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WEBLINX The ICWP Inc. ListMembers have recommended, and in many cases reviewed the following playwriting, theatre, publishing &
women's WebLinx.
Professional theatre.
They don't accept electronic submissions. They prefer to work with literary
agents or to receive submissions accompanied by a letter of recommendation
from a theatre or playwrights organization. They hold each year the Humana
Festival of New American Plays and they have an annual 10 min play contest. An internet magazine
of stage reviews. Updated twice a week. A
theatre for children and played by children actors. The plays featured
in the web are written or adapted by Director Sybil Odom, PhD. Waiting
to hear if she also accepts submissions from other playwrights. Accepts submissions
of new plays and musicals throughout the year. Literary Manager,
Alleyway Theatre They accept new
one-act plays, monologues and other short theatre pieces for Buffalo Quickies
- a showcase of short pieces whose Director is Joyce Stilson. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
OF COMMUNITY THEATRES ~ AACT
Defines itself as
"the national voice of community theatre, representing the interests of
its members and more than 7,000 theatres across the THE
AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE REFERENCE LIBRARY This site contains
listings of anything and everything associated with musical theater. From actors and
singers to dancers and choreographers, directors, theatre companies and so much
more, this is a resource for those ready to bring their words to
production. There are so many individuals from so many different areas
of the theatre that one is sure to find exactly what they need. It
looks like a great resource for information as well as practical application.
Advertising web with
clips about performances. AMERICAN
THEATRE WORKS - DORSET THEATRE FESTIVAL - THEATRE DIRECTORIES The Dorset Theatre
Festival offers plays a regional, professional production. The festival
has played an important role in the development of many plays seeking the
ultimate production - opening in Books available
through the site include: ·
The Actor's
Picture/Resume Book, 2nd Ed. ·
The Student's
Guide to Playwriting Opportunities, 3rd Ed. ·
ShowBiz Bookkeeper
(and various theatre directories) APPLIED AND
INTERACTIVE THEATRE GUIDE A useful resource
for getting information about different trends and styles of theatre (i.e.
Psychodrama, Sociodrama, Drama Therapy, etc.). They have showcases of
recommended books, a wide forum and a page dedicated to useful links. A huge new
comprehensive searchable directory of everything to do with the arts. A
division of Look Directory. ASHLAND
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL/ASHLAND THEATRE The theatre was
closed 2 years ago, but the website keeps its memory alive with a hope of
revival. They advertise many
competitions for playwrights. They have an annual festival of one-minute
plays. They especially encourage the writers from the Greater Philadelphia
Area, but they also accept submissions from other places in the Playwrights Canada
Press distributes its own published titles, as well as all the unpublished
titles available through the Canadian Plays Catalogue. It also is the
Canadian distributor for four lists from other publishers, Icarus Press,
Aurora Metro Publications, Nick Hern Books and the Theatre Communications
Group. Playwrights Canada Press books are distributed in the United States by
the Theatre Communications Group; and in Europe, South Africa, Australia and
New Zealand by Nick Hern Books. CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF FRINGE FESTIVALS COMMUNITY
THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN
CONSCIOUSNESS,
LITERATURE AND THE ARTS CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN
THEATER FESTIVAL This site focuses on
dramatic workshops for K-6 and acting workshops for grade 6 and up. These
are real workshops that were done by drama facilitators and can be modified
to suit the needs of any particular group by making a few modifications to
them. There is also a set of improv exercises for grades 6 and
up. This site would be perfect for classroom teachers who are not
specifically trained in drama because of the simplicity of it’ layout
and explanation of terms but could be equally useful for studios offering
drama programs to kids and teens. CURTAIN UP: THE
INTERNET THEATER MAGAZINE OF REVIEWS Features, annotated
listings covering the theater happenings in NYC, the Berkshires, REVIEWS *
FEATURES * QUOTES * LETTERS TO EDITOR The site also
features an online bookstore that carries cassettes, CDs, and books. - a
smorgasbord of helpful information for the playwright. This site currently
features a wonderful dialogue between August Wilson, who has won two Pulitzer
prizes, and Javon Johnson, winner of the 1998 Lorraine Hansbury Award
on the front page. In addition, this
publisher's web site infuses the visitor with theater: show finder * free posters * featured show * new titles
* author's corner The only
professional association for playwrights, composers and lyricists. In its efforts
to advance the rights of its more than six thousand members, it features
helpful theater links, columns and features from The Dramatist, and
assistance to members on contractual issues. In these times of assaults on
the First Amendment, it issues public statements in support of theater.
