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*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***
This year the Theatre Southwest Readers' Theatre Matinee will happen on Sunday,
Jan. 22nd, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. and is accepting 5-10 minute scripts. Selected
plays will be read and voted on by the audience in attendance and the Audience
Favorite will receive a $100 cash prize!
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Lifeline seeks submissions from writers of color outlining their intent to
develop a stage adaptation of a book or other literary work (e.g., short story,
article, memoir, tale, poem, etc.). Proposals can be for traditional
adaptations or “inspired by” approaches where the literature serves as a
jumping off point, but the source material should be in the public domain. Only
one proposal per writer will be accepted.
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Now in its 35th year, NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals is the cornerstone of
NAMT’s mission to be a catalyst for nurturing musical theatre development and
production. Every year, we feature eight musicals in short presentations for an
audience of over 700 industry professionals. We look for new musicals at all
stages of development from the broadest possible range of voices.
*** FOR MORE INFORMATION about these and other opportunities see the web site
at https://www.nycplaywrights.org
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*** SECRETS WILL BE REVEALED ***
This dazzling world premiere welcomes you into Jaja's bustling hair braiding
salon in Harlem where every day, a lively and eclectic group of West African
immigrant hair braiders are creating masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood
women. During one sweltering summer day, love will blossom, dreams will
flourish and secrets will be revealed.
More...
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/upcoming/
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Holiday season is a time for celebration! Twas A Night of Improv Games is an
OPEN Short Form JAM! Games bring families together and strengthen friendships,
and most of the time no one gets hurt. Stories will be Told – Things will be
Made Up – Secrets will be Revealed.
More...
https://www.azactorsacademy.com/theatre-upstairs/
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In order to keep up his spirits, his doctors have lied to him about his true
condition. His wife is in denial. Their Golden Boy son, Brick, has taken to
drink. Their eldest son, Gooper, is trying to take charge of affairs. The
daughters-in-law, Maggie and Mae, are squaring off to see who can secure the
biggest chunk of one of the largest estates in the Mississippi Delta for their
husbands. Long-standing rivalries and resentments along with some deeply
held secrets will be revealed...
More...
https://whatzup.com/cat-on-hot-tin-roof-first-presbyterian-stages-williams-pulitzer-prize-winner/
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The prosperous Birling Family is gathered to celebrate their successes and the
engagement of their daughter Sheila to Gerald Croft when the sudden arrival of
the mysterious Inspector Goole brings the celebrations to a halt. Goole is
investigating the apparent suicide of a young woman. Are the Birlings
responsible? What deep, dark and complex secrets will be revealed?
More...
https://listings.intermissionmagazine.ca/theatre-productions/an-inspector-calls/
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Megan and Kimmy are fourteen-years-old, best friends, and currently planning to
commit grand larceny against country music star Rick Montgomery at his concert
tonight. As they put their plan into play, songs will be sung, secrets will be
revealed...
More...
https://newcityplayers.org/littlemontgomery
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Moe, drifting in and out of the dementia that accompanies his illness, also
has conversations with his altar ego, the glamorous and beautiful
torch-singing drag queen Lupe, the fabulous one that is the center of Moe’s
fantasies.
Now Moe is Latino, so that means before he goes he will be in a confessional
frame of mind. And more than skeletons will be coming out of the closet at this
particular get-together. Long-hidden secrets will be revealed...
More...
https://www.performingartslive.com/Events%5CDementia-415201084122
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If you’re one of the 400 lucky followers of @newplayrobot, you’ve been treated
to some of the funniest theatrical criticism of the decade in the form of an
obscure novelty twitter account. @newplayrobot’s handle speaks for itself; it
is a robot that generates “play ideas of the moment,” the kind that artistic
directors “love.”
For anyone who has found themselves slogging through self-important drafts in a
playwriting class or through famous people’s manuscripts as part of a literary
internship, @newplayrobot’s mocking attitude towards the stubborn cliches of
American drama are incredibly cathartic.
Here
are a few:
“Home for Easter Susan spends weekend with alcoholic mother/estranged sister.
Secrets revealed. Speech featuring ‘but I stayed!’ Title: Her”
“Play: After being disbarred, Sue is forced to confront how she neglected her
family. Sitting and talking. Secrets revealed. Title: Side Bar”
“New play idea: Urban couple returns to country roots after inheriting family
home. House is character. Secrets revealed. Title: Good Bones.”
It should be noted that though @newplayrobot skewered several genres—it hasn’t
tweeted in about a year—every single tweet incorporated “secrets revealed” at
some point.
The
shared understanding and sense of collective exhaustion that makes
@newplayrobot so funny to me is at the heart of the problem many people have
with the genre of the “family play,” a term that—over the past several
years—has become more and more pejorative.
More...
https://www.pastemagazine.com/theatre/the-way-the-world-ends-on-10-years-of-august-osage/
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*** FREE THEATER IN NYC ***
New Music Theatre Project presents PREMIERE NIGHT 2022
Two new world premieres from two groundbreaking artists:
ARUBA, a new musical by Andrew Porter
THE BARE MIND-imum, a concerto for violin and piano by Ariana Bell
PLUS a sneak peak of Chris Dieman's song-cycle NEW YORK IS DEAD
Shows at 2 and 7pm* December 16, 2022
The performances will take place in Scorca Hall at The National Opera Center: 330
7th Avenue, 7th Floor in New York City.
The program will last approx 2 hours with two (2) short breaks.
Please arrive on time as the program will begin promptly.
