2023 BIPOC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
2023 BIPOC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
- Must Be An Original "Unpublished" Work
- Submit Up To 10 Pages With Cover Page
- Cover Page Includes Contact Info
- Include A Play Synopsis
- Upload Submission Using The Link Above ON Matthews Playwrights Of The Performing Arts' Website.
- There Is A $25 Submission Fee Due When Submission Is Uploaded
SELECTION PROCESS:
- Once Submission Deadline Ends, Script Readers Score Original Works Based On A Specific Criteria.
- The Selection Criterias Are: 1) Characterization, 2) Voice, 3) Stage Adaption, And Story
- Scores Are Tallied And The Top 4 Playwrights Are Selected For The Semi-Finals.
- The Semi-Finals Consist Of An In-Person 20-Minute Reading Before An Audience And Judges.
- Judges Will Score The Readings And The Playwright With The Top Score Will Win A Fully-Mounted Production In Matthews Playwrights Of The Performing Arts' Fall Season.
SEMI-FINALS:
- The Semi-Finals Consist Of An In-Person 20-Minute Reading Before An Audience And Judges.
- Judges Wil Score The Readings And The Playwright With The Top Score Will Win A Fully-Mounted Production In Matthews Playwrights Of The Performing Arts' Fall Season.
- Winner Will Be Announce At The Semi-Finals.
In 2021, AAPG partnered with Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts to produce its very first-of-its-kind BIPOC Playwrights Festival. Five semi-finalists were chosen who displayed their original works in a reading on April 10, 2021. The winner of the event won a full-fledge production in the Matthews Playhouse season in the Fall. Coolidge Harris II, Playwright of the stage play, "Greenwood", received the grand prize.
2021 BIPOC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
ELIZABETH FLAX, DIRECTOR
PLAYWRIGHT, COOLIDGE HARRIS II, AND GRAND-DAUGHTER
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2022 BIPOC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
