Extra are running their award winning Chain Gang series once again – the drama where you decide what happens next.

Award-winning writer Robert Shearman (the man who brought the Daleks back to Doctor Who), has penned an intriguing first episode of a drama, lasting just two minutes. After that, you pitch in your story decide where the story goes, Robert dramatises it and it’s performed by a cast of three versatile actors. Each week there’s a new plot written by a different listener until the final part is broadcast on 7th December 2013.

Listen back to the first part of the drama on the Chain Gang programme page

Writing Tips
Want to join the Chain Gang and shape the story? Here are some tips:

Start by making sure you're completely up-to-date with all that's happened so far, and have a look at the storylines behind the episodes here on the website.

Bear in mind that you're not writing the script itself, or a novel. One way to approach this is to think of telling someone about something dramatic that has happened. You wouldn't say exactly what everyone said, but you should emphasise dramatic or relevant points. Try to bring out some of the tone and feel you want your episode to have, rather than just giving us 200 words of plot. You'll need to move the story along in an interesting way, and try to end on some dramatic moment, or cliff-hanger. And do keep in mind that your ideas will need to become a radio drama. Lots of 'backstory' or people thinking about things can be difficult to work with.

Don’t forget that the next episode doesn’t have to follow on directly in time and place from the last. Are there other characters involved that could start to build a fuller picture of Sally, Mark and our mysterious cabbie?

How to submit:

For full terms and conditions and details on how to submit your work to Chain Gang, visit the programme page.

Ready to join our Chain Gang? Got an idea for how the story should continue? Please send your ideas to radio4extra@bbc.co.uk , but only when you’ve read this guide, which is updated weekly:

1.  Don't forget that Episode 4 was the last week for Joe Sims (Mark), due to other commitments. So Mark won't be in any more episodes. But we've room on the cast now for another male actor, so perhaps you'd like to come up with a new male character? Think about what the story is behind episodes 1 to 5, and then use that as a springboard for an intriguing episode 6. You may follow directly on from the current episode, or you may choose to move the story to a different time and place, depending on how you deal with this week's cliff-hanger.

2.  We don't want a script, just a storyline in 200 words. If you're unsure about what to send, please read ‘What’s a Storyline’ (below).

3.  Only write in once you have listened to the most recent part of the story, which is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra every Saturday at 1.10pm, and available online and as a podcast shortly afterward. You’ll also need to be familiar with any earlier episodes.

4.  The submission deadline every week is Thursday at 8am (local UK time).  Submissions received after this time will not be considered.

5.  You can submit as many storylines as you like, in separate emails.

6.  Please send your ideas to radio4extra@bbc.co.uk.  Put the words ‘Chain Gang entry’ as your subject.

7.  In the body of each email please write the following:

  • your full name
  • your phone number (mobile and home phone if possible).  We will probably call the new storyliner during Thursday or Friday.
  • any social media alter-egos you’d like to share with us i.e. Twitter name, Facebook page, YouTube channel. (if applicable)
  • your storyline for the next episode (in no more than 200 words).
8.  Entry is subject to our Terms and Conditions.

What's a Storyline?
Want to join the Chain Gang and shape the story? Here are some tips.
A storyline is the basis of a tale which can then be dramatised for radio, stage, TV or film. Start by making sure you're completely up-to-date with all that's happened so far, and have a look at the storylines behind the episodes here on the website.

Bear in mind that you're not writing the script itself, or a novel. One way to approach this is to think of telling someone about something dramatic that has happened. You wouldn't say exactly what everyone said, but you should emphasise dramatic or relevant points. Try to bring out some of the tone and feel you want your episode to have, rather than just giving us 200 words of plot. You'll need to move the story along in an interesting way, and try to end on some dramatic moment, or cliff-hanger. And do keep in mind that your ideas will need to become a radio drama. Lots of 'backstory' or people thinking about things can be difficult to work with.


Terms and Conditions

  • Entry is open to all, except employees or contractors of the BBC or any person directly or indirectly involved in the running of the competition.
  • Entries should be a maximum of 200 words.
  • You must provide the BBC with your name, email address and phone number if you wish to send us a storyline. The BBC (or companies working for the BBC) will only ever use your personal details for the purposes of administration, and will not pass them on to anyone without your permission. If you would like to know more about the BBC’s privacy policy, please see Privacy Policy. Entries must be submitted using the correct address. Entries submitted by any other method will only be accepted when clearly specified.
  • The deadline for receiving entries is 8am (local UK time) on Thursday each week.
  • Your submitted entry must be a previously unpublished original story, written by you, containing no defamatory matter, third party copyright material or quotes.
  • You may submit as many ideas as you wish, as long as they adhere to the word count, deadline and other submission rules.
  • By sending an entry you agree to grant the BBC the right to publish and broadcast the story in all media, including the right to abridge/adapt the work for broadcasting purposes. Any further use shall be subject to good faith negotiations of terms with the author.Your ideas may be made available as ‘on-demand’ audio files.
  • Storylines will be judged by BBC staff and Robert Shearman. The panel is looking for originality, creativity, drama and consistency with previous episodes. The panel’s decision is final and no negotiation will be entered into.
  • The BBC does not accept any responsibility for late or lost entries. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt.
  • Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions and to agree to be bound by them when sending in their entry.
  • Entrants must agree to take part in any publicity

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