Helpful Web Links for Women Playwrights
The ICWP Members have recommended, and in many cases reviewed
the following playwriting, theatre, and/or publishing links.
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THE BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE - PLAYWRIGHT FAQsSo many good tips in reply to these questions:
How
many rehearsals do I go to?
What
do I say in rehearsals?
Which
play do I send to which theatre?
What
stage directions do I put in/leave out?
How
do I know that the the idea for a play I have hasn't already been
written?
Do
I give character references of all my characters at the beginning
of the script? If so how much do I give?
How
do I describe my set requirements?
How
Can I choose my own music for the play?
Are
correct punctuation and grammar and correct spelling really essential?
The Diary of a Lazy Playwright
Other Resources for Playwrights
Writing
a Musical
Writing
Comedy
Getting
Your Play Performed
Agents
for Playwrights
Markets
for Playwrights
PerformingWrites.com
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THEATRE RESEARCHVery interesting and provocative Online Journal
Articles, Announcements, Calls for Papers, Conferences, Jobs Listings,
ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE NETWORKA marvellous collection of Asian American Theatre resources, discussion lists, theatres,
theatre companies with contact information.
MULTIMEDIA PROJECT CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION SOFTWARECELTX Software and server integrated project planning for multimedia theatre productions -
inexpensive, multiple accounts for collaborators to add their input.
SCHOLARLY PAPERS, BOOKS ON WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS (Google Scholar search) Opens in New Window
PEN - INTERNATIONAL PEN WOMEN WRITERS COMMITTEEPart of the worldwide PEN writer's association, focusses on the particular problems
of gender inequality in opportunities for women writers around the world. They are
active in fields of political activism, justice and education. Their network reaches out
to writers who suffer from isolation in their own countries.
ONE BIG UMBRELLABlog-style interviews with playwrights from several English speaking countries.
Search on the right hand menu for names of women playwrights.
PLAY PRESS (New Zealand)The
Play Press specialises in publishing new New Zealand plays,
both to preserve a
range of quality scripts and to make
texts more accessible for rehearsal and study.
They are interested
in all types of playscript and any other performance related
work
and make a special commitment to women’s plays. They sponsor an entry into The
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize each year, choosing the best woman’s play
from the
Playmarket New Play Award entries.
THE SUSAN SMITH BLACKBURN PRIZE
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, established in 1978, is given annually to recognize
women who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre.
The Prize is administered in Houston, London and New York by a board of directors who
choose six Judges each year, three from each side of the Atlantic.
The Prize currently awards $35,000 annually to the Finalists: Winner- $20,000, Special
Commendation-$5,000,and other Finalists- $1,000.
Each year, a specified list of professional theatres throughout the English-speaking world
is invited to submit plays for consideration and links to these theatres are provided below.
Source Theatres (USA)
Source Theatres (UK and Republic of Ireland)
Source Theatres (Canada)
Source Theatres
(South Africa)
Source Theatres
(Australia)
Source Theatres
(New Zealand)
PLAY SUBMISSION BINGEThe Binge is a supportive, online community focusing on the business side of playwriting. Twice a year, the writers on the list get together and take the challenge of sending out a submission a day, every day, for 30 days (we call this a Binge). During this time, writers post to the online list about what they've sent, where, and share various submissions opps and support. It's a way to make doing marketing chores more fun. Organiser is ICWP Member Patrick Gabridge.
A-D
ACTORS'
THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE
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.
ALL
CHILDREN'S THEATRE
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.
ALLEYWAY THEATRE
Accepts submissions
of new plays and musicals throughout the year.
You may enter your work in the annual Maxim Mazumdar New Play
Competition. Send submissions to:
Literary Manager,
Alleyway Theatre
1 Curtain Up Alley,
Buffalo, NY 14202-1911
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 United States and its territories, as well as theatre companies with
the armed forces overseas". Very useful web, with a HUGE list of play
competitions and other opportunities for playwrights all the year round. To
bookmark this page of opportunities: Click Here
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.
