[e-drive][CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS]

[Kaethe Yanovsky]

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A final reminder...

 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
 The 20th Annual Groundswell Festival
 Nightwood Theatre's Annual Play Development Program

Nightwood Theatre is soliciting new and daring theatrical works by
women,  to be developed during the 2002/2003 season through
Nightwood=92s play
 development program.

 Groundswell offers emerging and established playwrights and theatre
 creators an opportunity to workshop new plays. The selected Groundswell

 playwrights=92 will take part in weekly workshops, from January to May,
As  members of the Nightwood Playwrights=92 Unit. Groundswell culminates
with
The Festival in Spring 2003, where the playwrights will receive a public
reading of  their work.

 Guidelines for Submissions
     Send us:
     * A completed script (any length), or script excerpt for
work-in-progress;
    for creation-based work submit a detailed project description &
synopsis
     * A proposal for what you would like to accomplish through
development.
     * Resumes of all artists already involved.
     * A self-addressed stamped envelope if you want your material
returned.

 Groundswell submissions will be reviewed by Nightwood Theatre=92s
Artistic
 Director, Kelly Thornton, in collaboration with an Artist Advisory made
up
 of a group of independent theatre artists associated with the company.

     Send submissions to:
     Nightwood Theatre
     Groundswell Advisory
     9 Saint Nicholas Street, 6th Floor
     Toronto, Ontario   M4Y 1W5
     Ph. (416) 944-1740

 Deadline for submissions is August 15th, 2002.
 Please retain a copy of your submission. We will send you
acknowledgement
 that your proposal has been received.  All submissions will receive
notice of the
 Advisory=92s decision by November 15th, 2002.

 For more information contact Mariko at Nightwood (416) 944-1740.