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NEW Celebrating: New Works Submission Process Celebrating: New Works is a monthly play reading series held on the first Monday of every month. The series is dedicated to giving voice to original, completed and previously unproduced works. The manuscripts are read by our staff and evaluated on their artistic merit, message and alliance with our mission statement. For a work to be considered it must meet the following criteria:
To submit a manuscript for consideration, please send the full-length work with the following materials:
The playwright will receive no correspondence or confirmations from the Celebration Theatre Company unless the manuscript has been chosen for the Celebrating: New Works play reading series. Any materials including the author's work will not be returned once they have been submitted. To submit work to be considered in the Celebrating: New Works play reading series, please send all materials to:
Mainstage Season Submission Process Celebration Theatre does accept manuscripts for consideration in its Mainstage Season. The plays are read by our staff and evaluated on their artistic merit, message and alliance with our mission statement. For a work to be considered it must meet the following criteria:
To submit a play for consideration, please send the full-length work with the following materials:
No correspondence will occur unless the manuscript has been chosen for our season. Any materials, including the author's work, will not be returned once they have been submitted. To submit work to be considered in our season, please send all materials to:
VIRGINIA PREMIERE THEATRE Artistic considerations focus on plays of inherent social value, plays with a unique voice and plays with inherent theatricality. We prefer not to review plays that resemble television or film scripts. Virginia Premiere Theatre believes in the vital importance of the playwright to the American Theatre and to the art form in general. We offer reasonable royalties and guarantees as generally defined by industry standards. Housing, transportation and some rehearsal reimbursement are usually available. Virginia Premiere Theatre makes no attempt to "participate" in future playwright royalties; however, we do ask for your best efforts to ensure future playbill and publication credit. Should a play achieve financial success, we ask that playwrights consider making a generous donation to the not-for-profit company that gave the play its first push into sunlight. Please submit synopsis and letter of inquiry to:
THE WILLOWS THEATRE COMPANY Typically, The Willows Theatre Company produces at least one world premiere (or second production) in each season. Likewise, we produce many West Coast or Northern California premieres. We produce exclusively from contemporary American Theatre but will consider certain stylized plays and musicals which have a contemporary edge to them. How to submit your work:
Our cast sizes vary but we are not daunted by large casts. If you look at our production history, we typically will have 15 or more in each production. Please send materials to:
We compensate all of our performers and operate under a LORT-LOA contract with AEA. We are members of TCG, the Institute for Outdoor Drama, Theatre Bay Area, and the National Alliance of Musical Theatre. Please click here (http://www.willowstheatre.com/Performance_History/Performance_history_1975.htm) to see the list of past productions at the Willows. This should give you the best idea of what we produce. However, the NEXT great play may be yours, so please follow our guidelines and best of luck in your pursuits! http://www.willowstheatre.com/About_the_Willows/Script_Submission.htm PEAR AVENUE THEATRE In addition, each year we do a series of readings of full-length works in February or March, and then select at least one of them to include in next year's season as a full production. The selected work undergoes a development process, including workshops with dramaturgical assistance, before its premiere. Full-length submissions from Bay Area playwrights for possible readings and/or productions are welcome all year. Work should be no more than 8-10 characters (or no more than that number of actors with doubling) and producible on a black box stage in an intimate house (the Pear seats 40). It can have had previous readings, but should not have been produced elsewhere, even in an earlier version. Send a hard copy of the play with cover letter to:
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE We are interested in issue-oriented plays (a comedic approach is fine); 5 to 7 characters, no double casting; and we avoid plays that require children. No one-acts, please. We are not accepting musicals at this time. Each season we produce at least one original work. All plays submitted should:
For more information, please visit http://www.detroitreptheatre.com THE LIVING THEATRE Send scripts to:
Inquiries: stevecapra@pipeline.com SIMPATICO THEATRE PROJECT Scripts must be full-length, one to two hours. Pieces may have had previous readings or productions. Scripts should require a small cast, ideally six or fewer actors. Script should reflect the intentions of our Mission: “Simpatico Theatre Project believes theatre to be a force for positive social change. We produce classic, contemporary and new theatre that encourages dialogue about the problems concerning the Philadelphia community. Through educational partnerships with local organizations and advocacy groups, we connect our audience to those individuals and groups that also seek solutions.” Present and explore a current social problem in a thought-provoking way that engages the audience and encourages discussion. The play should offer an opportunity for Simpatico to pursue a partnership with a nonprofit, advocacy, or educational organization. Send script with character breakdown, approximate run time, and synopsis to:
We do not accept electronic submissions. Please include contact information of playwright (email, address, and phone). A SASE may also be included for response letter. All submissions that fit the requirements of our submission guidelines will be fully reviewed. It is our desire to provide an opportunity to aspiring and established artists to develop socially relevant work. http://simpaticotheatre.org/page1168.html BABES WITH BLADES The first reading is internal and is attended by company members and the director; the playwright is invited but not sponsored. The second reading is by invitation and is attended by company members, the director, industry professionals and other invited guests; the playwright is invited but not sponsored. The final reading is an advertised public reading with one choreographed fight and a reception following the moderated talk back; the playwright's travel expenses will be sponsored up to $400 to attend. The playwright is given approximately two months between drafts for revisions with a schedule provided at the time of selection. Got a script we should see? Want more info? Contact newplays@BabesWithBlades.org BLACK SWAN THEATER The process is this: every two months (this may go to once a month, depending on response and energy), Black Swan will arrange a reading of a new script or scripts before an audience, to which the playwright will be invited. Response sheets will be given to director, performers, and audience to aid in the development of the play, and an audio recording will be made for the playwright if he/she cannot be in attendance. Especially promising scripts will undergo further development at Black Swan and at Highland Repertory Theater (our professional partner in this endeavor) toward the end of possible full production. No payment to the playwright during reading and development, but contracts negotiated for full productions. Submit your script for future readings! Send to: Please do not email scripts at this time. THEATRE OUT We are looking for pieces that explore the gay and lesbian community in its various facets. Theatre Out is open to producing short works and full length pieces from a variety of genres including comedy, drama, mystery, reimagination of the classics, musicals, etc. Scripts should be submitted in .pdf form or Microsoft Word compatible and be in standard script format. They may be submitted to: plays@theatreout.com With your play please submit the following: While we are unable to personally respond to all plays submitted for consideration, playwrights may receive the status of their work by checking out our Script Central website at http://www.theatreout.com/ScriptCentral.html. As
you can see from our Script Central website, we have received numerous plays
from many talented playwrights. Unfortunately, we are currently
back-logged and script readings are taking longer than anticipated.
