Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Now Accepting Submissions for 2015 National Music Theater Conference

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is now accepting projects for development during the 2015 National Music Theater Conference. Applicants may submit music theater works for consideration through Monday, November 24th, 2014.

The National Music Theater Conference, led by founding Artistic Director Paulette Haupt, supports the development of all styles and genres of music theater, including operas and hybrid works. The authors of selected works will be awarded a two week residency during June or July 2015 with a stipend, housing, meals, and transportation to support an intensive rehearsal process and four script-in-hand public readings.

Paulette Haupt is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the National Music Theater Conference since its inception in 1978. Ms. Haupt notes, "the open submission process at the O'Neill Theater Center speaks to the heart of our mission and to the artists we support at the Conference. So many of the works that have been developed here were written by creative talents who had no agent representation, and were it not for this policy we would likely have overlooked extremely deserving projects in need of development."

The National Music Theater Conference aims to provide a supportive and challenging environment in which emerging and established creative artists can take risks in order to refine and illuminate their work's vision during its formative stages. Since its inception, NMTC has developed more than 110 works.

Open Submissions is a key element of the National Music Theater Conference mission to develop diverse voices and new works for the American Stage, requiring neither agent submission nor previous experience. Both original and adapted works are accepted; written rights to any material not in the public domain must be included with application and materials submitted. Projects that have been produced by a professional company must receive approval before applying.The O'Neill typically receives as many as 210 scripts for consideration.

Submission Details:

• Early submissions are strongly encouraged.
• No agent is required.
• Both electronic and hard copy applications are accepted.
• The submission fee is $35 USD and covers the cost of the process.

The O'Neill will also host two online Q&A sessions about the process on the O'Neill Facebook page: Wednesday, November 5th at 3pm and Monday, November 17th at 7pm.

Visit http://www.theoneill.org/summer-conferences/nmtc/submission-info/ for application and guidelines. Please direct any questions about the conference to Anne G. Morgan, Literary Manager at (860) 443-5378 ext. 227 or email litoffice@theoneill.org.

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