zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SASKATCHEWAN PLAYWRIGHTS CENTRE EZINE zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz In this issue: * SPC's 24-Hour Playwrighting Competition & Volunteers * Call for Submissions * Playwrights' Reading circle * Playwrights' Reading Series * Opportunities * Your News Here * SPC Board Members zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz * SPC's 24-HOUR PLAYWRIGHTING COMPETITION * zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz The SPC 24 Hour Playwrighting 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 New North American Scripts Wanted for Reading The North American Actors Association (www.naaa.org.uk ) based in Great Britain is pleased to announce a call for manuscripts for its 9th annual NAAA Playreading Festival Competition. Entries selected will be rehearsed and read by professional North American actors at publicized public readings in a popular London theatre in summer 2009. These rehearsed readings are undertaken as showcase performances for the writer and the actors, and offer the writer the chance to have his/her work presented under professional direction and using the talents of professional actors. No remuneration will be given, although the exposure could lead to a full production or other opportunities elsewhere. All the plays must be appropriate for a theatrical reading, so no screenplays please, and should not have been previously produced or mounted in the UK. The subject matter should deal with North American culture, and must have primarily North American casts as they will be cast from the membership of the NAAA, though the plays do not necessarily need to be set in North America. Play lengths should be approximately two hours for a full play and one hour or less for a one-act, though other running lengths will be considered. All entries must be posted to arrive no later than 13 February 2009. Please submit two copies of the script by post only and include a covering note with your name, email address and contact telephone number(s). To allow us to be as fair as possible while reading these submissions we ask that your personal details only appear on the covering letter. So please remove your name from the title page as well as any headers or footers. We will guarantee accurate logging of your work for copyright purposes. Although we are predominantly interested in new work, please also include if applicable a list of any readings, workshops or productions of the piece that may have already taken place. We will accept a maximum of two entries per person; no scripts will be returned, so please do not include return postage, and we will not enter into correspondence. Please note that only the winners will be notified, with the list of the winning plays available on our website after the date of selection. Please note also that we will not accept entries which: are submitted by email; arrive past the deadline; include only one copy of the play; or have previously been submitted. Entries should be mailed to: Claudette Williams North American Actors Association c/o RCGP 14 Princes Gate Knightsbridge London SW7 1PU ENGLAND zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz BBC World Service Radio Drama Playwriting Competition Location: UK Deadline: 31 March 2009 Entries are invited for the eleventh biennial BBC World Service playwrighting competition, which offers a first prize of £2,500 cash and the chance to have your play professionally produced and broadcast on the BBC World Service. The competition is open to anyone who is resident outside Britain and entrants are invited to write a sixty minute radio drama with up to six central characters. Plays must be in English and must not have been previously produced in any medium. For information regarding competition rules and entry forms please visit the website www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice or e-mail radioplay@bbc.co.uk zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SCES Workshop Tour The Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society is seeking submissions from artists for its 24th Workshop Tour. Artists travel to Saskatchewan schools for an eight-week period starting in September 2009. Artists travel as a troupe of 5 throughout rural Saskatchewan. Compensation is based on dates of presentation and travel time. Artists are guaranteed a minimum of 28 dates over an 8-week period. Interested individuals should consider workshops, which are highly portable and provide a hands-on creative experience for the participant, achievable in one hour. Applicants should also indicate whether they wish to be considered for the Tour Manager position. Minimum guarantee is $340 per day of workshop delivery. Artists are encouraged to explore Creative Partnership opportunities with schools while on tour. For more information on Creative Partnerships check www.artsboard.sk.ca Please submit a resume and a brief outline of a workshop in your area of specialty that you could present, in an adaptable fifty-minute format, to divisions 1 through 3. Electronic submissions are acceptable or you may fax to 306.780.9487 or send via the mail. Deadline February 27, 2009 SCES, Attention: Margaret Fry, Executive Officer, 2431 8th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4R 5J7 mfry@sasktel.net www.sces.ca zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz RBC Tarragon Under 30 National Playwriting Competition. The winning playwright receives a cash award of $3,000 and the opportunity to be a part of Tarragon’s 2009 play reading week. Deadline is April 30, 2009 Information can be found on our website: http://www.tarragontheatre.com/playwrights/rbc-under30.php For further information please contact: Andrew Lamb, Director of Education and Outreach (416) 536-5018 ext. 229 andrew@tarragontheatre.com Or Andrea Romaldi, Literary Manager (416) 536-5018 ext. 230 andrea@tarragontheatre.com zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *PLAYWRIGHTS' READING CIRCLE* zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz The next Reading Circle will be on March 16, and Margo Regan will be bringing the first act of her play, Gaudeamus. Anyone interested in the development of new dramatic work is encouraged to attend. For more information or to book a reading please contact Mary Blackstone, Director of the Centre for the Study of Script Development, at 585-5517 or Mary.Blackstone@uregina.ca. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *PLAYWRIGHTS' READING SERIES* zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz The PLAYWRIGHTS READING SERIES 2008 - 2009 Hosted by the DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA In partnership with the SASKATCHEWAN WRITERS GUILD With the Assistance of the PLAYWRIGHTS GUILD OF CANADA and the CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND THE SASKATCHEWAN PLAYWRIGHTS CENTRE Will Feature DANIEL MACIVOR On March 2, 2009 at 8:00PM in Shu-Box Theatre, Riddell Centre, Daniel MacIvor winner of the prestigious 2008 Siminovitch Prize, will be reading from his most recent dramatic work. The reading is open to the public free of charge. For more information contact Mary Blackstone at 585-5517. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *OPPPORTUNITIES* zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Interactive Scriptwriting Spring 2009 Wilfrid Laurier University Starts: March 30, 2009 Cost: $123 Note: Internet access is required Details: www.wlu.ca/coned Register: conted@wlu.ca or 519.884.0710 x6036 The Course online course introduces students to the craft of writing script for film, television and the theatre course enrolment provides student with a password that allows access to the first level of writing challenges; successful completion of each level results in access to the next level student determine pace of submissions and approaches to script writing writing assignments to be submitted for feedback as the course progresses course fees purchase a set number of feedback opportunities course designed and administered by Dr. Leslie O'Dell (feedback provided by Dr. O'Dell or by freelance professional writers under her supervision) course begins March 30, 2009; first login must occur by April 20, 2009 six month time frame to complete course zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz LOOKING FOR A PLAYWRIGHT . . . Marcella Pedersen in Cut Knife is interested in working with a playwright to develop a play about the history of the area (something about a specific battle?) Ideally, she would like to produce a show along the lines of Regina's "Trial of Louis Riel", and attract tourists to the area. If there is a playwright interested in thinking about this project, you could get in touch with Marcella at gilmar@sasktel.net. She has dial-up internet only, so no large files please. 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 inclusion in 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 information regarding playwrighting. There are other organizations to promote screenwriting, poetry, and other literary pursuits* WE NEED YOUR CURRENT CONTACT INFO! If you have a new email or street address, let us know. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *2008 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