City Lit Theater Company seeks submissions to The Art of Adaptation, its festival of stage adaptations of non-dramatic literature. The festival will take place June 29, 30, and July 1, at City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue. We anticipate it will consist of 6 to 10 adaptations presented in various combinations over the course of the weekend. A panel of Jeff Award winning judges will view all performances and award a $500 cash prize to the adaptor of the piece judged the best of the festival.
THE RULES:
1. All pieces must be between 5 and 20 minutes.
2. It must be an adaptation of non-dramatic material—a short story, an essay, a memoir, poetry, an excerpt from a novel, a video game, what have you; but not material from a play.
3. Each adaptor is responsible for whatever royalties might be due on your piece, as well as for your own rehearsal process. City Lit will not provide rehearsal space prior to tech rehearsal, nor will it provide services of a director or any actors for any piece.
4. All pieces will be performed on the same simple unit set with the same simple light plot (including one special per piece). A stock of furniture will be provided. If your piece requires furniture beyond the provided stock, it is your responsibility.
5. City Lit will provide performance space, backstage and front-of-house crew, publicity, programs, tickets and the $500 cash prize.
To submit a proposal for entry into the festival, send a one-page description of the project you are proposing, and ten pages of your adaptation script, to Katy Nielsen at City Lit Theatre, 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago IL 60660. Proposals must be postmarked no later than April 30th.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Industry Ticket Offer
Clutter – MadKap Productions at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, is offering $15 industry tickets for Thursday and Friday night 7:30 performances through March 11. For reservations contact 773.404.7336 or visit www.greenhousetheater.org and mention the code “Industry”.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
G8/NATO
SO, Chicago will be hosting the G8 and NATO summits this Spring, but you already knew that. While it is unlikely that world leaders will be popping by your theatres, we should get ready. There will be a number of people from the foreign delegations in Chicago working on the summits throughout the month of May but more than that, I think it is an opportunity for us to generate discussions, plays, readings, and performance pieces around the topics that are typically discussed at these summits. Wouldn’t it be great if we could all get our audiences talking about global issues?
The League will be developing a page on our website of activities, discounts, etc. to run throughout the month of May, so please submit your events and offers to us (ben@chicagoplays.com). It can be anything, you can do a discount or tell us about your talkbacks, but it would be awesome if everyone came up with something that related somehow to the G8/NATO summits. We want to draw attention to theatre as a catalyst for examination of our world and the possibility of change.
During the month of May we will also be running a variation on our popular SHOWGO! program called SHOWGO8! See 8 shows during the month of May and win a $50 restaurant gift certificate. We won’t be doing the cards for this one – simply bring your 8 proofs of purchase to Hot Tix.
The Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture and the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau are both undertaking efforts to point journalists in the direction of culture as one of the highlights of Chicago. We will make sure that they know about your efforts.
Here are some things you may or may not know but I didn’t until a few days ago and you might find useful. The G8 Summit begins at Noon on Saturday May 19 and runs through Noon on Sunday May 20. The NATO Summit begins at 2:00 PM on Sunday May 20 and runs through 2:00 PM on Monday May 21. Specific street closings and security measures will not be announced until 2-4 weeks before the summit begins.
Questions?? Suggestions?? You know where I am.
Deb
The League will be developing a page on our website of activities, discounts, etc. to run throughout the month of May, so please submit your events and offers to us (ben@chicagoplays.com). It can be anything, you can do a discount or tell us about your talkbacks, but it would be awesome if everyone came up with something that related somehow to the G8/NATO summits. We want to draw attention to theatre as a catalyst for examination of our world and the possibility of change.
During the month of May we will also be running a variation on our popular SHOWGO! program called SHOWGO8! See 8 shows during the month of May and win a $50 restaurant gift certificate. We won’t be doing the cards for this one – simply bring your 8 proofs of purchase to Hot Tix.
The Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture and the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau are both undertaking efforts to point journalists in the direction of culture as one of the highlights of Chicago. We will make sure that they know about your efforts.
