Slow Summer Days

I hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing summer and you're getting in some fun, sun, and creativity.  Some of you are moving towards your senior year and I urge you to use some of your spare time over the summer to lay the groundwork for your senior project, to start thinking about the story you want to bring to fruition during your last year on campus.

In the meantime, I came across a couple of interesting things on the web this week and the links are here for you to check out, if you're interested.

5 Tips for Screenwriters

Inside the Writer's Room

Enjoy the sun and heat!  See you all in the fall.

End of the road...

Here we are, week 10 of the final term of Senior Project.  It's been a long road from those early pitched ideas to the final drafts you're about to submit.  Remember:

FINAL DRAFTS DUE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH, 5:00 PM VIA E-MAIL

Beyond that, everyone needs to schedule a final exit interview with me before the end of finals.  It is your last duty as far as Senior Project goes.  We'll discuss your script, the process, and next step in your career and artistic development.  You should have received an e-mail containing a google doc with a schedule for the meetings.  Please log on ASAP and sign up for your preferred time.

I look forward to reading your work and to getting to sit down one more time with everyone.

Seniors! Time is fleeting...

This is week 5 of the term, which means the official countdown clock has started for the end of the term and the completion of your final rewrites.  Ask yourself if you're making the proper progress and if you're on track to graduate.

If you have questions or problems, e-mail me immediately.

SENIORS! Rewrite!

At this point in Senior Project, you should be well into your first major rewrite of your script.  If you haven't spoken with me in a while, drop me a line to set up a meeting so we can talk about your progress.  Let me know if you're having any challenges.

And Another Playwriting Opportunity...

NCP New Works Competition – Win a budget for your original show!

Have you written a new play or musical, but don’t have the finances or resources to produce it?

New Cavern Productions, Philadelphia’s newest entertainment company, is seeking original plays and musicals for The NCP New Works Competition. This is an exciting opportunity for student writers and composers in the Philadelphia area, who could win the chance to have their work fully produced by NCP, along with a production budget of up to $1,000.

Works that pass the preliminary screening will receive a 15-20 minute staged reading sample at the New Works Competition this spring. The winner, as selected by the audience, will have their work premiered by NCP at a professional local venue.

All genres are welcome, including straight plays, one acts, musicals and abstract shows.

Script submissions should be sent to info@newcavern.org, with the subject line ‘New Work Submission’. Competitors must be current high school or college students. Please include the name(s) and age(s) of the playwright(s), as well as the school/college(s) attended. The deadline for submissions is February 26th.

Event information will be released once the new works are selected.

There are opportunities for young artists of all mediums at NCP. Learn more about everything New Cavern Productions has to offer by going to our website www.newcavern.org. Click on “Join NCP” and become an NCP Artist to be notified directly when future jobs, productions, and casting opportunities become available!

Questions or concerns? Contact us at info@newcavern.org.

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Playwriting Opportunity

CALL FOR SCRIPTS

The Department of Theatre and Music Studies at The College at Brockport - State University of New York is pleased to announce its 9th Biennial Festival of Ten-Minute Plays

·         All submissions are online.  Please visit our website for complete submission and format guidelines: http://www.brockport.edu/theatre
·         Each submission must have a cover sheet – available with the complete submission guidelines
·         Each script must have a running time of seven to fourteen minutes
·         Only original scripts allowed
·         Maximum of two scripts per playwright
·         No musicals
·         Previously produced plays, for which admission was charged, are not accepted
·         Plays written by the College at Brockport Department of Theatre and Music Studies faculty and staff (full and part time) are not accepted
·         Entries will be acknowledged by email
·         Scripts must be submitted by April 1st 2014 midnight EST
·         The top ten scripts will be produced in fully realized productions as part of the College at Brockport Festival of Ten IX in February 2015
·         Awards will be given to the top three selected plays
·         Finalists will be notified by December 1st  2014
·         For more information please visit our website: http://www.brockport.edu/theatre

It's not just your professors

Sometimes you must have the feeling that you're hearing the same things again and again from the writing Profs.  It's some weird fact of nature that people are more likely to believe complete strangers in certain instances than people they are more familiar with.

Check out this article just to see it's not just us:

Top 5 Mistakes