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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CALL TO PLAYWRIGHTS<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Racial – Equity - Inclusion<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; background-color: ;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>I</b>. <u style="font-weight: bold;">Information</u><o:p style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;"> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Statement of Purpose<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Considering America’s current social climate following the murder of George Floyd, there is a thirst for deeper learning and racial understanding. As well, there is an opportunity for relevant,
engaging and creative offerings to identify and unravel systemic racism while working to build cross racial, social, trust. Karamu House has been at the forefront, answering the call to address social justice issues through theatrical offerings aimed to celebrate,
educate and activate communities across the country. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Karamu will create new virtual productions to support existing corporate programming initiatives under the umbrella of
<b>racial equity, inclusion, diversity and belonging (REIDB)</b>. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Karamu requests playwrights submit 7–10-minute monologues, scenes or vignettes that illuminate racial equity issues based on lived experience.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Each piece should offer authentic and complex perspectives of BIPOC (Black, indigenous, people of color) navigating a society entrenched in systemic racism and oppression.<b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Goals<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Project goals:
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<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Curate meaningful and impactful (theatrical) experiences to support racial equity, inclusion, diversity and belonging.
<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stimulate fresh and enlightened perspectives about race that identify and unravel systemic racism.
<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Activate and empower participants to cultivate relationships that lead to social trust (e.g., voting in the interests of others, taking intentional action on behalf of other
racial groups etc.).<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">II. <u>Guidelines and Considerations<o:p> </o:p></u></span></b></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Writings may be based upon 1) Personal experience or the experience of a family member, acquaintance, or friend. 2) Playwright’s knowledge of and/or research to learn more
about one or more of the topic areas listed above (i.e., racial equity, inclusion, diversity and belonging).
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>3) Based solely upon the playwright’s imagination.
<b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The piece will be used in one or more of the following formats: live (in person) performances, live (zoom or virtual) or pre-recorded performances and used as part of a
workshop to educate through theatre, meaning the emphasis here is on the words, the director’s vision, and the actor(s) ability to tell your story.
<b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please ensure that pieces are between 7-10-minutes.
<b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Playwrights should understand that the virtual production is a Karamu original creation. All intellectual property rights for movement, text, song, interpretation, and all
other elements associated with the creation and performance of the piece will be the intellectual property of Karamu House.
<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If Playwright’s final submission is selected for use, the Playwright will be compensated $250.00 upon signing an agreement and $250 following receipt of the final draft.
<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Playwright understands that Karamu House will have exclusive rights as the producer of said submission.<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Playwright understands that Karamu will have rights as the sole producer to use the selected submission(s) as stand-alone vignettes or tied together with other submissions
when necessary. <o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Playwright shall receive billing credit in all programs related to the piece including digital and printed as contributing writer.
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<div><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">III. Submission<o:p> </o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Submissions should be emailed to:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><a href="mailto:submissions@karamuhouse.org">submissions@karamuhouse.org</a>.
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Please use the following email subject line:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><b>Racial Equity – First + Last Name.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>
</b>Submissions must be <b>received by 5:30 PM on April 30, 2021.<o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">No telephone calls, please.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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