TSP'S Indie Theater Festival Information
Turtle Shell Production
Indie One-Act Festival: Spring 2010
DEADLINE:
WE MUST HAVE ALL SUBMISSION ON MONDAY, March 22nd, 2010.
Overview
The Indie One-Act Festival: Spring 2010, presented by Turtle Shell Productions, is a competition of plays, to be presented at the Shell Theatre, between 8th & 9th Avenue, in Times Square, New York between June 4-27.
Turtle Shell Productions will provide the 60 seat, air-conditioned venue, equipped with a rep lighting plot & light designer that will program the computer. Two floppy disks will be provided that will contain the lighting cues recorded from the light board. (Please note: The floppy disks will be needed to pull up your show on the light board on your performance date), a sound system that has a plug and play system, one two-hour technical rehearsal in the theater, scheduled between May 30 and June 3, programs, and the benefit of our marketing and publicity team in publicizing the festival. At the end of the festival Turtle Shell will host an awards party to celebrate the work of the artists. Each playwright will receive two complimentary tickets to a performance and the artist's awards ceremony at the end of the run of the Festival.
If your play is accepted for the Indie One-Act Festival, you will be responsible for production, including props, costumes and set pieces . (We have a few basic set pieces that we will discuss at the introductory meeting). The Shell can provide rehearsal time on the stage as it is available for $35 per hour. This must be scheduled in advance on a first-come, first-served basis. Otherwise, you will be responsible for arranging rehearsal space, independently.
Please note: Each team must provide a director, cast, stage manager, light & sound operator and stage crew. Your stage manager will have to be available from May 1st on for production meetings at The Shell Theater. Your show may also be selected as an alternative and will be moved onto the accepted list if space becomes available.
The Format The Indie One-Act Festival is a progressive competition, as follows:
Round One
All 20 plays will each have two performances from June 4-13.
Audience and judges will select 12 plays to move on to
Round Two Semi-finals
12 plays will have one more performance from June 16-19.
Audience and judges will select 4 plays to move on to
Finals
6 plays will have two more performance - June 23-24
Celebrating the Indies Award Party - July 5th where one
winner will be announced.
Prizes $500 - best play. $100 - best director $100 best actor.
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TECHNICAL/PRODUCTION NOTES: It is the nature of play festivals that flexibility and simplicity are key, and the Indie One-Act Festival is no different. You will need to keep the technical requirements for your show manageable. Because a number of shows will be performed each night with little transition time between, there is no time to refocus lights. A general light plot, with specials that everyone involved will use, will be provided. Sound: simply prep your own laptop, CD player, iPod and just plug in and play.
Your play will have a two-hour cue-to-cue technical rehearsal in the theater prior to your first performance. Backstage space is in short supply so you should keep your props to a minimum. Since you will be sharing The Shell Theater with other companies for the run of the Indie One-Act Festival, you must take your props, set pieces and costumes out of the theater after each performance.
PUBLICITY: Turtle Shell Productions will publicize the Indie One-Act Festival and coordinate overall press relations. You will be responsible for publicizing your own show including your own press releases, postcards, handbills, street teams and/or posters. The more you promote your show, the larger your potential audience. Remember, the Indie One-Act Festival has a component of audience voting. Consider that when you are designing your media campaign.
PHOTO'S & PROGRAMS: Turtle Shell Productions will take photos at your technical rehearsal, but you should also take your own publicity photos that can be sent to the press before your technical rehearsal. Turtle Shell will produce a FULL -COLOR PROGRAM with photos of the actors, directors and playwrights in the festival.
EXCLUSIVITY: If you are accepted to participate in the Indie One-Act Festival, part of the agreement is exclusivity. You will not be able to mount a performance of your play anywhere in New York City , New Jersey or Connecticut from April 1 to June 27, 2010 . Any performances within our market area and prior reviews will hurt ticket sales to Indie One-Act Festival and, therefore, the desirability of your show. Please remember this when accepting other invitations to perform your show during these months.
ACCEPTANCE: FEE AND TICKET SALE: TSP will let all applicants know through email by April 5 if their play has been accepted, accepted as an alternate show or declined. You will have until April 12 to sign and return the agreement, along with a $300 participation fee to defray our costs in presenting the Indie competition. (Certified check, cashiers check or money order only. International applications must make payments by bank money order in US funds, collectible in a U.S. bank. No personal or company checks will be accepted.) . The proceeds from the first 40 tickets sold for each performance will go to Turtle Shell Productions the remainder 20 seats goes to the Producer of each group.
TICKETS: The Indie One-Act Festival tickets will be available for sale online at Theater Mania www.theatermania.com or on our website at www.turtleshellproductions.com.
NETWORKING: The Indie One-Act Festival isn't the last stop. In fact, it is the first. You are showcasing your talents, not just for the other playwrights, directors and actors in the festival, but for members of the industry who attend events like this looking for the next thing. Maximize the potential by spreading the word.
TO REITERATE:
TPS is presenting your play, NOT producing it. If it is accepted for the Indie One-Act Festival, you will be required to perform the role of producer. You or your producing organization must hire your own cast, crew, and staff; secure your own rights; run your own rehearsals; and perform all other functions as producer. Turtle Shell will provide a light designer who will program your show and record info on two separate disks.
-TPS will tell you on which first-round night (group) your play will be performed. Round One will consist of two performances of your play. The plays that advance will go to the next round of 12 plays and then the final round of six. If your play advances all the way to the finals, your play would have a total of five performances.
-SETUP & BREAKDOWN: Keep the technical aspects of your play (props, lights, sound, sets, etc.) simple to avoid last-minute conflicts with set-up and breakdown during the festival.
Remember that when you are striking or setting up your show, another show in your group is setting up or striking theirs. The change-over between shows can only take a few minutes, so please keep things simple. Avoid too many props and set pieces, for your own sake and the sake of the audience. Don't make them sit through complicated set-up. In fact, as part of your rehearsal process, consider practicing and timing your set-up and strike so there are no mistakes and nothing is left to chance.
DEADLINE:
WE MUST HAVE ALL SUBMISSION ON MONDAY, MARCH 22nd, 2010. PLEASE MAKE SURE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1) The front cover has the play's title and the playwright's name, address, phone number, and email.
2) Include a page with the character breakdown.
3) Script pages are numbered and the text is presented in an acceptable format.
4) If you would like to be notified that your script has been received, include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
5) Plays must be 40 minutes or no shorter then 10 minutes in duration.
6) You may submit up to 1 plays.
DO NOT SEND US AN ORIGINAL COPY. WE WILL NOT RETURN SCRIPTS.
7) If play (s) have been produced under an "Equity Code," please note it on the application with the dates of production. We are also accepting plays that have been produced before or has had a reading, we will still accept your submission.
9) Please include your application with play submission.
TO ACCESS THE FESTIVAL APPLICATION
CLICK ONE OF THE FILES BELOW
PDF FILE
10) NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS PLEASE. WE WILL NOT READ THEM.
11) SEND YOUR SCRIPT(S) to the following:
Turtle Shell Productions
300 W 43rd Street #403
New York NY 10036
Attention: 8 Minute Madness 2010
12) If you have any questions, please contact the Festival Selection Committee at theater@turtleshellproductions.com Thank you and we look forward to reading your work.
John W. Cooper
Artistic Director & Producer
Turtle Shell Productions |
