Rough Reading Series Kicks Off: Nov 9 & 10

PF's Rough Reading Series, a free monthly reading series, kicks off the Fall/Winter series next week! Please join us!

A new play by Karen Hartman: Goldie, Max & Milk
Directed by Jonathan Moscone<
With: Jeri Lynn Cohen, Dena Martinez, Carrie Paff, Kate Jopson & Ryan Tasker

Monday, November 9th
Stanford University—7:30pm
CERAS Hall, Room 100B
For More Information Contact: davidg1@stanford.edu

Tuesday, November 10th
A.C.T.'s Hastings Studio—7pm
30 Grant Ave, 6th Floor, San Francisco
Reservations recommended. Contact: jill@playwrightsfoundation.org

For more information about the series, the writers and the program click here.

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DRIP by Christina Anderson Now at Crowded Fire

Don't miss this scintillating new work by New York's rising star, Christina Anderson. DRIP is directed by Marissa Wolf and is playing at Crowded Fire. The show opened November 1 and is playing now, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm, until November 21, 2009.

DRIP is A Producing Partnership production with the Playwrights Foundation.

PF NewsFlash Subscribers get $15 tickets (and free drink coupon!) November 4 through 14. Use this special code, PF09, when purchasing tickets.

Christina Anderson was hailed by American Theater magazine as one of fifteen up-and-coming artists "whose work will be transforming America's stages for decades to come."

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Only 2 Slots Left for Lee Blessing Workshop

Award-Winning veteran playwright Lee Blessing returns to teach a 4-day intensive this November. Past classes have sold out!

Follow the Masters: Find a Play in Yourself

Sometimes the most powerful stories really are homegrown. Plays like Long Day's Journey into Night, The Glass Menagerie and How I Learned to Drive—to name but a few—come directly from the life experience of their creators. This workshop will start you on a journey into your very own heart of darkness—or light, or both. Find a play in yourself.

Special offer for Lee Blessing Students.

Fore more information click here.

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Play Submission Season Is Here

Submit your work to PF! Between Sept 1 and Nov 30 PF opens its doors to all local and national playwrights through our open access submission process. Here's a quick link to the guidelines. The staff and a dedicated committee of seasoned Bay Area theater professionals carefully review each play, write in depth evaluations and meet regularly to share their thoughts. This is our primary vehicle through which we discover new voices, and maintain connection with the ongoing work of all submitting writers. Resulting recommendations will be considered for inclusion in all of our play development programs for the 2010/11 Season (as appropriate): the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, INKubator Project, ROUGH Reading Series, Producing Partnership and Commissioning Program.

Through this process we seek to gain a depth of familiarity with the work of a large range of playwrights, and expose those writers to our advisory committee and creative partners. We very much look forward to reading your newest work! Click here for more information and specific guidelines.

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Playwright Opportunities

InterAct Theatre Company Deadline: 20/20 New Play Commissions

InterAct Theatre Company is pleased to announce that the third round submissions for 20/20 Commissions will be due Friday, January 15, 2010 at 6 pm. For more information click here.

$10,000 Prize with University of California 4th Round of the STAGE International Script Competition

The Scientists, Technologists and Artists Generating Exploration (STAGE) Competition will award a $10,000 USD cash prize for the best new play about science and technology. Submitted plays must explore scientific and/or technological stories, themes, issues or events. Multi-media theatre pieces, non-traditional plays and new forms are encouraged. Along with the cash prize, the winner will have possible opportunities for developing and promoting the winning script.

Deadline to Enter: December 15, 2009

For guidelines, entry form and all details, please visit: www.stage.cnsi.ucsb.edu

Orchard Project Opens: Applications for 2010 Residencies

The Exchange is proud to announce it is currently accepting applications for The Orchard Project's 2010 Summer Residency Program taking place June 2010. The Orchard Project accepts people—not projects. Companies, teams, writers, directors and any other generators of new work of theatre and dance can apply. To apply for a residency, it is required that you complete a short questionnaire about your previous and upcoming work and how the Orchard Project can uniquely support your development. NO SCRIPTS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED. The initial application is due no later than December 21st, 2009 and is available at www.exchangenyc.org.

SouthAsianPlaywrights.org

Silk Road Theatre Project announces the debut of SouthAsianPlaywrights.org, a dynamic new website created to showcase and promote American and Canadian playwrights of South Asian descent. Visit the site to find out how to get involved or learn about the playwrights & upcoming projects.

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Must-See Shows

Don't miss these plays by PF resident playwrights and alumni. For a more detailed list of shows, see the Playwrights News page on our website. Currently showing include plays by Peter Nachtrieb, Liz Duffy Adams, Rachel Axler, Sheila Callaghan, Dominic Orlando and many, many more!

Highlighted Show

"Shadow Markets", an episode of the hit TV show Num3ers, writen and directed by PF alumnae Julie Hébert aired Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10pm on CBS.

"It was a good time, and Josh Cooke gave a very funny and touching performance," said Julie. "Catch the episode online at the CBS website."

Resident & Alumni Playwright Shows

New PF Alumni Shows

• Or, by Liz Duffy Adams at the Julia Miles Theater in New York City. Presented by The Women's Project. Now through November 22, 2009
• Smudge by Rachel Axler at the Julia Miles Theater in New York City. Presented by The Women's Project. Smudge was developed on PF's Rough Reading Series. Opens January 3 through February 7, 2010
• Lascivious Something by Sheila Callaghan at the Julia Miles Theater in New York City. Lascivious Something received development on PF's BAPF in 2007. Opens May2 through June 6, 2010
• The Sense of What Should Be, written and directed by Dominic Orlando at Playwrights' Center Waring Jones Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Playing for three weekends only! November 6 through 8, November 13 through 16, and November 19 through 21, 2009. Times and pricing vary.

PF Alumni Shows Still Running

• The Horses by Brian Thorstenson at Alter Theatre Ensemble. October 22 - November 15, 2009
• Goldfish by John Kolvenbach. October 7 - November 8, 2009
• Mrs. Whitney by John Kolvenbach. October 21 - November 22, 2009
• Blastosphere! by Aaron Loeb (PF Resident Playwright) & Geetha Reddy at Central Works. October 24 - November 22, 2009
• boom by Peter Nachtrieb at Marin Theatre Company. November 12 - December 6, 2009
• Ghosts of the River by Octavio Solis at Teatro Vision, October 1 - 11, 2009 and BRAVA Theater Center October 28 - November 8, 2009
• The Creature by Trevor Allen at Black Box Theatre. October 23 - November 7, 2009
• Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano. A new translation by Rob Melrose at The Cutting Ball Theater. October 23 - November 22, 2009

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Opportunities with PF

Internships

Playwrights Foundation seeks up to three interns for Fall/Winter! The Literary Intern will work closely with the Literary Manager on the play submission process and Producing Interns will assist with Artistic Programs and administration and Line Producers will assist with our In the Rough reading series. To apply, please contact Jill MacLean at jill@playwrightsfoundation.org for information.

Click here for more information.

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