[CW-Grad] Barnyard Theatre Call for Plays

[Robin Russin]

From alumnus Brian Oglesby (contact info below):

Last summer we produced three plays by UC-Riverside MFA playwrights. Two of those had previously been produced for PLAYWORKS. We've also had readings or stagings of many, many UCR playwrights' works over the years (ten UCR playwrights, I believe). 


CALL FOR PLAYS by BARNYARD THEATRE

Playwrights!

Can you imagine your play in a barn?

Barnyard Theatre is a small theatre company that specializes in
elaborate and innovative productions of new plays. Every summer we
convert a hundred-year-old historic barn in the fields of northern
California into a nontraditional space and put on a show. We're
looking for plays for our summer 2011 season.

We encourage you to look at our website: www.barnyardtheatre.org

Priority Deadline: October 30

We're first looking for our mainstage for Summer 2011. These plays will also be first in line for the Nights of New Plays Festival. Plays and proposals submitted after October 30 will still be considered for the Festival and future mainstage productions.

Compensation: Barnyard has budgeted a designated amount for the playwright's travel.

What We're Looking For:
Serious dramas, comedies, musicals, short plays, each of these have taken a turn on the mainstage. The plays we're attracted to jump from the page and beg to be produced. We've developed something of an aesthetic over the years, but we are most excited when we are challenged to go beyond the familiar; in essence, we're looking for plays that will help shape an ever evolving aesthetic. Finally, we're not afraid of technical challenges.

Production history: We'd prefer that the plays submitted have only had non-professional productions before Barnyard. Workshops, college, and university productions are fine -- send those plays along.

NOTE FOR 2011: This year we're looking for something fun. Of course, “something fun” has many meanings. Please take this in the broadest sense.

Submission Guidelines:
• Make sure to include your full name, email address, and phone number in the body of the email.
• Please make sure that the title of the document includes both the play's title and your last name (example: "My Avisia Winger -- Oglesby"). This makes things much easier.
• We prefer the document be in .doc, .rtf, or .pdf
• A short synopsis in the body of the email would be very helpful.
• We'd also like it if you could also answer the following question: How did you learn about us?
• Any production history.
• Feel free to include a bio if you'd like to introduce yourself.

Submit to submissions at barnyardtheatre.org

Questions? Email Brian at brian at barnyardtheatre.org or barnwords at gmail.com

Please Note: By submitting to Barnyard Theatre, you assert that the materials are original, and that proof of right(s), if applicable, are attached with the script. You also grant Barnyard Theatre the right to distribute the script to Barnyard Theatre members for the purpose of consideration for inclusion in the season.


Robin Russin

Associate Professor, Department of Theatre
Director, MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-2707
(213) 949-1061 cel
robin.russin at ucr.edu
http://robinrussin.com

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