“Kids like me -- the ones who in school didn't fit into the athletic mold, or even the band mode, the ones who for whatever reason weren't able to access whatever potential they had locked away because no one knew what to look for, not my teachers or guidance counselors or my parents, not even me, the ones who increasingly became more marginalized the older they grew up, slipping through the school system's fingers... I was saved. I found the New Voices for the Theatre program. Or, more aptly -- New Voices found me. At a point when it would have been easy to sink off into apathy -- this program gave me permission to channel a voice that had barely even broken yet, so young I didn't even know what to say. It compelled me to develop, giving me a stage to speak my mind -- and wouldn't you know it, but I kept going back to that program, summer after summer, hungry to speak volumes now. Because -- once that theatrical dam's broken, there's no patching it up again. And here I am -- having been raised in a program that I've watched grow up on its own, like watching a younger brother develop into an adult. I can't help but think of New Voices as family now -- which is why I absolutely refuse a summer to go by where I don't give back to the program in whatever shape or form. Because if I was just one out of a million kids in Virginia who ran the risk of slipping through the cracks, saved by the grace of playwriting -- then you better believe it's worth my time to ferry those up-and-coming writers towards their own voices, however I can.”
Clay Chapman, October 1st, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
New website!
In honor of our 20th anniversary, we have launched a new website!
Check us out at: http://www.newvoicesforthetheater.org
Check us out at: http://www.newvoicesforthetheater.org
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
2009 Deadlines and Guidelines!!!
Scripts must be received by Jan. 15, 2009. We will notify winners by April 15.
For more information, contact Laine Satterfield at (804) 353-3393 x 227 or LSatterfield@sparconline.org. You may also visit www.sparconline.org and click on Programs/New Voices.
Submission Guidelines: Playwrights Program
1. Open to all Virginia student residents in grades 9-12.
2. No play should be more than 25 minutes' running time (approximately 20 pages in length).
3. All scripts must be original - no adaptations of other authors' work. NO SCREENPLAYS OR MUSICALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
4. All scripts must NOT have been previously produced in any capacity.
5. Works by multiple authors will be accepted; however, high school submissions with multiple authors will not be considered for the residency.
6. Scripts must be typed with numbered pages and be securely fastened. Please do not use a report cover or binder.
7. Each play must have a character breakdown and removable coversheet with the following:
Author's name
Address
School name
Phone number (Home & Cell)
Email (If you do not have email, please provide parent's email address)
8. Playwrights must also submit the “New Voices application” form (see attached).
9. Authors should keep a copy of their scripts, as the original cannot be returned.
10. As you write your play, make sure each character has a specific purpose for being there. Superfluous, small-part characters deter production viability. If you are including the brief appearance of this character in order to introduce new information to further the plot, re-examine how you can adjust the revelation of this information through essential characters and action.
DEADLINE FOR SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS JANUARY 15, 2009
Scripts AND application form should be submitted via email:
newvoicesva@gmail.com
AWARDS:
High school playwriting winners join a three-week summer residency in Richmond to continue their creative process. During the three weeks, students will work with professional actors, directors and playwrights, along with one another, in an immersion into their creative art. The culmination of the residency is the Festival of New Works, staged readings of the winning high school plays followed by discussions with the audience. All staged readings are performed by Richmond theater professionals. If selected to attend the residency, there will be a fee of $350 to help cover activities expenses. You are welcome to request financial aid to cover this fee. High School winners can be considered New Voices winners without attending the summer
residency. If they do not attend the residency, they will not see their play staged.
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON OR AROUND APRIL 15, 2009.
For more information, contact Laine Satterfield at (804) 353-3393 x 227 or LSatterfield@sparconline.org. You may also visit www.sparconline.org and click on Programs/New Voices.
Submission Guidelines: Playwrights Program
1. Open to all Virginia student residents in grades 9-12.
2. No play should be more than 25 minutes' running time (approximately 20 pages in length).
3. All scripts must be original - no adaptations of other authors' work. NO SCREENPLAYS OR MUSICALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
4. All scripts must NOT have been previously produced in any capacity.
5. Works by multiple authors will be accepted; however, high school submissions with multiple authors will not be considered for the residency.
6. Scripts must be typed with numbered pages and be securely fastened. Please do not use a report cover or binder.
7. Each play must have a character breakdown and removable coversheet with the following:
Author's name
Address
School name
Phone number (Home & Cell)
Email (If you do not have email, please provide parent's email address)
8. Playwrights must also submit the “New Voices application” form (see attached).
9. Authors should keep a copy of their scripts, as the original cannot be returned.
10. As you write your play, make sure each character has a specific purpose for being there. Superfluous, small-part characters deter production viability. If you are including the brief appearance of this character in order to introduce new information to further the plot, re-examine how you can adjust the revelation of this information through essential characters and action.
DEADLINE FOR SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS JANUARY 15, 2009
Scripts AND application form should be submitted via email:
newvoicesva@gmail.com
AWARDS:
High school playwriting winners join a three-week summer residency in Richmond to continue their creative process. During the three weeks, students will work with professional actors, directors and playwrights, along with one another, in an immersion into their creative art. The culmination of the residency is the Festival of New Works, staged readings of the winning high school plays followed by discussions with the audience. All staged readings are performed by Richmond theater professionals. If selected to attend the residency, there will be a fee of $350 to help cover activities expenses. You are welcome to request financial aid to cover this fee. High School winners can be considered New Voices winners without attending the summer
residency. If they do not attend the residency, they will not see their play staged.
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON OR AROUND APRIL 15, 2009.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Welcome to the New Voices for the Theater Blog
Announcing the 20th anniversary of New Voices for the Theater!
In celebration of this milestone for New Voices, we've decided to start a New Voices Blog. Information about script submissions, festival, dates of residency and more will be posted on this site. Have news to share with us? Wanna blog for us and tell us of your New Voices experiences? Write to Laine at lsatterfield@sparconline.org and she'll get in touch with you.
We look forward to next year's exciting playwriting festival in July 2009. Stay tuned for more news and information!
In celebration of this milestone for New Voices, we've decided to start a New Voices Blog. Information about script submissions, festival, dates of residency and more will be posted on this site. Have news to share with us? Wanna blog for us and tell us of your New Voices experiences? Write to Laine at lsatterfield@sparconline.org and she'll get in touch with you.
We look forward to next year's exciting playwriting festival in July 2009. Stay tuned for more news and information!
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