Here are some things you may or may not know but I didn’t until a few days ago and you might find useful. The G8 Summit begins at Noon on Saturday May 19 and runs through Noon on Sunday May 20. The NATO Summit begins at 2:00 PM on Sunday May 20 and runs through 2:00 PM on Monday May 21. Specific street closings and security measures will not be announced until 2-4 weeks before the summit begins.
Questions?? Suggestions?? You know where I am.
Deb
Chicago Theatre Intern Networking Event
Monday, February 27, 2011, 6 - 8 p.m.
Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn
Meet and network with interns at other Chicago theatre companies. Take part in breakout groups by job discipline led by established and emerging leaders in the Chicago theater community. Don't miss this unique opportunity to make connections and learn from the experience of leaders in the theatre community.
This event is FREE but space is limited! RSVP to ben@chicagoplays.com before Friday, February 24 to attend. Please pass on to your company's interns.
Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn
Meet and network with interns at other Chicago theatre companies. Take part in breakout groups by job discipline led by established and emerging leaders in the Chicago theater community. Don't miss this unique opportunity to make connections and learn from the experience of leaders in the theatre community.
This event is FREE but space is limited! RSVP to ben@chicagoplays.com before Friday, February 24 to attend. Please pass on to your company's interns.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Industry Ticket Offers
Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar - American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron, is offering $15 industry tickets for previews Friday 1/27 at 8 p.m., Saturday 1/28 at 8 p.m. and Sunday 1/29 at 3 p.m. Please call the box office at 773-409-4125 or go to http://www.atcweb.org/ and use the code PAREJA.
Penelope by Enda Walsh - Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted is offering $10 tickets for performances Tuesday, January 31st through Sunday, February 5th. To redeem tickets visit http://www.steppenwolf.org/ or call Audience Services directly at 312.335.1650 and use code “9704.” Tickets must be reserved at least one hour before performance. Subject to availability.
The Gingerbread House - Red Tape Theatre, 621 W. Belmont, is offering $10 industry tickets to preview performances February 2, 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.redtapetheatre.org for more info and the purchase tickets. Use code STUIND to reveal discounted pricing. Tickets also available at the door by seating is limited. Box Office is cash only. Contact Myah Shein at myah.shein@redtapetheatre.org with questions.
Penelope by Enda Walsh - Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted is offering $10 tickets for performances Tuesday, January 31st through Sunday, February 5th. To redeem tickets visit http://www.steppenwolf.org/ or call Audience Services directly at 312.335.1650 and use code “9704.” Tickets must be reserved at least one hour before performance. Subject to availability.
The Gingerbread House - Red Tape Theatre, 621 W. Belmont, is offering $10 industry tickets to preview performances February 2, 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.redtapetheatre.org for more info and the purchase tickets. Use code STUIND to reveal discounted pricing. Tickets also available at the door by seating is limited. Box Office is cash only. Contact Myah Shein at myah.shein@redtapetheatre.org with questions.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Pride Films and Plays Accepting Entries for Women's Work Contest
Pride Films and Plays is excited to announce that submissions to the second Women's Work Contest for plays and screenplays written by women featuring lesbian characters or themes will be accepted from February 1 to April 10.
Women's Work has both stage play and screenplay categories, and this year for the first time both Shorts and Full Length scripts and screenplays will be judged. Winning writers also earn a cash prize ($400 for full-length, $100 for shorts) and the authors will be invited to Chicago for up to ten hours of rehearsal with directors and actors from the Pride Films and Plays Artistic Ensemble prior to the performance.
Entry fee is waived if entry is received between February 1 and February 10. Regular deadline is March 10, with $15 fee. Final Deadline is April 10, with $30 fee. To make the final deadline, scripts must by received via email by 11:59 pm Central Time on April 10, 2012. CST. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
Authors may enter as many scripts as you wish, but each entry form can be accompanied by only one (1) script. Each additional entry will require a separate entry form and separate entry Fee. Only one free application may be submitted. If submitting a second script there is a $10 discount for the second entry fee. The full entry fee is due for all entries made after that.
