HB Playwrights from Julie McKee’s Playwriting classes are invited to submit original work for the Pat & Julie Project, a weekend of staged readings on November 9 & 10, 2019 in the HB Playwrights Theatre.
Application Deadline: Aug 12
(NOTE: In addition to online submission, hard copies must be snail-mailed and received by this date)
Up to six (6) selected plays will be paired with directors from Pat Golden’s Director’s New Play Lab for a joint Staged Reading Project. The staged readings will be presented to an invited audience. This is an opportunity to see your play beyond the sit down reading, and to work with a director. The process will directly address the art of collaboration. Dramatist Guild Guidelines and AEA Staged Reading Guidelines will be honored. PLEASE NOTE: A staged reading is not off book. Scripts will be in hand.
ELIGIBLE SCRIPTS:
- The first scene of a full length play
- A ten minute play
OPEN TO PLAYWRIGHTS REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING CLASSES:
- Playwriting or Playwriting – Studio Practice for the Fall Term 2019
- Playwriting – Technique for the Fall Term 2019 IF you have completed assignment 5, in which case you may submit a 10 minute play originating from class.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS:
- (midnight) August 12, 2019. Plays must be received by this time and date, no exceptions.
DELIVERY:
- In addition to attaching a PDF of your submission to the online application, you must deliver TWO hard copies. These must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by Aug 12:
Snail mail/deliver 2 HARD COPIES to:
P&J Script Submissions
C/O HB Studio
120 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- Only one submission per playwright.
- Not previously produced.
- Plays must have originated in one of Julie McKee’s playwriting classes.
- Plays must be formatted in the industry standard format used in class.
- Plays/scenes can run 10-12 minutes in the above format.
- Include a cover page with name of play, your name, phone and email attached to your play. If you don’t we can’t contact you.
- Include a character list page.
- Plays must be stapled.
SHOULD YOUR PLAY BE CHOSEN:
- Art of Collaboration : As this is a project designed to learn and celebrate the art of collaboration, you must be available to collaborate, which means playwright and director will have to come to mutual arrangement about rehearsal schedules, casting and concept, all part of the collaboration. Playwrights must attend first rehearsal.
- Rewriting : Be ready to revise/rewrite if necessary as many times as it takes to get your play in the best shape possible. You may bring your play into class for this purpose. However, if the play does not progress to a satisfactory level according to Julie McKee, the play will not be performed.
- Producing the evening is the responsibility of the directors and playwrights. For example, should you need to rent rehearsal space, the director and playwright go 50/50 in expenses.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Meet and Greet : You must be available to attend in order to meet your director:
- 3:30pm-5:30pm, Monday Sept 16
- Pat’s Directing class – First Floor Studio, 120 Bank Street
- Casting: You must also be available to attend the casting/sessions:
- 2:30-9PM, Monday, Sept 23
- 2:30-9PM, Monday, Sept 30
- HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
- Rehearsals: may begin as soon as you are cast.
- Tech: Be ready to attend as this might be the last time you get to see your play and your input may be valuable:
- 12-6PM, Wednesday, November 6
- 12-6PM, Thursday, November 7
- 12-6PM, Friday, November 8
- 12-4PM, Saturday, November 9
- Performances:
- 7PM, Saturday, November 9, 2019
- 7PM, Sunday, November 10, 2019
- VENUE : HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street
If you cannot make any of the Performances or Casting Sessions, or the Meet and Greet YOU SHOULD NOT SUBMIT. The Meet and Greet is where more info will be relayed, it’s where you will meet your director, talk about the play, and questions can be asked.
PLAYWRIGHT PARTICIPATION:
- If your play is selected, you must be prepared to participate in the process, i.e. Meet and Greet, meetings with the director, casting ideas/session, attend the first rehearsal and other rehearsals (though not all of them) and performances. If you do not intend to participate fully, then please do not submit.
PLAYWRIGHT POINT PERSON: (crucial to facilitate important communications between Pat, her point person and playwrights)
- One Playwright will need to step forward as a Point Person to work with Pat’s Directing Point Person to help disseminate information among the playwrights regarding tech rehearsals and anything else that might come up, and to enlist any assistance to help out in producing the evening.
- A post mortem amongst the playwrights will be held after the performance to discuss your experience. Time and date TBC.
Any of the above information is subject to change.