SEVENTH ANNUAL AERY THEATRE 20/20 PLAY FESTIVAL GUIDELINES

The Aery Theatre Company, in association with the Philipstown Depot Theatre, is accepting submissions for the 7^th Annual Aery Theatre 20/20 Play Festival Competition.  Submissions must be emailed not later than MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013.   The Festival will be presented at the Philipstown Depot’s 67-seat theatre in Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY, SEPTEMBER 6-15, 2012. 

Aery Theatre Company was founded by Patrick J. Lennon in 2006 to develop and produce original dramas written, directed and performed by local artists. Richard E. Knipe, Jr., winner of multiple one-act playwriting awards, was appointed Artistic Director in 2007.  The 20/20 Play Festival has been established, with funding from the Putnam Arts Council and sponsorship of the Garrison Landing Association, to present audiences with short, quality plays from promising new playwrights, while offering a professional venue for theatre artists. The Philipstown Depot Theatre is Festival co-producer.

            Twenty short plays (20 minutes or less) will be initially selected among submissions from all over the area by our panel of judges.  Aery Theatre’s bi-monthly workshops will be made available for further development of these plays, if necessary.  Of those twenty selected, the twelve that are deemed most stage-worthy will be presented at each of the first three shows, September 6^th , 7^th  &  8^th  (Friday/Saturday evenings; Sunday afternoon).  Two plays from each group (plus up to two “Wild Cards”, chosen by the judges) will move into the semi-finals on Friday and Saturday (September 13^th & 14^th) of the second weekend.  Two shows each will then be chosen from these semi-final performances for the finals on Sunday afternoon, September 15^th.  Cash prizes totaling up to $700 will be awarded in various categories.

· Playwrights (or their representatives) are responsible for the production of their plays – including casting, rehearsals, props, etc., with the theatre providing limited sets, lighting and sound equipment and production staff.
· Submissions must be typed in play-script format and be no more than 20 (numbered) pages and in a font size no smaller than 12-point. Only plays with a running time of 20 minutes or less will be eligible for prizes.  Plays that run beyond 20 minutes, or that are presented with significant changes in script upon presentation, may be subject to disqualification.  Submiss-ions must include playwright contact info.  Judging is based on audience/panel of judges.
· Submissions must be emailed to Plennon122@aol.com by July 22, 2013.  A $15 per-script reading fee (check/money order), made out to the Aery Theatre Company, and this signed application, must follow by mail, postmarked no later than July 22, 2013, sent to the Aery Theatre 20/20 Play Festival, c/o Philipstown Depot Theatre, P.O. Box 221, Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY 10524.  Please DO NOT include playwright resumes, as these will be discard-

ed.  Playwright selectees will be notified by July 31, 2013. Early submissions may receive early notification.

· A maximum of two submissions per playwright will be accepted.
· There will be a mandatory pre-production meeting for all playwrights or their represent-atives in early August 2013.

· A signed copy of this page must accompany your play to be eligible for consideration.
· Additional inquiries may be made to plennon122@aol.com.

Playwright Signature _______________________________  Date _______________

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