RAT Another playwriting opportunity... with a $15 fee....

["Adam" <kafclown@well.com>]

Should I not post these here?
I've never heard about them, I saw their advertisement in American Theatre
and queried them....

> Prop Thtr Group
> 2621 N. Washtenaw Ave.
> Chicago, IL 60647
> 773-486-7767
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>                     PROP THTR廣 NEW PLAY 2001: ANNUAL NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL
>                                 Information and Application
>
>             The Prop Thtr廣 Annual New Plays Festival began in 1998 and was
> originally  modeled after  the Eugene O噓eill National Playwright廣
> Conference.  Since that time it has expanded in a variety  of directions.
> For 2001, the Festival is broadening its artistic outreach by expanding the
> youth programing.
> New Play 2001 will be selecting ten plays by adult playwrights and two to
> five plays by young adults between the ages of 12 and 19 years of age.   All
> plays chosen will receive staged readings.  Discussions with the audience
> will follow all performances.  Playwrights will have the services of a
> dramaturg and a director.  Playwrights who are selected will receive a
> stipend of up to $800.00 and out of town authors will also receive travel
> and housing expenses.  The Festival consists of a Kick- Off Week: June 25
> through July 1, 2001 (wherein selected playwrights read their plays aloud
> for the other playwrights and Festival support staff), and the concentrated
> production period from July 2 until August 5, 2001.  The schedule will
> become more specific as the actual dates approach, however, if you can not
> be in Chicago during these dates please do not apply.
>
>  The focus of this program is on the playwright and the process, not on
> polished production.  Participating authors are urged--and expected--to
> rewrite their plays, try out various options, and to take advantage of
> dramaturgical input to help establish goals and priorities.  If you are
> unwilling to participate in a community of authors, and to entertain a
> variety of opinions about your work, then the Festival might not be such a
> good idea for you.
>
>  Plays submitted for consideration should be full-length (one-act or
> multi-act format), original, unproduced and unencumbered works.  Plays which
> have had previous readings or workshops are acceptable, as long as they have
> not received an official world premiere; have not been produced for a paying
> audience (for example, second stage productions); and have not been publicly
> reviewed.  The Festival does not accept  musicals, although plays with
> incidental music will be considered.
>
>  There is a submission processing fee of $15.00 per script (check or money
> order made out to Prop Thtr Group) and authors may submit up to two (2)
> plays.  No play will be considered without a completed  application and
> processing fee.  If you want your play returned to you it must be submitted
> with an s.a.s.e.  If you want confirmation that your play was received
> please include a self addressed, stamped postcard or mail certified or Fed
> Ex, etc.  Acceptance/rejection letters will be mailed at the theatre廣
> expense although a self addressed envelope would be appreciated. IMPORTANT:
> Do not bind scripts, (so copies can easily be made if necessary.)  Use
> standard weight copy paper.  Use single-sided paper only.  Do not include
> any cassette tapes or CDs.  Please put your name, address, phone, e-mail on
> the title page.
>
>  It is the author廣 responsibility to copyright his/her work, and we urge
> all authors to do so before submitting a script to our program, or any other
> program.  The Festival makes no claims of interest, financial or otherwise,
> in an author廣 work once the Festival is completed.
>
>
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>                                         PROP THTR GROUP嘯
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>                             NEW PLAY 2001: ANNUAL NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL
>
>                                           APPLICATION
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> $15.00 processing fee per script (two script maximum) must be included with
> this application.  Application must be filled out in its entirety.  Thanks
> for your interest.
>
> DEADLINE:  February 1, 2001 (postmarked)
>
> NOTIFICATION:  On or about March 15, 2001
>
> AUTHOR嘯 NAME:___________________________
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> AUTHOR嘯 ADDRESS:_________________________
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> City:___________State:______Zip:______________
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> PHONE:__________________
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> FAX:____________________
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> E-MAIL:__________________
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>                                             The Play
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> TITLE:______________________________________  Number of Acts____
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> NUMBER OF CHARACTERS:  Men____  Women____
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> ANY SPECIAL CASTING REQUIREMENTS? (children, animals, jugglers, singers,
> musicians, etc.)
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> PREVIOUS WORKSHOP/READING HISTORY (if any; feel free to include additional
> sheets if necessary):
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> Feel free to include a resume with your application if you so desire.
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