Announcing the Eighth Annual Festival of American Authors....The Founders.
Scheduled for January 14th through 27th, 2013, The Founders Festival is a collection of new plays celebrating the spirit of Founding Fathers (and Mothers.) Works adapted from, inspired by, relating to the revolutionaries' work, life, and spirit are all welcome. Preference will be given to new works directly related to the writings of any of these seminal figures, but all submissions will be considered. Surprise us!
We are seeking submissions for CO-PRODUCTION and submissions are welcome from individual artists and performance companies alike. Co-producers will take full responsibility for conceiving and creating their contribution to the festival, with use of Metropolitan's space and physical resources. Metropolitan will coordinate and promote the festival as a part of its 21st Season: "The American Dream"
Submissions may be ten-minute plays, one-acts, or full length performances, no longer than 1 hour and 30 minutes. There are NO RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING STYLE. Adaptations, biographies, fantasies, treatises will all be considered. Selection by Metropolitan Playhouse will be based on relevance to the theme, artistic quality, feasibility of production, and suitability for the venue.
To elaborate: the Revolutionary founders are those thinkers, agitators, diarists, lawyers, poets, preachers, etc. who influenced the shape of the country to be. The pool of potential inspirations is broad and deep, including obvious figures such as John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. But women such as Abigail Adams, Mary Otis Warren, Phyllis Wheatley, Dolley Madison, and others should not be overlooked. FEEL FREE TO MAKE THE CASE for any writer—even the less well known—for being an influential voice. Any figure who bore clear relevance to the shaping of the foundational ideals and principles of the American experiment. Sources must be non-dramatic writing, but can be broadly varied, from Paine’s "Common Sense" to Washington’s Rules of Civility to the Declaration of Independence itself.
Important
Please note: these are co-productions. We are looking for proposals from producers (or authors, directors, actors who will produce themselves) of performances that YOU will stage at our facility. We are NOT looking for scripts for Metropolitan to produce.
Guidelines
Submissions will be accepted by e-mail (preferred) or snail mail (possible).
E-mail submissions should be in pdf format.
Submissions must include:
Cover sheet with
Name of Company/Artist taking responsibility for producing the work
Project Title
Relation to a founding figure and his/her writing
Performance Length (Max. 1 hr, 30 min. This is extremely important for scheduling.)
Contact Person
Telephone Contact
E-mail Contact
Project narrative of no more than 2 pages
Key artist biographies and, if applicable, company history
Sample text (may be the proposed script or a comparable work by the key artist(s))
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2012
E-mail (Preferred):
founders@metropolitanplayhouse.org
Mail (possible):
Metropolitan Playhouse
220 E. 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
Attn: Founders
Acceptance
Metropolitan will invite collaborators to be a part of the Founders Festival as soon as possible, and within two weeks of submission deadline.
Questions?
Alex Roe--212 995 8410 or alex@metropolitanplayhouse.org
Scheduled for January 14th through 27th, 2013, The Founders Festival is a collection of new plays celebrating the spirit of Founding Fathers (and Mothers.) Works adapted from, inspired by, relating to the revolutionaries' work, life, and spirit are all welcome. Preference will be given to new works directly related to the writings of any of these seminal figures, but all submissions will be considered. Surprise us!
We are seeking submissions for CO-PRODUCTION and submissions are welcome from individual artists and performance companies alike. Co-producers will take full responsibility for conceiving and creating their contribution to the festival, with use of Metropolitan's space and physical resources. Metropolitan will coordinate and promote the festival as a part of its 21st Season: "The American Dream"
Submissions may be ten-minute plays, one-acts, or full length performances, no longer than 1 hour and 30 minutes. There are NO RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING STYLE. Adaptations, biographies, fantasies, treatises will all be considered. Selection by Metropolitan Playhouse will be based on relevance to the theme, artistic quality, feasibility of production, and suitability for the venue.
To elaborate: the Revolutionary founders are those thinkers, agitators, diarists, lawyers, poets, preachers, etc. who influenced the shape of the country to be. The pool of potential inspirations is broad and deep, including obvious figures such as John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. But women such as Abigail Adams, Mary Otis Warren, Phyllis Wheatley, Dolley Madison, and others should not be overlooked. FEEL FREE TO MAKE THE CASE for any writer—even the less well known—for being an influential voice. Any figure who bore clear relevance to the shaping of the foundational ideals and principles of the American experiment. Sources must be non-dramatic writing, but can be broadly varied, from Paine’s "Common Sense" to Washington’s Rules of Civility to the Declaration of Independence itself.
Important
Please note: these are co-productions. We are looking for proposals from producers (or authors, directors, actors who will produce themselves) of performances that YOU will stage at our facility. We are NOT looking for scripts for Metropolitan to produce.
Guidelines
Submissions will be accepted by e-mail (preferred) or snail mail (possible).
E-mail submissions should be in pdf format.
Submissions must include:
Cover sheet with
Name of Company/Artist taking responsibility for producing the work
Project Title
Relation to a founding figure and his/her writing
Performance Length (Max. 1 hr, 30 min. This is extremely important for scheduling.)
Contact Person
Telephone Contact
E-mail Contact
Project narrative of no more than 2 pages
Key artist biographies and, if applicable, company history
Sample text (may be the proposed script or a comparable work by the key artist(s))
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2012
E-mail (Preferred):
founders@metropolitanplayhouse.org
Mail (possible):
Metropolitan Playhouse
220 E. 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
Attn: Founders
Acceptance
Metropolitan will invite collaborators to be a part of the Founders Festival as soon as possible, and within two weeks of submission deadline.
Questions?
Alex Roe--212 995 8410 or alex@metropolitanplayhouse.org
