Workshop Players Theatre 44820 Middle Ridge Road Amherst, OH 44001 June 2024 Dear Potential Director, By now you have had a little over a month to consider applying to direct at Workshop Players Theater-in-the-Round, which consists solely of volunteers, for our *2025-2026 season*. It will be our 77th year of presenting quality entertainment in Northern Ohio. Please recall that … *The deadline for applying is September 1, 2024.. * *We welcome new comedies as well as the tried and true; compelling dramas, small scale musicals, Christmas shows, and also children’s shows —- It is our focus to entertain!!! * *Please submit to Play Reading Committee Chair Pat Price at* *pprice203@gmail.com* <pprice203@gmail.com> **if you have not directed with us before, please include a theatrical resume * **Submit 4-5 plays that you would be interested in directing at Workshop, along with synopsis of the play (*may be copied and pasted from licensing agent)*. * *** **Give a brief summary of why you believe the play would be effective in our unique theater-in-the-round space. * **Please be prepared to have at least one copy of each script available for the play reading committee should you be selected as one of the directors. * Submitting directors *may *be interviewed by the Board of Trustees in September. After that the play reading committed will read the 25-30 plays submitted by the 5 chosen directors, The slate of shows for our 77th season will be chosen in January and the director will be notified. It is important to submit 4, or even better5 choices, so that we may end up with a balanced, exciting season. * Due to the cost of production Workshop Players would do no more than one musical in a season, therefore if submitting musicals also include some straight plays to increase your chance of being chosen to direct. Be aware that our backstage space is very limited, making massive scene changes difficult.* Attached is a list of “slept” plays that you *may or may not* use as choices. Of utmost importance is that you have a desire and a vision to direct the plays you submit. That is why we approach selecting our season in this manner instead of choosing plays, then working to find directors. The list is included incase you need inspiration. Also check out our website at workshopplayers.org for a list of plays that have been presented for the past 75 years. Thank you for considering submitting an application. Pat Price Play Reading Committee Chair -- *I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something. - Neil Gaiman* *You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will.* *- Stephen King*