Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop
RLTP is now accepting APPLICATIONS to the 2012 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop.
Deadline is NOON on Monday, February 20th, 2012.
Please read the following closely:
SEVEN slots will be guaranteed for the 2012 NPW. Additional slots may become available at the discretion of RLTP.
Composition of participating playwrights in the 2011 NPW will be at the discretion of RLTP, though all attempts will be made to compose the Workshop as follows:
* THREE (3) FIRST-TIME PARTICIPATING PLAYWRIGHTS
Writers who have never participated in the Workshop prior to 2012.
* TWO (2) RETURNING SECOND-YEAR PLAYWRIGHTS
Writers who participated in the previous year (2011) and either want to continue to develop their play from their previous year or want to return with a new play.
Note: Playwrights may apply for participation in two consecutive Workshops before being asked to take a one-year sabbatical.
* TWO (2) RETURNING FIRST-YEAR PLAYWRIGHTS
Writers who have participated in past Workshops (prior to 2011).
Criteria for acceptance into the New Play Workshop is as follows:
1.) The participating playwright must be developing an original theatrical text as a work-in-progress. Development
2.) The participating playwright must reside in the Western New York area OR be able to reliably commute to each meeting.
3.) Attendance at each Workshop meeting and reading is mandatory; two or more unexcused absences are considered grounds for dismissal from the Workshop.
4.) If accepted into the NPW, each participating playwright must be responsible for his or her own tuition. Fee is $100. This fee may be fulfilled by selling ten tickets to the 2012 NPW Fundraiser (Summer ’12) at a cost of $10 per ticket.
HOW TO APPLY:
1.) If you have already submitted a play in the past twelve months for consideration in the 2012 Workshop, please skip to step #2.
OTHERWISE: Please submit the following:
* One representative 10-page selection from your play
* A 1-page (minimum) synopsis of your play
* A 1-page (minimum) letter of intent, stating what you hope to accomplish in your development process
* 1 literary and/or theatrical resume (past participants of the NPW are exempt from this requirement)
All materials must be in MS Word or PDF.
All materials must be E-MAILED to genman@
No paper submissions are accepted.
2.) Beginning on Tuesday, February 21st, you may be asked to meet with the NPW Moderators to discuss your application. Regardless, by Monday, March 5th, you will be notified if you have been accepted into the 2012 Workshop.
3.) All accepted applicants must then confirm their participation in the 2012 Workshop -and- submit a complete draft of the play they will be developing in the Workshop by March 19th, 2012. Failure to confirm your participation or submit a complete draft by March 19th will result in forfeiture of your slot in the 2012 Workshop. (So, yes, it is a good idea for you to have a complete draft prepared when you submit your sample.)
4.) The 2012 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop will begin in April 2012. The Workshop generally meets every other Monday through the calendar year (specific dates are subject to change).
FINE PRINT/MISCELLANEOUS DISCLAIMERS:
All acceptance into the Workshop is at the discretion of the Moderators, within the guidelines outlined above. In the event that submissions do not fulfill the composition structure outlined above, open slots will be filled at the discretion of the Moderators. Maximum allowance is set at seven playwrights; however, moderators reserve the right to adjust this figure as circumstances dictate. Playwrights not accepted into the 2012 Workshop will be encouraged to resubmit for NPW 2013.
Please contact Jon Elston at genman@
Join the Proud… Join The Brave… Join the Few… THE 2012 EMANUEL FRIED NEW PLAY WORKSHOP.
Named for WNY’s legendary playwright, Emanuel “Manny” Fried, RLTP’s Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop supports the development of original dramatic works by local playwrights. Under the supervision of Workshop Director Kyle LoConti and Literary Manager/Resident Playwright Jon Elston, playwrights provide peer support to one another during the composition and revision of their original plays over a nine month period. RLTP then presents readings of these new plays to the public, directed by and featuring some of WNY’s finest theatrical talent. Audience members who attend these readings are invited to enjoy a glimpse of tomorrow’s world premiere productions and to offer their constructive feedback — an integral component of each playwright’s process.
YES! Development readings are FREE to the public!
Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop Readings take place on Monday evenings at 7:00pm.
Please Note: reading location next to each date:
RLTT: The Road Less Traveled Theater (639 Main Street, Buffalo 14203)
BE: Buffalo East (1410 Main Street, Buffalo 14209)
Following each reading, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback to the playwright.
2012 Reading Schedule*: TBD
Since 2004, the NPW has supported thirty-three local playwrights in the development of over forty original plays. Six of those plays have received world premiere productions by Road Less Traveled Productions; three of those – Darryl Schneider’s War Room, Annette Daniels Taylor’s A Little Bit Of Paradise, and Ibn Shabazz’ Insidious – have won the prestigious Artie Award for Best New Play, with two others receiving a nomination for the same award. In addition, multiple plays developed in the NPW have subsequently received world premiere productions outside of RLTP.
NPW public development reading of Ibn Shabazz' Insidious, 2009
Applications for admission to the 2012 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop will be accepted beginning December 1st, 2011. Please check back here for application guidelines, or contact Jon Elston at genman@roadlesstraveledproductions.org for more information.
Ibn Shabazz accepts the 2011 Artie Award for Best New Play for Insidious
NPW PARTICIPATING PLAYWRIGHTS
• Eric Appleton (06/07)
• Dana Block (06/07, 2009)
• Frank Canino (05/06,06/07, 2011)
• Annette Daniels Taylor (05/06,06/07, 2010)
• Cindy Darling (05/06, 2009)
• Philip Durgan (2009)
• Michael Fanelli (05/06, 2008, 2010)
• Hunter Fernandez (2009)
• Rosa Fernandez (2011)
• Tom Paul Fox (2008)
• Billy Horn (2008)
• Donna Hoke (2008, 2009, 2011)
• April Jones (04/05)
• Justin Karcher (2009, 2010)
• Moira Keenan (2011)
• Aaron Krygier (2008)
• Christopher LaBanca (2008)
• Alex Livingston (2008, 2009, 2010)
• James Marzo (2010, 2011)
• Melissa Mawhinney (2009)
• Shaun McLaughlin (2011)
• Andrew Novell (04/05)
• Jose Rivera (2011)
• Gary Earl Ross (2008)
• Steve Roylance (2010, 2011)
• Vincent Scarsella (2010)
• Darryl Schneider (04/05, 05/06, 2010)
• Ibn Shabazz (2008)
• Lisa Vitrano (04/05)
• Melody Von Smith (06/07, 2008, 2010)
• Neil Wechsler (2010)
• Wendy Weinstein (2009)
• Mark Witteveen (2011)
• Jon Zelasko (2011)
