NW19: Writer Announcement and Festival Adjustments

The format of the festival will be slightly different than previously announced. But the concept is the same.

A lone teenager, named 1, awakes in an empty, blank room…a canvass on which to paint their life… Before they know it, their consciousness begins to double – over and over…until the room is flooded with the many facets of human nature…

Part 1 (10 minutes)

by Amelia Schafer

CHARACTERS - 1

Part 2 (15 minutes)

by Erin Dornan

CHARACTERS - 1, 2

Part 3 (15 minutes)

by Alyssia Menezes

CHARACTERS - 1, 2, 3, 4

Part 4 (20 minutes)

by Amelia Schafer

CHARACTERS - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Part 5 (15 minutes)

Devised - with the playwrights input

CHARACTERS - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

In addition, the audition dates have been changed.  They are now:

October 10, 11, 12 from 3:45p - 5:30p

Audition Packets and excerpts from the drafts in progress will be published on October 3.

As always, feel free to reach out if you have inquiries:

matthew.b.zrebski@gmail.com

NW19 Writer Selection Delay

We are in an unfortunate situation.

There were fewer writer applications this season than in the entire history of the New Works Festival. There were not enough applicants to even fulfill the concept of the show. As a result, a reassessment of the show needs to take place - as does the process for selecting the writers.

To the writers who applied, you will be notified as a soon as we can about about what is happening. 

To be clear, we will not re-open the application process. The writers who applied did so with integrity and care - honored the deadlines - and we will not, out of "need", extend the opportunity to anyone else.

That said, we will also not simply select all who applied, given the small numbers. We are looking at many options for how to move forward with the festival.

Please check this blog daily for updates.