Fresh Fruit, New York City''s July celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender arts and culture, is currently seeking submissions. "The festival enters its
fourth year of providing two weeks of LGBT culture and art. Diversity
is its keyword and the festival has presented many aspects of LGBT
culture from hip hop to cabaret from theater to spoken word and beyond," according to press notes.
The
festival accepts submissions of plays long or short, performance,
music, dance, video, film, multimedia, poetry, spoken word, fiction,
cabaret, musicals, mimes, dance, jugglers, visual art, comedy,
singing, baton twirling, tap, ballet, opera; any creative expression
is welcome.The submission deadline is February 5th, and those whose works are selected will be notified in mid-March. There is a $35 fee for Fresh Fruit membership, which includes (amongst
other things) free entrance to all Fresh Fruit Festival performances
forever.