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In the four years the Staged Reading Series has been part of
Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, at least one of the slots in
its season has been filled by an original script written by a
local playwright. In the 2007-2008 season, two original one-act
plays were part of the season: Pia Zadora Sings Gershwin
by Deborah Gray and A Very Bad Day for Brandon Butterworth
by Scott Haan. The Scott Haan original script, A Very Bad Day for
Brandon Butterworth, has been published and has been
produced around the country.
The committee
that is putting together the 2011 - 2012 Staged Reading Series is
soliciting submissions for original scripts by local
playwrights. At least one original script will be included in
the series over the course of the full season.
Here are the original script submission guidelines:
- Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette
prefers a full script submission.
- Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette
will accept a query/synopsis with a 5-page dialogue sample.
- Enclose a self-addressed stamped
envelope or self-addressed stamped postcard with the
submission for response.
- Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette
prefers electronic submissions. They may be sent to
steve@lafayettecivic.org.
- Submissions may be sent via physical
mail to: Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, Attn.: Staged
Reading Committee, 313 N. 5th Street, Lafayette, IN, 47901
- There is no cost to submit an original
script. Playwrights are limited to submitting no more than 3
scripts.
- Deadline for submissions: September 1,
2011
- Response date: No later than September
30, 2011
- Chances of being selected: At least
one original script per year is included in the Staged
Reading Series out of the entire pool of submissions.
- Contract: There are no royalties paid
at this time.
- Cast size: 10 or fewer actors are
preferred.
- Geographic requirements: Playwrights
must reside in the 14-county area served by the Tippecanoe
Arts Federation -- Benton County, Carroll County, Cass
County, Clinton County, Fountain County, Howard County,
Jasper County, Montgomery County, Newton County, Pulaski
County, Tippecanoe County, Tipton County, Warren County and
White County.
Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette is community theatre
located in downtown Lafayette, Indiana. Its home is the historic
Monon Depot Theatre. The house has a seating capacity of 155.
“The thing
that makes a creative person is to be creative and that is all
there is to it.” – Edward Albee
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