[NEohioPAL]CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - FIRST ANNUAL CLEVELAND ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

THE JOVIALITIES ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CLEVELAND BLACK BOX THEATRE AT CABARET DADA

FIRST ANNUAL CLEVELAND ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

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The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd. is now accepting submissions for =
the First Annual Cleveland One-Minute Play Festival to be produced in =
conjunction with The Cleveland Black Box Theatre at Cabaret Dada.  =
Jovialities Entertainment has been producing live, interactive, =
improvisational murder mysteries, comedy weddings and Renaissance =
feastes since 1987.  We are seeking to branch out into more diverse =
types of theatre production with this one-minute play festival.

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Similar to =93flash fiction,=94 short fiction of 500 words or less, we =
are seeking =93flash drama,=94 plays of one minute in duration or less, =
to be produced in a festival of one minute plays in September 2004.  =
Some examples of one-minute plays will be posted on the producer=92s =
personal website, www.jrsimons.8m.com, later this week for your =
reference.  This competition is open to all playwrights aged 16 and up.  =
Our basic criteria are that all plays be rated PG-13 and take not more =
than one minute to present.  The specific guidelines are as follows:  =
(these guidelines will also be made available on the Jovialities =
website, www.jovialities.8m.com, later this week)

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GUIDELINES:

  1.. Plays are to be written on one of the following themes:=20
    1.. Mystery =96 which can include traditional Agatha Christie style =
mysteries or any other kinds of =93mystery=94 or intrigue plays=20
    2.. Marriage =96 anything relating to any part of a marriage from =
engagement, to ceremony, to reception, to honeymoon, to mid-life crises, =
to divorce=20
    3.. Medieval =96 anything from Shakespearean, to King Arthur, to =
commedia de=92ll arte, to mountebank plays, to high fantasy
  2.. Multiple submissions are permitted.=20
  3.. Plays are to be no more than ONE MINUTE long in running time.  One =
or two pages of dialogue in 10 point or 12 point Courier or Times Roman =
font take up about one minute of stage time. =20
    1.. Plays longer than two typed pages will immediately be rejected.=20
    2.. Don=92t try to pass off your 5-minute masterpiece as a =
one-minute play by using a small type size.  I don=92t read the small =
print on contracts; I=92m not going to read the small print on your =
play.
  4.. Plays must only have one setting and be able to be performed in a =
=93generic=94 space.=20
  5.. Keep the number of characters to a minimum.  2-5 characters are =
ideal.  Anything more than that is excessive.=20
  6.. Any style of play is acceptable as long as it fits one of the =
stated themes:  Mystery, Marriage or Medieval.=20
  7.. NO MUSICALS=20
  8.. DO NOT USE MUSIC AT ALL unless it is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.  Even a =
script using =93Happy Birthday=94 will be rejected since we don=92t have =
the money to pay royalties to use music not in the public domain.  Best =
advice:  DO NOT USE MUSIC AT ALL.=20
  9.. Playwrights under the age of 18 must have written permission from =
a parent to submit their play before it will be mounted in the Festival. =
 Jovialities reserve the right to check eligibility of all playwrights.=20
  10.. Despite the short length, all scripts must be submitted in =
standard stage play format as a Word attachment to an email or as ASCII =
text in the body of an email=20
  11.. Scripts may also be typed and sent via snail mail (see below for =
all addresses)=20
  12.. Deadline for submission is March 15, 2004
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JUDGING:

  1.. Phase 1=20
    1.. All submitted plays will be read by the producer, directors and =
other writers from The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd.=20
    2.. The Jovialities team will select up to 30 of the best plays in =
each theme as finalists
  2.. Phase 2=20
    1.. All finalists will be notified by June 1, 2004=20
    2.. Jovialities will assemble a cast of actors who will perform up =
to 90 one minute plays at the Cleveland Black Box Theatre at Cabaret =
Dada on September 9 and 10, 2004=20
    3.. Performances will be open to the public
  3.. Phase 3=20
    1.. Audience members will vote on their favorite plays=20
    2.. Votes will be tabulated=20
    3.. Highest voted plays will be declared festival winners=20
    4.. All festival winners will be announced by October 1, 2004
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PRIZES:

  1.. As if the prestige of having your play professionally mounted in =
downtown Cleveland weren=92t enough, we are offering cash prizes for the =
top three festival winners.=20
    1.. FIRST PLACE - $25.00=20
    2.. SECOND PLACE - $15.00=20
    3.. THIRD PLACE - $10.00
  2.. Additionally, the highest vote getting scripts from the Festival =
performances may be eligible for publication in a Festival book to be =
edited by Jovialities Producer J. R. Simons and published by Jovialities =
through Lulu Enterprises and made available on the internet through =
www.lulu.com/jovialities =20
  3.. Jovialities reserves the right, however, not to award any prizes=20
    1.. Should Festival attendance fall short of the necessary number to =
yield a prize pool=20
    2.. Should the audience be unable to pick clear cut winners=20
    3.. Should there be any other valid reason why an award should not =
be made including but not limited to=20
                                                               i.      =
Plagiarism or copyright infringement

                                                             ii.      =
Ineligibility of minor playwright

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SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

  1.. All plays are to be typed in standard stage play format.  See =
Louis Catron=92s Writing, Producing and Selling Your Play or Buzz =
McLaughlin=92s The Playwright=92s Process for excellent examples of =
standard stage play formats.=20
  2.. Include a cover page with the play=92s title, author=92s name, =
address, phone number and email address and a statement of age (i.e., =
=93over 18=94 or =93age 16=94 or =93age 17=94)=20
  3.. So that we can judge these blind, do not put your name on the =
pages of the play itself, but put only the play=92s title on those pages =

  4.. Please spell check!=20
  5.. Plays can be sent via email to jovialities at excite.com=20
    1.. As attachments in Microsoft Word=20
    2.. In ASCII format in the body of your email
  6.. Plays can be sent via snail mail to:  The Jovialities =
Entertainment Co., Ltd., 521 Park Avenue, Elyria, Ohio 44035, Attn:  One =
Minute Play Festival=20
  7.. Please keep a copy of your work for yourself as Jovialities will =
not be returning any submissions=20
  8.. All submissions must be received no later than midnight on March =
15, 2004.  Late entries will be discarded without being opened.
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DISCLAIMERS:

  1.. By submitting to this play festival you grant Jovialities =
Entertainment the production rights, free of any royalties, for up to =
three performances during the Cleveland One-Minute Play Festival weekend =
as described above.=20
  2.. By submitting, you warrant that you are the sole owner of the =
rights to the play.=20
  3.. By submitting, you warrant that you will hold Jovialities harmless =
for any damages caused by the play (i.e., claims of libel or slander, =
etc.) and will indemnify Jovialities in any of these cases=20
  4.. Jovialities is not responsible for lost, missing or late =
submissions due to email or snail mail failure and will not be coerced =
into reading any late submissions for any reason=20
  5.. Following the play festival, all rights will revert back to =
individual authors, except as negotiated between winning authors and =
Jovialities Entertainment for purposes of publication, etc.=20
  6.. The decisions of Jovialities judges and voting audience members =
are final=20
  7.. Jovialities retains the right to cancel this competition at any =
time for any reason
J. R. Simons
Producer
The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Be sure to visit us on the Web at www.jovialities.8m.com
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
THE JOVIALITIES ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CLEVELAND BLACK BOX THEATRE AT =
CABARET=20
DADA
FIRST ANNUAL CLEVELAND ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
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The Jovialities =
Entertainment=20
Co., Ltd. is now accepting submissions for the First Annual Cleveland =
One-Minute=20
Play Festival to be produced in conjunction with The Cleveland Black Box =
Theatre=20
at Cabaret Dada.  =
Jovialities=20
Entertainment has been producing live, interactive, improvisational =
murder=20
mysteries, comedy weddings and Renaissance feastes since 1987.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  We are seeking to branch out =
into more=20
diverse types of theatre production with this one-minute play =
festival.
 <o:p></o:p>
Similar to =93flash =
fiction,=94 short=20
fiction of 500 words or less, we are seeking =93flash drama,=94 plays of =
one minute=20
in duration or less, to be produced in a festival of one minute plays in =