The judges will name five finalists in both the Stage and Screenplay categories for full-length submissions, based on a scoring sheet found in the contest rules. The top two scoring scripts in each category will receive a cash prize of $400, and will be performed as staged readings July 27 to 29 during the Women's Work Weekend at the Hoover-Leppen Theater at Center On Halsted in Chicago. Authors will be invited to participate in up to ten hours of rehearsal with cast and director prior to the performance.
In the Shorts category, up to 8 screenplays and plays will be selected to be performed during the Women's Work Weekend, and each author whose work is presented in that festival will receive a $100 cash prize. Authors will be invited to participate in one rehearsal with cast and director prior to the performance.
Women's Work has both stage play and screenplay categories, and this year for the first time both Shorts and Full Length scripts and screenplays will be judged. Winning writers also earn a cash prize ($400 for full-length, $100 for shorts) and the authors will be invited to Chicago for up to ten hours of rehearsal with directors and actors from the Pride Films and Plays Artistic Ensemble prior to the performance.
Entry fee is waived if entry is received between February 1 and February 10. Regular deadline is March 10, with $15 fee. Final Deadline is April 10, with $30 fee. To make the final deadline, scripts must by received via email by 11:59 pm Central Time on April 10, 2012. CST. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
Authors may enter as many scripts as you wish, but each entry form can be accompanied by only one (1) script. Each additional entry will require a separate entry form and separate entry Fee. Only one free application may be submitted. If submitting a second script there is a $10 discount for the second entry fee. The full entry fee is due for all entries made after that.
The judges will name five finalists in both the Stage and Screenplay categories for full-length submissions, based on a scoring sheet found in the contest rules. The top two scoring scripts in each category will receive a cash prize of $400, and will be performed as staged readings July 27 to 29 during the Women's Work Weekend at the Hoover-Leppen Theater at Center On Halsted in Chicago. Authors will be invited to participate in up to ten hours of rehearsal with cast and director prior to the performance.
In the Shorts category, up to 8 screenplays and plays will be selected to be performed during the Women's Work Weekend, and each author whose work is presented in that festival will receive a $100 cash prize. Authors will be invited to participate in one rehearsal with cast and director prior to the performance.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Victory Gardens announces call for Ignition Festival Submissions
Victory Gardens Artistic Director Chay Yew and Executive Director Jan Kallish announce the third IGNITION Festival of New American Plays. Victory Gardens is searching for new, challenging, and innovative plays by writers of color for the 2012 festival. Submissions will be accepted through March 1, 2012.
The third IGNITION festival will create a productive environment for both emerging and established playwrights of color to explore and develop their new work. IGNITION continues Victory Gardens’ core mission of presenting new plays that reflect and speak to diverse communities in Chicago and throughout the country.
Six new plays will be presented in a festival of readings scheduled July 29-August 5, 2012. The plays will be directed by leading artists from Chicago and around the country. Following the readings, the plays may be considered for further development and possible production at Victory Gardens Theater. Victory Gardens provides selected playwrights with housing and transportation as well as a stipend for one rehearsal week beginning July 29, through the final event of the festival weekend on August 5, 2012.
Facts about submission for the third IGNITION festival
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2012
Announcement of Six Festival Participants: May 1, 2012
Festival Dates: July 29 – August 5, 2012
Submission Guidelines:
• There is no restriction as to subject matter. Victory Gardens hopes that a diversity of perspective will inform the plays, but the plays do not have to deal specifically with race, ethnicity or identity issues.
• The initiative is open to all playwrights of color.
• Submitted plays must be unproduced and must be in English or primarily in English.
• Playwrights may only submit one full-length play.
• Plays must be submitted by mail, not electronically, and should not be permanently bound.
• Please include a biography or resume as well as the reading/development history of the submitted script. Please be sure to include your email address as well as your phone number(s).
• Please include a return addressed postcard if you wish to be notified when the script arrives. All scripts will be recycled after reading and will not be returned.
• There is no submission fee.
Submission should be mailed to: IGNITION, Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60614.
