Rubber City Theatre is seeking a playwright for the *Shakesqueer* project. For this project, a playwright will be commissioned to develop a new play that is based off of William Shakespeare's *Taming of the Shrew *and features characters who are members of the LGBTQ+ community. 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: https://www.rubbercitytheatre.com/discovery-series.html The play will have an in-progress reading in December 2018 and it's world premier in June 2019. Throughout the process, the chosen playwright 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 playwrights are preferred but not required. We are looking for playwrights who have had works performed; having adapted scripts before is a plus. Interested playwrights may submit themselves for consideration by sending the following to dane@rubbercitytheatre.com : - a resume highlighting your playwriting experience - a short sample of your work - a letter of interest describing what about this project interests you/why you are a good fit for the project There is a $5,000 stipend for the project that will be paid out over the course of the project. Review of applicants will begin on May 20th. -- Dane CT Leasure, MFA Artistic Director Rubber City Theatre 234.252.0272 www.rubbercitytheatre.com