EBE Ensemble Seeks One Acts Submissions Through 4/31

EBE Ensemble is accepting submissions through April 31 for their fifth annual new one-act play festival, Elephants on Parade 2012.
 
In 2009's Festival, The Interview by Nico Vreeland won Best New Short Script in the 2009 New York Innovative Theater Awards (www.nyitawards.com)­­. The 2010 festival ran at Teatro IATI in the East Village, next door to La Mama. Michael Roderick of BroadwayWorld called the six plays "golden," with "crisp and varied performances from a very talented group of young actors" and a "talented new batch of directors." The 2011 festival opens April 7 at New York Theatre Workshop's Fourth Street Theatre.

Around six plays will be selected for the festival, which will run for two or three weeks in April 2012 in New York City. Selected playwrights will receive a small stipend, be invited to participate in an audience talkback, and be featured in an online interview series surrounding the festival.
 
Submission Guidelines:
One-Act plays, less than 25 minutes in length.
Only electronic (emailed) submissions will be accepted.
Playwrights may submit 1 play free of charge. Additional submissions require a $5 reading fee per play. All plays should be attached to the same email message; payment instructions will be sent once the submission is received.

Plays may not have received a full production in the New York region (readings, workshops, non-professional school productions, or productions outside of NY, NJ, or CT are allowed).
Plays must have fewer than 6 characters; no more than 1 character may be outside of the ages of 16-30.

In addition to the play, all submissions should include:
Full contact information (email, phone, and mailing address) in the body of the email.
A writing resume (any other artistic resumes may also be included) attached.
A brief synopsis (less than 150 words) in the body of the email.
A complete scenic and character breakdown, including ages, in the body of the email.
The deadline for submissions is April 31. Earlier submissions are encouraged. Selected playwrights will be notified by June 1. To submit, please send all requested materials in PDF format ONLY to literary@ebeensemble.com.
 
Submissions cannot be considered for the festival until all required materials (and reading fees, if applicable) have been received.
 
EBE Ensemble is dedicated to developing and presenting new and unique works of theatre.  We believe that making theater accessible enhances our community and that, through an ensemble-based approach, we can better present quality theatre that strives for an emotional truth. Entering our fourth season this fall, we have produced three world-premiere full length plays, a world-premiere adaptation of one-acts by Anton Chekhov, several workshops, and created the annual "Elephants on Parade" one-act festival and "You Fill in the Blank" full-length play competition. For more information, please visit www.ebeensemble.com or email info@ebeensemble.com.

 

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