Please be patient,
we will post your information on the website and read your play shortly. AZUKA THEATRE •
Cover letter Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Please send all materials to:
STONEHAM THEATRE Submitted plays should have cast sizes of 12 or less and musicals 18 or less. Submitted materials will not be returned. You will hear back from us regarding your submission within 3-4 months. Please submit synopsis and full scripts/recordings to:
http://www.stonehamtheatre.org CONEJO PLAYERS THEATRE
If the manuscript is to be returned, a self-addressed pre-paid envelope should be included with the submission materials. All material should be clearly labeled with Playwright's name, address, phone number (and e-mail address if available). Submissions will be considered year round but may not be returned until scheduling is completed mid-year. http://www.conejoplayers.org/about.html MAIEUTIC THEATREWORKS How To Apply
THE WOMEN’S THEATRE PROJECT As we enter our fourth season of theatrical works written exclusively by women, The Women’s Theatre Project continues to explore unique programming options. In addition to main stage productions, we present staged readings in a format that allows our theatre company to continue pursuing our practice of “alternative casting” (casting women of diverse races who normally do not have the opportunity to perform certain roles). The Women's Theatre Project of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, produces plays by women, about women, for everyone. TWTP is seeking new full-length scripts with two or more characters by female playwrights. Female characters only. No musicals or children's scripts. Mail scripts to:
For more information, please go to our website: www.womenstheatreproject.com www.myspace.com/thewomenstheatreproject ACTORS BRIDGE AROUND THE COYOTE If selected for a Staged Reading, playwrights are encouraged to attend at least two Third Thursday New Play Reading Series events in addition to their own. Encouraging and supporting collaboration between playwrights is vital to the mission of the series. We are excepting full-length plays and musicals at this time. All readings will be staged in our Wicker Park gallery, using local directors and professional actors. Please complete the application form located at:
and submit it along with a hard copy of your play to:
All applicants should expect a reply within six weeks of receipt, including written feedback on the play. If the work is chosen for a Staged Reading, the Theatre Reading Series Curator will assist on all requested aspects of the event, including casting, publicity and in-house dramaturgy. Please no phone calls. Any questions can be emailed to Megan Shuchman, Theatre Reading Series Curator, at theatre@aroundthecoyote.org. We look forward to receiving your submissions! http://www.aroundthecoyote.org/opportunities BAILIWICK REPERTORY THEATRE The Second Sex Series at the Bailiwick is looking for full-length, female-focused plays for their 2009 program. Please send plays in electronic format and include a short synopsis of the play, which includes how many female characters and a quick description of the characters with ages. Also, please remember to put “Second Sex Series Play Submission” in the subject line. Address emails to Brian Kirst and Cyra Polizzi. Plays should be emailed to: bailiwicksecondsex@gmail.com SMITH AND KRAUS PUBLISHING Writers will be paid $20 per short scene. For full submission guidelines, please contact Monologues@msn.com. Writers whose short scenes are selected will be contacted. THE DYNAMO THEATER LAB We are interested in working with different types and styles of plays, but are especially seeking texts that experiment with theatrical form or that deal with important contemporary issues. Because the Dynamo Lab will consist of 12-15 Vassar students, medium to large cast sizes are encouraged. Most of all, we are interested in starting conversations with playwrights, to discuss your ideas for our proposed experiment and what part you could see yourself taking in it. If you are interested in collaborating, please contact us at dynamotheater@gmail.com. PLAYHOUSE WEST There is a possibility (but no guarantee) that Playhouse West will produce one of the eight readings as a full production during the 2008-09 Season. All readings will employ paid professional actors, will be free and open to the public, and will include a post show discussion. Playhouse West is not able to provide transportation for out of town playwrights but will tape the post-show discussion for each selected playwright. Playhouse West’s New Work Reading Series is made possible by a Civic Pride Grant from the City of Walnut Creek and will be presented under an agreement with Actors Equity. Please send hard copy submissions only to: Playhouse West http://www.playhousewest.org/reading.htm NEXT STAGE Plays can be sent to: Next Stage If you'd like us to return your play, please include a SASE. For more information, you can write to us at: next.stage@yahoo.com THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY Would you like to submit a show for inclusion in the Developmental Reading Series? Our mission here at York concerns musicals only; we do not accept submissions of plays. A completed script must be submitted, as well as a sound recording of at least most of the songs. If you’d like your materials returned, you must enclose a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope. As we are one of the only theatres in the country which accepts unsolicited scripts, we receive around 400-500 scripts per year. We pride ourselves on properly evaluating each script, which takes time as we have a small staff and a loyal group of volunteer readers. It generally takes at least 6 to 12 months to get a script through our entire process. Material should be submitted to: York Theatre Company LODESTONE THEATRE
DIXON PLACE
