"New Play" Reading Series

Starting with Season 13 (2008 - 2009) , the Actors’NET has been providing a forum or local playwrights to have their works heard before a live audience. Designed to focus on the plays themselves (as opposed to a scene study acting workshop) the presentations involve a script-in-hand staged proformance by a group of actors, with an open invitation to all who want to simply attend to hear the play , or participate in a discussion of the work afterwards. For the new play it’s a very important part of the creative process for the playwright to hear the characters come to life and allow for adjustments, rewrites, and fine-tuning. These experimental productions serve as an incubator and laboratory for actors, writers, directors, and producers to practice and explore their craft free from the constraints of production schedules, budgets, criticism and public performance.

$10 admission

Friday Night Playwright Series
Dates and titles for 2010 - 2011 to be announced

Join us for an evening of excitement as new plays are read, followed by a discussion with the playwright and audience.
Who knows, one of these plays might receive a full-scale production at the NET in an upcoming season.

(link to application below)
To Submit a play for the playreading series:
THE Actors’ NET PLAY READING SERIES APPLICATION

Name:______________________________________ Date:______________
Address:_______________________________________________________
City:___________________________ State:____________ Zip:___________
Telephone: (day)_______________________ (eve) ______________________
Mobile:(cell)___________________________ eMail:_____________________
Name of Play:___________________________________________________
Author:________________________________________________________
Has this been produced before?:____________
Running time:________ (not to exceed 120 minutes) Total pages:________
Circle one: Musical Comedy Drama Performance Art One Person Show
Number of actors:(male)_______________ (female)_______________
Give a brief synopsis of play:________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________


Please attach a brief bio of the playwright.
Please mail a 10 page sample of the play and include:
1) a character breakdown, 2) setting, 3) period in which play occurs, 4) and should be neatly bound and numbered with the title of play on the cover of the script. Please include a SASE if you wish to have your script returned to you. Include a SAS post card to receive notice that we have received your script.

Deadline: Any time.

Mail scripts to: The Actors’ NET of Bucks County, 635 N. Delmorr Ave, Morrisville, PA 19067, Attn: The Play Reading Series.