Next Generation Playwriting Contest

2007 Winners:

Full Length:

Beyond the 17th Parallel by T.D. Mitchell

One-act:

Jake Savage, Jungle P.I. by Jody Gehrman & David Wolf

Runners-up:

Break by Louise Rozett     ~     Boobs by Donnarkevic

2008 Guidelines

Types of material: full-length plays, one-act plays, radio plays

Frequency: Annual

Remuneration:
1^st place: $500 for Full-Length, $200 for One-Act

Workshop production for overall winner in our 2008-2009 season.

Finalists (4-6 full-length and 3 one-act) receive a public staged reading in NYC with a professional director and cast.

Guidelines: No musicals or adaptations. Unpublished original work only. Not produced professionally in NY, NJ or CT (Readings and workshops allowed if no press invited. See below for more details of what we’re looking for.)

   If you have trouble downloading the Entry Form PDF file at left, please e-mail kimberly@reverieproductions.org for a copy to be e-mailed to you.

Deadline: Postmarked by 17 December 2007.

Notification: April 2008

Readings: Late Spring, 2008

Submission:
Please send 1 copy of script (typed and bound), completed entry form (see button above)

SASP if you want confirmation.

SASE for scripts (if you want them returned)

$18 admin fee ($12 for one-acts under 45 pages) per script. (NOTE: we are applying for grant money that would make it possible for us to eliminate these admin fees for all applicants for the 2009 contest)

Check or Money order made out to Reverie Productions.

No limit on number of submissions, but admin fee applies to each script Please send one check or money order to cover all entries.

NO ADMIN FEE for writers who have had previous Reverie readings or productions, including previous contest finalists.

Reverie Productions

Next Generation Playwriting Contest

520 8^th Avenue Suite 317

New York, NY 10018

Attn: Kimberly Wadsworth, Literary manager

Details:

Seeking Full length and one-act stage plays and radio plays.
Seeking dramas, comedies, histories and satires that raise questions and challenge the audience.
We seek plays that deal with socio-political issues in a highly theatrical context.
Generally, we are not interested in musicals, adaptations, ‘kitchen sink’ dramas or blatant propaganda.
We strongly encourage diversity in both writers and subject matter.
Finalists will be considered for further workshops and an ongoing relationship with Reverie.

Selection Process:

First Round - each script is read by two volunteer readers (typically a mix of writers, directors, actors, producers and other theatre professionals (contact Kimberly@reverieproductions.org to volunteer to be a contest reader), who rank the plays to help us cull down to 25-30 full length and 10-15 one-act semi-finalists.

Semifinalists - Semifinalists are announced in March-April 2008, and will be read by a panel of four including Literary manager Kimberly Wadsworth and Artistic Director Colin D. Young.

Finalists - Public reading with professional actors and directors of the 7-10 finalists presented in May-June 2008.

Winners in each category announced in June-July, 2008.