Writers Guidelines



		Writers Guidelines ESTROGENIUS 2009 Short Play Showcase Submissions Information DATES, DETAILS & DEADLINES FOR SHORT PLAY SHOWCASE SUBMISSIONS · Please respect all details & deadlines. · Chosen plays will be announced on May 1, 2009. · The festival runs Fall 2009 [Exact dates to be announced soon]. · PLEASE READ ALL GUIDELINES & INFORMATION THOROUGHLY. REQUIREMENTS & GUIDELINES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS Each qualifying submission is thoroughly reviewed. Please do us the same courtesy by thoroughly reviewing and following all submission guidelines. Thank you! Plays submitted outside the specified dates and/or guidelines WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. We are primarily looking for new short plays by female writers, but we do consider submissions by male writers that explore complex female characters and perspectives and are appropriate for a celebration of female voices. Please don’t put a woman’s name on your play. It WON’T help you. We will only consider plays that have not yet been produced in New York City. Submissions for Estrogenius 2009 are accepted by mail or in person between January 15 and March 2, 2009. No electronic submissions are accepted. Submissions must be postmarked by March 2, 2008. Please number the pages of your script, and include a character breakdown and a 1 – 3 sentence description of the play. Submissions must be accompanied by a completed cover sheet. . Submissions received without the cover sheet will not be considered. Maximum length is 20 pages, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. Preferred length is 10-15 pages, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. There are no stipulations on content or subject matter. Material need not be women’s issues oriented. We’re interested in all that women are writing about. We find that true short plays work best – with a definitive beginning, middle and end. Selections cut from full length plays work less well in our experience. You may submit ONLY one play (so, pick your favorite!) If you submit more than one play, one will be chosen at random to be read, and the OTHERS WILL BE DISCARDED. Playwrights must be open and willing to work on possible re-writes and/or cuts. IF your play is chosen and it is running longer than 20 minutes, you MUST cut. NO EXCEPTIONS! All plays should require only simple production values (sets, lights and costumes). manhattantheatresource has an elegant, intimate theatre. Storage and wing space is extremely limited. If it can’t be done with a bench, a table, a few chairs and some imagination, then please don’t submit it! All short plays must have a minimum of two characters. If you have a one-woman show, please look at the guidelines for our Sola Voce miniature festival of solo shows. No attached casts or directors. (You may refer actors and directors for audition/interview.) Submitted materials WILL NOT BE RETURNED. A Self Addressed Stamped Post Card should be included if you want acknowledgment of arrival. NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS PLEASE! MUST BE POSTMARKED OR DELIVERED IN PERSON BY MARCH 2, 2009: manhattantheatresource 177 MacDougal Street NY, NY 10011 Attn: ESTROGENIUS SHORT PLAY SHOWCASE - play selection Please make sure to write “ESTROGENIUS SHORT PLAY SHOWCASE” on your submission so it will be entered properly. Thank you for your interest in ESTROGENIUS 2009! .
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