The web site
features notice of special events designed to help the playwright continue to
improve her craft and lists membership benefits, like: ·
The Newsletter,
the supplement to The Dramatist with articles from the Business Affairs
department ·
Timely information
on submission career development opportunities reminders of approaching
deadlines. ·
The Resource
Directory ·
Conferences and
festivals ·
Contests ·
Producers,
publishers, and theaters ·
Agents, attorneys,
colonies and residences, ·
Emergency funds,
fellowships and grants, membership and ·
Service
organizations and workshops. A definite
professional networking must.
ECHO THEATRE'S
HOME ON THE NET A dynamic website
for a EDINBURGH GUIDE (UK) The A guide to theater
in Billed as 'the
internet's scriptwriting workshop', E-script offers three categories:
workshops, courses, and one-time consultations on film scripts, playwriting,
or TV scripts. The E-courses for all categories come in either 5 or 10 week
classes- ($150, or $275 respectively). A weekly tutorial is given to the
student, with the added enticement of being able to send personal emails to
the instructors, join a listserve and chatroom with other students and those
who have previously enrolled, and at the end of the course, 'meet' with
the instructor in a chatroom. A workshop is one-on-one via email between
student and instructor, with the same benefits: and the third option, is a
one-off critique of scripts for a flat fee of $150. There are resources of
Q&A, international bits and pieces of news with links to media. The site
offers a store for books, software, CD's, etc. ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION FOR WOMEN THEATRE ARTISTS The Fiction Works
publishes an extensive variety of titles in audio, paperback and e-Book
titles. They take an original fictional story and produce it as an audio
book, using actors, sound effects, music, etc. They do not accept plays, only
stories at this time. The current competition closes The Field provides
comprehensive programming for artists on a completely non-curated basis but
only in NYC. Participation is open to artists from all aesthetic viewpoints
and levels of development. The priority is to create a climate where
experimentation, risk-taking, and originality are championed, and where the
broadest range of voices are included. There are also classes given dealing
with business end of being an artist. Guerrilla Girls On Tour is an internationally acclaimed anonymous theatre
collective founded by three former members of Guerrilla Girls. The "theatre girls", as they are
known, humorously address the lack of
opportunities for women and artists of color in live, touring performances
that explore ways to combine performance and visual art. A huge and
exceptionally useful, comprehensive and user friendly site for learning about
and checking English usage, grammar rules, and composition. Includes: ·
Quizzes ·
Powerpoint presentation documents to download ·
FAQ ·
"Slideshow" ·
Step-by-step illustrations of language use ·
Search facility. Drop-down menus are used to organise the various sections: Word &
Sentence level; Paragraph level; Essay and Research paper level. Every kind
of question you could have about e.g. sentence structure, sentence parts,
punctuation, verb tenses, abbreviations, subject-verb agreement, consistency
of tenses, pronouns-antecedent agreement. Contains an exhaustive range of
topics: too many list here. Do explore! Heinemann is a
publisher of professional resources and a provider of educational services
for teachers, kindergarten through college. Authors are exemplary educators
who support the practice of other teachers through books, videos, workshops,
online courses, and most recently through explicit teaching materials. They
publish works by professionals for professionals which include books for
theatre professionals, general books on education, and quality works of world
literature.