AMERICAN
THEATER WEB
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 New York. The Dorset Theatre Festival is one of New England's
most widely known cultural events.
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)
ANAMCARA WRITERS AND ARTISTS RETREAT
On the northern coast of the Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork, Ireland.
High on a heather-covered
hillside awaits Anam Cara, a tranquil spot set apart to nurture and to
provide sanctuary for those who create. Whether you come to work on a
writing or artistic project of your own or as part of a workshop or
special interest group, you will find support, creature comforts, and
peace – all you need to produce your best work.
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.
ARTS 5 . COM
A huge new
comprehensive searchable directory of everything to do with the arts. A
division of Look Directory.
B
THE BRICK
PLAYHOUSE
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 USA and abroad.
1501
BROADWAY BROADWAY
PLAY PUBLISHING
BROADWAY
UNIVERSITY
BROOKLYN
PUBLISHERS C
PLAYWRIGHTS
CANADA PRESS
Canada’s
largest and oldest publisher of drama.
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.
CAPITAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THE CHRISTIAN WRITER’S GUILD
COMMUNITY
THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN
CONSCIOUSNESS,
LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN
THEATER FESTIVAL
COPYRIGHT
OFFICE: USA
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: UK GOVERNMENT WEBSITE
COPYRIGHT
WEBSITE
CREATIVE
DRAMATICS
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, London, Philadelphia, California, and Elsewhere, this site contains:
REVIEWS *
FEATURES * QUOTES * LETTERS TO EDITOR
On NEWS (Etcetera) LISTINGS (Broadway and Off-Broadway)TKTS * FILM *
LINKS
The site also
features an online bookstore that carries cassettes, CDs, and books. - a
smorgasbord of helpful information for the playwright.
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DIRECTOR’S
GUILD OF AMERICA
DRAMATIC
PUBLISHING
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
faqs * licensing * cutting guidelines & a great section on the background
of selected plays.
DRAMATISTS
GUILD OF AMERICA
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.
E-H
ECHO THEATRE'S
HOME ON THE NET
A dynamic website
for a Dallas, Texas non-profit theater, which boasts of 'unearthing the
power of the female theatrical voice'. Includes an explanation of their focus
on women's theater, upcoming events with descriptions and ticket information,
past productions, (which in
themselves are revealing of Echo Theatre's mission statement,) and links to
other Dallas area theaters.
EDINBURGH GUIDE (UK) The Edinburgh and Scotland Theatre Section of the Edinburgh Arts and Entertainment Guide.
A guide to theater
in Scotland', this comprehensive website lives up to its promise,
plus is updated every few days. The
current theatrical offerings are listed by city, often accompanied by links
to previews and reviews. Very comprehensive. Also included are diverse arts,
music, clubs, film, gallery, and photography links. There are even listings
of Scottish productions touring elsewhere. Festivals are here as well,
including the upcoming Edinburgh Festival, complete with simultaneous Fringe,
Jazz and Film festival links. 'Useful Theater Links' maps, articles, and
awards, round out a complete overview of the theater and arts scene in Scotland, of equal value to a visiting ICWP tourist, or native Scotland.
E-SCRIPT
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.
F
FICTION WORKS
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 June 30 2003.
THE FIELD ~ NYC
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.
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GREECE CONFERENCE- WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL
GUERRILLA
GIRLS ON TOUR
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.
GUIDE
TO GRAMMAR AND WRITING
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!
H
HEINEMANN
PUBLISHING
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.
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ICWP Inc. TRI Archive ~ (Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Theatre Research Institute)
INTERNATIONAL
THEATRE INSTITUTE
THE INTERNET
THEATRE BOOKSHOP
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".
INTERPLAY
THEATRE
J
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.
K
KENTUCKY
REPERTORY THEATRE
Provides quality,
professional theatre, particularly for the citizens of Southern Kentucky, by presenting a repertory of works from the best of
our theatrical heritage and by developing plays by Kentucky playwrights. They also facilitate the cultural growth
of the region by making creative experiences accessible to the larger
community and through touring and other programs.
