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Festival of Hyper-theatre Call for Submissiions

This item from Trey Tatum, Toy Theatre

For our first annual festival of Hyper-theatre in NYC, we are looking for two things: short plays (anywhere from 7 to 15 minutes), and vignettes (any and everything under 7 minutes). Vignettes include monologues, short scenes, dances, songs, anything you can think of. Plays must deal with something small: small people, small problems, small mindedness, small sets, small anything. Sets should be simple, and preferably able to stage inside/outside/around a very small house. We are looking for the quirky, the hilarious, the dark, the poignant, and anywhere in between. Submissions are due Nov. 4th, the festival will be held in January.

Electronic submissions only, email to tinytheater@gmail.com Please include your contact information, bio/resume if you have one and a synopsis or brief explanation of how your piece fits Cramped! Any questions or inquiries can be directed to the above email address.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2010 Premiere Play Festival

This item from Erica Nagel

Premiere Stages, the Professional Theatre Company in residence at Kean University seeks submissions to the 6th annual Premiere Play Festival. The winner of the festival will be awarded $2,000 and a fully produced Equity production in our 2010 season. The runner-up will receive $750 and an Equity workshop in June; the second runner-up will receive a cash prize of $500. Premiere Stages will host public readings of all three finalist plays in March. All entries are evaluated by a panel of theatre professionals in consultation with the Artistic Director and Resident Dramaturg. Agents may submit full scripts; Playwrights may submit a synopsis and script sample directly. All writers must have been born or currently reside in NY, NJ, PA, or CT. Final deadline is January 15, 2010. No entry fee. Complete submission guidelines available at www.kean.edu/premierestages.

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Arkansas Repertory Theatre Call for Submission for Voices at the River II

This item from Sheridan Essman

Arkansas Repertory Theatre announces a request for submissions for its biennial playwrights' residency program, Voices at the River II. Program is designed to support African-Amerian and Latino playwrights both nationally and in Arkansas and includes a two-week residency at Arkansas Repertory Theatre.

Full length plays, translations and adaptations accepted through January 31, 2010. Submitted work must not have een previously published; cast limit of 10 actors and one submission per year. Playwrights should include a biography with script submissions. Drafts or scripts should be sent to Sheridan Essman, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, PO Box 110, Little Rock, AR 72203-0110 or emailed as PDF tosessman@therep.org. More information at www.therep.org.

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EBE Ensemble's Call for Submissions of New One-Act Plays

This item from Montgomery Sutton

EBE Ensemble, a New York based theater company, is accepting submissions for their annual one-act play festival, Elephants on Parade 2010. Three to five plays will be selected for the festival, which will run for two weeks in February, 2010 in New York.

Submission Guidelines:
One-Act plays, less than thirty minutes in length. Playwrights may submit multiple plays for consideration. Plays may not have received their New York premiere (though readings, workshops, or productions outside of the New York metro area are allowed). Special consideration will be given to plays that focus on characters under 30.

In addition to the play, all submissions should include:
Full contact information (email, phone, and mailing address). A writing resume (any other artistic resumes may also be included). A brief synopsis (less than 150 words). A complete character breakdown, including ages and any special requirements. All submissions must be received by October 15, but earlier submissions are encouraged. Selected playwrights will be notified by November 1.
Submissions cannot be considered for the festival until all required materials have been received. There is no submission fee.

To submit by email, please send all requested materials in PDF, DOC, or RTF format to info@ebeensemble.com. You may also submit by standard mail, but materials will not be returned. To submit via mail, please send submissions to:

EBE Ensemble
c/o Montgomery Sutton
15 Cliff St., #22C
New York, NY 10038

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SUBMISSIONS FOR GAYFEST NYC 2010 ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED

This item from Bruce Robert Harris

Deadline October 31, 2009. Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, producers of GAYFEST NYC, are now accepting submissions for the Fourth Annual Festival of New Plays and Musicals to be presented in New York City in Spring 2010. Three to five new works (plays or musicals) will be selected for fully-produced Main Stage productions with Actors’ Equity Association casts and professional directors and staff personnel. Additional new works will be chosen for presentation in the Festival’s Studio Reading series if one is scheduled, or for readings throughout the year. Each Main Stage production will receive between 6-15 performances. Young and emerging writers, as well as experienced and professional playwrights and composers, are encouraged to submit their work. It is not necessary to be Gay or Lesbian to submit a play, but the work submitted should deal with LGBT characters or issues in some literal or metaphorical way.