September 2004.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Some =
examples of=20
one-minute plays will be posted on the producer=92s personal website, <A =

href=3D"http://www.jrsimons.8m.com/">www.jrsimons.8m.com</A>, later this =
week for=20
your reference.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>This =
competition is=20
open to all playwrights aged 16 and up.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> =20
</SPAN>Our basic criteria are that all plays be rated PG-13 and take not =
more=20
than one minute to present.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  =
</SPAN>The=20
specific guidelines are as follows:<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> =20
</SPAN>(these guidelines will also be made available on the Jovialities =
website,=20
<A href=3D"http://www.jovialities.8m.com/">www.jovialities.8m.com</A>, =
later this=20
week)</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">GUIDELINES:</P>
<OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3D1>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Plays=20
  are to be written on one of the following themes:=20
  <OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Mystery=20
    =96 which can include traditional Agatha Christie style mysteries or =
any other=20
    kinds of =93mystery=94 or intrigue plays=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Marriage=20
    =96 anything relating to any part of a marriage from engagement, to =
ceremony,=20
    to reception, to honeymoon, to mid-life crises, to divorce=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Medieval=20
    =96 anything from Shakespearean, to King Arthur, to commedia de=92ll =
arte, to=20
    mountebank plays, to high fantasy</LI></OL>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Multiple=20
  submissions are permitted.=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Plays=20
  are to be no more than ONE MINUTE long in running time.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>One or two pages of dialogue =
in 10=20
  point or 12 point Courier or Times Roman font take up about one minute =
of=20
  stage time.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>
  <OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Plays=20
    longer than two typed pages will immediately be rejected.=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Don=92t=20
    try to pass off your 5-minute masterpiece as a one-minute play by =
using a=20
    small type size.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I =
don=92t read=20
    the small print on contracts; I=92m not going to read the small =
print on your=20
    play.</LI></OL>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Plays=20
  must only have one setting and be able to be performed in a =
=93generic=94 space.=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Keep=20
  the number of characters to a minimum.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> =20
  </SPAN>2-5 characters are ideal.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> =20
  </SPAN>Anything more than that is excessive.=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Any=20
  style of play is acceptable as long as it fits one of the stated =
themes:<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Mystery, Marriage or =
Medieval.=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">NO=20
  MUSICALS=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">DO=20
  NOT USE MUSIC AT ALL unless it is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Even a script using =93Happy =
Birthday=94=20
  will be rejected since we don=92t have the money to pay royalties to =
use music=20
  not in the public domain.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  =
</SPAN>Best=20
  advice:<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>DO NOT USE =
MUSIC AT ALL.=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Playwrights=20
  under the age of 18 must have written permission from a parent to =
submit their=20
  play before it will be mounted in the Festival.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Jovialities reserve the =
right to check=20
  eligibility of all playwrights.=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Despite=20
  the short length, all scripts must be submitted in standard stage play =
format=20
  as a Word attachment to an email or as ASCII text in the body of an =
email=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Scripts=20
  may also be typed and sent via snail mail (see below for all =
addresses)=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: =
list .5in"><B>Deadline=20
  for submission is March 15, 2004<o:p></o:p></B></LI></OL>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">JUDGING:</P>
<OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3D1>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Phase=20
  1=20
  <OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">All=20
    submitted plays will be read by the producer, directors and other =
writers=20
    from The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd.=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">The=20
    Jovialities team will select up to 30 of the best plays in each =
theme as=20
    finalists</LI></OL>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Phase=20
  2=20
  <OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">All=20
    finalists will be notified by June 1, 2004=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Jovialities=20
    will assemble a cast of actors who will perform up to 90 one minute =
plays at=20
    the Cleveland Black Box Theatre at Cabaret Dada on September 9 and =
10, 2004=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Performances=20
    will be open to the public</LI></OL>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Phase=20
  3=20
  <OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Audience=20
    members will vote on their favorite plays=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Votes=20
    will be tabulated=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Highest=20
    voted plays will be declared festival winners=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">All=20
    festival winners will be announced by October 1, =
2004</LI></OL></LI></OL>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">PRIZES:</P>
<OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3D1>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list .5in">As=20
  if the prestige of having your play professionally mounted in downtown =

