Second annual SCENE IT! – Fee based
SCENE IT! New York is now accepting submissions, nationwide, for the second annual SCENE IT! New York Competition to be held in September, 2011.
SCENE IT! New York is a musical theatre competition featuring the best talents of up and coming writers, composers, lyricists in a special one night only performance in the heart of New York City. The competition’s winning team is determined by a panel of celebrity judges and industry professionals who adjudicate and critique each scene. The chosen team will receive a grant to assist in the future development of their project in addition to receiving the prestigious SCENE IT! New York trophy.
In its second annual year, SCENE IT! New York Competition is the most unique musical theatre competition of its kind, garnering lots of press and industry attention. According to the producers “Our hope is to offer a platform for undiscovered writers to introduce their work to the general public as well as industry professionals who may be able to offer them advice and potential opportunities to help advance their careers while hearing what the voices of TOMORROW’S THEATER have to say, TODAY!"
Submitted scenes can not be longer than 10 minutes in length and must be from a completed musical that has not been published, produced, or performed. Any submissions over 10 minutes in length will be disqualified. Please check out www.SceneItCompetition.com for complete entry details.
Early Registration Deadline: April 29, 2011
Non-refundable $40 Application Fee
Final Registration Deadline: May 27, 2011
Non-refundable $50 Application Fee
Send certified check, cashiers check, or money order payable to:
On Que Entertainment
c/o Scene It! New York
279 W. 117th St. Suite 2M
New York, N.Y. 10026
SCENE IT! New York is produced by On Que Entertainment and Pluto Productions. Ryan Blanchard is the Artistic Director and Michael T. Clarkston is the General Manager.
For more information, guidelines and to print out your registration form visit www.SceneItCompetition.com
Fourth Annual ANT Fest
Are you ready to expose yourself to New York City? We’re now accepting submissions for our fourth annual ANT Fest, a five-week festival of all new talent from October 17 to November 19 showcasing fresh material from New York’s most exciting emerging artists.
Ars Nova is on the prowl for talented artists who see the future of live entertainment and want the chance to show off their skills. We’re interested in edgy, offbeat, charged performances that tell a story, make us laugh, showcase musicians with a vibrant new sound, or blur the boundaries between theater, music and comedy. If it can be performed live on stage, we’re interested!
Thirty unique submissions will each be given a night to perform in Ars Nova’s intimate 99-seat theater and the opportunity to be a part of artist-driven parties and events throughout the festival.
Think you’ve got the skills?
For application information, please visit http://arsnovanyc.com/antfsubmissions where you will find the application form and other requirements. Please refer to the Additional Information section on the application form for further important Fest logistics and details.
Applications must be postmarked by June 6.
Artists chosen for the festival will be notified by September 6.
terraNOVA Collective 2011 Groundbreakers Playwrights Program
terraNOVA Collective is accepting submissions for 2011 Groundbreakers Playwrights Program, a developmental play writing lab that offers 5 playwrights a unique opportunity to develop their plays over a 4-month period into performance-ready work.
We welcome submissions of new plays and solo shows in various stages of development that will benefit from group feedback and further terraNOVA Collective's artistic mission of creating theatrical, innovative, and socially relevant new work for the stage. From August to December 2011, each playwright brings in her or his play three times for a round-table reading with professional actors, receiving feedback from other Groundbreakers members, special guests, and the artistic staff of terraNOVA Collective.
We are especially interested in writers who, in addition to working on their own project, have an interest in actively participating in a writer’s group and giving other writers in the group feedback. Application, instructions and program requirements at http://www.terranovacollective.org/Groundbreakers.php
Postmark Deadline: Monday, June 6, 2011.
Questions directed to: Jessi D. Hill, Groundbreakers Program Director jessi@terranovacollective.org
Manhattan Theatre Mission Festival of New Musicals
The Manhattan Theatre Mission is accepting submissions for our Festival of New Musicals.
Submissions must include:
*A Brief Cover Letter from the Playwright/Composer/Lyricist. Your cover letter should introduce yourselves and give us some insight into how your play came about. Please also address specific technical requirements should the play be produced in its entirety.
*A Brief Synopsis of the entire play.
*A 20 minute selection of material from the script. Excerpts may be chronological, or a selection of scenes. At least 2 songs should be submitted in selected material. Please include links or attachments of recordings and/or sheet music. Submissions with lyrics only will not be considered.
Up to 5 shows will be selected for Staged Readings of their submission in New York City. Several Awards will be given to those selected. The First Place Musical will be produced in its entirety by the Manhattan Theatre Mission in its following season.
*All submissions must be unpublished, original works.
Submission deadline is May 1st.
Those who are admitted into the festival will need to submit the entire script by September 1st for judging.
Please send all materials to: manhattantheatremission@gmail.com with the subject: New Musical Submission
8Minute Musicals is seeking writers and composers for a two week workshop
8Minute Musicals is seeking writers and composers for a two week workshop that will culminate in the performance of 8 new 8 minute musicals. We are interested in working with artists who can bring a fresh approach to this genre. If you’re an experienced musical theatre writer, or even if you are a playwright or poet or pop songwriter or whatever who has never written a musical, but think it could be fun to try, we want to hear from you. For more info on 8Minute Musicals, visit www.8minutemusicals.org
We seek artists with a high level of craft as writers or composers who are interested in collaboration and willing to dive into the creative process with a sense of abandon. That means we are looking for people who want to play. And are not scared of deadlines.
TO APPLY, PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: We accept electronic applications only.
1) Artist Statement: A paragraph about why you would like to participate. Please indicate if you’re applying to be a writer or composer.
2) Resume: including your name, mailing address, and phone number(s).
3) A list of potential scheduling conflicts (see sample schedule on our website www.8minutemusicals.org)
4) Work Sample Description: What’s in your work sample and why you decided to submit it.
5) Work Sample (see details below). Audio files must be submitted as mp3s; script excerpts, lyric sheets, and scores must be submitted as PDF (preferred) or DOC files.
COMPOSER WORK SAMPLE: Send us 2 to 4 mp3s of contrasting selections (less than 15 minutes combined; it’s fine if they are not all from the same show or project). Please also send PDFs files of scores or lead sheets if you have them, and lyric sheets for all selections. It’s okay if you have no previous experience in musical theatre, but if you have written any vocal music, we’d love to hear that, and anything that really showcases your voice as a composer.
WRITER WORK SAMPLE: Send us the first 15 pages of a full-length musical theatre piece or play, OR an 8-10 minute play(s). If possible, send lyric sheets for 2 songs you’ve written. Mp3s of the songs are very helpful, but not required. If you're a playwright/bookwriter and not a lyricist, that's fine, please make note of it in your cover email.
DO YOU ALSO WRITE LYRICS? If you often wear more than one hat when you write, that’s fine. Just tell us that in the email accompanying your submission. But please note that we sometimes ask composer/lyricists to explore letting their writing partner write the lyrics, or bookwriter/lyricists to try co-writing lyrics with a composer (for example). We’ll handle it all on a case-by-case basis. Let us know your thoughts about this in your cover email.
QUESTIONS? Contact us at info@8MinuteMusicals.org
DEADLINE: January 15, 2011.
Email to: submissions@8MinuteMusicals.org
