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Theatre Funding News, Volume #65
Published August 1, 2010
Dear Theatre Artist,
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Contents - This newsletter
is organized into five sections:
- Playwright Festivals/Calls for Entries:
Festivals and other venues seeking scripts for publication, workshop, production, or for awarding prizes. Organized chronologically with earliest deadlines listed first.
- Ongoing Festival Deadlines/Ongoing Calls for Entries:
Lists festivals and other venues seeking scripts that accept submissions on an ongoing basis.
- Funding Opportunities:
Foundation deadlines for individual theatre artists AND theatres/arts organizations working in theatre. Organized chronologically with earliest deadlines listed first.
- Residencies:
Lists residencies for theatre and performance artists. Organized chronologically with earliest deadlines listed first and ongoing opportunities at the end.
- Resources: Other resources, such as helpful organizations and web sites, fundraising tools, and the like.
Highlighted entries -
Entries highlighted in red are specifically
seeking works by women.
Best of luck
in all your good work,
Deborah Steinberg
Director of Artist Services, WomenArts
Playwright Festivals/Calls for Entries
**Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project Women In the Arts** (November 4-7, 2010, Los Angeles, CA) - Seeking plays written by women for staged readings. Plays must contain at least one central leading role for a woman, and may not contain content that is demeaning to women. No children’s plays. Plays may be between 10-100 minutes long and may not have been previously produced. Two submissions allowed per playwright. Submit all scripts with title page and character breakdown. NOTE: Scripts must be submitted by e-mail in Word or PDF format. NO FEE. LA Women’s Theatre Project, 10061 Riverside Dr., #528, Toluca Lake, CA 91602, info@LAWomensTheatreProject.com, www.lawomenstheatreproject.org/submission-criteria. Deadline: August 15, 2010
Greensboro Playwrights’ Forum Annual North Carolina New Play Project (Greensboro, NC) – Open to North Carolina residents and students, as well as member of the Greensboro Playwrights’ Forum. Seeking full-length plays and related one-acts (60 pages or longer). Selected scripts will receive a workshop production by the 3rd Stage Theatre Company, and the winning playwright will receive the Mark Gilbert Award of $500. Scripts must be original and unpublished; scripts may not have received an AEA production. If previously produced, include past production history. Scripts with simple sets and small casts preferred. No nudity. Scripts must be typed and bound. Playwrights should be available to attend some rehearsals (March 15-April 14, 2011) and at least one production (April 14-17, 2011). NOTE: E-mail submissions must be in pdf, doc, or rtf format. NO FEE. NC New Play Project, c/o Greensboro Playwrights’ Forum, Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St., Box #2, Greensboro, NC 27401, T: (336) 335-6426, drama@greensboro-nc.gov, http://www.playwrightsforum.org/. Deadline: August 15, 2010
Pittsburgh Playwright’s Theatre Company Theatre Festival in Black and White (Pittsburgh, PA) – Seeking one-act plays (25 pages or under) by Pittsburgh area playwrights (either currently living in the Pittsburgh area, from/grew up in the area, or lived in the area for a minimum of two years). They will choose 4 plays by black playwrights and 4 plays by white playwrights. The chosen plays will receive a full production, and the playwright whose play is voted as best of the festival will receive a $500 cash prize. There are no restrictions on theme or content. No musicals. Each playwright may submit up to 2 plays for consideration. Submit 2 hard copies of each play, including a title page with your name and contact information (your name should only appear on the title page), whether you identify yourself as “white” or “black,” and a short bio of you and the play (indicating your relationship to Pittsburgh). NO FEE. The Theatre Festival in Black and White, c/o The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, 542 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222, http://www.pghplaywrights.com/submissions. Deadline: August 16, 2010