ICWP Inc. TRI Archive ~ (Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Theatre Research Institute) INTERNATIONAL
THEATRE INSTITUTE This website boasts
being "the most comprehensive Catalogue of Plays in the
World". Plays are easily to locate by browsing 'plays by
genre'. Also available to order from this site are theatre-related
books and out-of-print plays. There are sections for dance, music and
stagecraft as well as a section called study and theory where there are links
to playwriting, acting and directing (among others). This is a definite
5 star site. For playwrights this website provides "a free and unique
way to showcase and disseminate your work". JANE CHAMBERS PLAYWRITING AWARD JEROME LAWRENCE AND ROBERT E. LEE THEATRE RESEARCH
INSTITUTE ~ (TRI ICWP Inc. Archive) THE JOURNAL OF
PERFORMANCE STUDIES Touting itself as
the leading resource for keeping up with performance studies, TDR articles
are listed on the site and there is a free sample article. Writer's
guidelines are available on the site as well as subscription
information. TDR covers numerous performance arts including theatre but
also dance, media, sports, performance art and others. Provides quality,
professional theatre, particularly for the citizens of THE KANSAS CITY WOMEN’S PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL The Kansas City
Women’s Playwriting Festival was first produced in 1995 by Potluck
Productions to create more opportunities for emerging female playwrights to
produce their work. The company’s goal is to produce an annual festival
highlighting the best in new scripts by local (and occasionally national)
female playwrights. The first production premiered at the Theatre for Young
America and was invited for encore presentation at both LA RONDE - THE PLAYWRIGHTS' RING LORCA PERESS, MULTISTAGES PLAY CONTEST (NEW YORK) MultiStages, a
multicultural multidisciplinary theatre company, is seeking unproduced,
non-traditional, high quality multidisciplinary full-length plays by
established and emerging writers for its third New Works Playwriting Contest.
Artistic multi-disciplines include dance, music composition, visual arts,
puppetry, poetry, masks, multimedia, etc. All scripts must respect
non-traditional casting choices and are subject to further development by MultiStages.
Contest Winner will receive an AEA-approved production or staged reading in Submission Fee ~
$10.00 per script. To request detailed
guidelines by email, contact Lperess@nyc.rr.com
or send SASE to Lorca
Peress, MultiStages Artistic Director, or see guidelines at
website link above. LUNA SEA WOMEN'S
PERFORMANCE PROJECT
MCCOY'S GUIDE TO THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES This online web
guide not only offers a lot of valuable information for playwrights but also
those interested in performing. Sections are categorized by specific topic
and contain a multitude of links to other great resources both online and
off. There are also links to "celebrity" sites and acting
workshops. Costuming, puppetry, robotics and other technical aspects of
mounting a production are also addressed. This is another
"must have" for your favorites. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
FOR WOMEN (US) NATIONAL WOMEN'S
HISTORY PROJECT (US) This is a
non-profit, professional theatre whose primary mission is to develop and
produce new plays with diverse themes as well as devoted to creating an
atmosphere where classics can take on a fresh look and forgotten plays can
find a home. Although not a
direct educational resource, a good contact for playwrights. NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS Contains information
about the NYFA activities: job opportunities for artists, education programs,
a featured magazine about arts, a calendar of activities, etc. Updated weekly.
NORTHWEST
PLAYWRIGHTS GUILD -- PAGE TO STAGE NEWSLETTER This online
newsletter contains great articles on the craft and business of
playwriting. The most recent issue contains an article on Submission
Policies and an interview with Jeff Sweet. Past newsletters are also
archived on the site. There is definitely some useful information here
for playwrights. NYTHEATRE.COM ~ The New York
Theatre Experience, Inc. The definitive diary
listing of New York Theatre productions and events.
A great alternative to the too-selective Paines Plough is
located in PERFORMING RIGHTS
SOCIETY (UK) Educational resource
on many levels: Links to what’s playing, including Broadway, Off
Broadway, Regional, National tours, ·
Casting/Jobs ·
Drama Bookshop
link ·
Celebrity
interviews/transcripts Definitely keeps
playwrights abreast of current productions and news in the world of theatre. PLAYWRIGHTS CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO With twenty years of
service to the Bay Area, weekly events and monthly classes—not to
mention a membership that attracts directors, actors and writers
alike—the Playwrights' PLAYWRIGHTS
GUILD OF CANADA (formerly
PUC ~ Playwrights Information on how
to obtain membership into the Playwright’s union of Forms on the site
include: ·
request readings
form ·
request amateur
rights form ·
Link to the book, Strategies:
The Business of Being a Playwright in Another page of the
stageplays.com website, this page is a database of playwrights and their
websites; making it a great resource for those looking to attract producers
and directors to their work. The listings are international and are
sorted alphabetically. This is another good
marketing resource, rather than educational. PLAYWRIGHTS'
CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO This organization is
open to anyone interested in the creation and development of new stage
works. They offer weekly readings, they organize workshops and they
conduct seminars and local contests as well as offering lectures and classes.
