<div dir="ltr"><div><h2 style="background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;line-height:40px;letter-spacing:2px;font-family:Merriweather,sans-serif;text-align:center"><font color="#000000" style="" size="6"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">WRP’s 1st Annual </span><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Short Cuts Play Festival<br style="margin-bottom:0px"></span></font></h2><p style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;line-height:32px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000" style=""><i>WRP is looking for submissions of <span style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;text-decoration-line:underline"><strong style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">10-MINUTE PLAY</strong></span> to be performed in conjunction with the first mainstage play of our 2025/2026 season.<br style="margin-bottom:0px"></i></font></span></p><p style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;line-height:32px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" size="4">If you would like to submit a piece, here are some <strong style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">parameters and important information:</strong><br style="margin-bottom:0px"></font></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;list-style-position:inside;font-family:Muli,sans-serif"><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000">Selected pieces should be ideally 10 minutes in length.<br style="margin-bottom:0px"></font></span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000">The cast maximum is <strong style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">FOUR</strong>; however, more than four characters can be included as long as all characters are intended to be played by four actors.<br style="margin-bottom:0px"></font></span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000">We are not seeking specific subject matter, but ideas of the sea, and the existing set for the performance will be centered around a boat. Do with that as you will.<br style="margin-bottom:0px"></font></span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000">Finalists agree to grant performance rights, without additional royalty, to Western Reserve Playhouse for the performance run of the Short Cuts Play Festival.<br style="margin-bottom:0px"></font></span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000">Plays remain the sole property of the playwright.<br style="margin-bottom:0px"></font></span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000">Some sound effects & lighting can be provided as needed.</font></span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000">All rehearsal & production formatting questions will be discussed on an individual basis between the playwright and WRP.</font></span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">6 Finalist pieces will be selected, directed, and performed once during the run of our first play of the season, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;text-decoration-line:underline"><strong style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">April 4-13, 2025</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:initial">.</span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">The specific performance date and time of each piece will be finalized at a later date.</li></ul><p style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:18px;line-height:32px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000"><strong style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Deadlines and Submission Details:</strong><br style="margin-bottom:0px"></font></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;list-style-position:inside;font-family:Muli,sans-serif"><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000" style="">Deadline: Saturday <span style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;text-decoration-line:underline"><strong style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">January 4, 2025 at 12:00PM</strong></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Email submissions to August Scarpelli at <a href="mailto:august@wrp.org" style="background:0px 0px;text-decoration-line:none;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">august@wrp.org</a></li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Subject line: WRP 2025 Play Festival Submission</li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Submissions must be attached in PDF or WORD format</li><li style="text-align:center;background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Include a brief bio about yourself as artist/playwright and a short essay discussing the genesis of your play.</li></ul><p style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:0px;margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:18px;line-height:32px"><span id="gmail-speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-7" style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><strong style="background:0px 0px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><font color="#000000">Submissions will be chosen by <span style="background:0px 0px;borde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