The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays – PlayFest (April 8-17, 2011, Orlando, FL) - Seeking new full-length plays and musicals based on or inspired by works of classic literature, historic events or people, and profound advancements in science. Plays do not have to be based in reality. Particularly interested in 1-person shows. Casts of 6 actors or fewer are preferred. Plays must not have received more than 2 professional AEA productions or a Broadway or off-Broadway production, and must be unpublished and unproduced in Orlando. 10 plays will be presented as readings; 2 or 3 of these will be selected to be developed in workshops. Playwrights will receive a stipend and travel and housing expenses to attend the festival. Some plays may go on to be fully produced as part of a subsequent Orlando Shakespeare Theater season. Submit a 2-paragraph synopsis of your play, 5 pages of sample dialogue, a character breakdown, and contact information; musicals should also include the most recent demo CD of the show. Do not send full scripts until instructed to do so. Include SASP for receipt confirmation. NOTE: No e-mail submissions. NO FEE. Patrick Flick, Director of New Play Development, Play Fest – The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, 812 E. Rollins St., Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32803, http://www.orlandoshakes.org/CURRENT_SEASON/PlayFest.html. Deadline: August 31, 2010
**Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival** (March 24-27, 2011, Los Angeles, CA) – Seeking female solo performers - actors, performance artists, dancers, comedians, storytellers, singers, and performance poets - from around the world and of all ethnicities and ages, with original performance pieces. Performers will be paid. Send a DVD or videotape depicting the exact program under consideration for the festival, cued to a 10-minute viewing segment. Include a resume, photograph, and letter of introduction. NOTE: Applicants must download application form from website, print it, and mail it in with supporting materials. FEE: $35. Adilah Barnes, Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival, 11411 Cumpston Ave., Suite 204, North Hollywood, CA 91601, T: (818) 760-0408, FAX: (818) 760-0408, lawtfspotlight@yahoo.com, www.lawtf.com. Receipt Deadline: August 31, 2010
Marin Theatre Company Prizes (Mill Valley, CA) – Two awards for full-length plays by U.S. citizens: The Sky Cooper/Marin Theatre Company New American Play Prize awards $10,000 and full premiere production in MTC’s season; David Calicchio/Marin Theatre Company Emerging American Playwright Prize awards $2,500 and inclusion in MTC’s Nu Werkz staged reading series. No musicals, translations, adaptations, or individual one-acts. Collaborations welcome (prizes shared). Submitted play may not have received full-scale, professional production. Playwrights submitting to David Calicchio Prize may not have received a full-scale, professional production of ANY work. Both prizes: Plays and playwrights that have had workshop, reading, or non-professional productions are eligible. Submit a 2-page (maximum) abstract of the play including title, character breakdown, brief story synopsis, resume, and 10 pages of consecutive sample dialogue. NOTE: No phone or e-mail inquiries. NO FEE. Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director, Sky Cooper New American Play Prize OR The David Calicchio/Marin Theatre Company Emerging American Playwright Prize, Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941, T: (415) 388-5200, skycooper@marintheatre.org OR davidcalicchio@marintheatre.org, www.marintheatre.org. Deadline: August 31, 2010
Samuel French (Canada), Ltd. Canadian Playwrights Contest – Seeking original full-length plays by Canadian writers. The winning plays will receive publication and representation from Samuel French. Plays must be unpublished. Manuscripts must be bound in some way. Only one submission per playwright. NOTE: Download and complete application form on website. NO FEE. Andrew Shaver, Samuel French (Canada), Ltd., 100 Lombard St., lower level, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1M3, T: (416) 363-3536, http://www.samuelfrech.com/store/contest_and_festivals.php. Deadline: August 31, 2010
