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Submission |
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1. Open to all
Virginia student residents in grades 9-12. |
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2. No play
should be more than 25 minutes' running time
(approximately 20 pages). |
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3. All scripts
must be original - no adaptations of other authors'
work. NO SCREENPLAYS OR MUSICALS. |
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4. All scripts
must NOT have been previously produced in any capacity. |
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5. Scripts
must be typed with numbered pages and be securely
fastened. Please do not use a report cover or binder. |
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6. Each play
should have a filled out application (download
here) |
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7. Each play
must have a character breakdown and a cover page with
the following:
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Author's name |
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Address |
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School name |
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Phone number (Home & Cell) |
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Email (If you do not have email, please provide
parent's email address) |
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8. Playwrights
must also submit the New Voices
application form. |
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9. Authors
should keep a copy of their scripts, as the original
cannot be returned.
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10. As you
write your play, make sure each character has a specific
purpose for being their. Superfluous, small-part
characters deter production viability; further, if you
are including the brief appearance of this character in
order to introduce new information to further the plot,
re-examine how you can adjust the revelation of this
information through essential characters and action.
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DEADLINE FOR SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS: FEBRUARY 1, 2010. |
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AWARDS:
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High School
Playwriting winners join a two-week summer residency in
Richmond to continue their creative process. During the
two weeks, students will work with professional actors,
directors and playwrights, along with one another, in an
immersion into their creative art. The culmination of
the residency is the Festival of New Works, staged
readings of the winning high school plays followed by
discussions with the audience. All staged readings are
performed by Richmond theater professionals. If selected
to attend the residency, there will be a fee of $350 to
help cover activities expenses. You are welcome to
request financial aid to cover this fee.
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High School
winners can be considered New Voices winners without
attending the summer residency. If they do not attend
the residency, they will not see their play staged.
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WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON OR AROUND APRIL 30, 2010. |
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HOME | ABOUT | TESTIMONIALS | RESIDENCY
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TEACHERS |
APPLICATION |
HELPFUL HINTS |
CONTACT |
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New Voices
For The Theater • SPARC • 2106-A North Hamilton Street • Richmond, Virginia
23230 • 804-353-3393 • fax 359-9045 |
