2022 Incubation Series
Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective
DEADLINE: May 4, 2022 at 11:59PM ET
INFO: Egg & Spoon’s 2022 Incubation Series provides developmental support for three Global Majority writers’ full-length plays. This program reflects our passion for developing new plays, and our commitment to building a more equitable theatre ecology.
WHO CAN APPLY? This submission process is open to all Black writers, Indigenous writers, and writers of color. Those writers can be at any stage in their career, and from any geographical location.
The Incubation workshops are intended for full-length plays that have not had a fully-realized production.
Each selected playwright will receive a fifteen-hour developmental workshop along with dramaturgical support, staff feedback, and an optional public reading. We will curate the workshop – including its personnel and schedule – to the playwright’s needs.
STIPEND: Each writer will receive a stipend of $500. A budget will be made available for all artists’ consideration before the workshop begins.
eggandspoontheatre.org/incubation
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I AM SOUL Playwrights Residency Program
National Black Theatre
DEADLINE: May 9, 2022
INFO: Launched in 2012, the I AM SOUL Playwrights Residency Program uniquely serves the best and brightest emerging Black playwrights from around the nation. Through this program, NBT seeks to foster mutually-beneficial relationships between Black institutions and creatives to re-establish historically Black theatrical institutions as the foremost supporters and producers of Black artistry.
This 18-month residency aims to unleash the souls of two to three Black playwrights per cycle. Coined as a dream MFA program, this program is about process, not product, so playwrights experiment with form, style, and narrative to develop, hone and explore new ways of artistic expression in a nourishing environment. Each resident is provided a financial stipend, dramaturgical and developmental resources, a full production team, and two 29-hour workshops.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Finalists / Semi- Finalists Notifications - June 6, 2022
Recipients Playwright Program - July 11, 2022
Residency dates - Sept 6, 2022 - March 30, 2024
GOALS OF THE PROGRAM:
To help the selected Playwright(s) unleash their soul on the page by providing them a safe, supported, and transformative environment where they can develop, hone, and explore artistic expression.
Work in partnership with NBT to curate a Playwright’s Workshop and/or Symposium open for the community to participate in.
Alongside NBT’s Artistic Director, the selected playwright(s) will develop a new play during the eighteen (18) month residency.
This process culminates with a Workshop Production in NBT’s following season.
BENEFITS:
The playwright(s) will receive a minimum stipend of $5,000.00.
Access to scheduled office space, printing, and administrative support.
Two Complimentary tickets to National Black Theatre productions that season, as well as additional services and opportunities that NBT has to offer and may come across.
REQUIREMENTS:
The I AM SOUL - PLAYWRIGHT RESIDENCY is available to Black playwrights, 21 years of age or older, who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Students in K-12 educational programs or enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs for playwriting are not eligible.
The resident playwright commits to spending the 18-month residency period by actively participating in the National Black Theatre community.
Applicants have to commit to being present and actively participating during the rehearsal process of all workshop opportunities.
Playwrights may not receive more than one residency at NBT through this program.
The selected playwright is required to serve on the Selection Committee for the 2023 - 2025 I AM SOUL - PLAYWRIGHTS RESIDENCY.
nationalblacktheatre.org/playwrights-residency
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2023 ARTIST RESIDENCY
Marble House Project
DEADLINE: May 15, 2022
INFO: Marble House Project is a multidisciplinary artist residency program that fosters collaboration and the exchange of ideas, by providing an environment for artists across disciplines to live and work together. The residency integrates sustainable practices, including small-scale organic food production and waste conservation. Residents sustain their growth by engaging with the grounds while working on their artistic practice. Marble House Project is founded on the belief that the act of creating, whether in the studio or in nature, is how human potential expands and community thrives.
Marble House Project accepts approximately 60 residents and is open to artists living in the United States and abroad. You must be at least 21 years old. Residencies run from the end of February through November, scheduled into six three-week residencies and one two-week family-friendly residency for artists with children. Please note that if you apply to the family friendly residency, it is a specific date within the artist in residency application. Each session accommodates eight artists and is specifically curated to bring together a diverse group of creative workers, to maximize potential for collaboration and dialogue while in residence and beyond.
RESIDENCY DATES FOR 2023
February 28th - March 21
March 28th - April 18th
April 25th - May 16th
June 6th - June 27th
July 11th - July 25th FAMILY FRIENDLY RESIDENCY WITH CHILDREN ONLY
October 2 - October 23rd
October 30th - November 20th
All residents live together in the historic, eight-bedroom Manley-Lefevre house, a communal space organized around responsibilities-sharing systems which highlight sustainability and community. All residents will be paired and asked to cook for shared dinners three times over the course of their residency, Monday-Friday. A substantial amount of the food we provide comes from our organic garden, which also serves as a space for gathering and an educational tool. Residents are invited to help with planting, harvesting, and maintenance. While not required, our hope is that you will spend some time in the garden alongside your studio practice. Each session culminates with ARTSEED, our public open house Saturday event. Artists are invited to share their work with our community through artist talks, readings, performances, and open studios.
Marble House Project provides private bedrooms, food, private studio space, and artist support. We are not able to cover costs related to travel or materials. There is no fee to attend the residency.
Applications are accepted in all creative fields including but not limited to writing, dance and choreography, performance, music composition and sound, film and video, visual arts, and culinary arts. Applications are reviewed by a jury of alumni, staff, and outside experts, and artists are selected based on quality of work, commitment to practice, and project description. Please choose the application that best describes your work. Two artists may apply together as a collaborative, and should complete one application. Within each application you will be asked to select the session dates best for you. You may choose the family friendly residency only if you will be bringing your children. Family friendly applicants may select additional dates if willing to attend without your children.
Marble House Project does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. For exact dates, more information or questions about the residency, visit our FAQ page. If you still have questions you may contact info@marblehouseproject.org.
Personal information is not shared with our jury and will remain confidential. This includes email, home address, phone number and any information regarding your family, anything else you would need to tell us and how you heard about Marble House Project. Please make sure to remove this information from your resume. All of our outreach questions also remain confidential and blind to our jury.
We look forward to viewing your application.
marblehouseproject.submittable.com/submit
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2022 PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Austin Film Festival
DEADLINE: June 1, 2022
ENTRY FEE: $30
INFO: At Austin Film Festival, our mission is to champion all writers across mediums. Our Playwriting Competition (open to full-length plays) gives playwrights a chance to explore our film and television conference. It will also allow film professionals to discover storytellers who have mastered the art and craft of stage drama.
AFF has always promoted story as the most important element of film and TV. So giving playwrights their own story exposure and a chance of crossover into film and TV only advances our mission. There are many other playwriting competitions out there, but AFF offers playwrights broader access to successful writers and professionals in all the other related fields.
Plays that make the Final Round will have readings during the Conference. Advancing playwrights will have access to exclusive panels, workshops, roundtables, and unique networking opportunities with professionals in theatre, film, and television.
AFF understands the relationship between passion and writing. That’s why we have enormous respect for the many successful playwrights who made the seamless transition to film and TV – playwrights such as Tennessee Williams, Horton Foote, John Patrick Shanley, Tony Kushner and Beau Willimon. And that list grows exponentially with today’s widening viewer market.