zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SASKATCHEWAN PLAYWRIGHTS CENTRE EZINE zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz In this issue: * SPC's 24-Hour Playwrighting Competition & Volunteers * Call for Submissions * Member News * Your News Here * SPC Board Members zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz * SPC's 24-HOUR PLAYWRITING COMPETITION * zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz The SPC 24 Hour Playwriting Competition is in Regina this year, May 1 to 3, 2009. There are two Competition Categories: Student (highschool/university) and Open (everyone else). Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. For further info, please visit our website: www.saskplaywrights.ca or contact Sheila Angelstad, SPC Administrator at (306) 665-7707 or email: sk.playwrights@sasktel.net ***Volunteers are needed for the 24 Hour Playwriting Competition*** May 1&2, 2009 - University of Regina! 2-4 hour shifts available Please contact Jodi at jdsadowsky@hotmail.com zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz * CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS * zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Dear playwrights: I will be compiling and editing a new TYA anthology for Signature Editions this year. The volume will feature complete plays of various lengths (anywhere from 10 minutes to full-length) by Canadian playwrights. The plays will have had a professional or fringe production (and possibly a tour), and should not have been previously published in their entirety. Established writers will be represented, and I hope to also include voices that are not yet well known. The style will be similar to our 2006 volume, Two Hands Clapping, ISBN 1-897109-15-6, which contains 8 recent plays for two actors, including interviews with the writers, as well as production info re companies, casts, dates, etc. If you are interested in submitting, and your play hasn't been previously published, please send a hard copy (ms) to the following address: Kit Brennan, c/o Department of Theatre, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6. No email attachments of scripts, please. Please include an overview of the play's production history and a short bio of yourself. Scripts will be accepted from March 1 - June 1, 2009. If you wish to make an inquiry, please write to me at kbrennan@alcor.concordia.ca . Many thanks, Kit zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz NEW WORKS OF MERIT ANNOUNCEMENT: New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest is accepting scripts through June 30, 2009 for new works that: 1) Enhance self-realization 2) Support peace and social justice 3) Foster new understanding of minority issues that focus on racial, ethnic and gender discrimination both in the United States and abroad 4) Empower youth to build healthy inner foundations 5) Educate to gain further insight into healthy social/emotional living 6) Shed new light on religious, spiritual, and cultural differences and issues 7) Build respect for cultural expression and identity in a world that is experiencing rapid globalization 8) Explore the widening gap between the values this country was founded on and the values we present to the world today For Guidelines and Application Form: WWW.PLAYWRITINGCONTEST.CJB.NET zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz RBC TARRAGON UNDER 30 NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION 2008/09 is the inaugural season of the RBC Tarragon Under 30 National Playwriting Competition. Since 1970, Tarragon Theatre has been a leader in the development of new Canadian plays, introducing theatre audiences to talented home-grown playwrights, and contributing countless plays to the Canadian canon. As part of our mandate to seek out and nurture new and vital voices, Tarragon Theatre, with the generous support of RBC Foundation, is pleased to announce our inaugural Under 30 National Playwriting Competition. The purpose of this competition is to offer Canadian playwrights under the age of 30 the opportunity to receive financial support to further develop their play, benefit from working with artists skilled in new play development, and gain national recognition for their writing. The winner of this competition will receive a cash award of $3,000, and the opportunity to participate in Tarragon's annual Play Reading Week in 2009. The winning playwright receives a cash award of $3,000 and the opportunity to be a part of Tarragon’s 2009 play reading week. www.tarragontheatre.com Deadline is April 30, 2009 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE ANNOUNCES A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR HYSTERIA: A FESTIVAL OF WOMEN, the largest multi-disciplinary showcase of its kind in North America. Deadline: May 1, 2009 Hysteria is a vital forum for presentation, dicussion and exchange unlike any other in the country. Moynan King, Festival Director, is seeking submissions for the 5th incarnation of this international showcase of female talent from the worlds of theatre, dance, film, music and visual and performance art. For HYSTERIA submission guidelines and application, visit us online at: http://artsexy.ca/pressroom.cfm#hysteria For inquiries contact Moynan King, Festival Director 416-975-9130 x27 moynan@artsexy.ca Buddies In Bad Times Theatre Canada’s Home for Queer Culture 12 Alexander Street, Toronto ON Box Office 416-975-8555 artsexy.ca zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz PLAYFEST The Harriet Lake Festival of New Plays April 2–11, 2010 Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Orlando FL PlayFest is seeking new full-length plays based on or inspired by works of classic literature or historic events and persons. We prefer plays that require six actors or less, and have a particular interest in one-person shows. However, even