PHILCO RADIO PLAYERS MTWORKS SEEKS NEW FULL-LENGTH PLAYS Send us a one (1) page synopsis of your play, and a five (5) page excerpt to: David Stallings
URBAN STAGES EMERGING PLAYWRIGHT AWARD Important: no scripts, pictures and resumes accepted by e-mail. * When To Submit: Submissions are received throughout the year. Finalists are first included as part of the Urban Stages fall or spring reading series. The award is then announced in the spring. Plays that are finalists are presented as staged and workshop readings. These readings are a collaboration between playwright and director. * Award: A cash prize of $500 (in lieu of royalties) will be awarded to
the winner. There will also be a staged production of the play in New
York City.
Urban Stages reserves the right to withhold the prize and not declare
a winner if no play of merit is found. Before production of the award winning
play,
a contract will be signed between the playwright and the company. This
contract is approved by the Dramatists Guild. *Genre: We prefer full length plays for submission. No translations or adaptations. On RARE occasions, Urban Stages will consider exceptional musicals and one-act plays that fit our mission. We do; however, consider plays for younger audiences for our outreach program. *Cast Size: Cast size is limited to no more than nine actors. *To Be Included With Every Submission: A biography and/or author's history of the play, character breakdown, and brief description or synopsis of the play. * Submission Format: All scripts must be firmly bound. No changes or revisions accepted after submission. No double-sided pages. * Submission Review: It usually takes two to six months for us to read and process your script. We ask that you please do not call or email our offices in the interim to inquire on the status of your play. * Plays Returned: The play should be accompanied by a manuscript size SASE with appropriate postage. If there is no manuscript size SASE, the play will not be returned. Please do not include loose cash, stamps, labels or metered postage. A SAS Post Card should be included if you want acknowledgment of arrival. If you do NOT want your manuscript returned, but want a response letter of our decision, include a #10 SASE. If no SASEs are included with your submission, it will be discarded at time of rejection. If we are interested in your play, we will contact you by phone or mail. Please include the name, address and phone number of author on the title page. *Handling: All scripts will be handled with care, but Urban Stages will not assume responsibility for lost or damaged scripts. Retain a copy of your script. *Where To Send: Please send manuscripts to Urban Stages, 17 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017-1920. Bookmark our website for the schedule of our main stage productions and tour into the New York Libraries: www.urbanstages.org. Please send your submissions to: Website: http://www.templetheatresf.com PUBLIC WORKS THEATRE We are looking for two new plays for our first season, to be premiered next year, as outlined below. Before each script is given the full treatment, we hope to take it through several stages of drafting, workshopping and scratch performances, as necessary. We encourage playwrights to submit material that incorporates music, dance, puppetry and masks, and which deals with the subject matter in an unconventional manner. "PLAY THE FIRST:" A play written for young people, ages fourteen to sixteen, that deals with current events, issues that are important to that age group, or challenging material. We want to be able to show teenagers that not all theatre is a boring, cultural endurance test, but a vibrant medium that can speak to them. "THE SECOND SHOW:" A musical that deals with any topic, so long as it can be presented in a fairly compact manner. We welcome musicals that deal with unconventional materials, and music that doesn't necessarily fit in the showtune range. If you feel you have a script that fits the criteria, please email it to PWTheatre@gmail.com, with the subject line: "New Submission—Play One/Two." We are able to accept some mp3 clips of music. Alternately, you may mail your script to If you are submitting a musical, please send a CD containing musical selections you feel best reflect the style of the show. If you would like your materials returned, please include a SASE. Any scripts received after August 1st will NOT be read--we will not be accepting unsolicited material after this date! We regret at this time we cannot offer any type of compensation, but we will be happy to email feedback for any script we receive prior to August 1st. Thank you! CONGO SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY’S Congo Square Theatre Company is an ensemble dedicated to producing definitive and transformative theatre spawned from the African Diaspora, as well as from other world cultures. Congo Square Theatre Company seeks to establish itself as an institution of multicultural theatre. We are interested in full-length plays, translations, adaptations, musicals
and performance art. We will consider productions of previously produced
plays. No email or fax submissions accepted. Please include a SASE if you would like your materials returned. We accept submissions year-round. FFI: http://www.congosquaretheatre.org/augustwilson.asp
We appreciate electronic submission (Acrobat pdf, Microsoft Word, or Rich Text Format) to: literary@quantumtheatre.org. If you would prefer to submit via U.S. mail, please send your materials to: Quantum Theatre Co. http://www.quantumtheatre.org/submissions.html
