PANNDORA'S BOX 2010 is open for submissions! New works, full-length, or long one acts (over 60 minutes), which have not previously been produced, are eligible for consideration for our 4th Annual Festival of New Works which will be held September 10-12, 2010, at the Empire Theatre in Santa Ana.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORKS:
After you pay the submission fee, using the Paypal button below, you will get instructions on how to submit your script. Please note: if you're not automatically redirected 10 seconds after you complete your payment with Paypal, please click on the "Return to Panndora Productions website" link on the Paypal page.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION - July 15, 2010 (note new date!)
READING SUBMISSION FEE - $10 PER SCRIPT: Because these festivals have been so successful from an artistic standpoint and because we want to continue to hold them in the future, we find we need to assess a reading submission fee of $10 per script. Those of you who have attended our festivals in the past know that you get your money's worth. Every play is seriously considered. Those chosen are read in terrific theatres with outstanding casts and directors. The fee helps cover the costs of theatre rental, copying scripts, printing programs, and reviews by professional theatre critics.
THE RULES: Most importantly, the work must not have been previously produced. Our primary focus is full-length plays with small casts and simple sets. (We would like to find plays we could produce in the future.) That said, this year we are opening the festival to long one acts (more than 60 minutes). We were inspired by our production of "W;t" which is, after all, a one act of 90 minutes. Also this year you can submit two plays. The reading submission fee of $10 is per play (you can do the math).
THE FESTIVAL: This year our festival will be held at the home of Theatre Out, the Empire Theatre, 202 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701, over the weekend of September 10, 11, 12. Five plays will be selected for the readings - one on Friday night, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. Each play will be cast with experienced actors and will have the benefit of an experienced director. Each play will receive a written critique by a professional theatre reviewer, and audience comments will be collected for each play. While we hope the selected playwrights will be able to attend the festival in person, we understand that not everyone can manage the cost of a trip to Southern California (sadly we can't provide travel expenses). If a winner is not able to come to the festival, we will provide a video recording of the reading.
The art and craft of playwrighting can be a lonely experience. With Panndora's Box Festival of New Works, Panndora Productions provides playwrights with a forum in which their plays can be heard as they come off the page in readings by experienced actors, with experienced direction.
We look forward to your submissions!
Sonja and Karen
the Panndora girls
Back to top