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 Johnson County Community
College and
Penn Valley Community
College .
Since then, Potluck Productions has produced festivals around the Kansas City metropolitan area. For additional details about
Potluck Productions and the Kansas City Women’s Playwriting Festival,
please visit our website at www.kcpotluckproductions.com.
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LA RONDE - THE PLAYWRIGHTS' RING
LARK THEATRE
COMPANY
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 New York City.
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, 344 West 87th Street, New
York, NY
10024
or see guidelines at
website link above.
M-P
MOONDANCE
FILM FESTIVAL
MOONSTRUCK DRAMA BOOKSTORE
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.
N
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
FOR WOMEN (US)
NATIONAL WOMEN'S
HISTORY PROJECT (US)
NATIONAL WRITERS UNION
(USA)
NEW
DRAMATISTS
NEW JERSEY REPERTORY
COMPANY
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.
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 New York newspapers. On-line 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,
completely free service. A nonprofit corporation committed to promoting
theatre.
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THE ORLANDO
REPERTORY THEATRE
OXYGEN
NETWORK
P
PAINES PLOUGH
Paines Plough is
located in London, UK. Known for exciting, innovative new theatre, they
accept unsolicited scripts from writers living in the UK. They have an education department, play
development workshops, and meeting space. Regularly take productions to
the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and have won several Fringe Awards.
PERFORMING RIGHTS
SOCIETY (UK)
Music Performace rights UK
PLAYBILL ON-LINE
Educational resource
on many levels: Links to what’s playing, including Broadway, Off
Broadway, Regional, National tours, London and Summer Stock.
Feature stories/newsworthy items:
Casting/Jobs
Drama Bookshop
link
Celebrity
interviews/transcripts
Definitely keeps
playwrights abreast of current productions and news in the world of theatre.
PLAY SUBMISSION BINGE
The
Binge is a supportive, online community focusing on the business side
of playwriting. Twice a year, the writers on the list get together and
take the challenge of sending out a submission a day, every day, for 30
days (we call this a Binge). During this time, writers post to the
online list about what they've sent, where, and share various
submissions opps and support. It's a way to make doing marketing
chores more fun. Organiser is ICWP Member Patrick Gabridge.
PLAYWRIGHTS CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
With twenty years of
service to the Bay Area, weekly events and monthly classesundefinednot to
mention a membership that attracts directors, actors and writers
alikeundefinedthe Playwrights' Center
of San Francisco offers countless opportunities for the development of
your play!
PLAYWRIGHTS
GUILD OF CANADA (formerly
PUC ~ Playwrights Union of Canada)
Information on how
to obtain membership into the Playwright’s union of Canada and a catalogue of Canadian plays/playwrights.
Forms on the site
include:
request readings
form
request amateur
rights form
Link to the book, Strategies:
The Business of Being a Playwright in Canada.
PLAYWRIGHTS
ON THE WEB
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'
PLATFORM
PLAYS MAGAZINE
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.
PLAYWRIGHT'S
NOTICEBOARD
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.
THE
PLAYWRITING SEMINARS
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
website. A definite 5star site and a necessary tool for all
playwrights.
THE PLAYWRIGHTS' STUDIO
The Playwrights' Studio,
Scotland is a new initiative designed to celebrate, promote and
develop Scotland's rich and growing culture of writing for live
performance. It aims to secure a future for playwrights and their work by
improving and sustaining artistic quality, raising awareness, and increasing
opportunities and access.
POSTAL
INFORMATION AND SERVICES. - USA
This site has
"Domestic Mail" which figures out most everything for U.S. mail, and also has "International
Calculator"-- and if you know foreign country and weight, they give you
the various postal rates and how many days to get there. The site also has the rules for Media Mail.
"A customer’s guide to mailing".
POSTAL
INFORMATION AND SERVICES - CANADA
POSTAL
INFORMATION AND SERVICES - UK
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ INC.
