About NYCPlaywrights
NYCPlaywrights is an informal collective of writers. The purpose of the group is to develop new work through weekly, informal, script-in-hand readings. We meet to read our works-in-progress each Wednesday from 7 - 10 at the National Shakespeare Company, 353 West 48th St., New York, NY 10036, 3rd Floor.
NYCPlaywrights is about developing new work, not about production, although we do plan eventually to do staged readings. Any playwright can attend NYCPlaywrights meetings - we don't care about your track record, but we do prefer that you be a member of the Dramatists Guild. There is no fee for readings, and currently, no formal membership, although there will be in the future.
Actors and others interested in helping read our work are cordially invited to our meetings. Many NYCPlaywrights do have productions and our meetings are a chance for actors to find opportunities for work.
For more information, contact Nancy McClernan: nancy@nycplaywrights.org.
News
The Dog Run, a play by V.E. Kimberlin, will be presented on Saturday, September 22nd as part of Hot Shorts, a 10-minute play festival/contest produced by Brooklyn Missing Title Company with the Brooklyn Lyceum. The audience gets to vote for their favorite play. If a play becomes a finalist, there will be an additional performance on Saturday, September 29th.
The theatre seats only 50, so reservations are strongly encouraged. Call (718) 857-4816 or e-mail bkmissingtitle@hotmail.com.
The Brooklyn Lyceum is located at 227 4th Avenue at President Street. Take the N/R train to Union Street. Performances begin at 8:00 p.m.
Original Works Publishing, a new company for cutting-edge plays seeks playwrights to submit works for publication.
Their web site is at http://www.originalworksonline.com.
Looking Glass Theatre
The Looking Glass Theatre is seeking female playwrights or directors for its Laboratory - an arena for discussion, exploration, and sharing work. Two performance opportunities guaranteed, others possible. Submit a resume and detailed cover letter. Playwrights should also submit two full-length plays to 347 E. 78th Str. #3A, New York, NY, 10021. For questions call 212-307-9467 or emaile lgt_lab@yahoo.com. No fee. No pay. Include SASE to return materials.
One-Act Scripts
Gallery Players of Park Slope invites submission of original, previously unproduced one-act plays, 10 - 60 minutes in length, for The Black Box series, with production dates in June 2002. Writers must be interested in actively participating in workshop sessions to be scheduled starting in March. Send to Sidney Fortner, 229 Twelfth St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Enclose SASE. Deadline is Feb 1, 2002. Call 718-768-7665 for information. No pay.
Playwrights Theater of Dallas
Playwrights Theater of Dallas is now accepting full length scripts for its new play contest Plays for the 21st Century - 2002 - Grand prize $1500 and four finalists may receive production. Deadline 01/31/02
For guidelines and application, email Jack Marshall at jackmarsh@earthlink.net.
City Theatre
City Theatre, a professional Equity company, is soliciting ten-minute plays for its annual SUMMER SHORTS festival, which is performed in June at City Theatres in Coral Gables, Florida, and in July at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale.
Main Stage plays are presented in a two-program repertory format. In addition to its festivals, City Theatre tours more works as part of its ongoing SHORT CUTS tours: into schools, libraries, and community centers. Scripts are also considered for City Theatres monthly free readings series (two venues), and the SUMMER SHORTS Festival Wednesdays Series. City Theatres award-winning festivals are full Equity productions, with a multicultural ensemble. City Theatre pays royalties for its productions & sometimes provides travel opportunities in conjunction with its CityDialogues festival programming.
Playwrights may submit only two scripts, no scripts will be returned & City Theatre will only notify those playwrights whose scripts are under
consideration for production.
Send scripts to - Literary Department, P.O. Box 490083, Miami, FL 33149 USA. Deadline - September 30, 2001.
Spotlites Theatre Company
Spotlites Theatre Company wants to professionally premiere new plays - "must be aggressive, sharp, confrontational and issue based (ie child abuse, rape etc) ... no crap, no boring stuff, modern, no farce and not Am Dram stuff"
Snailmail submissions to Spotlites Theatre Company Ltd, Kings Theatre, 338 High Street, Chatham. Kent ME4 4NR, UK
Purchased Experiences Don't Count Theatre Company
Purchased Experiences Don't Count Theatre Company is seeking "dark, comic, honestly disturbing plays that haven't yet been produced in the Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia area. They should be under 20 minutes and be the sort of stuff theaters wouldn't normally take a
risk on. Think Sarah Kane but shorter". No submission fee and no deadline.
At least 20 new plays will be produced in Washington, D.C. between Oct. 28-Nov. 21, 2001 and April 28-May 22, 2002
Submissions can be sent via email to monkey@purchasedexperiences.com.
Veronique Jeanmarie's one-act play, Inner Field Boxes will be part of the 42nd Street WorkShop's Third Annual One-Act Festival.
Performances are Thursday through Saturday Sept 6, 7, and 8 and Wednesday through Saturday Sept 12,13,14, and 15. All showtimes are 7:30 pm and reservations are strongly recommended.
The reservations number is 212.695.4173 and the suggested donation is $10.
The theatre address is 432 W. 42nd Street (5th floor) between 9th and 10th Avenues
The Brooklyn Missing Title Company seeks scripts for their 10-minute play competition. Playwrights must handle production responsibilities. Peformances are Sept. 8, 15 & 22. Finalists will be in the Lyceum's opening festival October 5, 6 & 7. The contest is non-equity.
For more information, contact Amy at bkmissingtitle@hotmail.com.
The NYCPlaywrights web site has just been given a makeover. Not only is there a new logo and layout, there is also new content, including theatre links and information on how to join the group.