*A reception will take place after the 7PM program where refreshments will be
served.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nmtp-premiere-night-2022-tickets-454412238237?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
*** THE NEGOTIATING STAGE ***
STRUGGLING WITH A DRAFT? STUDY PLAYWRITING WITH THE MAN WHO WROTE THE BOOK!
Award-winning playwright, Jeffrey Sweet has a few places open in his weekly
playwriting class. This is your opportunity to work one-to-one with the man who
wrote “The Dramatists Toolkit”, the best-selling book on playwriting. Sessions
begin on the first Sunday of each month and cost $140 per month. That’s just
$35 per class.
Get ONE FREE LESSON here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNIQCSMY5tI&t=1s&ab_channel=JeffreySweet
SIGN UP for the next session here: www.thenegotiatingstage.com/classes
*** HUNTER COLLEGE MFA PLAYWRITING PROGRAM ***
The Hunter College MFA Playwriting Program is accepting applications through
January 15th! The program is a highly selective, rigorous, and affordable
two-year playwriting program located in the heart of NYC. We seek writers eager
to develop their craft and challenge assumptions about what theater is and will
become.
Students study with award-winning writers, working theatre professionals, and
esteemed guest artists. The program offers workshop opportunities and fosters a
collaborative, close-knit artistic community. Teaching Assistantships and
tuition waivers are available.
Current and recent faculty include: David Adjmi, Clare Barron, Mia Chung, Lisa
D'Amour, Maria Striar, and Lloyd Suh. Visiting artists for 2021-2022 include:
Eboni Booth, Sharon Bridgforth, Sheila Callaghan, Morgan Gould, and Daniel
Alexander Jones.
For more information, visit: https://www.huntertheatre.net/mfa
*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***
The 2023 OOB Festival will be accepting submissions. Short plays and musicals
can be no longer than 15 pages and have a max run time of 15 minutes (ideal run
times are between 8-13 minutes). If submitting a musical the page limit should
reflect the libretto.
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Fresh Words-An International Literary Magazine is accepting submissions for
Special One Act Play Anthology series 'Hello Godot! (Volume -4)'. The One Act
Play must have GODOT (Reference 'Waiting for Godot') as a character OR motif OR
there should be recurring reference of GODOT with theme/s of futile
wait/absurdity of existence/inaction/circular plot etc.
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The EST/Sloan Project commissions, develops and presents new works delving into
how we view and are affected by the scientific world. These plays examine the
struggles and challenges scientists and engineers face from moral issues to the
consequences of their discoveries.
The Project is designed to stimulate artists to create credible and compelling
work exploring the worlds of science and technology and to challenge existing
stereotypes of scientists and engineers in the popular imagination. The Project
commissions and develops new works throughout EST’s developmental season,
including one Mainstage Production, as well as workshops and readings in an
annual festival called FIRST LIGHT.
*** FOR MORE INFORMATION about these and other opportunities see the web site
at https://www.nycplaywrights.org
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*** MORE THEATER ARTICLES FROM THE ONION ***
Mingling at intermission during the opening-night performance of the
playwright’s latest work, members of high society were about to fucking snap if
Clarence Wadleigh’s Haut Monde continued to make clever, lighthearted jests
about their foibles, sources confirmed Wednesday.
More..
https://www.theonion.com/high-society-gonna-fucking-snap-if-playwright-says-one-1847083053
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As the national debate surrounding school shootings continues with President
Trump recently suggesting educators carry guns in the classroom, high school
English teacher Mary Bacher told reporters Thursday that she was already armed
with a deadly weapon called Shakespeare.
More...
https://www.theonion.com/english-teacher-already-armed-with-deadly-weapon-called-1823427645
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In an effort to accommodate pupils who are realistic about their chances in the
industry, the performing arts conservatory Juilliard announced Wednesday that
it had formed a new business school for students who realize the whole acting
thing is probably a long shot.
More...
https://www.theonion.com/juilliard-opens-business-school-for-students-who-realiz-1847423020
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TikTok is in hot water after some dangerously sincere videos. Hear how the
company is backtracking today after having their platform flooded with millions
of videos featuring insufferable high school drama club students. (Audio
feature)
More...
https://www.theonion.com/tiktok-apologizes-after-inadvertently-giving-platform-t-1844697265
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Noting the fat paychecks he’d received for his work on Broadway and in
Hollywood, Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda announced Thursday that “You people
are giving me too much fucking money.”
More...
https://www.theonion.com/lin-manuel-miranda-you-people-are-giving-me-too-much-f-1841494909
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Providing insight into the culture of early Western civilization, historians
from the University of Oxford announced Friday the discovery of new evidence
revealing that ancient Greeks immediately regretted inventing theater. “Our
research shows that directly after developing theatrical performances as a way
to honor the gods during religious festivals, the people of sixth-century Athens
realized what a terrible thing they had done,”
More...
https://www.theonion.com/new-evidence-reveals-ancient-greeks-immediately-regrett-1823641762
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Describing a wild scene in which performers and stagehands were loudly
conversing, laughing, and occasionally breaking back into their characters from
the play, sources confirmed Sunday night that the cast party for the local
production of Our Town is currently going off the rails.
Members of the Peekskill Players, who just concluded a four-show run of the
play at the Old Mill Theater downtown, told reporters the festivities at the
home of assistant director Rachel Mullen have only grown more out of control as
the night has progressed, spurred on by a 12-pack of craft beer and a bottle of
Yellow Tail Shiraz purchased for “the best Webbs and Gibbses the world has ever
seen!”
More...
https://www.theonion.com/our-town-cast-party-going-off-the-rails-1819578265
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