<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Rubber City Theatre is seeking a<span> </span><span>playwright</span><span> </span>for the<span> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><em style="">Shakesqueer</em></span><span style="font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span> </span>project. For this project, a<span> </span><span>playwright</span><span> </span>will be commissioned to develop a new play that is based off of William Shakespeare's<span> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><em style="">Taming of the Shrew<span> </span></em></span><span style="font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">and features characters who are members of the LGBTQ+ community.<span> </span><span>This project is partially funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of the Knight Arts Challenge. More information on the project can be found here:<span> </span><a href="https://www.rubbercitytheatre.com/discovery-series.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(91,114,220)">https://www.rubbercitytheatre.com/discovery-series.html</a></span></span><br style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The play will have an in-progress reading in December 2018 and it's world premier in June 2019. Throughout the process, the chosen<span> </span><span>playwright</span><span> </span>will work closely with Rubber City Theatre's Artistic Director in order to maintain the artistic integrity of the project and alignment with project goals. As such, local<span> </span><span>playwrights</span><span> </span>are preferred but not required.</span><br style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">We are looking for<span> </span><span>playwrights</span><span> </span>who have had works performed; having adapted scripts before is a plus.<br>​</span><br style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Interested<span> </span></span><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">playwrights</span><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>may submit themselves for consideration by sending the following to <a href="mailto:dane@rubbercitytheatre.com">dane@rubbercitytheatre.com</a> :</span><ul style="padding:0px 0px 0px 3em;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:5px 0px;list-style:disc outside"><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 5px;margin:3px 0px 0px;list-style:disc outside">a resume highlighting your playwriting experience</li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 5px;margin:3px 0px 0px;list-style:disc outside">a short sample of your work</li><li style="padding:0px 0px 0px 5px;margin:3px 0px 0px;list-style:disc outside">a letter of interest describing what about this project interests you/why you are a good fit for the project</li></ul><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">There is a $5,000 stipend for the project that will be paid out over the course of the project.</span><br style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:"Gentium Basic";font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Review of applicants will begin on May 20th.</span><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><div>Dane CT Leasure, MFA</div><div>Artistic Director</div></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Rubber City Theatre</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial" size="2">234.252.0272</font></div><div><font face="arial" size="2"><a href="http://www.rubbercitytheatre.com" target="_blank">www.rubbercitytheatre.com</a><br></font><div style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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