[caea-l] [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ONTARIO]

[Patricia Joyce]

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One-Act Play Anthology
Edited by Theatre Ontario and
published by Playwrights Canada Press

This new publication is created as a special 30th anniversary
joint project of Theatre Ontario and Playwrights Canada Press.
The anthology will be launched at Theatre Ontario Festival held in Sarnia
May 15-19, 2002.

Deadline for submissions: November 5, 2001
More than one play may be submitted.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Open to writers who live in Ontario.
2. Scripts must be one-act plays in English and 30 minutes to 60 minutes in
length.
3. The Work must include a minimum of 3 characters.
4. Submitted material should be suitable for adults and/or high school
students.
5. The one-act play must have had a professional or amateur production.  A
professional production is defined as having used paid, Equity actors.
Productions from fringe festivals, Sears Ontario Drama Festival, community
theatre festivals, and school festivals are eligible.
6. Only submissions that include the production history of the play will be
considered. This includes the name of the theatre that produced the play,
the year the play was produced, and the name of the director. If names of
artistic staff and actors in the production are available, please provide
this additional information.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. Please submit 3 copies of script. There are no entry forms or entry fees.
2. On the submission's title page include the play title, playwright's name,
and full production history of the play (see above explanation of production
history). Indicate on the title page whether the play has had a professional
or amateur production.  Also include your complete mailing address,
including email address if one is available.
3. Complete scripts must be typewritten or word-processed and printed on 8
½" x 11" paper. Pages should be numbered sequentially. Put the name of the
play on each page.
4. If you wish your one-act play returned should it not be accepted for
publication, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with
sufficient postage attached.
5. If you wish acknowledgement that your one-act play has been received,
send a stamped, self-addressed postcard, which will be mailed back to you
once the one-act play is received.
6. Deliver or mail your submission to Theatre Ontario before November 5,
2001. Do not submit your script electronically or by fax.

SELECTION PROCESS
You will be advised by January 18, 2002 if your one-act play has been
accepted for publication.
If selected, you will receive a Permission form, granting Playwrights Canada
Press the non-exclusive right to publish the one-act play. You will be paid
a fee for the use of the one-act play in the anthology.

Submit one-act play as follows:
One-Act Play Anthology
c/o Theatre Ontario
30 St. Patrick Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3A3