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Play Submissions
The Landing Theatre Company in conjunction with Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company and Wordsmyth Theater is now accepting full-length plays for the new Landing Theatre Festival being held July 4-8, 2012 in Houston, Texas. Four plays will be selected for staged readings at the festival. Selected playwrights receive a complimentary Festival Pass, but must cover their own travel expenses. The Festival will offer over 40 workshops, discounts to Landing Theatre Company productions, as well as special offers from other local theatres, hotels, restaurants and retailers in the Houston area.
Fees
1. There are no fees for submitting.
Format
1. Selected playwrights must attend the festival.
2. Each playwright will be paired with a local director prior to the Festival to prepare for the event.
3. July 4th Registration - Booths will be set up for Playwrights and their Directors to meet actors and accept resumes for their play. Playwrights are encouraged to bring and display materials about their story and production.
4. Playwrights and Directors will cast the play on registration night, based on the resumes received.
5. Each production will receive two rehearsals prior to the official reading.
6. The play will then be read in front of an audience, with a moderated discussion of the play afterwards.
7. On the final day of the festival, Playwriting Awards will be presented at the closing banquet.
Featured Playwrights attend free.
Submission Criteria
Submissions must meet the following criteria:
1. Playwright must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States of
America.
2. Play must not have been produced.
3. Play must not have had a public reading in the Houston area.
4. Submission must be received on or before January 31, 2012.
5. Submission must be a minimum of 30 pages long and have a minimum run time of 45 minutes.
6. Submission must be in .doc, .pdf or .rtf format.
7. There should be no playwright identifiers anywhere on the script. Your name and/or contact information should only be in the email.
8. Only one play per playwright per submission period.
9. No musicals, children's plays, or one-person plays.
To Submit Your Play
1. Please go to: www.landingtheatre.org
2. Playwrights will only be notified if your play is selected.
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