New Play Development at Queens Theatre

New Play Development
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Rob Urbinati, Director of New Play Development Cary Wong, Literary Manager Tom Rowan, Casting Consultant Queens Theatre in the Park has two New Play Development Programs. At this time, we are only accepting submissions which fit squarely into the parameters of either of the two following programs: IMMIGRANT VOICES PROJECT The Immigrant Voices Project is a year-round program that develops new plays reflecting he diverse demographics of New York City for play reading series, workshops and full productions. For IVP, we are interested in plays on any theme by "minority" writers, and plays on "immigrant" themes by non-minority writers. CLICK BUTTON FOR INFORMATION Immigrant Voices Project Reading Series Below- FREE CALL 718 760-0064 COVER GIRL by Safa Samiezade'-Yazd An Iranian American woman growing up in the Midwest feels like a stranger in a strange land. She uses her veil to cover herself, and the veil becomes a kind of "childhood home." Gradually, in dance interludes between her stories, she strips away all false interpretations of the veil, examining what "veiling" really means in Iran and in the United States. An engaging, poignant and timely new play written and performed by a gifted young performance artist. Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 8pm WONDER WOMAN WEARS RAGGEDY ANN PAJAMAS by Karina Arroyave Sophie is a young actress living in New York. Her lively, spirited mother, Chula, lives in Los Angeles. Sophie is trying desperately not to follow in her alcoholic mother's self destructive footsteps. When Sophie pays her mother a surprise visit, all hell breaks loose. Mother and daughter are forced to confront terrible secrets from their past. A powerful and provocative new play that explores what's at the heart of family relationships. Satturday, December 13, 2008 at 8pm PLAYS A MOTHER WOULD LOVE Plays A Mother Would Love is a year-round program that seeks new, mainstream comedies, musicals and thrillers with small casts for play reading series, workshops and full productions. For this Series, we are interested in "warm, accessible" comedies or dramas on family themes, featuring older characters. Plays A Mother Would Love Reading Series - FREE CALL 718 760-0064 CENTENNIAL CASTING by Gino DiIorio and Nancy Bleemer Show business and sheet metal collide in this hilarious, mad-cap new comedy. For Vincent Didonato, the family’s Sheet Metal Casting Shop would hardly seem the perfect place to meet Ms. Right. But when resumes from attractive actresses start pouring into his “Casting” office, Vincent can't resist the opportunity. He arranges an “audition" for one of these attractive ladies - and mistaken identity and uproarious laughter follow. Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 8pm The Immigrant Voices Project is supported by the Jerome Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and The New York Times Company Foundation Fund for Midsize Theatres, a project of A.R.T./New York. Free programming is supported by Travelers Foundation. Submission procedure: No unsolicited scripts. Email a letter of inquiry, synopsis, cast breakdown, resume and production history to urbinati@aol.com. Also, please include a statement which indicates for which of the two New Play Development Programs you think your play is suited. No children's show or one acts, please. Production considerations: prefers cast limit of 8 Response: To letter of inquiry: 1 month To requested scripts: 6 months Immigrant Voices Project and Plays A Mother Would Love play readings are followed by a talkback. Tickets are free, but reservations are required (718) 760-0064 Queens Playwrights The Queens Theatre in the Park Playwrights Group was founded in 2004 by Jeff Sovern, playwright and professor at St. Johns University. Participation is limited to playwrights born in Queens, residing in Queens, or who have lived most of their lives in Queens. Playwrights meet biweekly to read and discuss their works in progress. Interested playwrights should e-mail Rob Urbinati, Director of New Play Development, at urbinati@aol.com
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

2007/2008 SEASON PAST PERFORMANCES
viBe does 365 Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 7pm and 8:30pm Queens Theatre in the Park continues its association with the Public Theater's 365 Days/365 Plays Project as the young women of viBe Theater Experience entwine original rhythms, poetry & dance with the Suzan-Lori Park's 365 texts. viBe Theater Experience empowers teenage girls in New York City through the collaborative process of creating viBrantly spectacular performances. viBe's productions, programs, publications, and CDs celebrate the truthful voices of urban women. viBeGirls ignite diverse audiences to both listen and speak up for what they believe.
Queens Scenes II Ten Minute Plays by Queens Theatre in the Park's Playwright's Group Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 8pm Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 3pm Queens Scenes, a collection of 10-minute plays by members of Queens Theatre's Playwrights Group, was a resounding success in the 2006 Reading Series, and transferred to the Queens Museum of Art as part of the Queens International Exhibit. The Playwrights Group returns with a festival of brand new plays - brisk, wry, and touching tales of life in the borough the writers call home. A $5 donation is suggested (but not required) to support the Queens Playwrights Group.
THE IMMIGRANT VOICES PROJECT in conjuction with LARK PLAY DEVELOPMENT CENTER presents Our Dad is in Atlantis/ Nuestro Papá Está en la Atlántida By Javier Malpica (performed in Spanish) Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 8pm After the death of their mother, two young boys move in with their grandmother, as their father heads to the United States in search of opportunity. When their grandmother dies unexpectedly, the children are passed from one relative to another until they decide to run away in search of their father. Our Dad is in Atlantis is a tender and powerful story of immigration, and the fate of children left behind. Después de la muerte de su madre, dos niños se mudan a casa de su abuela, mientras su padre se marcha a los Estados Unidos en busca de una oportunidad. Cuando su abuela muere de improviso, los niños se mudan a casa de otro familiar y luego a casa de otro más, hasta que ellos deciden escaparse para ir en busca de su padre. Nuestro Papá está en la Atlántida es una historia sensible u poderosa de inmigración, y el destino de los niños que fueron dejados atrás.
THE IMMIGRANT VOICES PROJECT presents The North Pool by Rajiv Joseph Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 8pm Author of Huck and Holden and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Rajiv Joseph's new play is the mysterious, compelling story of Khadim, a Syrian-born student in a large U.S. high school. Called into the vice principal's office to discuss recent absences, he soon becomes caught in a web of lies about crimes he may (or may not) have committed.
PLAYS A MOTHER WOULD LOVE, in conjunction with the MacDOWELL CENTENNIAL, presents Advanced Chemistry by Rich Orloff Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 8pm Two award-winning one-act comedies about love, lust and longing in the older set by winner of the Pickering Award for Playwright Excellence. Mourning Glory, which won the Civic Theatre New Play Content, and Getting Lucky, a winner at the New Voice Play Festival, prove that when it comes to sex, you're never too old to know better .