For more information and Submission Guidelines, log onto GAYFESTNYC.com.

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3 new Pan Asian Workshops this fall

This item from Steven Osborne

Yoga for Actors: Being in this moment Led by Paul Keoni Chun. Great acting requires the support of deep full breaths, a strong mental focus, physical, emotional and spiritual openness, and a heightened awareness of one’s own center. All these lead to the ability to be more fully present and alive in each acting moment. Come experience how yoga can cultivate each of these vital capabilities and lead you to even greater levels of passion and joy in your art and your life. Thursdays October 22 – December 17, 2009 (No class November 26) 7:00pm – 8:30pm.Tuition: 8 sessions for $200

Mandarin Chinese Language: Led by Lu Yu. This course will offer Mandarin, the predominant language of China, with an emphasis on pronunciation, learning the four tones, and conversation to help increase the versatility and confidence of one’s delivery, for actors taking a Chinese-speaking role, professionals who travel overseas, or just to broaden one’s vocabulary! November 3 – December 1, 2009 - 6-8pm. 5 sessions for $200

Acting and Writing Lab: Led by Ernest Abuba. Wednesdays December 9, 2009 – February 10, 2010 6:00pm – 9:00pm. $350 for ten sessions plus presentation

To enroll or for more information,contact the Pan Asian office, 212-868-4030 or info@panasianrep.org

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COUNTING SQUARES THEATRE LAUNCHES NEW PLAYWRIGHTING PROGRAM

This item is from Joshua Gold

As our commitment to creating new works and fostering new artists continues, Counting Squares Theatre has decided to open our doors to new plays and playwrights. New play submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis, and will be evaluated by our Playwright Development Coordinator and the Counting Squares Team. It is our goal to take the best of the best, workshop the new pieces, and eventually produce them as a part of our regular season. We ask that anyone interested in submitting a new play, please visit our website at www.countingsquarestheatre.org, where they can learn more about Counting Squares Theatre. We ask that those interested in submitting a new play send us a character list and description, a one‐page synopsis of the play, a little information about the playwright, and the play in its entirety. Please submit all plays in PDF to
newplays@countingsquarestheatre.org.

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One Act Play Competition

This item is from Charles Robertson, Bottle Tree Productions

Bottle Tree Productions ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION For Writers. First Prize, $1,000; Second Prize, $250; Third Prize, $100.

One Act Plays of any length may be submitted to Bottle Tree Productions
at 126 Wellington Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L-3C8. Phone 613-542-0070  or email info@bottletreeinc.com. Please have your copy bound and if you wish it returned, please include a manuscript-sized SASE. or check out www.bottletreeinc.com for email submissions and Paypal options.The entry fee for each submission is $25. Please make cheque payable to Bottle Tree Productions. Multiple submissions accepted. Plays can have previously been produced or work shopped but not professionally. The competition runs until November 30th 2009. Winners will be announced in January of 2010.

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New York State Council On The Arts Theatre Program - Report On The Status Of Women: A Limited Engagement?

This item is from Susan Jonas, NYSCA

The Theatre Program of the New York State Council on the Arts is releasing a report on its three-year research initiative assessing the status of women in theatre. The initiative sessions produced a body of invaluable historical, anecdotal and statistical information on the ways in which women have confronted, overcome and continue to face discrimination in the field. The panels also produced a series of recommendations both to monitor and to assist women in theatre.

For an e-mail copy of the report write to: info@nytheatre.com.

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