Fort Point Theatre Channel
GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE OTHER
A Festival of New Works for the Stage
Submissions due March 15, 2008
Festival Dates: June and August
GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE OTHER will take play June 27-28, 2008, in Boston. The festival will be repeated in the summer on Cape Cod. Unless otherwise arranged with a playwright, Fort Point Theatre Channel will be responsible for all aspects of the productions, such as engaging directors and performers, planning and running rehearsals, and providing basic technical support.
About GMO: Conformity and nonconformity are defined by political, economic, and social power. Today's heresy or deviance can be tomorrow's average-or dogma. GMO looks at our best and our darkest sides in a celebration of the quest for understanding ourselves and the magnificence of human beings.
The behavior of a so-called deviant is a reminder that a society constrains its members within very narrow margins. We are allowed to meet our most basic needs-such as how to express love or satisfy the universal craving for intimacy and understanding-in certain circumscribed forms. Radical departures from the acceptable may confront us with some of our own deep, hidden desires.
According to the teachings of Buddha, for a person to become perfect, two qualities must be developed equally: compassion and wisdom. GMO finds its inspiration in questions about those who may be outside the mainstream at a particular moment. What motivates them? Can they change to conform? Should they? What do the rest of us share with those who today think or act in ways that differ fundamentally from those around them? Why do we go to great lengths to deny something deep within ourselves?
Here are just a few of the many themes or ideas suggested: Obsession • The Relation Between Abuser and Abused • The Stigma of Illness • Biological and/or Physiological Dysfunction • Inappropriate Behavior • The Lives of Vegetables
Submitting Scripts to GMO: Please email scripts (PDFs or Word documents) by March 15, 2008, to writers@fortpointtheatrechannel.org. Playwrights whose works are accepted will be notified in early April.
Length: Anything under one hour.
Payment: Playwrights whose works are selected will receive an honorarium of $100, covering up to four performances.
Questions: Contact Silvia Graziano, Coordinator, 617.721.8555.
