Approaching the Deadline... Attention Playwrights!

From Cradle to Stage 2010-2011 One-Act Competition

Edmonton’s foremost community theatre company is now accepting submissions for our annual one-act event, From Cradle to Stage. For over 10 years, Edmonton’s foremost community theatre company has been producing original one-act plays by local playwrights as a part of its main stage season. Plays are selected by jury, and selected playwrights will receive dramaturgy to help them in the development of their play. We are pleased to announce that Brian Dooley and Tracy Carroll will return as dramaturges this season after their wonderful work with our playwrights last year.
Timeline:
Deadline for all submissions is September 15th, 2010.
Playwrights will have the opportunity to work with a dramaturge to develop their scripts between October 2010 and January 2011.
Finished scripts will be paired up with directors and production teams by February 2011.
The selected plays will be produced May 18th – 28th, 2011

Submission Guidelines:
Submitted scripts must be unproduced and unpublished prior to the Walterdale production dates. If your script has been read or work-shopped before, please include its development history up to this point.
Scripts must be typed or printed, with spaces between all speaking parts. Include your name and contact info on the first page of the script, and number your pages.
Along with the script, please include a brief bio (50 words or less) which Walterdale will use for publicity purposes if your play is chosen.
Scripts should run approximately 30-45 minutes. Although we recognize that running times may change during play development, Walterdale reserves the right to cut scripts for production if they are running significantly long.

Submit your script and contact information in one of the following ways:
Mail your script to the address below. Do not mail your original copy. If you want your script returned to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Unchosen scripts without a SASE will be recycled.
From Cradle to Stage 2010-2011
Walterdale Playhouse
10322 83 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 5C3
Attention: Kristen M. Finlay, Artistic Director
or Email your script to the following email address with FROM CRADLE TO STAGE 2010-11 and title of script in the Subject Line: adwalterdale2009@yahoo.ca.