<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL 4181 ANNOUNCES</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OPEN SUBMISSIONS OF </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ONE-ACT AND FULL-LENGTH PLAYS </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Works for Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 programs accepted through May 15, 2016</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cleveland, OH; March 7, 2016</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Playwrights Local 4181 announces its first open submission period, inviting residents of Northeast Ohio to submit one-act and full-length plays. All works will be considered for the company’s </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2nd Annual Cleveland Playwrights Festival</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in late 2016, and for additional programs including its developmental </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Play Lab</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in early 2017. The deadline for entry is May 15, 2016. Early submissions are encouraged. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“As a playwrights’ center, it’s important to us that we’re accessible to all dramatic writers in the area,” </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">said David Todd, Artistic Director of Playwrights Local. “An open call seemed the best way of ensuring that.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All plays that are original and unproduced will be accepted, as will small-scale musicals and one-person shows. There will be no fee for submitting. “Making this year’s submissions free is another way of extending our range of connections,” Todd said. “It also simplifies the application process for the playwrights.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submissions will be accepted from playwrights age 18 or older who are permanent residents of Cuyahoga and its bordering counties. Selections will be announced on July 15, 2016.</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Complete guidelines and submission information are available at </span><a href="http://playwrightslocal.submittable.com/submit/55241" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://playwrightslocal.submittable.com/submit/55241</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Playwrights Local 4181 is a “playwrights’ center” with the mission of providing a home base for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. The company offers classes and workshops, produces original plays, provides professional development opportunities, and encourages dramatists of all skill levels. Playwrights Local is proud to be the first and only company dedicated to locally written works for adult audiences in the region. Find out more at </span><a href="http://playwrightslocal.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://playwrightslocal.org/</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Playwrights Local 4181 is a registered </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">501(c)(3) non-profit organization. </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tax-deductible donations in support of this locally focused arts group may be made at </span><a href="http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contact: Tom Hayes, Managing Director</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Playwrights Local 4181</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="tel:%28216%29%20302-8856" value="+12163028856" target="_blank">(216) 302-8856</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:hayes@playwrightslocal.org" target="_blank">hayes@playwrightslocal.org</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.playwrightslocal.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.playwrightslocal.org</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"># # #</span></p></div>
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