Aspiring playwrights take note … The William Inge Theater Festival is looking for you.
Or, more specifically, they are looking for your plays. The New Play Lab at the annual William Inge Theater Festival is accepting playwright applicants to have their new scripts presented as readings as part of the 2024 Inge Festival coming up this April at Independence Community College. The New Play Lab. is a partnership between the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and the William Inge Center for the Arts at ICC.
The selected New Play Lab playwrights will receive:
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A professional staged reading of their play with an audience
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Feedback on their play facilitated by national theatre professionals.
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Additional playwriting classes and seminars exclusive to New Play Lab participants, including a masterclass with William Inge Theatre Festival guest playwrights.
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Opportunities to meet with theatre professionals from across the country.
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VIP passes to all festival events.
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Meal vouchers to enjoy local restaurants in William Inge’s Hometown of Independence.
Applications open Monday, October 16 and are due no later than midnight CST on November 16, 2023, with notification by Jan. 16, 2024. Note: the receipt of applications will be limited to the first 150 to apply. Only the first 150 applications will be reviewed. Therefore, applicants are urged to submit early, as the number of applicants may reach its limit before the final due date.
