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Thursday, November 10, 2011

#NEWPLAY COMMONS: "Playwrights Wish List" (stewarded by @GwydionS) Organizations, Read This! by Arena Stage

"PLAYWRIGHT WISH LIST" excerpt: Submissions: Nuts and Bolts No playwright should ever receive a rejection letter that begins with anything that resembles “Dear [INSERT NAME OF PL…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 03:33PM

#NEWPLAY TV LIVE: Fri 5:15pPT / 8:15pET @CapitalFringe's "Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species" by Michael Merino by Arena Stage

LIVE on #NEWPLAY TV -- Friday, Nov 11 at 5:15pm Pacific / 8:15pm Eastern "Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species" by Michael Merino A Man. A Squirrel. A Controversial Theory. The mus…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 03:05PM

#NEWPLAY TV LIVE: @HStancetheater's "Cabaret Macabre" Sun 11aPT / 2pET (@NETEnsembles Member) by Arena Stage

LIVE on #NEWPLAY TV on Sunday, Nov 13 at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern: Happenstance Theater, Washington DC (member of the Network of Ensemble Theaters) performs The ALL-NEW Cabaret Macabre. In…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 03:02PM

#NEWPLAY OPPS: STAGE Science Script Competition Dec 1 (via @2amt &@MrSamuelFrench) by Arena Stage

Submitted plays must explore scientific and/or technological stories, themes, issues and/or events. Science and/or technology must figure prominently in the script, whether in content or for…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 12:06PM

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @IDTheater's Seven Devils Playwrights Conference deadline now! by Arena Stage

id Theater accepts open submissions for the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference only. All other id projects are drawn from artists we have met and/or worked with through the Conference. READ…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:00AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

#NEWPLAY OPEN SOURCE: Join Our New Series 'Knowledge Sharing' with @pkcarl by Arena Stage

KNOWLEDGE SHARING Join the #NEWPLAY community for a new open source initiative called "Knowledge Sharing" - a series that enables ANYONE who has a particular expertise or significa…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 07:57PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: @urbantheater Accepting New Plays! by Arena Stage

Urban Theater Company (UTC) is committed to the creation and exploration of urban-inspired works that convey, illuminate and empathize with the human experience.“From the streets to the st…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 02:07PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: @PioneerPlayhous Northpoint Voices Inside Playwright Residency by Arena Stage

The Voices Inside program is an inspirational inmate writing and theater program at Northpoint Training Center that uses theater arts and creative thinking to increase communication skills, …

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:00AM

#NEWPLAY FEST: @HotCityTheatre Presents The 6th Annual Greenhouse New Play Fest by Arena Stage

FOR MORE CLICK HERE! Our news is sourced from the #NEWPLAY community on Twitter who is revolutionizing the flow of information and knowledge in our field. If you have something to share of n…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:00AM
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

#NEWPLAY HOT CONVOS: Wrap up of the "Weekly Howl" for Nov 8 by Arena Stage

THE HOWL Today's HowlRound.com "Weekly Howl"-- The new works community's weekly Twitter conversation on hashtag '#newplay' -- was totally poppin'! Thanks to all that came to talk a…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 08:44PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: @DramaLeague Directors Project Applications open! (via @_plainKate_) by Arena Stage

The Directors Project: Enhances young directors’ artistic growth, broadens their knowledge, and hones their skills by providing opportunities to work with and learn from leading theatre ar…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 08:03PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: @Sundancefest Theatre Lab App Deadline is Nov 15 by Arena Stage

Guidelines and Application available at www.sundance.org/theatreapp Thank you! Our news is sourced from the #NEWPLAY community on Twitter who are revolutionizing the flow of information and …

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 01:26PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: @LarkPDC Playwrights' Week Submission Due Nov. 30th by Arena Stage

The Lark is introducing Playwrights' Week, an open submission for writers based anywhere in the world with scripts-in-progress. The Deadline is Nov. 30th For More Click Here! Our news is sou…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 11:00AM

What's the topic for the Weekly Howl today at 3pm EST on hashtag #newplay? "Arts Funding" by Arena Stage

Last night at New Dramatists in New York, there was a debate about arts funding in the U.S. between New Dramatists resident playwright J.T. Rogers and Dr. Eric Helland, former member of the …

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:43AM
Monday, November 7, 2011

#NEWPLAY DISPATCH: Visiting @Mixed_Blood to check out Radical Hospitality by Arena Stage

ON THE ROAD...by Erin Michelle Washington Hey World! I am headed out to MN to visit Mixed Blood Theatre and their amazing program, Radical Hospitality Stay on the lookout for video clips, st…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 12:00PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: The 2012 National Music Theater Conference Accepting Scripts by Arena Stage

The 2012 National Music Theater Conference has begun accepting scripts through our Open Submission Process from November 1st, 2011 through December 1st, 2011. FOR MORE CLICK HERE! Thank you …

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 11:00AM

#NEWPLAY LISTS: @GwydionS stewarding a commons project "Wish List" for Playwrights by Arena Stage

CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR WISHES TO THE PLAYWRIGHT WISH LIST Thank you @GwydionS! Our news is sourced from the #NEWPLAY community on Twitter who is revolutionizing the flow of information and k…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 09:59AM
Sunday, November 6, 2011

#NEWPLAY POLL: Take quick Arts Funding Poll in prep for LIVE Debate @NewDramatists Mon 7pmET by Arena Stage

Click here to take the 1 question poll in preparation for the livestreamed debate on #NEWPLAY TV Beyond the Culture Wars: Arts Funding in America Monday, November 7th - 7:00pm Eastern / 4:00…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 09:09PM

#NEWPLAY TV ARCHIVE: @SteppenwolfThtr on Social Media & @OrlandoShakes' Making a Living as Playwright by Arena Stage

#NEWPLAY TV is a commons project for the new works theater field. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and develop our knowledge commons - collectively. Pr…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 09:07PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: @Unicorntheatre Now Accepting Play Submissions by Arena Stage

Unicorn Theatre accepts scripts on an on-going, year-round basis, which allows us an opportunity to search for, develop and produce new plays that meet the overall criteria of the Unicorn Th…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 01:09PM
Friday, November 4, 2011

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @PWCenter Jerome Fellowships for Emerging Writers due Nov 18 by Arena Stage

Jerome Fellowships Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowships are awarded annually, providing emerging American playwrights with funds and services to aid them in the development of their craft.…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 12:18PM

#NEWPLAY TV: @NewDramatists' Arts Funding Debate opens LIVE Q&A via hashtag #newplay by Arena Stage

Beyond the Culture Wars: Arts Funding in America Monday, November 7th - 7:00pm-8:00pm Eastern or 4:00pm-5:00pm Pacific UPDATE: Participate in the LIVE Q&A session via the hashtag #NEWPLA…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 12:06PM

#NEWPLAY BRIGHT SPOT: @Mixed_Blood & Revolutionizing Access through 'Radical Hospitality' by Arena Stage

"Every theatre won’t be able to give the tickets away for free. The key is the mission. Our mission makes us do this. If we’re going to walk our talk, this is something that we have…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 09:00AM

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @PcsGhost accepting submissions for JAW fest (via @CS_Dramaturgy) by Arena Stage

Portland Center Stage is now accepting script submissions for next summer's JAW festival! Please read over the submission guidelines below, and contact us at [email protected] with any questions. …

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 12:26AM
Thursday, November 3, 2011

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @LarkPDC Van Lier Fellowship for Artists of Color by Arena Stage

The Lark Play Development Center will offer two one-year fellowships for emerging, New York-based, economically disadvantaged artists of color. One director and one playwright will receive $…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 05:18PM

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @NYTW's Emerging Artists Fellowships by Arena Stage

New York Theatre Workshop is now accepting letters of intent to apply for the following 2012 / 2013 Emerging Artists Fellowships. Pending funding, NYTW will accept up to six emerging artists…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 05:11PM

#NEWPLAY FEST: Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre's ScriptFEST (via @PatriciaMilton) by Arena Stage

ScriptFEST 2011 SART's 30 Annual Playwrights' Conference November 4-6, 2011 UNC Asheville Campus Asheville, NC FIND OUT MORE Everyone thank @PatriciaMilton! Our news is sourced from the #NEW…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 04:42PM
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

#NEWPLAY TV: Sat Nov 5 at 4pm PST NNPN's @OrlandoShakes' PlayFest Keynote: Jeffrey Hatcher by Arena Stage

a #NEWPLAY TV livestreamed event produced by Orlando Shakespeare Theater PLAYFEST! Keynote Speech by Jeffrey Hatcher "What the Audience Knows" The information, prejudices and expec…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 11:11PM

#NEWPLAY TV LIVE: Sun Nov 6 at 11am PST: NNPN's @OrlandoShakes Panel "What's a Playwright Gotta Do to Make a Living?" by Arena Stage

a #NEWPLAY TV livestreamed event produced by Orlando Shakespeare Theater What's a Playwright Gotta Do to Make a Living? Sunday, Nov 6 at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern #NEWPLAY TV is here: http:…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 11:03PM

#NEWPLAY TV LIVE: @NewDramatists Mon Nov 7 at 7pm EST: Debate on Arts Funding by Arena Stage

a #NEWPLAY TV livestreamed event produced by New Dramatists, NYC. Beyond the Culture Wars: Arts Funding in America Monday, November 7th - 7:00pm Eastern, 4:00pm Pacific Please join us - in p…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:43PM

#NEWPLAY TV LIVE: @SteppenwolfThtr Sun 11am CST: How to Engage 21st Century Audiences in New Plays by Arena Stage

a #NEWPLAY TV livestreamed event from the First Look Festival at Steppenwolf, Chicago on Sunday, November 6th - 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern. How to Engage 21st Century Audiences in New Plays …

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:18PM

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