THEATER - AUGUST 2016

CRITICAL MASS 2016

Belgrade Theatre

INFO: The Belgrade Theatre in Serbia has a strong commitment to representing the diversity of the city’s communities, and for the last few years has been working hard to build links with local BAME groups. The theatre’s work has focused on developing a writing program, Critical Mass, to develop writers from within the local community; and on running targeted projects, such as the Black Youth Theatre.

Critical Mass is a free 10-week playwriting program run at the Belgrade Theatre for writers aged 18+ from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Previous participants have gone on to have their plays workshopped or performed as a rehearsed reading with professional actors. There are 20 places available, which will be allocated to the writers who submit the best work. The program will run from September to December 2016 on Tuesday evenings.

DEADLINE: August 1, 2016

belgrade.co.uk/take-part/critical-mass/

 

2017 PLAYWRITING COMPETITION

Yale Drama Series

INFO: The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2017 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series' current judge, distinguished playwright Nicholas Wright.

AWARD: The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of his/her manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading at a London theater. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright’s agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement.

ENTRY FEE: $0

DEADLINE: August 15, 2016

yup.submittable.com/submit/20322

  

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FALL PRODUCTION

Crossing Borders Repertory

INFO: Crossing Borders Repertory is accepts submissions one-act or 10-minute plays—comedy, parody, tragedy—that explore the theme of culture and class. 

DEADLINE: August 15, 2016

crossingbordersrepertory.com/submit/

 

BLUE INK PLAYWRITING AWARD

American Blues Theatre

INFO: American Blues Theatre is seeking submissions for its 2017 Blue Ink Playwriting Award. The winning play will be selected by Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside and the Ensemble.  

PRIZE: The playwright receives a monetary prize of $1,000 and a developmental workshop or staged reading at American Blues Theater in Chicago. Cash prizes are awarded for runners up, finalists, and semi-finalists too.

DEADLINE: August 31, 2016

americanbluestheater.com/blue-ink-submission-guidelines/

 

SULTAN PADAMSEE AWARD FOR PLAYWRITING

Theatre Group

INFO: Theatre Group, based in India, is accepting submissions for the Sultan Padamsee Award for Playwriting. Applicants should be a person of Indian origin from any country.

Submissions should be between 75 – 120 mins in duration, in English, and must be unproduced, unperformed and original.

All entries should be accompanied by a synopsis, writer's biodata, photograph and contact details. Each submission should be sent in both hard and soft copies. The hard copy with all relevant details should be sent to:

Theatre Group,

c/o Ms Ayesha Sayami

5 Palm Court, 2nd Floor

152 Maharishi Karve Road

Mumbai 400020

A PDF with all relevant details should be sent to theatregroup@shunata.in


Winners will be announced at Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest in November, 2016 and selected scenes from the three successful plays will be read out at the awards ceremony.

DEADLINE: August 31, 2016

theunn.com/2016/06/sultan-padamsee-award-for-playwriting-2016/

 

FALL 2016 AWARDS

Sustainable Arts Foundation

INFO: Starting with their Fall 2016 Awards, Sustainable Arts Foundation – a non-profit foundation supporting artists and writers with families – is committed to offering half of its awards to applicants of color.

Writers may apply in one of the following categories:

  • Fiction
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • Poetry
  • Long Form Journalism
  • Playwriting
  • Picture Books
  • Early and Middle Grade Fiction
  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Graphic Novel 

AWARDS:

  • Sustainable Arts Foundation Award: $6,000
  • Sustainable Arts Foundation Promise Award: $2,000

DEADLINE: September 2, 2016, 8pm EST

apply.sustainableartsfoundation.org/

 

PLAY SUBMISSIONS

Antaeus Theatre Company

INFO: The Antaeus Theatre Company accepts full-length scripts that have been adapted from classical literature and/or new works with a keen sense of language and enduring themes that might be loosely termed "classical." The plays may come from a broad range of styles generally taking inspiration from the Classical tradition.

Selected scripts will be presented as a staged reading for the public and will be considered for possible future development and production. Staged readings are cast from their large ensemble of classically trained professional actors.


Allow at least six to eight months for the review process of scripts.

The Antaeus Theatre Company welcomes submissions from any professional playwrights, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

DEADLINE: Open

http://antaeus.org/antaeus-literary-committee/

 

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