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Pride Films & Plays Launches the Great Gay Play Contest

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Pride Films & Plays is proud to announce the launch of its Great Gay Play Contest, held in conjunction with Center on Halsted. This contest seeks new plays dealing with GLBTQ history, characters or themes and relevant to the world. The five finalists will be performed as staged readings in February 2011 at the Great Gay Theater Festival hosted by Center on Halsted. The final five finalists will also receive $400. Visit http://pridefilmsandplays.com/ggpc.html for contest rules and application.

A committee of veteran theater and film professionals, including artistic directors from the United States, England and Ireland, will select fifteen semifinalists. Five finalists will then be selected and read by a final committee including Marshall W.Mason, Dan Butler, Patricia Kane, and others. A complete list of readers is available at http://pridefilmsandplays.com/files/readers.pdf

This is an open contest for all persons 18 years or older as of the date of entry. International entries are encouraged. Contest fee for entries submitted between September 1 and September 30 is $30; contest fee for entries submitted between October 1 and October 31 is $45. Final deadline is October 31. Pride Films and Plays is dedicated to comprehending the history of great gay writing
and fostering its excellence in new works for the stage and screen. Founded in 2010, PFP recently conducted the Great Gay Screenplay Contest in conjunction with Chicago Filmmakers, and the fifteen semi-finalists will be announced August 22.

Through readings, contests, classes, screenings and full Theater Productions, Pride Films and Plays engage artists and audiences in the full developmental process needed to create great artistic experiences. For more details on either the readings or the contests, visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com. Pride Films can also be reached by phone at 773 250 3112 or by fax 773 281 4844.

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