[NEohioPAL] Accepting New Play Submissions for The Players Guild - New Play Conservatory

[Jeremy Lewis]

THE
PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE ACCEPTS PLAY SUBMISSIONS
FOR
NEW PLAY CONSERVATORY


(Canton, OH)  The Players Guild Theatre flagship for new
theatre, The New Play Conservatory, is accepting new full-length play
submissions to be produced or developed for its 2012-2013 season.   
Playwrights may submit one new full-length play into one of two new
play categories:  NEW PLAY PRODUCTION or SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT.  Details
for each category are listed below.  For more information, please
visit www.playersguildtheatre.comand then select the new play development tab.


SUBMISSION  DEADLINES  AND  PROGRAM  DATES

NEW PLAY PRODUCTION
Script Submissions:                   
Due May 11, 2012 	Production Dates: 2012-2012 season
SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
Staged Reading Submissions:     Due
April 10, 2012 	Staged Reading Date: August 2012
Script Workshop Submissions:   Due
April 10, 2012 	Workshop Dates: TBA

NEW
PLAY PRODUCTION and STAGED READINGS are open to ALL playwrights.  
SCRIPT
WORKSHOP submissionsfor 2012-2013 only are limited to Ohio
playwrights, native or resident;  



SUMBISSION  CATEGORIES

NEW PLAY PRODUCTION
We produce scripts that will receive its world, national,
regional, and state premiere at The Players Guild Theatre. 
Submissions must be new, non-musical scripts that are polished and
outstanding from cover to cover.  Scripts considered for NEW PLAY
PRODCUTIONS (typically) have a history of development, be it
professional or otherwise, and be producible on our intimate 139 seat
thrust stage with mild to moderate technical support. 

Note:  Playwrights are advised to consider our SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
program if not 100% sure their script is ready for production. 
Reading plays takes value time and resources.  Please, submit to the
correct program.  Script that start in the SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT program
may be considered for future production at The Players Guild Theatre.
Royalty average for NEW PLAY PRODUCTION is $40 per performance;
royalty range is $30 to $60 per performance, pending funds. 

SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
We offer two types of script development programs for playwrights: SCRIPT WORKSHOPS and STAGED READINGS.  All plays
submitted into these categories must be professionally un-prodced.

STAGED READINGS are for complete full length scripts in
need of artistic and/or audience feedback. Scripts should be in the
late or near complete stages development. Viewing may be open to the
public audiences or by invite.  Please, do not apply for the staged
reading program unless your script has received prior feedback, be it
professional or private, and should be noted in your cover letter
and/or resume.  Staged readings, when performed, will be either 1)
full script reading or 2) a select scene coupled with other select
scenes from other scripts. 

SCRIPT WORKSHOPS – limited to Ohio playwrights, native
or resident, for 2012-2013 - are designed for completed
scripts/drafts that are in need of feedback or a first professional
look.  This program is great for scripts in the beginning to middle
stages of development.  These are private workshops that last four to
five days evenings/days.  Playwrights must be able to attend this
program. 


SUBMISSION  INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  ALL  PROGRAMS

Playwrights may submit one new full length stage script.  A
completed script is required for all programs and must contain a
minimum of 45 pages.  For NEW PLAY PRODUCTION, scripts must receive
its world, national, regional, or Ohio state premiere at The Players
Guild Theatre.  For SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT, scripts must be
professionally un-produced.  There is NO submission fee. 

All Submission Packages must be
e-mailed and include materials in the following order as ONE FILE in
PDF format.  Again, all three items below, (1) (2) and (3), should
arrive in ONE E-MAIL with ONE PDF file attached. Thank you for your
compliance.


(1) LETTER OF INTEREST
In your letter, address the following:
A. your passion and rational for your script and your intended
audience
B. state if you are applying for PRODUCTION or SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT,
either STAGED READING or SCRIPT WORKSHOP
C. the minimum/maximum actor requires for your script
D. the development history of your script, if any
E. future prospects for production you may have for your script
F. your tentative ability to attend, if any

(2) RESUME
Please include theatre references and script development
involvement, if any

(3) COMPLETE SCRIPT
Your script must including
A. title page with playwright contact information
B. a one page or paragraph synopsis
C. character list
D. full script with numbered pages
Optional are scene breakdowns, general properties pages, etc.

To enter you Submission Package, please send your ONE FILE in PDF
format using the below directions EXACTLY:

TO:
jeremy_paul_lewis at yahoo.com

SUBJECT LINE:
MUST LOOK EXACTLY LIKE BELOW
subject: NPC at PG 2012- development
program - SCRIPT TITLE - PLAYWRIGHT NAME

example 1: NPC at PG 2012 - Staged Reading
- A Few Good Men - Aaron Sorkin
example 2: NPC at PG 2012 - Workshop - The
Boys Next Door - Tom Griffin
example 2: NPC at PG 2012 - Production -
Our Town - Thorton Wilder


PDF ATTACHMENT (as ONE attachment):
MUST LOOK EXACTLY LIKE BELOW
attachment: development program -
SCRIPT TITLE - PLAYWRIGHT NAME.pdf


example 1: Staged Reading - A Few Good
Men - Aaron Sorkin.pdf
example 2: Workshop - The Boys Next
Door - Tom Griffin.pdf
example 3: Production - Our Town -
Thorton Wilder.pdf


ABOUT  THE  PLAYERS 
GUILD  THEATRE  AND  
THE  NEW PLAY 
CONSERVATORY  

The Players Guild Theatre is a
not-for-profit theatre ran by a professional staff with the on-going
support of volunteers and artists.  The Guild's flagship program for
new theatre advancement, The New Play Conservatory, seeks to bridge
new theatre and innovative artistry on the national and local level. 
The goal of the program is to awaken, inspire, and develop with
artistic excellence new or re-imagined texts for performance with an
acute sensitivity to theatrical collaboration and craftsmanship. 

The New Play Conservatory program is
supported by The Ohio Arts Council, The Starbucks
Foundation and The Wal-Mart Foundation. 

The Players Guild Theatre receives
generous support from Arts In Stark, The Ohio Arts Council and The Canton Repository. 


Contact:
Jeremy Lewis, Associate Artistic Director 
jeremy_paul_lewis at yahoo.com
330.453.7619 ex: 500


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