Those who wish to participate must be able to commute in the Bay Area.
Of their many links, most are local to the Bay Area, but there are some other
good general resources as well. Full membership is $35.00 and audience
membership is $25.00. One of the pages of
stageplays.com, the market page is a free resource for theatres and
non-profit organizations and a place for playwrights to locate opportunities
for production and publication. The site boasts a free, monthly
e-zine by clicking on the appropriate link near the top of the page.
This is a great online source of markets all in one handy place. The
internet theatre bookshop link is also found near the bottom of this page
(look for: Learn more about the Art and Craft of Playwriting). PLAYWRIGHTS
ON THE WEB ~ An international contact List for
playwrights & their websites. This is a phenomenal
resource site and a "must" for your favorites. Consisting of a
230+page online manual, visitors to this site will find everything from how
to format a manuscript to help with developing characters, dialogue, plot
etc. (click Content) to Agents, copyright information, organizations and web
resources. There's just so much that it's difficult to summarize all
the wonderful parts of this The Playwrights' POSTAL
INFORMATION AND SERVICES. - USA This site has
"Domestic Mail" which figures out most everything for POSTAL
INFORMATION AND SERVICES - CANADA POSTAL
INFORMATION AND SERVICES - UK Although not
actually an educational site, this theatre company’s mandate includes
producing new works by emerging playwrights. It is, therefore, a good
market for less experienced playwrights looking to get productions. The
site includes a links page with several good resources. For more info PUASF ~
Playwrights
United Against Submission Fees.
This website, for
the Puttin' on the Ritz new play festival, details information for
submissions. The last listing for winners to this "contest" is
for 1999 which leads me to believe that it may not be a viable opportunity
anymore. This festival does NOT accept musicals or children's
plays. Ritz New Play
Festival
Located in The Richard Hugo
House is a place for "people who love writing and reading".
Sign up for a free newsletter or register for classes. Apply for the
Writers-in-Residence program. For more information: Richard Hugo House ROGUES
AND VAGABONDS ~ The site for professionals and theatre
lovers. Screenwriters
& Playwrights HomePage Although this
website was a wonderful resource for writers of stageplays and screenplays,
it is now closed. Developed by noted writer and teacher,Charles
Deemer. Here is a link to Deemer's new, but smaller website at: http://www.charlesdeemer.com Deemer also lists a
link to his screenwriting resource site: http://www.screenwright.com,
his electronic screenwriting tutorial. A website that
caters to "senior theatre" with a LH sidebar featuring links
covering News, Groups, Plays, make up, workshops, education and books (and
others). An article on "senior theatre" appeared in Time
Magazine's Slightly off
Broadway is a performing arts studio offering classes for those interested in
becoming a "triple-threat". With instruction in voice
(specializing in musical theatre and pop), dance (including tap, jazz, ballet
and theatre dance) and drama (musical theatre style), the studio offers a
wide variety of classes. Owners Jacqueline McMahon (ICWP) and Connie
Fairbrother also write original scripts to be performed by kids and
teens. The site also features Connie's original dance and activewear
and a selection of performing arts gift items. SMALL-CAST
ONE-ACT GUIDE ONLINE This site is
basically a listing of one act plays utilizing small casts. Plays can be
searched by title, author, genre or number of characters. Clicking on a play
takes the site visitor to another page where a brief SMART TIX
- The new alternative for advance
sales ticketing, STAGE AND SCREEN ~ The Book Club for the Performing Arts Seems to be a
‘members only’ site but it looks like membership is free. It will
be up to the surfer whether or not to provide their personal information in
order to access the site. Member’s information is used for Stage
and Screen as a means of contact with special offers etc., but some screen
third parties also may be given access to members' email addresses. Find out what's in
the current issue of Stage Directions Magazine… ·
A one-year
subscription is $26.00 US - 12 issues) ·
Read the message
boards (find jobs, workshops, etc) ·
Research costumes,
sets & scenery and other aspects of the production process. ·
Also keep up to
date on all the industry news. Basically, this site
provides links to stage resources in a variety of areas. STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION (SDCF) StageSpace.com is a community-building website for theater-lovers
everywhere. The only theater-based
site of its kind, StageSpace.com is already connecting people across the StageSpace.com features: ·
A profile page for
each member. ·
A private message
feature. ·
An interactive
weblog -- StageSpace.com members can comment on articles, reviews, and
opinion pieces posted by the StageSpace.com team. ·
Breaking theater
news, reviews and opinions. ·
A search tool --
