This item submitted by David Gersten, publicist
The New York Musical Theater Festival will begin accepting open submissions for its Next Link Project January 11th for the seventh annual festival taking place September 27 October 17, 2010.
Twelve of the Festivals full production slots are reserved for participants in The Next Link Project, NYMFs primary writer service program. The Next Link Project empowers emerging musical theatre writing teams as both artists and entrepreneurs by providing the training and relationships needed to help them move their musicals from mere readings to fully-realized productions and to advance their careers by maximizing the exposure they receive in the Festival.
Any work that has not been produced professionally in New York City may be submitted by authors with or without industry representation, but scripts should be ready for developmental production and the widespread exposure NYMF provides.All entries undergo double-blind evaluations by several members of NYMFs reading team, with finalists referred to our grand jury.
Authors submitting to The Next Link Project will need to provide a demo recording of their songs, a detailed synopsis of their show, a 15-page script sample (15 consecutive pages representing the heart of the show and including lyrics for at least one of the songs), a complete script, and, if applicable, proof of rights to adapt underlying material.
The Next Link Project will accept submissions from January 11th through March 1st, 2010 with an early bird deadline on February 1st. For important additional information, including details about what it takes to produce your show in NYMF (and what you get in return), please visit nymf.org.
