Audio New Play Festival 2023

I, too, am an Ancestor

Thank you, submissions are now closed!

The Theatre of Others is seeking submissions of 20-30 minute plays for its third annual Audio New Play Festival, which will be produced in November 2023. This year’s prompt is “I, too, am an Ancestor.” You may interpret the prompt broadly - your play exploring whatever themes it generates for you.

Plays will be released on a weekly basis via The Theatre of Others Podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcast platforms. If your play is chosen, you will be responsible for your own rehearsals and production. The Theatre of Others will provide assistance with casting, dramaturgy, and technical design, and will help connect you with the artists you need to round out your team, be that a director, designer, or actors. You are welcome to assemble your own cast and crew; or, we are ready to assist you in this process as much or as little as you require.

REQUIREMENTS

The play must be crafted specifically for the audio play medium. Its sound design must be integral to the storytelling.
If it is an existing play/idea, you will need to significantly adapt to meet the needs of the audio play medium.
The play should still be under construction. That is, it should still be at a stage when the dramaturgical assistance The Theatre of Others has to offer can still be of help.
While we encourage broad interpretation, the play’s relationship to this year’s prompt, “I, too, am an Ancestor,” should be recognizable.

Each playwright may submit only one proposal. Playwrights who submit more than one proposal or script will be disqualified.

Thank you,

Submissions are now closed.

Submission should include the following:

Name of playwright and the working title of the play.
Name of director (if you have one at this time).
Names of any other artists currently attached to the project.
A 100-250 word synopsis of the play, including how it relates to the theme of I, TOO, AM AN ANCESTOR.
100-250 words on why this play is suited for the audio play format.
Please submit:
- Resume for the playwright and director (if applicable).
A maximum 10-page writing sample. Playwrights who submit more than 10 pages will be disqualified. The sample can be either taken from a previous play or from the current proposed project. If the sample is from a previous play, please provide a 2-3 sentence synopsis of that play for context.

Submissions closed

Accepted plays will be announced on April 25, 2023, EST. Artists will be expected to work with The Theatre of Others to record their productions in September for release in November of 2023.

If you have any questions about the festival and/or submissions please email podcast@theatreofothers.com.

Receive Mentorship from

Steven Gaultney

Steven is a Brooklyn-based playwright. His plays include A Thousand Ships at the Bottom of the Sea, Limb from Limb, Negligence, and Adam’s Dream. He is the resident playwright and dramaturg for The Theatre of Others, which has produced two of his plays. His work has also been developed by Chautauqua Theatre Company and Theatre for a New Audience. M.F.A.: Columbia University.

Adam Marple

Adam has directed over 50 productions and interdisciplinary works Regionally and Off-Broadway in the Americas, in Europe, and across South East Asia. He has directed over half of Shakespeare’s canon and frequently adapts classic texts for modern audiences. He has written, devised, or adapted 16 new works. He created the annual Solo Festival of one person performance in Singapore. He continues to mentor young theatre-makers around the world teaching composition and directing to students from the Yale School of Drama, Yale-NUS, The Juilliard School, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in his own workshops.

Budi Miller

Budi teaches acting through an amalgamation of Balinese performance traditions with Mask Work, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Michael Chekhov, Clown, Viewpoints, Grotowski, and Earl Gister’s techniques. He coached Michelle Williams for her Academy Award-nominated performance in Ang Lee's movie Brokeback Mountain. He coaches and collaborates with Jonathan Majors (The Last Black Man of San Francisco, Lovecraft Country: HBO) and Julian Elijah Martinez (Wu-Tang: An American Saga: Hulu). He has had the privilege of coaching and inspiring actors in many mediums: Broadway, HBO, Netflix, Showtime, major international film markets, and theatres around the world.