VICTORY GARDENS THEATER Approximate response time is 3 months for synopsis and 4-6 months for scripts. Unfortunately, we are unable to supply critiques of submitted plays. Please send materials to: Andrea J. Dymond web site: http://www.victorygardens.org/default.asp?action=article&ID=50 SHOESTRING RADIO THEATRE Format Length Fame Not Fortune Agreement Feedback Policy Mailing Address Shoestring web site: http://www.shoestring.org/srthome.html OUTLAWS THEATRE NYC We are also seeking interested actors, directors, and anyone else who wants to get involved. To submit a script, express general interest, or to get in touch for any other reason, e-mail us at OutlawsNYC@gmail.com. Outlaws Theatre got its start 16 years ago as an underground, experimental playwrights' workshop at Penn State University. The group's focus is on producing uncensored, original plays in an electrifying atmosphere and providing feedback for the artists involved. In 2006, former members Sean Bradley, Stephen Burd, Jennifer
Case, Vanessa Reseland, and Andy Saunders hatched a plan to bring
Outlaws to the streets of New York City. Outlaws Theatre seeks to
build a company of dedicated actors, directors, playwrights, and
technicians to collaborate on quality black box theatre every
month. Join the party at 9:30 pm on the first Monday of every month at Jimmy's No. 43 ... and stick around for the after-party! Website: http://www.outlawsnyc.com
FEETWOOD-JOURDAIN THEATRE Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre Submissions should include a hard copy of the script, including cover sheet, synopsis, two title pages with contact information and a self-addressed postcard. Please allow eight weeks for a response. Scripts will not be returned. For more information, call 847-448-8260, ext. 109. An African-American theatre company, the City of Evanston’s Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre produces theatre and cultural events that address the African-American experience or reflect the culture of people of African decent. FFI: http://www.cityofevanston.org/departments/parks/fj/index.shtml
BAILIWICK REPERTORY The Mainstage Series consists of: new musicals, new dramas (mostly by Chicago authors), or other work that is experimental in nature. These may be previously produced works. Works that reflect the diversity of our community are encouraged. Neil Simon type comedies or ‘commercial works’ are not encouraged. Deaf Bailiwick Artists seeks work that will help to develop the artistic voice of the deaf community. These may be previously produced works. Out All Year includes work premieres, as well as works not previously seen in Chicagoland. This includes all types of performance pieces -- musicals, dramas, performance, one-person, etc. The Lesbian Theater Initiative considers all works, preferably penned by women, including poetry, performance, one-acts, et al. Send works attention LTI. The Directors Festival of one act plays has new works grouped by theme. Applications for the festival are submitted by directors, but if you would like to send a play to be considered by directors interested in applying, send materials attention Directors Fest Script Submission, Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657. Bailiwick's College/University Playwriting Festival is in its second year. We are searching for one full length, and one one-act work to be performed during Out All Year in Summer '06. Submission guidelines will be available soon. Send materials attention College/University Playwriting Festival, Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 West Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657 All scripts, unless otherwise noted, should be sent to the attention of Artistic Director, David Zak. We prefer full script submissions, not just a synopsis. Send resume/bio of author, plus production history of the piece. Scripts will be recycled, so sending SASE is not necessary. NEW WORLD THEATRE 1. Include a brief synopsis of your piece. We may not be able to respond to all submissions, so please accept our thanks in advance for your interest! Please send your submissions to: scripts@newworldtheatre.org You may also mail in your submissions. Please send to ONE of the following addresses:
http://www.newworldtheatre.org RIPRAP ENTERTAINMENT TV and RIPRAP
STUDIO THEATRE Riprap Entertainment TV ("RETV") reaches approximately 8 million viewers each week and our goal is to support writers, actors and filmmakers world wide in hopes of helping them achieve their dreams. We're unique and original and are seeking the next great stage play to mount at our theatre - the thrust of our show is to find that great work. We have a segment called Script Analysis each week wherein we read, critique, discuss and give positive feedback to the submitting writer in our efforts to educate and entertain the public as to the writing process and to find our 2007 season of plays. We also plan to add "Riprap University" in the upcoming weeks. With video tips and advice for writers, actors and filmmakers. We accept stage plays, screenplays, teleplays, musicals, novels and short stories with the proper release on our web site. I adapted my screenplay for our stage and HBO requested a copy of the original screenplay. Further, even if your screenplay is not adaptable, we have an awards program and our real goal is to help writers gain exposure in the film / television capital of the world. This is a FREE opportunity since 1999 and will remain so. Please view segments of our television show on our web site and / or download a flyer for yourself or for your writers' group(s) at our web site. Mostly we are artists helping artists, having fun in a unique program format that is just a blast and we're adding pieces to our web site daily. Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions you may have. Television Broadcast Segments: http://www.riprapentertain.com Sandra Nutt URBAN ECHOES’ URBAN CLASSIC
THEATRE SERIES Prefer scripts with no prior presentation as a reading/ performance. Full-length, but under 110 minutes. 2-8 characters, minimal production needs. Any genre except one-person shows. Looking for character-driven pieces. Submit script, one-page synopsis or plot outline, character breakdown, production history, resume. Mail to: Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC (Include SASE if return of materials is desired) Or send by E-mail to: Info@UrbanEchoes.net in one MS Word document. Questions? contact Info@UrbanEchoes.net or visit www.UrbanEchoes.net QUEENS PLAYERS’ RANDOM
