A PROGRAMOF THE MILES NADAL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE SINCE 1999
MNJCC welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
SUBMISSIONGUIDELINES:
· Please submit plays via email as PDF attachments to deannad@mnjcc.org. Playwrights must use a pseudonym on the front page of their play so that the jury does not recognize their name.
· Please include a letter in the body of the email (that has the play attached) that outlines the history of the creation of this play. This letter should detail all related workshops/readings and dramaturgy. Playwrights must also include their real name and full contact information in this email. If there is a musical demo to submit, please do so via cloud-based link.
· Please make sure your play has numbered pages.
· Please note, jurors do not provide feedback on submitted plays.
SUBMISSIONFEE:
· $36.30 in Canadian funds per play is to be paid with each submission on or before SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
· Click here or call (416) 924-6211 x 0 with a Visa or MasterCard.
ELIGIBILITY:
· Playwrights do not need to be Jewish but must be Canadian, or have a very strong Canadian connection.
· Play content should have a Jewish focus, depicting a prominent theme or aspect of Jewish life.
· Plays must be no less than one hour and no more than two hours in length.
· Plays must be in standard theatre script formatting.
· Novel, short story or poetry adaptations are accepted, but the playwright must have the rights to the original source, or the source of the adaptation must be in the public domain.
· Musicals are eligible. Please submit lyrics and/or musical tracks with your play.
· Plays must be in English.
INELIGIBILITY:
· Plays that have been previously produced as a Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (CAEA) production agreement. Workshops are eligible.
· Plays that have been previously produced outside of the CAEA agreements and staged for more than one week, except for Fringe Festival productions.
· Plays that have been submitted to the Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition in the last ten years.
· Plays which are not written in English.
· Screenplays will not be accepted.
PRIZE:
· The winning playwright will receive $1,000 (CDN) and an 8-hour CAEA ITA workshop with a director and up to six actors. This workshop concludes with a public reading. (A virtual workshop and reading will take place in lieu of a live public performance if we are unable to meet safely in person).
· The winning playwright will also receive one session with a dramaturge before the playwright, director and actors meet for the workshop/reading.
· The winning playwright will be announced in January 2022.
· This program is generously funded by The Asper Foundation.
JURY:
The jury members are representatives of Manitoba (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre), Ontario(Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company), Quebec (Segal Centre for the Performing Arts), and Nova Scotia (Neptune Theatre), Jewish-arts communities.
SUBMISSIONDEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
For more information, contact Deanna Di Lello, Coordinator of Adult Arts and Culture • deannad@mnjcc.org or visit https://www.mnjcc.org/theatre
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