in the case of one-person shows, we are not looking for history lectures, or museum piece adaptations that are faithful to a fault, but rather dynamic new theatrical versions of classic stories that speak to the contemporary mindset. In order to qualify for PlayFest a play must: 1. Not have received more than two professional AEA productions 2. Not have received a Broadway of Off-Broadway production 3. Not have received Orlando production in current form 4. Not be published for general distribution We are also seeking Musical adaptations. We will be a little less strict about the cast size, but are only interested in musicals based on or inspired by works of classic literature or historic events and persons. Each year we select around ten new plays to be presented as readings. Two or three of those plays will go on to be developed in workshops during PlayFest -The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays. Playwrights will receive a stipend, travel and housing expenses. Some plays may go on to be fully produced as part of a subsequent Orlando Shakespeare Theater season. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES – PLEASE FOLLOW THESE CAREFULLY Non-musical submissions should include a bio/resume, a two-paragraph synopsis, five pages of sample dialogue, a character breakdown, and an email address. Musicals should include all of the aforementioned items and the most recent Demo CD of the show. Mail submissions to: Patrick Flick Director of New Play Development PlayFest -The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays Orlando Shakespeare Theater 812 East Rollins St. Suite 100 Orlando, FL 32803 Initial submission deadline for PlayFest 2010 is August 31, 2009. If you wish to be notified of receipt of your submission, please include a SAS Postcard. Otherwise you will only hear from us if we would like to see a full script. DO NOT SEND FULL SCRIPTS UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO! WRITE ON! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz * MEMBER NEWS * zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SPC MEMBER KELLEY JO BURKE he Literary Press group of canada presents the launch of new release The Selkie Wife by Kelley Jo Burke Book Launch McNally Robinson 3130 8th Street, Saskatoon Monday, April 27 7:30pm An ancient Celtic myth explodes in the centre of a modern Canadian family in this strikingly original drama by Kelley Jo Burke. When Mary gets a surprise visit from her old friend Gen, we learn that Mary has a secret that could threaten her life with husband Cal and teenage daughter Brigit. No ordinary secret, this. As it turns out, Mary is a “selkie”—a seal who sheds her skin to mate with a human male, then returns to the water with her offspring. But Mary, happy with Cal, decided to stay on land. And now, twenty years later, Gen has come to take her back into the water. The Selkie Wife is a dramatic meditation about love and sex, about freedom and oppression, about making concessions and making choices. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SPC MEMBER CATHERINE HARRISON A good old Saskatchewan blizzard... A clapped out old beater... A small town hotel... and the only mechanic in town's gone ice-fishing. It looks like jenny's going to have some thinkin' time. She's had the courage to leave a situation that was stifling her, but is she just falling into another one? Big questions. Why does old, weird Ed, over in the corner, sometimes sound like he's making a lot of sense? What's a Windwalker anyway? This lovely new Saskatchewan play, by our own Catherine Harrison, explores a woman's journey through society's expectations and structures, into a journey With the mythic prairie Windwalkers. As always, Dancing Sky will bring you top-notch, professional theatre created by some of the province's best artists. Come to our small town location and enjoy some home cooking and a great home-brewed show. PLEASE PHONE FOR RESERVATIONS AT 1-306-376-4445. EMAIL REQUESTS CAN NOT BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME!!!! PLEASE NOTE OUR GENERAL EMAIL ADDRESS HAS CHANGED TO: info@dancingskytheatre.com Louisa Ferguson General Manager Dancing Sky Theatre Box 69 Meacham, Saskatchewan S0K 2V0 1-306-376-4445 louisa@dancingskytheatre.com www.dancingskytheatre.com A zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *YOUR NEWS HERE* zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Share your latest triumph with your fellow SPC members! Spread your name and fame across every aspect of the SPC Communications Empire - the SPC newsletter, website, discussion group, and Ezine. If you have events, workshops, articles, calls for submissions for inclusionin SPC publications, put all the details into an email and send them to jshebelska@sasktel.net. *Please note - I am trying to limit the scope of the ezine to informationregarding playwrighting. There are other organizations to promote screenwriting, poetry, and otherliterary pursuits* WE NEED YOUR CURRENT CONTACT INFO! If you have a new email or street address, let us know. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *2009 BOARD AND STAFF* zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz President: CHERYL JACK cheryljack@sasktel.net Vice-President: JAMIE LEE SHEBELSKI jshebelska@sasktel.net Past President: WILL BROOKS williamallenbrooks@yahoo.ca Members-at-large: PAM HAIG-BARTLEY pamela.haigbartley@usask.ca JAMES TRETTWER wormwer@yahoo.com ROB VAN MEENEN getnthevanmeemen@sasktel.net MIKE THOMPSON GILLIAN HARDING-RUSSELL russell@accesscomm.ca IAN MCWILLIAMS Staff: Heather Inglis (Dramaturg) hdi1@telus.net Sheila Angelstad (Administrator) sk.playwrights@sasktel.net SPC Phone Number: (306) 665-7707 SPC fax number: (306) 244-0255 Mailing address: PO Box 3092 Saskatoon, SK S7K 3S9 email: sk.playwrights@sasktel.net on the web: www.saskplaywrights.ca