**Write Act Repertory’s Women Inventing Theatre Playwright Festival for Los Angeles Based Female Playwrights (WIT LAB)** (December, 2010, Los Angeles, CA) – Seeking short plays (5-30 minutes) in any style or genre except children’s plays and musicals. Plays must be written by women currently residing in the Los Angeles area. Playwrights may enter up to 2 plays. Plays may be previously produced, but may not have received a full Equity production and must not have been published. Submit a separate title page with full author contact information; do not include any identifying information on the script itself. NO FEE. Women Inventing Theatre at Write Act Repertory, c/o Susan Eiden, 13562 E. Starbuck St., Whittier, CA 90605, imagineauniverse@aol.com. Deadline: September 1, 2010
**Potluck Productions Kansas City Women’s Playwriting Festival** - Seeking short plays or monologues (10-20 minutes) by female playwrights that have not been previously published. Submissions must be in English. Script should not contain any author information; include a separate cover sheet with playwright name and full contact information. Scripts should be typed, double-spaced, page-numbered, and bound. Submit 2 copies of script, a brief synopsis, resume, cover letter, and 2 SASE envelopes or postcards. NOTE: Postal mail submissions only. NO FEE. Potluck Productions, 7338 Belleview, Kansas City, MO 64114, http://www.kcpotluckproductions.com/. Deadline: September 1, 2010
Provincetown Theater Company Fall Playwrights’ Festival (November 5-14, 2010, Provincetown, MA) – Seeking submissions of plays by playwrights who live full or part time in New England in 2 categories: Ten Minute Plays (10 minutes or shorter) and One-Act Plays (approximately 30 minutes). Playwrights are expected to be present for at least one post-performance talkback and are welcome to be involved in director selection, auditions, tech rehearsals, and performances. Plays should have 5 characters or fewer and minimal technical requirements. Plays must be unproduced. Only one submission per playwright. Playwright’s name should not appear on script; include cover sheet with title and full author contact information. NOTE: E-mail submissions preferred. NO FEE. The Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St., Provincetown, MA 02657, operations@provincetowntheater.com, www.provincetowntheater.com. Deadline: September 1, 2010
Ongoing Festival Deadlines/Ongoing Calls for Entries
NOTE: There are no new opportunities this month. Please visit our Ongoing Calls for Plays page for more opportunities.
Funding Opportunities
Pacific Life Foundation – Accepting grant proposals from nonprofit agencies seeking funds for programs and projects in the areas of health and human services, education, arts and culture, civic and community development, and the environment. Programs and projects should serve areas with large concentrations of Pacific Life employees, e.g., the greater Orange County, CA, or Omaha, NE, areas, usually including more than one city or community. Some CA statewide and national organizations will also receive support. General grants range from $5,000 to $10,000 for one year. Capital grants range from $10,000 to $100,000, paid out over multiple years. Robert G. Haskell, President, Pacific Life Foundation, 700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660-6397, T: (949) 219-3787, www.pacificlife.com/About+Pacific+Life/Foundation+or+Community. Receipt Deadline: August 16, 2010
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture Grants – Aims at stimulating and supporting artistic creativity and freedom of cultural expression in the Arab World. Open to individuals, NGOs, cultural and educational organizations, governmental bodies, and private companies in the fields of independent filmmaking, performing arts, visual arts, literature, research, capacity building and training, regional and cultural events, regional exchange, and multi-disciplinary projects. Applicants do not need to be Arab, but must be active in the Arab world. See website for complete guidelines and application forms. NOTE: Applications must be completed in Arabic. Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, PO Box 1402 Amman 11118, Jordan, apply@arabculturefund.org, www.arabculturefund.org. Deadline: August 31, 2010
**Leeway Art and Change Grant** - Providing grants of up to $2,500 for women and trans people in the Delaware Valley region (Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties) who have financial need, so that they may create their art and social change project or opportunity. Open to any medium, including traditional and non-traditional as well as multimedia and experimental forms. Project should have an impact on the artist and a larger group, audience, or community. Applicants must have letter of support from a supporting or collaborating Change Partner (a person, organization, or business that is a part of the project in some way) and be 18+ years old. Full-time or matriculated students in an arts-degree program ineligible. NOTE: No e-mail or fax submissions. Leeway Foundation, The Philadelphia Building, 1315 Walnut St., Ste. 832, Philadelphia, PA 19107, T: (215) 545-4078, info@leeway.org, www.leeway.org. Receipt