CAFE Website: www.thequeensplayers.com. BUCKHAM ALLEY THEATRE'S ANNUAL
PLAYWRIGHT'S FORUM We are also seeking directors for our next Playwright's Forum production. Please send a letter of interest to: Dennis J. Sykes Be sure to include contact information (including email address if possible). If you would like to submit your script, mail a copy of the script also. Send self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your script returned after review. You can contact Dennis directly at 810-701-6968. Website: www.buckhamtheatre.com/playwrights.htm THE RATUTU COLLABORATIVE Email submissions to John Morton, Literary Manager, at ratutucollaborative@yahoo.com. Please put John Morton’s name on the subject line, and a brief synopsis of your play in the body of the email. Also include 5 sample pages, an overview of your experience and any interesting anecdotes about yourself. All plays must be original, in English, and not boring. For information on us and our previous productions, visit our website at www.ratutu.com. MADLAB THEATRE (Columbus,
OH) Attention Playwrights Submission Guidelines 2. Email Instructions-- 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 as in PDF format. Scripts should be emailed to andy@madlab.net. Please put "Madlab Theatre Season" as the subject line. If "madlab theatre season" is not your subject line, your submission may not be received. All submissions will receive a reply email to ensure that your submission was received. 3. Funeral Urn-- If you cannot submit via email and must send us a hard copy, please note that your script 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 $99.95. 4. Money-- MadLab pays a standard royalty of $200 + 10% of our box office for any playwright that is gracious enough to allow to produce his/her work. We know this will not be anywhere near worth the time and effort you put into writing your play, but we are happy that every little bit helps. 5. 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 new work. Website: http://www.madlab.net THE DECONSTRUCTIVE THEATRE
PROJECT Material may be sent to: or e-mailed to NewWork@deconstructivetheatre.org FALCON THEATRE Applicants must complete the script submission form below and
fax or mail it to the Falcon Theatre. The Falcon Theatre does NOT
accept unsolicited manuscripts. Script Submission form available at: Complete the form and fax it to (818) 955-7732. Falcon Theatre www.falcontheatre.com LUCID THEATRE, NYC Scripts can be mailed to: or a pdf version may be emailed to: lucid.Submissions@gmail.com Please include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope if you need your manuscript returned. No character-breakdowns, summaries or dialogue samples needed. Allow 2 weeks for confirmation of receipt of submissions and up to 6 months for feedback. Contact Terry Withers ATWATER PLAYHOUSE, LOS
ANGELES Please read the guidelines below, and if your work falls within those guidelines, please send a synopsis of your piece, character breakdown, and page count, and if we are interested we will contact you to request the entire script. Submission Guidelines - please follow carefully. Atwater Playhouse works in the Stanislavski Method. We seek contemporary material, set in reality, with no excessive dialog and exposition. We are not looking for avant-garde works that break the fourth wall and address the audience directly. We are looking for well written works that illuminate the human condition. Atwater Playhouse casts first from its talented company, and seeks material suitable for its company members, which has a large percentage of women 22-30. Atwater Playhouse works with minimal sets and production. Our main focus is characterization and acting. Atwater Playhouse is accepting full-length plays (under one and a half hours running time) and one acts. If your play fits within these guidelines, please reply to this
notice with the following for consideration: The Atwater Playhouse Company of actors is committed to giving writers of original material an outlet for their work to be seen. If you wish to submit an original play for consideration as a future production or directed reading, please send all materials to: Atwater Playhouse Submissions Sorry, materials cannot be returned. To read more about us, please visit us on-line at www.atwaterplayhouse.com ACACIA THEATRE COMPANY, WI Seeking full-length plays, musicals, translations, and
adaptations. Cast Limit: 10-15 performers Lynn Winkler, Business Manager STAGE LEFT ACCEPTING
SYNOPSES - Cover Letter Should your materials interest us, we will contact you and ask
for the complete script. If you are interested in pursuing development for your script, please refer to our Downstage Left program. A printable application with specific guidelines other than those listed above is available on the DSL-for-artists page. Estimated turnaround time for unsolicited submissions: Three
months Please send submissions to: If you have questions, please contact Literary Manager LaRonika Thomas at scripts@stagelefttheatre.com Thank you for you interest in Stage Left! METAMORPHOSIS THEATRE
COMPANY Metamorphosis Theatre Co. IVY THEATRE tuiejones@aol.com COTTEY COLLEGE THEATRE & SPEECH
