BoCoCa stands for Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, three adjoining neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York. Presented by Husky Dog Productions (HDP), the BoCoCa Arts Festival will take place throughout the BoCoCa community and encompass all aspects of music, theater, visual, and performing arts. HDP will utilize unconventional venues — including bars, restaurants, theaters, empty storefronts and galleries — to perform and display artistic works of excellence. With this Festival, we strive to foster and challenge creative expression, as well as unite and support both the artists, residents, and businesses of these unique communities. Artists from all locations and walks of life are welcome to apply and engage in this collaborative effort to bring exceptional life to their work!

The application for the Theater and Performing Arts Division of the 2012 BoCoCa Arts Festival is an Electronic Online Submission. This division includes Drama, Classical, Comedy, “Dramedy,” Sketch Comedy, Musical Theater, Dance, Kid-Friendly and Individual and Group Performance Art, as well as any other type of live performance. We strongly encourage new works, New York City premieres, and/or works that have not been presented by your company in the past two (2) years.

Please see the application and festival information at: http://schedule.bococaartsfestival.com/
Final application deadline is March 2, 2012.

AMZ Creative, LLC announced it is accepting submissions for the 2012 Voices Inside Playwriting Residency at Northpoint Training Center, a male population medium security prison in Burgin, Kentucky.

Voices Inside is an inspirational inmate writing and theater program at Northpoint Training Center.  The program uses theater arts and creative thinking to increase communication skills, build self-esteem, humanize and enrich the lives of those closed off behind bars. It has received support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nathan Cummings Foundation.

The 2012 Voices Inside Playwriting Residency offers a unique eight-day exchange. Under the guidance of Voices Insides Artistic Director Robby Henson and playwriting instructor Liz Orndorff, the resident playwright will lead writing workshops and critique the inmates’ work.  The prisoner-playwrights will also read the visiting playwright’s work and discuss the playwright’s process and style. The residency will take place in July 2012.

Mac Rogers was the first recipient of the residency, and he spent two weeks in Kentucky in July and August 2011.  He taught the prisoner-playwrights how to set up a suspenseful play and to utilize silence in their work.  He said of the experience, “Working with the playwrights of Voices Inside was a profoundly rewarding experience. Seeing how much the act of playwriting means to these men was a powerful reminder for me of how much solace and enrichment there is in artistic expression. I was proud of what little I could teach them, and grateful for all they taught me.”

More information about the residency and the application may be found at www.northpointplays.com.

The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) is currently accepting submissions for its 10th Anniversary season to be held at the Here Arts Center in SoHo, NYC March 14- 31, 2012.

DUTF, produced by Creative Ammo Inc., is a three-week celebration of urban theatrical expression by a cross-section of playwrights. This annual event showcases theatrical works that echo the true spirit of urban life and speak to a whole new generation who lives defy categorizing along conventional lines.

For DUTF 2012, we will accept 15 theatrical works comprised of full-length productions (60-90 minutes) and shorts (30-45 minutes). Each work is performed only once during the festival. Three of the outstanding works produced during the festival will receive $1,000 awards in the categories of Best Play, Best Short and Audience. There is no submission or participation fee and each playwright will receive a $200 production stipend at the start of the festival to defray some of the production costs. To submit for DUTF 2012, please forward the following to dutfnyc@gmail.com:

(1) Bio with contact info of the playwright – name, address, phone # and email

(2) Photo of playwright

(3) Synopsis of theatrical work

(4) Complete script of theatrical work

(5) Actor/director/crew bios, if available

(6) Description of stage set (if any) and production needs (i.e. sound and lighting)

THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011.

The Musical Theater Program at Pace University, which embraces the development of new musicals as part of its mission, is currently accepting submissions of new musical theater works for a series of performances at Pace University in January 2012.

The chosen piece will be given a full reading in the Schaeberle Theater at Pace University in lower Manhattan, with actors chosen from the musical theater student body. There will be a two-week rehearsal period starting Tuesday, January 3, 2012 with seven performances starting January 18 and ending January 22, 2012.

Because of the short rehearsal time, completed scores and scripts are requested. Pace New Musicals will provide the space, the performers, a stage manager, a light board and light operator, and a director and music director.  If there is already a director and/or music director attached to the project and wants to continue that association, then it is up to the creators whether or not to use them for this reading.

PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING (If you would like your submissions returned, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your application):

• CD or mp3 files of three songs with sheet music (lead sheets are acceptable)
• A brief description of each song as to its plot placement
• A brief synopsis of the musical including time period and number of scene locations
• A character breakdown including age, sex, approximate vocal part and a short description of each character.
• Biographical information for each composer, lyricist & book writer. (Please include address/phone number/email)

SEND YOUR PACKAGE TO:
Robert Meffe
Pace New Musicals
c/o Pace University Department of Performing Arts
41 Park Row, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10038

or if submitting electronically: pacenewmusicals@gmail.com

If submitting electronically, please send files in Adobe pdf format, Microsoft Word format or Finale files up to Finale 2011.

Deadline: October 7, 2011

PLEASE NOTE:

• Please submit 3 songs only. If you send us a full recording, we will only listen to the first 3 songs.
• Submissions do not need to be produced in a studio. We are looking for talent and potential, not how well something is produced.
• You will be notified by October 15, 2011 if you have been selected to present your musical.
• Please include copyright clearances if they are necessary. Works cannot be considered without these.
• If the piece is currently under option, please submit a letter from the option holder giving permission for entry.

The T. Schreiber Studio New Works Project is committed to supporting the development of new plays in a safe and nurturing environment-one that serves the playwright and enriches the T. Schreiber Studio community as a whole. The studio provides the playwright access to the expertise of experienced theatre professionals, sophisticated and well trained actors, and a supportive, interactive, audience. In, the New Works Project, T. Schreiber will develop new theatrical productions through a series of staged readings and collaborative refinement, culminating in a professional workshop production. The goal is to foster and elevate writers’ work to its fullest potential.

The winning play will receive two staged readings, in Winter and Spring, 2012, performed by T. Schreiber Studio actors. To further develop the play, audience feedback is solicited and the production staff of T. Schreiber will work directly with the playwright to refine the production.  The New Works project culminates in a workshop production of the winning play for a short run in  July 2012.  There will be no cash prize provided for the selected play.  However, the developmental assistance provided for the selected playwright is invaluable.

Guidelines:

• Submission deadline: October 1st, 2011.
• Submission must be full-length in any genre.
• Plays may not have received a full-scale, professional production prior to submission.
• Playwrights with past production experience are especially encouraged to submit new work.
• Productions should be developed for the stage, not other media: e.g. screenplays or teleplays submitted as theatrical plays.
• One script per author.
• There is NO submission fee for the New Works Project.
• Plays should be between 90 minutes and 2 hours in length.
• Do not send more than the materials requested below. No incomplete submissions will be accepted. We do NOT return script or treatment submissions.

Phase I: Submit a two page maximum treatment of the play including title, character breakdown (please include age range and gender), and brief story synopsis. Also include 5 pages of consecutive sample dialogue. Playwrights should also include a one page bio and resume including contact information. All abstracts and dialogue samples will be read. From these, selected manuscripts will be solicited for Phase II by November 1st, 2011.

Due to the expected high volume of submissions, no materials will be returned to playwrights. Do not send a manuscript with or instead of the abstract. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be read. Paper copies must be mailed to T. Schreiber studio at the address listed below.

Phase II: All manuscripts that have been solicited for Phase II will be read and reviewed by the selection committee. Manuscripts should be neatly typed, securely bound and have the playwright’s name, contact address and phone number clearly visible on the front page. No unsolicited manuscripts.

Send treatment, sample dialogue and resume to:

T. Schreiber Studio
c/o New Works Project
151 W. 26^th Street, 7^th Floor
New York, NY 10001

LMCC is now accepting applications for the 2012 Swing Space residency program, providing studio space at Building 110: LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island, and rehearsal space at The Vaults at 14 Wall Street.

Application Deadline: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 5PM

Residency Dates + Locations

LMCC is currently accepting applications for Swing Space placement during 2012.

Visual Arts – Studio Space at Building 110: Residencies will take place in two five-month sessions between March – July 2012 and August – December 2012.

Performing Arts – Rehearsal Space in the Vaults: Residencies will take place in one of four staggered, overlapping six-month sessions between January – June 2012, March – August 2012, May – October 2012, and July – December 2012.

Swing Space is a project-based residency program that places visual and performing artists and arts groups in space for the development and presentation of new projects. Since its launch in 2005, Swing Space has placed over a thousand artists in more than 20 different locations throughout Lower Manhattan and on Governors Island all generously provided by the Downtown real estate community and LMCC’s programming partners. Swing Space is designed to address short-term space needs for a wide range of projects, and to encourage creative, experimental and collaborative approaches to artistic practice in unconventional spaces. More information about Swing Space including complete Application Guidelines is available on our website.

