Call for Submissions: 11th Annual Write From The Hip, Nightwood Theatre
October 26, 2009 — TAPANightwood Theatre’s 11th annual emerging playwriting program,Write From the Hip is now accepting submissions from 18-29 year-old women looking for an opportunity to develop and write a play and advance their craft.
Write from the Hip is a series of weekly workshops, mentoring andhands-on seminars in writing skills and professional play development specifically designed for emerging playwrights. Past mentors have included: D’bi Young, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Judith Thompson, Claudia Dey, Morwyn Brebner, Florence Gibson, Iris Turcott, Marjorie Chan and Lisa Codrington.
This year each participant will complete a new short work of 20-25 minute inspired by a newspaper article. The workshop will include a pitch session with artistic director Kelly Thornton. The play is then workshopped and staged on the final night of Write from the Hip in August 2010. Write from the Hip will begin January 25th and runs mainly on Monday nights from 6:30-9:30pm. Program Director is Anna Chatterton (scroll below for her bio).
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Participants are selected through submissions and personal interviews conducted by the program coordinators and Nightwood’s artistic director.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
November 27th, 2009
PLEASE EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING
- 10 pages MAX of an excerpt of one play or up to three plays, 12 point font. (can submit less than 10 pages if desired)
- Fill out Application Form (Click here to download)
- Please Do Not submit a cover letter or resume.
EMAIL SUBMISSIONS, WITH SUBJECT HEADING “WFH SUBMISSION” TO: monica@nightwoodtheatre.net
SNAIL MAIL SUBMISSONS
Anna Chatterton
Director of Youth Initiatives
Write From the Hip Submissions
Nightwood Theatre
55 Mill Street, Suite 301, Building No. 74
Toronto ON M5A 3C4
For more info please check out our website at http://www.nightwoodtheatre.
ANNA CHATTERTON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
Anna is a performer, playwright and librettist. She was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Opera in 2008. Past work includes Stitch (World Stage/Theatre Centre/urbanvessel), See Saw(Opera to Go) and Swoon (Canadian Opera Company). She is a co-founding member of the award winning theatre company Independent Aunties and co-wrote (with Evalyn Parry) and performed the triple Dora nominated Breakfast (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre), Clean Irene & Dirty Maxine (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre),Frances, Matilda and Tea and The Mysterious Shorts (Theatre Passe Muraille). Upcoming; Voice-Box (Harbourfront/urbanvessel, Fresh Grounds program), and Donna (Canadian Opera Company). Anna’s plays and operas have also been performed across Canada, the States and in Europe. Anna was Playwright in Residence at Tapestry New Opera Works and was part of the Artist Residency program at the Theatre Centre with companies Independent Auntie and urbanvessel. She is currently in Tarragon Theatre’s Playwright’s Unit and has been in units at The Canadian Stage Company and Factory Theatre.
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