DEPARTMENT PENGUIN REPERTORY THEATRE Having overseen more than 100 productions to date, Penguin Rep has been recognized across the country as a wellspring for new and notable work, including: Lee Blessing's Cobb, produced by Kevin Spacey at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and in Los Angeles (Drama Desk Award Winner for Best Ensemble); Alan Brandt's 21/2 Jews (transferred to an Off-Broadway run for nearly a year); Allan Knee's The Man Who Was Peter Pan (commissioned and originally presented by Penguin Rep and now a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp); Angelo Parra's The Devil's Music: The Life And Blues Of Bessie Smith; and One Shot, One Kill by Richard Vetere (originally produced at Penguin, now produced around the country by major regional theaters). We are seeking scripts that have been previously unproduced in the New York metropolitan region. Submissions may have had a production outside of the New York region. Non-American plays will also be seriously considered. There are no topical restrictions or guidelines: We are interested in plays that investigate and honor the journey of the human spirit, in whatever form that takes. Joe Brancato, Artistic Director www.penguinrep.org
ACTORS ART THEATRE One of the smallest Equity Waiver theaters in LA, Actor’s Art Theatre, located in a converted apartment in the Mid Wilshire District is home to some of LA’s most talented stage and screen actors. Dedicated to the belief that we are not separate from each other and have the capacity to empathize with all people; through the actor’s art, we can produce works that entertain and inspire change. We are open to all styles of writing with a special interest in character driven comedies or dramas that ultimately lift the spirit. We are the smallest size professional theatre in Los Angeles (32 seats/stage is 16 feet across) - so the set requirements should be simple or flexible. Submit one-act plays, full-length plays, translations, adaptations, ten-minute plays, solo pieces, cabaret revue. Send a query w/synopsis and sample dialogue; E-mail submission, E-mail query OK. Artistic Director, Jolene Adams has developed over 50 productions. She starred in and produced Adam & Eva Marie, winner of 6 Drama-Logue Awards; directed and developed Dan Fante’s Ovation Award-nominated hit Boiler Room, (LA Times Best of The Year List); developed award winning comic Cathy Ladman’s Scaredypants for HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival and Emmy Award winning Mike Dugan’s Men Fake Foreplay. Each year we present readings, labs and produce an original play, classic revival or West Coast Premiere. Some projects move to larger theaters and TV or screen development. Central to our work is the Writing Out Loud Series where actors develop stories and once a week audiences can watch solo shows go from on-book brief monologues to ready for Off-Broadway plays. Theater at AAT has been an intimate family experience for 12 years. A passionate cook who lives in the same building, artistic director, Adams, has been known to invite entire audiences over for supper after a show! Jolene Adams, Artistic Director actorsart@actorsart.com needtheater needtheater MONDAY NIGHT PLAYWRIGHTS' READING
SERIES IN BROOKLYN COVINA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS Please send script and audio of music/vocal for consideration in
our New Musical Festival to: anigian@covinacenter.com THE WORKING THEATER mark@theworkingtheater.org MILLENNIUM TALENT GROUP NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT MTG proudly unveils its new play development program. Located in SoHo, MTG is inspired by a view of downtown NYC as a site of playful experimentation. As such, MTG embraces new works that abuse preconceptions and cliché with innovative form and content. MTG seeks the writer who understands the visible possibilities of the stage --and is willing to break them. In sum, MTG is a theatre committed to the playwright who challenges the theatre to grow. Script Submission Guidelines: Unsolicited submissions in all possible genre, theme, and style are warmly invited (i.e., full, ten-minute, one-act, and musical). For ALL SUBMISSIONS please send a script: -Bound (8 1⁄2" x 11") -One-sided -Clear copy -Cover letter and synopsis (with character breakdown) -If you wish your script returned, send SASE or SASPC with proper postage -Playwright's resume NOTE: Scripts not accepted via e-mail Submissions of MUSICALS should also include: -CD or Cassette of musical or up to 6 songs -Lyrics of ALL SONGS (in their proper places within the script) -DVD clips are accepted, though not required Send materials to: Akiva Daube Literary Manager & Dramaturg Millennium Talent Group Manhattan Ensemble Theater 55 Mercer St. New York, NY 10013 Phone: (212) 925-1900 Fax: (212) 925-1947 E-mail: akiva@millenniumtalentgroup.org NEW ENGLAND PLAYWRIGHTS
PROJECT ACME THEATER PRODUCTIONS Send query w/synopsis and sample dialogue, E-mail OK. Tom Berry, Producer THE DRAMA PLACE Todd Wallinger THE 7TH SIGN THEATER PRODUCTIONS The 7th Sign is dedicated to producing original works. More than welcome, original plays are a strong focus of The 7th Sign. Currently, each new season promises to bring (at least) one new play to the stage. The 7th Sign believes that new plays are essential for the future of progressive theatre, offering a direct insight to recent events. How to Submit a Play: It's simple. Send a Word-compatible document to: mail@7thsign.info Keep in mind that the company focuses on recent events and important social matters. This doesn't mean we only accept political plays or dark brow-furrowing dramas (though we happen to produce those, as well). Comedies, love-stories, experimental pieces, one-acts (you name it!), there's a place for it. And while that 'place' may not be as a 7th Sign production, we cannot foretell the distant future of following seasons, so keep your heads up and fingers working...We Need You! www.7thsign.info/submission.htm FRESH! presents FRESH NEW WORKS ON STAGE (CA writers only) Dedicated to new works with an emphasis on bringing California writers, actors, directors and audiences together in a vibrant new play collaborative. We accept monthly submissions on specific themes (see http://www.freshnewworks.com). Submission Guidelines - E-mail submissions required - Work must be received no later than 15th of the month prior - Work must meet theme criterion and run between 10 to 20 minutes - We also welcome 1 to 5-minute transitional pieces - 5-character limit - Submit Word Documents only, please - Submit to all 3 producers: leebrady@aol.com, pennywallace@gmail.com, and sfwriters@sbcglobal.net STOLEN FIRE Mailing address: ALSO, please note that our email is filtered and occasionally,
