January-February 2023
AACTFest 2023, AACTFest 2023 National Adjudicators, YouthFest 2023, Youth Theatre Conference, Community Theatre Management Conference. NewPlayFest Openings, Storytelling Through Design, National Awards, Donate to the AACT Silent, Monologue Competition, Design Competition, Adjudication Seminar, Moving On to AACTFest 2023, New AACT Region Representative.
AACTFest 2023, AACTFest 2023 National Adjudicators, YouthFest 2023, Youth Theatre Conference, Community Theatre Management Conference. NewPlayFest Openings, Storytelling Through Design, National Awards, Donate to the AACT Silent, Monologue Competition, Design Competition, Adjudication Seminar, Moving On to AACTFest 2023, New AACT Region Representative.
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New Play Contests<br />
June Bingham New Playwright Commission<br />
This commission opportunity provides resources and support<br />
toward the creation and development of a new play by earlycareer<br />
women/femme and/non-binary storytellers.<br />
PERFORMANCE AND STREAMING RIGHTS<br />
AT CONCORDTHEATRICALS.COM<br />
The opportunity will culminate in a 60-minute two-person play that<br />
will be workshopped and presented as a reading for an audience<br />
at Live & In Color’s Fall Retreat in September <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Deadline: <strong>January</strong> 31, <strong>2023</strong> at 11:59 PM EST<br />
The remuneration for this commission will be $3,000; housing,<br />
meals, and travel for the retreat are also provided.<br />
“Early-career” is defined as artists who have written pieces<br />
previously, or have engaged in writing books, film, TV, etc. but<br />
have not had extensive theatrical work produced professionally<br />
by commercial or non-profit organizations, and fewer than<br />
two full-length pieces published in print. Questions about entry<br />
eligibility or any portion of the application may be directed to:<br />
Junebinghamcommission@liveandincolor.org.<br />
The play must be able to be performed with two actors. All<br />
submissions should include a short (five-page max) writing sample/<br />
excerpt in PDF format. There are no submission or participation<br />
fees.<br />
Application: liveandincolor.org/<br />
The International Radio Playwriting Competition <strong>2023</strong><br />
Writers from around the world are invited to submit their scripts<br />
for the 28th International Radio Playwriting Competition.<br />
This global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the<br />
British Council, offers the unique opportunity for writers from<br />
outside the UK to use the medium of audio drama to tell stories<br />
for an international audience.<br />
Entries are accepted in two categories: English as a First Language<br />
and English as a Second Language. The two first prizes can come<br />
from either category.<br />
Both winners will attend an award ceremony in London and see<br />
their plays being recorded for broadcast and streaming on BBC<br />
World Service. A Special Commendation will be made for the<br />
runner-up in honor of the BBC World Service journalist and writer<br />
Georgi Markov.<br />
The competition is open only to writers outside the UK. Entrants<br />
must be over the age of 18 as of <strong>February</strong> 12, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Deadline: <strong>February</strong> 12, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Competition rules, entry form (accepted by post or email), terms<br />
and conditions, privacy notice: aact.org/bbc<br />
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