Ritz New Play
Festival
c/o Steve Coar
Ritz Theatre
915 White Horse Pike
Oaklyn, NJ 08107.
Q-T
R
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 profile page for
each member.
RED HEN
PRODUCTIONS
Located in Cleveland,
Ohio, Red Hen is Cleveland's Feminist Theatre. Information on their current
season, past seasons and how to get involved are all links on the LH
sidebar. This site is easy to navigate and Red Hen can be contacted
at: RED
HEN
RICHARD HUGO
HOUSE
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
1634 Eleventh
Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
206-322-7030 (tel)
206-320-8767 (fax)
welcome@hugohouse
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.
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SENIOR
THEATRE
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 May 31, 2003
issue. The site boasts to have the largest collection of senior theatre
materials anywhere. They are also the creator of "The Improv. Game"
and all their materials are available for purchase online as part of the
ArtAge publications. This site provides wonderful resources for
theatres and community groups looking to work specifically with
seniors.
SLIGHTLY
OFF BROADWAY
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
synopsis of the chosen work gives information on number of characters,
author, and a plot synopsis. Contact information (how to order) appears
on this page as well. Be sure to check out the ICWP playwrights whose
works appear on this site.
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.
STAGE
DIRECTIONS MAGAZINE
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)
SUITE10
Suite101 has its own
writing community and also an entertainment community where there are some
informative topics such as:
Playwriting
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.
SUNDANCE THEATRE
LAB
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.
T
TDR - THE
JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE STUDIES
THEATRE ALBA
To be placed on
Theatre Alba's mailing list send an email to this
address admin@theatrealba.com
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.
THEATRE AUSTRALIA
A comprehensive Australia-wide website
with information on Theatre Companies, What’s On, Links, News, Forums
and Chatrooms.
THEATRE BOOKSHOP
THEATRE
CONSPIRACY
THEATRE
DIRECTORIES
THEATRE
IN WALES
THEATRE
MIRROR
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.
THEATER PUGET
SOUND
Theatre Puget Sound
is a trade and service organization for those
involved in theatre in and around the Seattle, WA area. Their mission
statement is to "promote the spiritual and economic necessity of theatre
to the public, and to unify and strengthen the theatre community through
programs, resources and services."
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
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WRITE
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.
U-Z
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
Interesting collection of resources for writers in various media. Research
papers, historical data, political initiatives, biographies.
WOMEN
OF COLOR PRODUCTIONS
WOMEN'S THEATRE ALLIANCE - CHICAGO
The list is a
discussion group for members and friends of the Chicago Women's Theatre
Alliance. This listserve was founded on Jan. 18/02 and currently the
group has 89 members.
WOMEN'S THEATER LINKS ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION FOR WOMEN THEATRE
ARTISTS
An actor and much
else in theater named Julie Powers created a site to link and inform women in
the theater. The graphics are colorful and arresting, but I had difficulty
navigating the site. The latest guest book signing was three years old, and
many of the links are not working, including the one to our ICWP. In trying
to open Julie's resume, my computer warned of 'suspicious' file
information, which has not happened with the other sites I reviewed. The
table of contents includes such links as women's playwriting resources on the
web, sources for costumes, actresses, diversity, theater educators,
directors, etc. Some of the links work and some don't. Some I went to were
outdated. It seems to be an interesting but older site that has not been
maintained.
WORDPLAY
Professional secrets for screenplays.
Working screenwriter Terry Rosio gives away hint and tips on how to succeed
in the game. The site includes:
LETTERS: Answers
to your questions on specific aspects of screenwriting, including business
and creative issues.
COLUMNS: The heart
of the Wordplay site. Upon completion, 60essays covering all facets of
screenwriting, written by working screenwriters. Collectively, a full course
in writing screenplays, from an insider's perspective.
INDY PROS: Essays
and opinions from industry professionals working in Hollywood -- including
writers, directors, producers, agents, and development executives. Practical
advice and real-world perspectives from people doing the jobs today.