The third IGNITION festival will create a productive environment for both emerging and established playwrights of color to explore and develop their new work. IGNITION continues Victory Gardens’ core mission of presenting new plays that reflect and speak to diverse communities in Chicago and throughout the country.
Six new plays will be presented in a festival of readings scheduled July 29-August 5, 2012. The plays will be directed by leading artists from Chicago and around the country. Following the readings, the plays may be considered for further development and possible production at Victory Gardens Theater. Victory Gardens provides selected playwrights with housing and transportation as well as a stipend for one rehearsal week beginning July 29, through the final event of the festival weekend on August 5, 2012.
Facts about submission for the third IGNITION festival
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2012
Announcement of Six Festival Participants: May 1, 2012
Festival Dates: July 29 – August 5, 2012
Submission Guidelines:
• There is no restriction as to subject matter. Victory Gardens hopes that a diversity of perspective will inform the plays, but the plays do not have to deal specifically with race, ethnicity or identity issues.
• The initiative is open to all playwrights of color.
• Submitted plays must be unproduced and must be in English or primarily in English.
• Playwrights may only submit one full-length play.
• Plays must be submitted by mail, not electronically, and should not be permanently bound.
• Please include a biography or resume as well as the reading/development history of the submitted script. Please be sure to include your email address as well as your phone number(s).
• Please include a return addressed postcard if you wish to be notified when the script arrives. All scripts will be recycled after reading and will not be returned.
• There is no submission fee.
Submission should be mailed to: IGNITION, Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60614.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Industry Ticket Offer
Ameriville - Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. is offering $15 tickets for preview performances January 27 through February 5. Call 773.871.3000 to purchase your tickets and use Code INDUSTRY. To learn more visit http://victorygardens.org/onstage/ameriville.php.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Your Artistic Home
HowlRound recently launched an interesting new series about the search for an Artistic Home. Todd London the Artistic Director of New Dramatists kicked off the series last week by writing an insightful and inspiring response to the questions of what makes an artistic home and how do you find one? (Click here to read his entire piece.) In his post he includes a list of 16 suggestions for how we can create or build an artistic home for others. Some of his ideas would be more challenging, but I really like how simple some of the suggestions are such as providing free snacks and food. It doesn't take much work, but it could go a long ways towards creating a friendly and welcoming environment for artists. Does your theatre have any special traditions or ways of creating an artistic home? What are you doing to build that supportive environment for your artists, ensemble, company, staff, board etc...?
Register for the Arts & Education Exchange Summit
The Arts & Education Exchange Summit 2012 is a new event to connect educators with Chicago's arts providers. The Summit will take place on Saturday, February 4th at the Chicago Cultural Center from 10am-2pm.The Arts & Education Exchange Summit is a one-stop resource expo to help educators enhance their instruction in the arts and other subjects. Educators are invited to meet with over 50 representatives from local arts and cultural organizations and to attend workshops led by experts in the field on a range of topics from how to build successful partnerships, to fundraising, and tools to assess the impact of partnerships on students. Attendees also have the chance to win free arts programming for their students.
RSVP by Wednesday, February 1, 2012 online or by calling 312.742.1761.
Eclipse Theatre Crafting O'Neill Event
Eclipse Theatre Company presents Crafting O'Neill: A Sneak Preview of their 2012 Season. Sunday January 22 at 3pm and Monday January 23 at 7pm at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N Southport. Featuring scenes from the 2012 Season, including Beyond the Horizon, Ah, Wilderness! and Long Day's Journey into Night, plus a special glimpse into O'Neill's long-lost play Exorcism. A reception and discussion with the artists will follow the event. Admission is free with a $10 suggested donation. To RSVP, please call 773-325-9655 or email info@eclipsetheatre.com.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Space Availability at Stage 773
Stage773 has DISCOUNTED last minute space available! Fully renovated Northside theatre space available for February/March at Stage773. Proscenium space seats 148 and theatre in great location near public transportation comes with lighting package, full box office and marketing assistance. Contact Jill Valentine at (773) 929-7367 x111 or jill@stage773.com for details.
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