Deadline: September 1, 2010
American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Grants – Recognizes and supports emerging composers, lyricists and book writers. The grants will be celebrated at a reception featuring performances of the winning artists' work in the Spring. Applicants should be working professionally in the field and have demonstrated commitment to a career in musical theatre. Individuals may apply as lyricists, composers, composer/lyricists, or composer/lyricist/bookwriters. Individual bookwriter applications are not accepted. Collaborative teams may apply together as composer and lyricist or composer, lyricist, and bookwriter. Collaborators who work together regularly are strongly encouraged to apply as a team. United States citizenship is not a requirement to receive the grant, but you must be eligible to work in the U.S. and reside/work here on at least a part-time basis. Submitted work should be predominately in English. See website for complete guidelines and application forms. NOTE: Applications must be submitted by mail. American Theatre Wing, 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 501, New York, NY 10018, ATTN: Jonathan Larson Grants, T: (212) 765-0606, http://americantheatrewing.org/larsongrants/guidelines.php. Deadline: September 1, 2010
**Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Grant Program** - Provides opportunities for feminist artists and arts organizations to enhance their abilities and skills to create art for progressive social change in Kentucky. Grants range from $1,000 - $7,500 (typical award is between $3,000 - $5,000). Applicants may request funds for a range of activities including: artistic development, artist residencies, the exploration of new areas or techniques, or to build a body of work. Open to individual artists and nonprofit arts organizations. Applicants must have resided in Kentucky at least one year prior to application. See website for complete guidelines and application forms. Rae Strobel, Grant Program and Community Building Coordinator, The Kentucky Foundation for Women, 332 West Broadway, Suite 1215, Louisville, KY 40202, T: (502) 562-0045, FAX: (502) 561-0420, rae@kfw.org, www.kfw.org. Deadline: September 3, 2010
Dreihaus Foundation Grants – Chicago area opportunity. Grants of $3,000-$10,000 for small nonprofit theatre or dance companies that emphasize professional presentation rather than education or community outreach. Eligible dance and theatre companies must reside in Chicago metropolitan area, have produced at least one show in Chicago area, and have annual operating budget of less than $150,000. Peter Handler, Program Officer, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, 203 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60601, T: (312) 641-5772, peterhandler@dreihausfoundation.org, www.driehausfoundation.org/support. Receipt Deadline: September 13, 2010
Kleban Award – Given annually to both a librettist and a lyricist, each of whom receives $100,000, payable in 2 annual installments of $50,000. Applicants must EITHER have had work previously produced on a stage or in a workshop performance OR be or have been a member or associate of a professional musical workshop or theater group, i.e., ASCAP, BMI Theater Workshop, or the Dramatists Guild Musical Theater Development Program. Previous Kleban Award winners or individuals whose work has been performed on Broadway for a cumulative 2 years prior to date of application ineligible. See website for application and complete guidelines. Kleban Award Coordinator, c/o New Dramatists, 424 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036, T: (212) 757-6960 ext. 19, www.newdramatists.org/kleban_award.htm. Deadline: September 15, 2010
Maine Theater Fund at the Maine Community Foundation – Distributes at least $50,000 per year, generally as grants in the $2,500 - $5,000 range, although larger awards may be considered to support both professional and community theatres in production and presentation of live theater in Maine. Goal is to strengthen and sustain theatre performance throughout the state. Local, regional, and statewide nonprofit theatres in Maine may apply for programmatic, capacity-building, operating, and capital support. Pam Cleghorn, Maine Theater Fund, Maine Community Foundation, 245 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605, T: (877) 700-6800, pcleghorn@mainecf.org, http://www.mainecf.org/MaineTheater.aspx. Deadline: September 15, 2010
Residencies
NOTE: Please visit our Residencies With Ongoing Deadlines page for more opportunities.