StageSpace.com members can search for other members by location, by
professional expertise (e.g. directors or lighting designers) and more. ·
Personal diaries
-- StageSpace.com members can post their own online journal entries. ·
Event organizing
-- StageSpace.com members can plan and organize their own events on the
events page, and search for other events in their area. ·
Discussion forums
-- StageSpace.com members can host and participate in discussions on any
subject they wish. Suite101 has its own
writing community and also an entertainment community where there are some
informative topics such as: Budget
Screenwriting & Film-making Performing and writing Musical Theatre Theatre
(this is an archived topic only) All these Suite101
sites have links to relevant books on everything from writing dialogue to
producing your own play as well as articles, contests, opps, favorite links
and courses at SuiteU. The official site of
the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival. LH sidebar has
links for applying to Sundance, Job Opps, conferences and the festival
store. For anyone near Sundance, Utah or able to travel there, the
institute has a very active calendar of events and programs. Those
working on film scripts or film projects will find this site very useful. TDR - THE
JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE STUDIES
To be placed on
Theatre Alba's mailing list send an email to this Theatre Alba
(Edinburgh) productions are listed as well as information about drama classes
offered. Fellow ICWPer, Margaret McSeverney's play, "Thenew" was
one of Theatre Alba's past productions. Theatre Alba also actively
participates in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A comprehensive Australia-wide website
with information on Theatre Companies, What’s On, Links, News, Forums
and Chatrooms. Larry Stark's
Theater Mirror site is the theater arts magazine of the internet and shares
information with New England Theater 411. There are links to auditions
for actors, calls for production teams, lists of coming attractions and much
more. Current news is featured on Larry's daily update. The site
has a lot to look at and is worth a visit. Includes a link to "Playwrights'
Platform" - a summer festival at the Boston Playwrights'
Theatre for the development of new plays. Theatre Puget Sound
is a trade and service organization for those There is a
"members only" section for individuals and groups. Individual
member benefits include an email listserve, discounts and free services on
‘tps’ events and productions and discounts on area theatre
tickets and more. Organizations receive all the individual member
benefits as well as between 2 and 6 individual memberships, complete listing
on the site, calendar listings at SeattlePerforms.com, preferred business
referrals, promotional discounts and a media packet including the current
directory. Individual
memberships are $50.00. Organization
memberships range from $75.00 for a small group to $500.00 for a large. There are also
categories for non-profits, educational associates, unions, festivals and
corporations at varying price levels. THEATRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARCHIVE - TRI ~ (Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre
Research Institute) The TRI (of Ohio
State University) collects and maintains performing arts research
materials. Besides publishing "Theatre Studies", its annual
journal, the TRI is an archive for playwrights, performers, theatre companies
and others. With everything from lecture notes to daily journals;
financial information to design notes, their library is a wealth of
resources. ICWPer, Linda Eisenstein has scripts archived in the "playwright's
collections" section. THE FOUNDATION CENTER ~ Foundation Grants to Individuals Online Quickly search detailed descriptions of over 5,800
foundation programs for students, artists, researchers, and other individual
grant seekers. THE
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA THE WRITERS GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN Comprehensive
site for writers of many genres, including
tv, radio, film, animation, theatre, books
and children’s writing. Has
commission rates for different writing commissions, royalty rates etc. A site with an
extensive number of sections including articles for writers, manuscript
formats, a discussion forum for writers, publishers, illustrators, agents and
anyone associated with the industry. There is a page titled,
‘Plays and Scripts’, but it looks as though there isn’t
anything listed there yet. There is also an impressive page of
writer’s guides links. This site is literally a good resource for
any and all writers.
VIRTUAL LIBRARY
THEATRE AND DRAMA This
comprehensive site contains links to resources from more than 50
countries. Links include: Academic
institutions/conferences/scripts online/mailing lists/theatre books/theatre
companies and much, much more. Purchases are made through
Amazon.com. With so many links to so much information, this site is
well worth the time it takes to explore everything. WOMEN'S INSTITUTE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
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