<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(15,15,15)">Call for Playwrights </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(15,15,15)">To </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(15,15,15)">Submit 15-minute Plays</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(15,15,15)">For </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(15,15,15)">"Wake Up to Healing Arts: Using Performance and Media for
Direction, Hope, Health and Total Well-being, 2.0."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(15,15,15)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:11pt;text-align:justify">(Please
share with your directors, students, casts, social media.)</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)">Wake Up and Live’s Actors’ Studio
(WUAL) is continuing its “Healing Arts” project. We are inviting playwrights to
submit 15-minute plays or scenes
on the topics of depression and / or teen suicide which can be performed on
Cleveland area stages and YouTube .</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(15,15,15)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(15,15,15)">Selected stories will depict mental health
challenges the character faces, is overcoming, or has overcome, which allow him
/ her to now live an improved mental health life. </span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(29,34,40)"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(29,34,40)">“Wake Up to
Healing</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(29,34,40)"> Arts”
Submissions should:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)"> Show how the performing arts (drama, vocal
& instrumental music, dance, poetry) may be used to </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)"> help address
mental health issues in addition to / instead of clinical methods.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">Submissions:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">. 15- minute p<span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)">lays,
monologues or scenes may have no more than 3 characters.</span></span><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">. Describe some mental health <b>CHALLENGES </b>the character
has overcome, and / or is currently </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> experiencing.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> . Why the
character wants to make changes<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> . Examples
of topics which reflect mental health issues<b> </b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>
. </b>The stigma of mental health issues<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">
<b>. </b>Teens
and young adults’ suicide<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">
. Teen pregnancy<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> <b>. </b>How using drama, music and dance can help
heal mental health issues<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> <b>. </b>Issues
contributing to mental health challenges: Depression; Anxiety; Loss of </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> Income; Jobs; Family;
Toxic Relationships; Domestic abuse; Bullying<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)">IF Selected:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.75pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span>Plays, monologues and scenes will be performed on
stage and on “Wake Up And Live With the </p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.75pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Arts” YouTube<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.75pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span>Stipend will be paid.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.75pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)"> Submission Deadline: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Friday, June 2, 2023. </span></b><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)">(If you need an extension,<b> </b></span><a href="mailto:wualstudio@gmail.com">wualstudio@gmail.com</a>)<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:rgb(249,249,249);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Questions?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:rgb(249,249,249);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> <span style="background:white">Sue
Johnson, </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;background:white">SAG/AFTRA</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Director, Wake Up And Live's Actors Studio<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Producer, "Wake Up And Live With the Arts"<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><u><a href="http://www.wualstudio.org" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">www.wualstudio.org</span></a></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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