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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Poison Apple Initiative is accepting submissions

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Poison Apple Initiative is accepting submissions of unproduced, production-ready work to premiere during its 2013-2014 season. Work that has received readings or workshops is encouraged.

SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM JULY 18TH TO AUGUST 20TH.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY.

Please include:

  • A cover letter with brief synopsis.
  • A .doc or .pdf copy of the script.

A few things:

  • We tend to favor intermission-less plays. We think an hour-twenty is the perfect amount of theatre.
  • Small, female-heavy casts requiring actors in the 18-35 age range are preferable.
  • A PAI play has a dark sense of humor, a jagged bite, a bright imagination, and immediate social relevance on a large scale. "Kitchen sink" is not our bag. Please no returns of prodigal children, sobering losses of parents, or families being ripped asunder by dark secrets unearthed at a dinner party in a tony East Side apartment.

If it can be effectively filmed, it's not for us.

  • No musicals, children's plays, or translations. Adaptations are welcome if they are less faithful and more a response to the original text (think Phaedra's Love by Sarah Kane.)
  • Please send only one play. 
  • Selected playwrights will receive an honorarium of $450.


Please submit plays and/or questions to: poisonappleinitiative@gmail.com

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