We're excited about the growing buzz in the Michigan arts world regarding new plays being created here. And this is the Renegade Theatre Festival's 6th year of what's become a cornerstone event in the Festival: Renegade N.O.W. - our new, original works series! So dig out your pencils and fire-up your laptops folks! We're looking for great, new plays!
Here is information from Renegade team member and N.O.W. coordinator, Paige Dunckel, about the Renegade's playwrighting series and submitting your work to the Festival. (And we're always on the lookout for hot, new Renegade N.O.W. Directors! Just drop us an e-mail about that, too... )
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RENEGADE N.O.W.
New Plays Wanted
The Renegade Theatre Festival, held in Lansing, Michigan, is seeking new plays for our annual festival held in August. Going into its eighth year in the festival-rich Old Town district, Renegade is a free, completely volunteer festival that gives theaters and independent producer/writer/directors an opportunity to present works that they might not normally stage. This summer marks the sixth year of the festival featuring new, original works – Renegade N.O.W.!
We will be accepting plays in two separate categories. We will be accepting new, original works that meet the following guidelines:
New Plays #1:
Plays should be no longer than 90 minutes in length.
Never been produced.
Can be any style/genre.
New Plays #2:
Plays written on the themes of Heroism and/or Courage.
Are not longer than 15 minutes in length.
Have a cast of no more than three characters.
Have never been produced.
Can be any style/genre.
Can be fully produced using minimal setting/props/costumes.
The deadline for new play submissions is May 15th, 2015.
Plays should be sent electronically to: [email protected]
If you are unable to submit your script via email, you can mail a cd to the following address.
Renegade Theatre Festival
Attn: Paige Dunckel
4065 E. St. Joe Hwy.
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
Please include your name, address, phone and email address with your submission. Playwrights should also include a brief synopsis of their play that can be used in promotional material as well as a short bio. Playwrights whose plays have been selected will be notified by late June. (Renegade Festival is August 13-15)