* DEADLINE EXTENDED *
CULTURE*PARK CALLS FOR SHORT PLAYS FOR 15th SHORT PLAYS MARATHON
CALL FOR SHORT PLAYS
Culture*Park is now accepting submissions of original plays for the 15th Annual Culture*Park Short Plays Marathon,
taking place Saturday, November 11th, in downtown New Bedford, in the Whaling Museum Theater. The interval for
play submissions begins July 15, and the deadline for play submissions to reach Culture*Park is, September 22, 2017.
We welcome your play submissions!
Plays will be read and selected by a committee of theater artists and writers. Selected plays will be posted on the Culture*Park website by Saturday, October 8, 2017, and playwrights will be contacted. The plays will be presented as staged readings by an ensemble of actors and directors on Saturday, November 11, 2017, beginning at 2pm, in the New Bedford Whaling Museum Theater.
Please note the following guidelines for submitting a play to the C*P Marathon 2017:
> Plays should be new, never produced
> Plays should have a 15 minute maximum running time (15 pages or fewer)
> Please submit one copy via email, as a .pdf
> Submissions should be in “standard play format”
> One play submission per playwright, please
> Include a (separate) cover page with playwright name and contact information
> Include a brief synopsis of the play and character breakdown
> Please confirm your availability to attend the Marathon on November 11 and participate in a brief panel discussion
about your play/process
> Seeking plays with Regional, ’Veterans Day’ or ‘11/11’ themes. (Not required. All plays are considered.)
> Seeking plays by high school, and college/university students for the Students Plays segment
> Please email the play, cover page and synopsis to: culturepark.ed@earthlink.net with “Marathon Submission” as the subject
> Submissions will be accepted between July 15 and September 22 – Deadline for submissions is 09/22/17
> Seeking plays with Regional, ’Veterans Day’ or ‘11/11’ themes. (Not required. All plays are considered.)
> Seeking plays by high school, and college/university students for the Students Plays segment
> Please email the play, cover page and synopsis to: culturepark.ed@earthlink.net with “Marathon Submission” as the subject
> Submissions will be accepted between July 15 and September 22 – Deadline for submissions is 09/22/17
For details, please email culturepark.ed@earthlink.net, or call Culture*Park at 774-202-0588.
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Culture*Park Theatre is a collaborative organization of theatre and performing artists, community members,
and others who support the production and development of new works in theatre and dance, especially those
with regional and culturally provocative themes. Through 14 past Marathons, Culture*Park has presented over
300 original short plays. Many of these new works have received further development, full production, and/or
publication.
and others who support the production and development of new works in theatre and dance, especially those
with regional and culturally provocative themes. Through 14 past Marathons, Culture*Park has presented over
300 original short plays. Many of these new works have received further development, full production, and/or
publication.
Sponsored in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council
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