legitimate email will be trashed. PLEASE include the word SCRIPT in
the subject line. This will help a great deal in sending your mail
to the right mailbox— Thanks. THE THEATER PROJECT’S PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP, NJ There are openings for the monthly playwright’s workshop at The Theater Project, Union County College’s professional theater company. The Theater Project is particularly interested in writers who can contribute to the supportive process of play development as well as participate in its theatre community. This opportunity is a free service. Workshop meets once a month. In addition, there is a monthly script in hand public performance/ discussion of one of the plays in development. North Jersey playwrights interested in developing their work
through readings and critiques by actors, directors and other
writers should submit a fifteen page sample (full length or short
play), a SASE with a cover letter (please include an email
address), and a brief summary of writing background to: MAD RIVER THEATER WORKS We are seeking submissions of full-length or one-act plays or
adaptations that speak to the joy and heartbreak of everyday life.
We like writing that is daring, bold, passionate and imaginative.
We respond strongly to plays that challenge conventional structures
and ask us to hold on for the ride. We want to stretch the
boundaries of space and time. At the same time, we reach out to
audiences of all ages and economic levels: experienced theatergoers
and folks who wandered in off the street. Many of our plays are
historical but all must have a connection to current issues. Please
send synopsis and sample dialogue, not full scripts. Selected
scripts will be workshopped in our monthly staged reading series in
Yellow Springs, Ohio. Most of the works we produce are plays with
music, rather than musicals. A script should not have music in it
at the stage of submission… We would prefer to see work from
playwrights who are potentially interested in collaborating with
musicians if we decide to produce a work beyond a staged
reading. KUMU KAHUA THEATRE Kumu Kahua Theatre is a not-for-profit theatre company. It is dedicated to encouraging the writing and production of plays and theatre pieces that speak particularly to Hawaii’s audiences. Each year, Kumu Kahua sponsors at least three workshop/readings of new plays; classes and special short-term workshops in acting and playwriting; and a dark night alternative season at reduced rates. It also co-sponsors an international playwriting contest with the University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre & Dance. The core of its work, however, consists of the five full productions of its subscription season offered to the public between August and June each year. Kumu Kahua is a licensed participant with ASCAP and BMI. Kumu Kahua was founded in 1971. Harry Wong, Artistic Director kumukahuatheatre@hawaiiantel.net (808) 536-4222 THEATRE SEVEN OF CHICAGO Brian Golden, Artistic Director brian.golden@gmail.com AND TOTO TOO THEATRE
COMPANY IMPACT THEATRE Impact Theatre (Berkeley, CA) is always seeking new, unproduced scripts! Is your script: a) cool-ass? (note: we also accept "kick-ass"); b) relevant, interesting, and appropriate for actors and audience members ranging in age from about 16 to 35?; and c) unproduced and unpublished? Then what are you waiting for? Please send a copy to Melissa Hillman, Impact Theatre, P.O. Box 12666, Berkeley, CA 94712-3666. Include a SASE if you want your work returned. Unfortunately, Impact cannot accept submissions by email. http://www.impacttheatre.com SOUTH COAST REP SUBMIT TO COLORADO NEW PLAY
SUMMIT DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE SEEKS ISSUE-ORIENTED PLAYS The Detroit Repertory Theatre welcomes new plays for production at our 194 seat, proscenium stage theatre. Our New Playwrights' Program is not a competition, festival, workshop or staged reading program. We consider plays writers feel are ready for production, not development. We are interested in issue-oriented plays (a comedic approach is fine); 5 to 7 characters; no double casting, and we avoid plays that require children. No One Acts, please. We are not accepting musicals at this time. Each season we produce, at least, one original work. All plays submitted should be: – Bound in a folder – Cast list provided – Typewritten in proper manuscript form with pages numbered – Include a SASE for return of the manuscript Selection Process Playwrights wishing to submit scripts for consideration should
address scripts to: WOODSTOCK FRINGE Woodstock Fringe is a professional performing arts organization dedicated to developing, encouraging, presenting and promoting new and experimental theatrical and musical works, including plays, performance art and opera. We serve as a creative home to emerging and established playwrights, composers, writers, poets, performers, directors, and designers. It is our belief that the act of creation is an act of courage. We seek to provide a safe harbor for creative artists to share their work, collaborate with fellow artists, gain exposure to audiences, find support from peers, and connect to a community rich in all the arts. We achieve this through our professional productions employing skilled performers, supported by other theatre professionals, who together pursue the highest standard of the live performing arts. Wallace Norman, Producing Artistic Director WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY It is our mission to ignite an explosive engagement between theatre artists and the community by developing, producing and promoting new plays that explore the edges of theatrical style and human