COMPANY: Scheherazade
Productions, a production company formed by screenwriter/producers Ted
Elliott and Terry Rossio. Created to develop writer-driven projects and
promote them to the studios.
ARCHIVES:
Everything else gets stuffed into this closet, and the door shoved closed.
Text files, screenplays, treatments, interviews, downloads, links -- who
knows what miscellany you might find...
WORD SPY
This Web site and
its associated mailing list are devoted to recently coined words and phrases,
old words that are being used in new ways, and existing words that have
enjoyed a recent renaissance. These aren't "stunt words" or
"sniglets," but new words and phrases that have appeared in
newspapers, magazines, books, press releases, and Web sites. Some
examples of recently added words:
umbilicoplasty,
prebiotics, extreme beer, BHAG, globesity, fyborg, tell-some,
paraskevidekatriaphobia, calm technology, self-handicapping.
From the top 10
words: google, Generation XL, house money effect.
Example explanation of word meaning:
umbilicoplasty
(um.BIL.uh.koh.plas.tee)
n. Plastic surgery
performed on the navel, usually for cosmetic reasons.
Earliest Citation:
"Subzero February temperatures might not be bikini-worthy, but the
falling mercury won't keep midriffs under wraps.
The low-slung
hip-huggers favored by the likes of J. Lo and Britney are spurring a new
trend.
Related words:
Botox party, cosmetic underclass, imagined ugliness, liposculpture,
surgiholic
WRITEMOVIES.COM
Although this site
is geared more toward movies and screenwriting than playwriting, there are
still many good educational resources for writers. The site lists
contests, contains many articles, boasts the latest entertainment news
including theatre news and generally provides lots of information.
WRITERS
DIGEST
Obviously a well
known name due to its popular writer's magazine, this sitecontains many
links, including one for "scriptwriting". The scriptwriting
page contains links for tv writing, screen writing and playwriting,
however, the only content on the playwriting page is a featured product
called Scriptwriting secrets. There is a lot of information on this
site (classes/agents/free articles/links to software and books) if you are
willing to spend the time perusing the many pages. The site is quite
promotional for Writer's digests' products, courses and magazine. Visit
Writer's Prompts....a wonderful section.
WRITERNET
Writernet is an
online community for those working in theatre, radio, tv, performing arts as
well as directors, producers, actors, unions and
many others. The site's content includes: a talent pool,
opportunities, links, a knowledge base and much more. Subscriptions
start at 25
pounds for students and go as high as 100 pounds for
corporate subscribers. It appears that only subscribers can access
some areas
of the site, however, the Knowledge Base page has lots of useful links
including a Guide to Literary Agents, Script Routes (a guide to over
100 theatres) as well as courses and contests. The downside to this
site is that it costs money to access these guides etc. even if you
are not a subscriber.
WRITER
ONLINE
This is a generic
writer's site that seems to feature "fiction" and is the home of
the Writer's Online newsletter. There are markets and
contests and classifieds all relating to writing but the site doesn't seem to
have any genre specific playwriting information.
ZOETROPE
Launched in March of
1998 by Francis Coppola, Zoetrope is a website for writers, people in arts
and design, music and sound those in acting and directing. This is a
site to submit your work; critique other's, have your own critiqued and work
in a very positive workshop atmosphere. Some screenplays and short stories
have been produced/published from this site, and many e-zines, etc. have been
developed from people who've met here. The site is free and offers
tremendous perks. Your own 'office' where you can invite others to view
your work, or partake in your own forum. General Forums in all
categories, chat rooms, including your own chat room in your own office,
flash poetry on Sundays, Flash Fiction challenges, an in-site email system,
z-mail, that you automatically get when you join, member finder, an
area to post your bio...the list is huge.. It is a place you have to
visit and roam and discover, but a wonderful place for meeting other
writers/artists and getting a nice kick in the panties.
The writing sections
includes:
- screnplays
- short scripts
- novellas
- flash fiction
- poetry
- short stories
Other
sections are:
Arts and Design
Music and Sound
Acting
Directing
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