ARTErra – Artistic Rural Residence (Lobão da Beira, Portugal) – Residencies (between 2 days and 6 months) in a rural village in Portugal for artists working in the following disciplines: music, performance/dance/theatre, visual and fine arts, writing, sculpture, and craft arts. Submit CV, portfolio, description of project to be undertaken during the residency, ideal dates and time for the residency, and any other pertinent information (dietary needs, number of people involved in project, technical requirements, etc.). Each residency is budgeted according to the number of people involved and other specific needs. Residency fees for one person for one week are approximately €120. NO FEE. ARTErra, R.Nossa Sra do Crasto Nº389 Lobão da Beira, 3460-207, Tondela, Portugal, arterra.geral@gmail.com, http://arterra-residencias.blogspot.com/. Deadline: September 1, 2010
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency (January-June, 2011, Nebraska City, NE) – Two, four, six, or eight-week residencies between July and December for visual artists, writers, composers, interdisciplinary artists, and arts and arts education scholars. Some “transitional” residencies reserved for recent masters degree program graduates. Residents receive free housing and a studio as well as a $100 per week stipend. FEE: $25. See website for application form and requirements. Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410, T: 402-874-9600, info@khncenterforthearts.org, http://www.khncenterforthearts.org. Deadline: September 1, 2010
Montana Artists Refuge (May-August, 2011, Basin, MT) – Residencies of an average of 1-3 months for all types of writers, visual artists, and musicians. Residency provides housing and studio; artist responsible for residency fee ($450-$550), deposit ($200), food, travel, and materials. Scholarships available to Montana American-Indian artists. In addition, two one-month fully paid scholarships are available. Contact organization for more information on applying for scholarships. NO FEE. Montana Artists Refuge, 101 & 103 Basin St., PO Box 8, Basin, MT 59631, T: (406) 225-3500, FAX: (406) 225-3500, mar@mt.net, www.montanarefuge.org. September 15, 2010 (writers)
MacDowell Colony (Up to eight weeks between February 1 - May 31, 2011, Peterborough, New Hampshire) - Residencies of up to eight weeks (average stay is five weeks) providing artists with time and space to create lasting works of the imagination. Artists in the disciplines of Architecture, Film/Video Arts, Interdisciplinary Arts, Literature, Music Composition, Theatre, and Visual Arts encouraged to apply. Artists collaborating on a project must submit individual application forms and appropriate work samples, but may submit a joint description of the work they intend to do at the Colony. In addition, you may submit an example of a collaborative work (either completed or a work in progress); specify workspace needs (i.e. separate studios). Submit application form (available on website), work sample, project description, and two references. Note: No e-mail applications. FEE: $30. The Admissions Coordinator, The MacDowell Colony, 100 High St., Peterborough, NH 03458, T: (603) 924-3886, admissions@macdowellcolony.org, www.macdowellcolony.org/apply.html. Receipt Deadline: September 15, 2010
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (February-May, 2011, Amherst, VA) - Residencies for playwrights, screenwriters, performance artists, and video artists. Average stay is 4 weeks. Residents receive housing, all meals, and studios. Residents responsible for travel, materials, suggested contribution ($30 per day), and deposit ($50). Occasional full funding available. See website for application. FEE: $30. Virginia Center for the Arts, 154, San Angelo Dr., Amherst, VA 24521, T: (434) 946-7236, FAX: (434) 946-7239, vcca@vcca.com, www.vcca.com. Deadline: September 15, 2010
Jentel Artist Residency (January 15 – May 13, 2011, Banner, WY) – Residencies of an average of one month for visual artists and writers, including playwrights and screenwriters, who are 25 and older and live in the U.S. (citizenship not required). Organization provides housing, studio facilities, and a $400 stipend toward the cost of food and travel. Artists are responsible for travel, materials, and deposit ($100). Outreach opportunities are available, though not required. FEE: $20. Jentel Artist Residency, 130 Lower Piney Creek Rd., Banner, WY 82832, T: (307) 737-2311, FAX: (307) 737-2305, jentel@jentelarts.org, www.jentelarts.org. Deadline: September 15, 2010
Other Resources
For a complete list of funding sources, visit: http://www.womenarts.org/fund/fundlists.htm.
Call to Action: There is A Field (October, 2010) – Call to theatre companies, theatre artists, and activists world-wide to put on full productions, staged readings, or living room readings of the play There is a Field by Jen Marlowe. There is a Field is composed of primary source material from the life of Asel Asleh, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy who was killed in October, 2000 by Israeli security forces during a demonstration outside his village during “Black October,” at the beginning of the second Intifada. Asel was a member of a peace program called Seeds of Peace. Material for the play comes primarily from interviews with his older sister, Nardin, other family members, and correspondence with Asel’s friends from Seeds of Peace. The play readings and productions are intended to mark the 10-year anniversary of Black October, and to provoke discussion about the issues facing Palestinians living in Israel. Those who are interested in putting on a reading or production of There is a Field should contact Jen Marlowe as soon as possible and she will provide the script. www.donkeysaddle.org.
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