experience, and by implementing new ways to use the artistry of theatre to serve the people of Greater Washington, DC. Submissions should include a query letter, synopsis, and ten-page sample. Send to: Clementine Thomas, Literary Assistant 641 D Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 clementine@woollymammoth.net www.woollymammoth.net 202-289-2443 202-289-2446 (fax) CENTER THEATRE GROUP HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY We're looking for good stories well told. We'll consider any genre or style. We're unlikely, however, to produce: biographical plays that attempt to tell the entire life story of a historical figure, or plays with excessive profanity to no purpose. Seeking full-length plays, musicals, translations, adaptations, and solo pieces Unsolicited submissions from Boston-area writers only. All other scripts must be submitted via an agent, or the Artistic Director or Literary Manager. Due to the large number of submissions, and the small size of our Literary Dept, we ask that you please adhere to our submission policies. We do not accept queries, synopses, or script samples – we accept whole scripts only (include a cd with musical submissions). If you would like your script to be returned, please include an SASE with sufficient postage. We are dedicated to new play development, and have a special interest in fostering the work of Boston-area writers. Please see our website for a list of past productions. Ilana Brownstein, Literary Manager 281 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 www.huntingtontheatre.org/new_work LORRAINE HANSBERRY THEATRE Plays for and by the black writer Seeking full-length plays, musicals, adaptations, solo pieces, and cabaret revues Send a query w/synopsis. E-mail submission OK. Stanley Williams, Artistic Director 620 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94102 stanley@lhtsf.org www.lhtsf.org 415-345-3980 415-345-3983 (fax) MA-YI THEATER COMPANY Plays that investigate complex issues about Globalization, Migration, Labor, Capital, Technology, and Cosmopolitanisms. While we are specifically interested in Asian American writers, we will consider works by non-Asian writers whose plays are about these themes. Ma-Yi Theater is a professional, not-for-profit company that develops new plays and performance works that essay Asian American experiences. We provide a home for artists where they can hone individual and collective skills, engage their communities in vigorous dialogue about our changing world, and challenge common prescriptions for what Asian American Theater should be. Recent productions include: The Romance Of Magno Rubio by Lonnie Carter (8 Obie Awards), Middle Finger by Han Ong, Last Of The Suns by Alice Tuan. No Foreigners Beyond This Point by Warren Leight (Drama Desk Nomination, Best Play). Ralph B. Pena, Artistic Director 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 309 New York, NY 10018 www.ma-yitheatre.org 212 971-4862 NEW GEORGES We produce heightened, theatrical, generally pretty non-naturalistic work written by women. New Georges is interested in developing long-term, productive relationships with women artists who share our vision of theater, and we support these artists and facilitate their work in many ways. To that end, New Georges accepts submissions less with an eye toward production than with the understanding that we're opening a conversation between artist and company. Susan Bernfield, Artistic Director 109 W. 27th Street, Ste. 9A New York, NY 10001 info@newgeorges.org www.newgeorges.org 646-336-8077 646-336-8051 (fax) OPENSTAGE ETC Openstage Etc is an artistic endeavor of OpenStage Theatre & Company since 1999. Openstage etc explores original and challenging theatrical experiences. Openstage etc's ideal is to produce cutting edge contemporary works that entertain and engage. More information and guidelines at http://www.openstagetheatre.org/productions/etc_scripts.php Sydney Parks, Producing Artistic Director P.O Box 617 Fort Collins, CO 80522 sydney@openstagetheatre.org www.openstagetheatre.org 970-484-5237 SALAAM Theatre Our mission is to celebrate artistic excellence through creative risk-taking and experimentation that challenges all boundaries, connects all peoples and links all forms of creative expression in the spirit of progressive solidarity. We do prefer to have plays written by or include characters from the South Asian diaspora. Young and emerging writers as well as experienced and professional playwrights are encouraged to submit their work. You don't have to be South Asian to submit a play! It is encouraged that plays deal with either issues related to the South Asian subcontinent or South Asia in some literal or metaphorical way. If you feel your play doesn't exactly fit that bill but is only tangentially related to South Asia, submit anyway! REMEMBER: Scripts must be original, plays do not have to be contemporary and writers may submit more than one script. Geeta Citygirl, Artistic Director 16 West 32nd Street - Suite 10C New York, NY 10001 submissions@salaamtheatre.org www.SALAAMtheatre.org 212-330-8097 SHOTGUN PRODUCTIONS, INC. We have no special style or subject though we tend to be more interested in dramas or dark comedies that speak to social conditions, current issues and cultural differences. We are interested in mix media productions that are stage-based and have, on occasion, produced works that include dance, music and/or video. Most accepted submissions start in our New Playwright's Reading Series, (NPRS). From the NPRS one or more plays may be selected to continue in our development program, which is tailored to fit the specific needs of each project. This program may include one or more of the following; work with a dramaturge, director, casting director and/or choreographer; continued public and/or private readings; workshops; showcases; backer's auditions. Our goal is to provide a nurturing, supportive atmosphere for |