The GTC New Play Initiative
Now with No Entry Fee and Electronic Submission!
The GTC New Play Initiative is an intensive play development program in contest form where the final winner is guaranteed a full production at our home theater in Burbank, California. We are looking for exciting new plays and musicals in any style that are practical for mid-sized professional theaters.
The NPI is a tiered program. Each year, a minimum of four scripts are selected to have readings; two of those go on to workshops; and one of those receives a full production.
Since 2005, production winners of the NPI have garnered:
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2010.
What We’re Looking For....
Full-length, original plays or musicals (translations and adaptations are acceptable). The script must be unencumbered with no contractual or verbal commitments to producers, theaters, directors or actors at this time.
We prefer scripts that have had no previous professional productions (amateur productions, readings, and previous workshops are fine), but will accept any script as long as it hasn’t been previously produced in New York at a Broadway or Off-Broadway level or regionally at a LORT A, B, or C level.
Now with No Entry Fee and Electronic Submission!
The GTC New Play Initiative is an intensive play development program in contest form where the final winner is guaranteed a full production at our home theater in Burbank, California. We are looking for exciting new plays and musicals in any style that are practical for mid-sized professional theaters.
The NPI is a tiered program. Each year, a minimum of four scripts are selected to have readings; two of those go on to workshops; and one of those receives a full production.
Since 2005, production winners of the NPI have garnered:
- 9 LA Ovation Award Nominations;
- 8 LA Weekly Award Nominations, and won the
- LA Ovation Award for Best New Play and Best New Musical!
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2010.
What We’re Looking For....
Full-length, original plays or musicals (translations and adaptations are acceptable). The script must be unencumbered with no contractual or verbal commitments to producers, theaters, directors or actors at this time.
We prefer scripts that have had no previous professional productions (amateur productions, readings, and previous workshops are fine), but will accept any script as long as it hasn’t been previously produced in New York at a Broadway or Off-Broadway level or regionally at a LORT A, B, or C level.