  Cleveland weren=92t enough, we are offering cash prizes for the top =
three=20
  festival winners.=20
  <OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">FIRST=20
    PLACE - $25.00=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">SECOND=20
    PLACE - $15.00=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">THIRD=20
    PLACE - $10.00</LI></OL>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Additionally,=20
  the highest vote getting scripts from the Festival performances may be =

eligible for publication in a Festival book to be edited by =
Jovialities=20
 Producer J. R. Simons and published by Jovialities through Lulu =
Enterprises=20
 and made available on the internet through <A=20
 href=3D"http://www.lulu.com/jovialities">www.lulu.com/jovialities</A> =

  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Jovialities=20
  reserves the right, however, not to award any prizes=20
  <OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Should=20
    Festival attendance fall short of the necessary number to yield a =
prize pool=20

    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Should=20
    the audience be unable to pick clear cut winners=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: =
list 1.0in">Should=20
    there be any other valid reason why an award should not be made =
including=20
    but not limited to </LI></OL></LI></OL>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; mso-list: l0 =
level3 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">          &nbsp=
;            =
            &=
nbsp;           &n=
bsp;           &nb=
sp;  =20
</SPAN>i.<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">     =20
</SPAN>Plagiarism or copyright infringement</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; mso-list: l0 =
level3 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">          &nbsp=
;            =
            &=
nbsp;           &n=
bsp;           &nb=
sp;=20
</SPAN>ii.<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">     =20
</SPAN>Ineligibility of minor playwright</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">SUBMISSION =
PROCEDURE</P>
<OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3D1>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: =
list .5in">All=20
  plays are to be typed in standard stage play format.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>See Louis Catron=92s =
<I>Writing,=20
  Producing and Selling Your Play</I> or Buzz McLaughlin=92s <I>The =
Playwright=92s=20
  Process</I> for excellent examples of standard stage play formats.=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Include=20
  a cover page with the play=92s title, author=92s name, address, phone =
number and=20
  email address and a statement of age (i.e., =93over 18=94 or =93age =
16=94 or =93age 17=94)=20

  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: =
list .5in">So=20
  that we can judge these blind, do not put your name on the pages of =
the play=20
  itself, but put only the play=92s title on those pages=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Please=20
  spell check!=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Plays=20
  can be sent via email to <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:jovialities at excite.com">jovialities at excite.com</A>=20
  <OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
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list 1.0in">As=20
    attachments in Microsoft Word=20
    <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
    style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo4; tab-stops: =
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    ASCII format in the body of your email</LI></OL>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Plays=20
  can be sent via snail mail to:<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  =

  </SPAN>The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd., 521 Park Avenue, =
Elyria, Ohio=20
  44035, Attn:<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>One Minute =
Play=20
  Festival=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Please=20
  keep a copy of your work for yourself as Jovialities will not be =
returning any=20
  submissions=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: =
list .5in">All=20
  submissions must be received no later than midnight on March 15, =
2004.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Late entries will be =
discarded without=20
  being opened.</LI></OL>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">DISCLAIMERS:</P>
<OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3D1>
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: =
list .5in">By=20
  submitting to this play festival you grant Jovialities Entertainment =
the=20
  production rights, free of any royalties, for up to three performances =
during=20
  the Cleveland One-Minute Play Festival weekend as described above.=20
  <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
  style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: =
list .5in">By=20
  submitting, you warrant that you are the sole owner of the rights to =
the play.=20

<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: =
list .5in">By=20
 submitting, you warrant that you will hold Jovialities harmless for =
any=20
 damages caused by the play (i.e., claims of libel or slander, etc.) =
and will=20
 indemnify Jovialities in any of these cases=20
 <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Jovialities=20
 is not responsible for lost, missing or late submissions due to email =
or snail=20
 mail failure and will not be coerced into reading any late submissions =
for any=20
 reason=20
 <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Following=20
 the play festival, all rights will revert back to individual authors, =
except=20
 as negotiated between winning authors and Jovialities Entertainment =
for=20
 purposes of publication, etc.=20
 <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: =
list .5in">The=20
 decisions of Jovialities judges and voting audience members are final=20
 <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: =
list .5in">Jovialities=20
 retains the right to cancel this competition at any time for any=20
reason</LI></OL></DIV>
<DIV>J. R. Simons Producer The Jovialities Entertainment Co., =
Ltd. Be=20
sure to visit us on the Web at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.jovialities.8m.com">www.jovialities.8m.com</A></DIV></=
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