<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Playwrights who are submitting, <div><br><div>Please be aware that those cash prizes are *paid for* by YOU. In other words, the $10 "administrative" fee funds the prizes. The vast majority of playwrights – who will *not* be chosen – will award the few "winning" playwrights. </div><div><br></div><div>This would be called pay-to-play, except that MOST of the people supplying the funds won't get to play. <div><br></div><div>Just sayin'.</div><div>Deb<br><div><br><div><div>On Apr 18, 2013, at 11:49 PM, <a href="mailto:neohiopal-request@lists.neohiopal.org">neohiopal-request@lists.neohiopal.org</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Eileen Moushey <<a href="mailto:emoushey@hotmail.com">emoushey@hotmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">April 18, 2013 1:45:31 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Neohiopal" <<a href="mailto:neohiopal@lists.neohiopal.org">neohiopal@lists.neohiopal.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[NEohioPAL] 10-Minute Play Contest at Weathervane - there's still time to enter!</b><br></span></div><br><br>
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<div align="center"><font color="#9b00d3" size="5"><strong>WEATHERVANE
PLAYHOUSE</strong></font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#9b00d3" size="5"><strong>Third Annual 8 X 10
TheatreFest</strong></font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#9b00d3" size="5"><strong>Deadline for entries -
FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013</strong></font></div>
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<div><font size="4">That’s right - you still have time to send us your
<strong>10-minute plays</strong>! Volunteer reader/judges have been
reading submissions from all over the country since December.
Next, we need to choose the <strong>eight finalist plays</strong> which will be
given <strong>three performances</strong> over TheatreFest weekend -
<strong><font color="#000000">AUGUST 16-18, 2013</font></strong>.
Guest judges will choose First and Second Place winners and audiences will vote
for their favorite. Following Sunday’s matinee performance, winners will
be announced and cash prizes awarded: </font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>$350 - First Place</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>$250 - Second Place</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>$150 - Audience Favorite</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>$50 each - Five
Runners-Up</strong></font></div>
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<div><font size="4">So, get your creative juices flowing, and write that 10 minute
play – you have plenty of time! </font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>For rules, guidelines, and entry information, please
visit </strong><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/"><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Weathervane’s website</strong></font></a><strong> .
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<div><font size="4"><strong>Scroll over <em>Shows & Events</em>, then click on
<em>Special Events.</em> </strong></font></div>
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<div><font size="4"><strong>OR go directly to the Playwright Info page,<font color="#0000ff"> </font></strong><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/8x10-theatrefest-playwright-info"><font color="#0000ff"><strong>here.</strong></font></a><font color="#0000ff"><strong>
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<div><font size="4">For questions, <a href="mailto:10minuteplay@weathervaneplayhouse.com."><strong><font color="#0000ff">contact Eileen Moushey</font></strong></a> </font></div>
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<div align="center"><font color="#ff0080" size="6" face="Monotype Corsiva"><strong>Eight plays * Ten Minutes
Each.</strong></font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#ff0080" size="6" face="Monotype Corsiva"><strong>Weathervane Playhouse
TheatreFest</strong></font></div>
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