Northeast Indiana
Playwright Contest

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
Deadline: Noon, September 1, 2009
www.fwcivic.org

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The Fort Wayne Civic Theatre announces its 1st Northeast Indiana Playwright Contest!

In addressing the creative writing needs of the communities we serve, the Civic Theatre has established a playwright contest encouraging emerging and professional playwrights to submit their unproduced and unpublished one act or full-length plays to be presented as a reading or production at our Civic Off-Main location in June 2010.

When the imagination is free to explore, not knowing any boundaries, and without intimidation, self-esteem and confidence matures in developing one's craft. Being a playwright requires soul searching, risk taking, courage, research, readings, feedback, and lots of rewriting that will hopefully lead to a fully staged production. The Civic Theatre continues to foster the creative potential that is within us as actors, dancers, singers and now as playwrights.

Types of material: One acts to full length plays.
Frequency: Annual.
Remunerations: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$750, 3rd Place-$500, and possible stage reading and/or production June 4 - 20, 2010 at the Allen County Public Library as a Civic Off-Main Production.
Guidelines: Current or former resident of Northeast Indiana within a 90 mile radius of Fort Wayne, IN., must be 19 years of age or older, unproduced and unpublished plays only (no musicals), suggested sets or unit set, cast limit of 10, previous submission ineligible unless prior permission is granted, 1 submission limit.
Submission procedures: 10 pages of your script, SASE or self addressed reply card with postage, 1 page synopsis, playwright's bio and contact information. The playwright's name should only appear on the title page and not on the subsequent pages of the script. Entry form available on-line at www.fwcivic.org. Script submissions will not be returned. No entry fee.
Deadline: September 1, 2009.
Notification: January 30, 2010.
Performance/Reading dates: June 4 - 20, 2010 (potentially 11 performances).


MAIL TO:
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
c/o Northeast Indiana Playwright Contest
303 E. Main St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
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