Calling All Playwrights, Poets, and Prose-Smiths! Fenimore Art Museum Opens Submissions For Its 2023 Winter Performing Arts Series
Deadline for NEXT! submissions is January 7, 2023.
Deadline for Write Out Loud submissions has been extended to January 14, 2023. See guidelines below.
Fenimore Art Museum’s Glimmer Globe Theatre is pleased to announce our 2023 NEXT! Readings of New Works by Regional Playwrights and Write Out Loud performances, both planned to be LIVE in-person early next year. The museum is currently looking for submissions of plays, poems, prose and short stories for consideration. All submissions can be sent to submissions@fenimoreart.org. Deadline for submissions is January 7, 2023.
NEXT! has continued to garner acclaim over the last six years, providing one of the few opportunities for playwrights in Central New York to have workshopped staged readings before an audience. Our rehearsal process, audience feedback/talkbacks, and direct collaboration amongst playwrights, directors, and actors have helped numerous regional dramatists develop new work and move careers forward. Fenimore Art Museum’s Manager of Performing Arts Programs will work closely with each selected playwright to assign a director, cast the show, run rehearsals on-site, market the event, and execute the performance. Performances will take place LIVE in February/March 2023.
After premiering as virtual performances in 2020/21, we’re thrilled to introduce our first LIVE performance of Write Out Loud! This event will mirror NEXT! in many ways, but will be open to other written media – poetry, prose, short stories, etc. The Glimmer Globe Theatre leadership team will judge submissions individually and select those of exceptional quality for a special live performance in Feb/March 2023. Authors will have the option to work with Glimmer Globe Theatre to cast a regional actor to perform their piece, or to perform their own work if preferred.
Fenimore Art Museum is committed to fostering appreciation for the arts in all its forms. This is an exciting opportunity for talented regional writers to gain support and exposure for the important, but often overlooked, work that they do. The program aims to provide people of all ages with a unique chance to witness and engage in the creative process, as well as to develop the perception of theater and literature as essential tools for communication and understanding.
Submission Guidelines for NEXT! Readings of New Works by Regional Playwrights & Write Out Loud:
Submitted plays must have a minimum runtime of 30 minutes, and a maximum runtime of approximately 2 hours. (Due to the large volume of submissions, entries are limited to one full-length play or collection of short works per playwright.)
Poets may submit up to three poems of any length for consideration. Alternatively, prose/short stories may be submitted, but each should not exceed 1,500 words. All genres are welcome. Anyone with a residence within 100 miles of Cooperstown, New York may submit. Please email scripts, pieces, and inquiries to submissions@fenimoreart.org. Pieces must be received by January 7, 2023 to qualify for consideration for a reading during the coming winter.
