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Riverside
Theatre Announces July 15th
Deadline for Monologue Submissions to
Walking the Wire:
Monologues at Riverside
Riverside Theatre invites playwrights to submit monologues for
performance in Walking the Wire:
Monologues at Riverside. This annual celebration of original
work features monologues of ten minutes or less by both established and
up-and-coming playwrights. The focus for this season’s monologues
is: HOLIDAY TALES.
Submissions must be postmarked July 15, 2009 or emailed as
a Word document and dated by midnight July 15; final selections will be
announced no later than September 1. The monologues will be performed
November 19-22 at Riverside Theatre.
Submission Guidelines
1. Riverside Theatre is seeking original monologues on the subject of
HOLIDAYS. Whether it’s Christmas or Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or Ramadan,
Mardi Gras or Cinco de Mayo – we’ve all got a story. Tell us your
holiday tale.
2. Up to two submissions per author of original, unpublished and
unproduced monologues (may be dramatic character or personal memoir)
less than ten minutes length (please read it aloud to be certain and
include the approximate performance time on the first page of your
submission; all lengths of up to ten minutes will be considered, with
the objective of choosing monologues of varying lengths). The
copy must be easy to read: double spaced in a minimum 12 pt. font, and
including the playwright's name, mailing address, email address, and
phone number.
3. Simple is best. Since Walking
the Wire typically includes 10-12 monologues, it is important
that each one require as little production as possible; set-pieces,
props, or effects needing set-up, strike, or special technical support
may disqualify an otherwise excellent submission.
4. The POSTMARK deadline for submissions is July 15, 2009. Email
submissions (Word document attachment) must be dated by midnight July
15. Final selections will be made by September 1, 2009, and
posted on Riverside Theatre’s website, www.riversidetheatre.org.
5. Writers will be credited in all marketing and playbill materials; no
royalties will be paid for performance. Monologues will be individually
rehearsed and coached by the director until the week of the performance
when the entire company will rehearse at Riverside Theatre. Area
playwrights may perform their own work if available for rehearsal, or
may include the name of an actor interested in performing the
monologue, although neither is required. Walking the Wire will be
produced November 19-22, 2009. Playwrights are entitled to two
complimentary tickets to the opening performance on November 19;
tickets are not transferable.
6. Submissions should be mailed to:
Riverside
Theatre
Literary Associate, Walking the Wire
213 N. Gilbert Street
Iowa City, IA 52245
Or emailed to: artistic@riversidetheatre.org
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