HOW DO I GET MY SCRIPT READ?
Sat, 3 Mar 2001, 08:41 amJenny12 posts in thread
HOW DO I GET MY SCRIPT READ?
Sat, 3 Mar 2001, 08:41 amDear Theatregoers,
I'm eager to have my script read by just about ANY theatre company that's willing. It's a finished, polished work - that has even had a public, rehearsed reading in a recent drama exhibition in Sydney.
I am now eager for it to go further.
Does anyone know of any innovative, flexible theatre companies that would read such a script. Or pehaps any competitions that I could enter.
Just for the record; - it is a short 2 ACT play, averaging 45 - 55mins performance length. And the genre is black comedy.
Please e-mail me with any info you may have - it is greatly appreciated.
Jenny.
I'm eager to have my script read by just about ANY theatre company that's willing. It's a finished, polished work - that has even had a public, rehearsed reading in a recent drama exhibition in Sydney.
I am now eager for it to go further.
Does anyone know of any innovative, flexible theatre companies that would read such a script. Or pehaps any competitions that I could enter.
Just for the record; - it is a short 2 ACT play, averaging 45 - 55mins performance length. And the genre is black comedy.
Please e-mail me with any info you may have - it is greatly appreciated.
Jenny.
RE: Local writing
Mon, 5 Mar 2001, 04:35 pmI think the idea of having the State Dramafest dedicated solely to local playwriting is a wonderful one. Perhaps, with this in mind, clubs could try variations on Wembley Theatre Club's theme of running highly practical playwriting workshops where playwriting lecturers/experts are invited to give initial lectures, plays are written and workshopped, actors are invited in and the whole thing ends up with actual, if extremely cost effective!, productions in front of a live audience. Wembley's next set of these begins in April but other clubs could try similar things.
Maybe this year, we could have a set of locally written plays eg. 2 sessions or whatever and next year - a whole day or even the whole event could be dedicated to it.
Just a final observation. At the series of playwriting workshops that I attended at Wembley, a limit of 15 mins and 3 actors was set for each play. While this limit seemed harsh to some and was not adhered to by many, the plays that were edited down to 15 mins and workshopped extensively were by far the most effective.
Great idea, Dave!
Maybe this year, we could have a set of locally written plays eg. 2 sessions or whatever and next year - a whole day or even the whole event could be dedicated to it.
Just a final observation. At the series of playwriting workshops that I attended at Wembley, a limit of 15 mins and 3 actors was set for each play. While this limit seemed harsh to some and was not adhered to by many, the plays that were edited down to 15 mins and workshopped extensively were by far the most effective.
Great idea, Dave!
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