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10-Minute Plays Festival
The 2008 Rogue Valley 10-Minute Plays Festival (TMPF) has a submission new deadline of July 15 (received) and a new performance window of late August—early September.
Announcement
Since its inception seven years ago, this event has been produced for the benefit of AWE. Beginning in 2008, we are proud to announce that we will use the event to benefit another worthy organization. The beneficiary will change each year, and for 2008 we've selected a group that is very special to the residents of southern Oregon.
The 2008 event will be held in the latter half of August or early September and will be a benefit for Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS), a group that provides support services to the Jackson Country Animal Shelter. We are very proud to have this opportunity to work with FOTAS. Pairing the emotional impact of good theatre with the emotional ties that develop between people and pets or animals in the wild will create a powerful experience for both audience members and the participants.
FOTAS meets the special dietary and medication requirements of animals that come into the
Jackson County Animal Shelter. They also help with administrative tasks at the shelter and they hold adoption
clinics, spay/neuter clinics, and efforts in conjunction with other organizations. Their mission is to increase pet adoption, to improve the quality of life for animals kept in the county shelter, and to promote spay/neuter. The group also recruits foster parents who provide a temporary sanctuary and help find the perfect permanent home for a cat, kitten, dog or puppy.
Because of this partnership, AWE is now seeking plays that fit the theme of the event. (see Submissions section, below) Note that all scripts received will be considered, no matter the theme. We're changing horses for this event and will not punish any playwrights in the process.
If we are fortunate enough to have more great scripts than can fit in an evening, those scripts that fit the nature of the program will receive preferrential treatment.
The Process
Working with leaders from the AWE Readers Committee and directors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, all submissions will be read. Six to nine plays will be selected and then cast. Rehearsals will be held during the week before the event opens. Each play is given at least three rehearsals and four hours rehearsal time.
Selected plays will appear on our website and playwrights will be contacted at the e-mail address listed on the script cover page.
The Reward
Beginning in 2008 the event is moving to a larger venue. The Saturday night opening will be preceded by a gala. At present we also plan to hold a Sunday matinée. Winning playwrights will receive two tickets to the opening event and will be likewise welcome to attend any other related event.
Submissions
We are accepting plays from playwrights until July 15, 2008 (received). As this event is for the benefit of FOTAS, we are looking for plays that express the ties between humans and animals. No live animals will be allowed onstage, so please don't write a Siegried and Roy treatment that involves caged critters. Instead, focus on emotion, story, and character expression. Though the plays are short, we expect a big impact. It's not necessary to pen the next Seinfeld replacement. While we will look for a few comedies to fill the bill, we're also looking for solid drama, irony, and other dramatic attributes. Go wild!
Your script should be 8-12 pages in length with a cast size of 1-5 characters.
Previously produced scripts are accepted. Please give us the production history so that we can sing your praises in the playbill.
Send your script and your contact information via e-mail with a subject line of “TMPF Submission” to:
Again, please keep the piece to 12 pages or fewer. The script, however, must be a complete one-act play.
Acceptable file formats are limited to:
- Adobe Acrobat (.PDF)
- rich-format text (.RTF)
- plain text (.TXT)
- Microsoft Word (.DOC)
Note that MS Word and plain text scripts that arrive with an embedded virus will be deleted and not submitted to the selection process. Please make sure to keep your virus-checking software current and active.
Returns
Submissions are via the Internet, and thus there are no script returns necessary. Because you are subimitting your script as a file, we strongly recommend that you use the PDF format instead of one of the more easily editable text-based formats listed above.
Notification
AWE acknowledges each script received with a corresponding e-mail. If you don't hear back from us, please check your junkmail filter and then resubmit the script.
Beginning in late-July, the selected playwrights will receive notification via e-mail.
Playwright Requirements
Playwrights may be of any nationality and currently reside anywhere in the world. The plays, however, must speak to North American audiences.
Winners are encouraged to attend. You may meet with your director and cast and attend a rehearsal if you choose.
Winning playwrights are responsible for their own transportation to and from the area as well as their own lodging and meals. We will, however, give you a nifty AWE t-shirt and make you part of the event.
About the Fee
Fee? What fee? This event has no fees for submission or participation.