Live & In Color Contest Name: Deadline: (for ongoing submissions, enter 1/1/3000) Contact Website: Accept Musicals?: Unknown Yes No Accept Plays?: Unknown Yes No Accept Young Audiences?: Unknown Yes No Accept Edgy Material?: Unknown Yes No Accept Radio/Film/TV Scripts?: Unknown Yes No Categories Award Cash Conference Fellowship Festival Production Reading Residency Song Contest Workshop Length Full-length Full-length One-act One-act Short -- Parent -- Contest Tags Description: Visual Text Musical Theatre: Live & In Color is looking for playwrights, composers, and lyricists of color and/or other underrepresented communities interested in developing their new musical. The selected musical submission will have a two-week workshop in the fall at The Bingham Camp in Salem, Connecticut culminating in a staged presentation to an invited audience. Submissions will close at 11:59pm EST on 2/15/2023. For any questions email Dennis Corsi at dennis@liveandincolor.org. The full application is available at liveandincolor.org The musical must be able to be performed with 4 actors or less. All submissions should include: Single page synopsis, Single page character breakdown, Demo of score (2-3 songs), Sample of dialogue (~10 pages), and Brief production/development history (properties with prior full productions not accepted.) ________ June Bingham New Playwright Commission: This commission opportunity provides resources and support toward the creation and development of a new play by early-career women/femme and/or non-binary storytellers. The opportunity will culminate in a 60-minute 2-person play that will be workshopped and presented as a reading for an audience at L&IC’s Fall Retreat in September of 2023. Applications are now open and will close at 11:59 pm EST on 1/31/2023. Due to the volume of submissions, no deadline extensions or late applications will be accepted. The total fee for this Commission will be $3,000; housing, meals, and travel for the retreat are also provided. Schedule and deadlines will be at the discretion of the commission recipient and the program director. We define “early-career” as artists who have written pieces previously, or have engaged in writing via books, film, TV, etc. but have not had theatrical work that has been extensively professionally produced by commercial or non-profit organizations and have less than two full-length pieces that have been published in print. If you have questions about your eligibility or any portion of the application, please email Junebinghamcommission@liveandincolor.org. The full application is available at liveandincolor.org The play must be able to be performed with 2 actors. All submissions should include: a short (5-page max) writing sample/excerpt in PDF format Please let me know if you have any questions! -- Rachel Kwiecinski, MA (She/Her) Cell: 847-707-5675 Design and Marketing Associate | Live & In Color Contact Name - FIRST: LAST: Contact Title: Contact Email: Contact Phone: Contact Address1: Contact Address2: Contact City: Contact State: Contact Zip: Contact Country: Comments from NMI Staff: Visual Text For 2023, the deadline is usually around February 15. Come back because the deadline should be updated for the 2024 contest in October.
