Talespinner Children's Theatre is re-launching our PLAYGround Series, this time with a twist! We’re excited to be partnering with BorderLight Festival, this year with a series of 10-15 minute plays, with the goal that one (or more!) of these pieces will be invited to develop into a full-length production in a future TCT season. Here’s how it works: 1. Submit a draft of your 10 minute play, or 10 minute excerpt/scene by the end of the day May 1st. 1. This play may focus on an audience of children ages 0-5, or for children ages 5-12. 2. Ideally, the focus of the play would fit into one of the following themes we’re exploring for future seasons: 1. Historical figures, historical events 2. Imagination and fantasy 3. Child protagonists/child heroes 3. At this time, we are *not* accepting materials based on stories that are outside of the public domain -- if you are interested in adapting materials that are currently not publicly available, please contact Heather at heather@talespinnercle.org for more information. 2. Three to five plays will be chosen in the first week of May, and all submitting playwrights will be contacted by May 7th to communicate whether their piece has been selected. 3. Selected pieces will be brought to life at the BorderLight Festival with some props, costumes, and simple scenery. 4. During the PLAYGround performance, audiences will be invited to provide feedback on each piece, with special attention given to responses from children under the age of 16. This feedback will inform which play or plays are given the opportunity for further development, and a full production included in a future season. Please email any questions to Heather Utsler-Smith at heather@talespinnercle.org. All submissions may also be emailed to that address. We are looking forward to reading your materials, and can’t wait to “play” soon! Heather