Babes With Blades Theatre Company (BWBTC) announces the seventh round of JOINING SWORD & PEN, the international playwriting competition dedicated to expanding the canon of quality scripts featuring fighting roles for women.
Founded in 2005, JOINING SWORD & PEN asks writers to take inspiration from a work of visual art, using it as the basis for a new play. Since its inception, the competition has been sponsored by Fight Master David Woolley, Society of American Fight Directors. All submissions must be new, original works, inspired by the artwork that is the focus of the contest. The moment depicted in the inspirational image must be incorporated into the play.Submissions must be received by BWBTC by March 9, 2017. The winner will receive the Margaret W. Martin Award: the play will undergo development via BWBTC's Fighting Words program prior to premiering as part of BWBTC's 2018-19 season, and the playwright will receive a $1,000.00 cash prize. Artwork, rules, and deadlines are available on the BWBTC website at babeswithblades.org/joining-sword-pen. Babes With Blades Theatre Company uses stage combat to place women and their stories center stage. Through performance, script development, training, and outreach, our ensemble creates theatre that explores the wide range of the human experience, and cultivates broader perspectives in the arts community and in society as a whole.Videos