The Public Theater will now accept applications for the2013 Emerging Writers Group through Wednesday, August 31, 2011. As part of The Public Theater’s “The Public Goes Green Initiative”, applications for the fourth cycle of the Emerging Writers Group will be accepted via email for the first time, as well as by mail and delivery as in previous years. Through an open application process, The Public Theater will select 10 up-and-coming playwrights to join the Emerging Writers Group from January 2012 through December 2013.  

This year also marks the first time that applicants will apply for the newly expanded two-year cycle. The Emerging Writers Group is an ongoing two-year program that targets playwrights at the earliest stages of their careers and nurtures their artistic growth by providing necessary resources and support. Time Warner is the founding sponsor of The Public Writers Initiative.

Each emerging writer receives a two-year fellowship at The Public which includes a $6,000 stipend; participation in a bi-weekly writers group led by Literary Manager Liz Frankel and The Public’s Literary Department; master classes with established playwrights; career development advice and artistic support from acclaimed writers and Public artistic staff; complimentary tickets to Public shows and supplemental stipends for productions at other theaters; and a reading of their work in the Emerging Writers Group Evening of Excerpts and Spotlight Series.

For a complete list of eligibility requirements and application guidelines for 2013 Emerging Writers Group, please visit http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/88/155/. The deadline to receive all application materials is August 31, 2011.

Just ASK is returning with style and flair to host its EIGHTH – count it, EIGHTH – One Night Stand night of staged readings!

And we’re looking your way!
That’s right! We need talented writer/directors and actors such as yourselves to help us make our most popular and long-lasting event a rousing success. Our next One Night Stand, A Night of Staged Readings will be held on Thursday, July 7th from 7-9pm at the Irish Rogue Bar at 356 W. 44th St. b/w 8th & 9th Aves. To those of you who have participated before, you know what a blast this event always is. We are looking for writers and actors to submit themselves (or their works) for the event!! No auditions necessary!

Our new CONTEST FORMAT which we rolled out in early 2010 will continue with this event. Audience members will vote on their favorite pieces and the playwright whose piece receives the most votes will receive a CASH PRIZE!!!!

What We’re Looking For:
– 8-10 short, preferably humorous/upbeat scripts. We find short sketch-like pieces work best, as opposed to dramas or monologues.
– Actors to perform in said pieces.
– Musicians or variety acts (stand-up, poetry, flamethrower-juggling, etc.) – keep set-up simple! You will only have about 1 minute to set up / take down.

Here’s how it works:

Playwrights:
1) Please submit your piece digitally to justaskproductions@gmail.com (Microsoft Word .doc or Adobe .pdf formats preferable) with a run-time of 8 minutes or shorter (no piece above 8 minutes will be considered).
2) In your email, please let us know if you have a cast for your piece. This is the preferred option as you will have worked with your actors before, but fear not: if you need actors, just tell us in your submission email and we will cast your piece for you from the pool of actors who submit. It is crucial that you let us know if you need actors or not.
3) You must be able to both attend the event and direct your own piece (call time is 6pm and we should be done around 9 or 9:30). If you REALLY want to be involved and it is impossible for you to direct/attend, let us know, and we will do our very best to accommodate.
4) A small $10 acceptance fee is asked of the writer(s) upon selection of their piece – ie, you need not pay us anything until we let you know that your piece was accepted. This helps subsidize the cost of the evening and acts as both our insurance policy and as your contribution to the “pool” – if your piece wins, you’ll make your money back AND THEN SOME! The fee must be brought to the venue the night of in cash or check (no cards, please)
**Your piece will not be considered if you do not provide us with the information listed above**

Actors:
1) Please submit a headshot and resume if you’d like to be considered for a part (you MUST be available from 6-10pm on Sunday the 18th!!)
2) Not all actors will be used; it will be based on the number and types of roles that are present in the selected scripts.

Musicians/Variety Acts:
Simply email us with some information about yourself, what kind of act (or music) you plan on playing, and links to any demo tracks, clips, or website info you deem appropriate.

Submissions for writers, actors, and musicians are due by Midnight on Wednesday, June 15th. If you submit earlier, you have a better chance of getting in. We will notify participants on a rolling basis; that is, as we cast the shows we will let you know. Do not book anything for July 7th until you hear from us! Once we email you, you will have 48 hours to confirm your participation. If you accept a role, you are expected to perform!

The Yale Drama Series is an annual international competition for emerging playwrights.  The winner receives the David C. Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of the winning play by Yale University Press and a staged reading at the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven, Connecticut. 

Submissions for the 2012 Yale Drama Series competition must be postmarked no earlier than June 1, 2011 and no later than August 15, 2011.  The competition is open to any original, unpublished and unproduced full-length play in English.  For complete contest rules please visit http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/drama.asp