Life Jacket Theatre Company
New York, NY
US
WRITERS ROOM:
Life Jacket is now accepting applications for participants in their WRITERS ROOM, a new dramaturgical home dedicated to supporting and uplifting emerging LGBTQ+ playwrights based in the New York City area who are interested in creating new investigative works based on (or inspired by) real people and events.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE:
MARCH-MAY 2025: Participants will meet twice monthly in a writing studio in Manhattan (six sessions in total) to take turns presenting new pages from full-length plays that they are actively developing while in the group. Playwrights will then receive feedback from their fellow participants to help refine and enhance their work.
MAY 2025: Life Jacket will produce one public reading featuring 10-minute excerpts of the playwrights’ collective works developed during this program. Each playwright will be responsible for securing the actors and directors needed to appropriately present their work.
ELIGIBILITY:
Qualified applicants will identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, have written at least 2 full-length plays/musicals, reside in the New York City area, are able to meet twice monthly in-person during the duration of this program, and are classified as emerging (e.g., have not had a professional production of their work in New York City with a run longer than 4 weeks or 21 performances). Individuals currently enrolled in full-time degree/certificate programs are not eligible for this program.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. ARTIST BIO: 150 words max.
2. ARTIST STATEMENT: A description of why you are interested in this group and a synopsis of the work you wish to develop in this program. 500 words max.
3. WRITING SAMPLE: Excerpt of a completed play OR the work that you wish to develop while participating in this program. 10 pages max.
TIMELINE
NOVEMBER 13, 2024: Applications open.
DECEMBER 15, 2024: Applications close (or earlier when 200 applications are received,
whichever comes first).
FEBRUARY 2025: Applicants are notified of admission decisions.
To apply, visit: www.lifejackettheatre.org/writers-room. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please email: [email protected].
Mar 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
$0.00 – $0.00 per hour
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