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Thu, 28/09/2023 - 11:45am
Risk Theatre (Victoria BC | Canada)

2024 Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition

Edwin Wong calls on playwrights worldwide to submit new 90–120 minute plays where downside risk is the dramatic fulcrum of the action to the 6th annual Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition, juried by an international panel of professionals, anonymous to each other and the public until the winners are announced. Cash prizes of $10,500 CAD for the winner and five $700 CAD prizes for the runners-up. The winner gets to meet and collaborate with risk theatre founder Edwin Wong in an online playwriting workshop. The workshop will culminate in a staged reading of the winning play which will be streamed online to an international audience.
Fee: 
$49 CAD
Restrictions: 
Open to all playwrights
Deadline: 
5 / 31 / 2024

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Thu, 28/09/2023 - 11:19am
Wichita State University School of Performing Arts (Wichita | KS)

Bela Kiralyfalvi National Student Playwriting Competition

The winning playwright will receive an invitation to be the guest-artist-in-residence for a development workshop culminating in a staged reading or a fully realized production at Wichita State University. Submission must be an original, unpublished and unproduced script. The residency may include class visits and other University events. The show may be entered as an associate or participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). The script will be submitted to KCACTF for consideration in playwriting award categories. Travel and lodging (within the US) is reimbursed.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to U.S. Citizens/permanent resident undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at any college or university in the United States
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
12 / 14 / 2023

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Thu, 28/09/2023 - 10:49am
New York City Children's Theater (New York | NY)

TYA Show Rights

TYA Show Rights accepts original plays and musicals for young audiences that ask big questions, incite curiosity, and spark spirited discussions among kids, parents, and teachers. We accept work that respects the intelligence of young audiences and compels adults and children alike. We hold our material to the same artistic standards as any company developing work for adult audiences. Only plays that have been professionally produced, or that are scheduled to be professionally produced are eligible for submission. We accept plays and musicals in three categories: immersive shows for audiences aged 2-5 (around 30 minutes in length), shows for audiences aged 4-8 (60 minutes), and shows for audiences aged 8 and up (up to 70 minutes).
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to all playwrights, playwriting teams, and theater companies
Submission Method: 
Email

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Thu, 19/12/2019 - 10:33am

Empowering Playwrights one Pixel at a Time: How Online Resources Can Fuel Your Playwriting Interests

Rachael Carnes

What if you want to write a play? Where to start? And what if you have a few plays? What to do with them? And what if you want to learn more skills as a writer? Where to go next? If you’re here, you probably already have some ideas. But member to member, I’ll offer some tips and tricks, in what has become a daily habit: Read, Write, Send and Find. Let’s go!

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Sun, 13/10/2019 - 11:37am

Exploring Character Through Environment

Courtney Meaker

Environment dictates more than we give it credit for in our writing. Give environment its due and follow your impulses to explore all facets of your character. Hopefully, the result will be characters that feel molded from the earth they grew up in. In this article, readers are taken through a three-part exercise to explore how environment dictates character and character dictates environment. 

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Sat, 14/09/2019 - 12:41pm

The Playwright & Biography

Tylie Shider

Arguably, some of the most successful American plays are gripped by biography. So, how do we shape elements of biography into dramatic works?

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