Stage Management?

The Lincoln High School Drama Department presents

The 14th Annual New Works Festival:

Eye to Eye

Wanna be the Stage Manager?

Anyone interested in this exciting job - with tons of responsibility - needs to email director Matthew B. Zrebski no later than Wednesday 1/24 and request details on how to apply. 

Email to:  matthew.b.zrebski@gmail.com

NW14 Writer Selection

The selection process this year was incredibly rigorous.  There were 17 applicants. My initial assessment led me to narrow this to 10 finalists.  The proposals and writing samples from the 10 finalists were sent to two out-of-state colleagues of mine - two women playwrights / dramaturges who read them "blind", meaning names were removed from the documents.  I held interviews with the 10 finalists and scored the interviews.  A conference call was then held with my two colleagues, and they offered their scores and thoughts.  Everything was averaged.  And the results are below!  

If you were not selected, please know that the overwhelming sentiment was that all the finalists possess immense talent.  And I will add, so do all the writers who did not make the finalists list.  I urge every single applicant to keep writing.  And I hope everyone will want to be involved in the festival in some way.

Congrats to everyone for the hard work and thoughtful applications!!!

The Lincoln High School Drama Department presents

The 14th Annual New Works Festival:

Eye to Eye

directed by Matthew B. Zrebski

Playwright:  Michael Walsh

Genre:  Absurdist Comedy

Casting:  3 teen men, 1 teen woman

Length:  15 - 25 minutes

Issue:  The death penalty

Playwright:  Sammy Martin

Genre:  Psychological Thriller

Casting: 2 teen men, 4 teen women

Length:  15 - 25 minutes

Issue:  The American diet and the relating health crisis

Playwright:  Tucker Litch

Genre:  Surreal Romantic Drama

Casting: 3 teen men, 3 teen women

Length: 15 - 25 minutes

Issue:  LGBTQ and gender

Playwright:  Barrett Kent

Genre:  Farcical / Satirical Comedy

Casting: 4 teen men, 3 teen women

Length:  15 - 25 minutes

Issue:  The impact of media

Playwright:  Rory Hays

Genre:  Naturalistic Drama

Casting:  1 teen man, 1 teen woman

Length:  15 - 25 minutes

Issue:  The education system in America

Playwright:  Bowen Hampton

Genre:  Devised (tonally varied, pending discovery)

Casting:  3 teen men, 4 teen women

Length:  4, 5-minute segments and 3, 90 second segments

Issue:  Division in America

NW14 Application Assessment Timeline

Thank you to all who applied to write for New Works 14!  The assessment process will now begin.  

There are 17 applicants this year.  The list will be narrowed down to 10 finalists who will then be passed on to interviews.  

Every applicant will be sent a personal email no later than 5:00p on Saturday June 24th.  This email will alert you as to your status in the selection process with instructions for next steps if you are selected as a finalist.

Feel free to email is you have questions.

NW14 Application Deadline Eve!

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend and Father's Day.

This is also the NW14 Writer Application Deadline Eve!

Reminder - Deadline: 

Monday June 19end of day

NW14 Playwriting Application is Live!

The Lincoln High School Drama Department presents

The 14th Annual New Works Festival:

Eye to Eye

wanna apply to write?...

deadline: 

Monday June 19

end of day

application 

here

    

NW14 Informational Meeting

The Lincoln High School Drama Department presents

The 14th Annual New Works Festival:

Eye to Eye

directed by Matthew B. Zrebski

opening in May, 2018

The core question at the heart of this festival is:  In a divided 21^st Century America, will we ever be able to find common ground, despite rarely seeing eye to eye?

THE PLAYS

The festival will feature 6 playwrights.  There will be 5 scripted works, all based on controversial and divisive topics as well as a 6^th piece that will be devised - a collaborative effort involving the director, playwright and actors. 

ROLES

The festival has 16 roles available for men and 16 roles available for women.  It is possible all roles will be cast separately or that some actors will double. 

No roles will be specific to race or ethnic background; everyone should audition who wants to! 

Though gender is specified in the writing prompts, please know that we intend to be fully inclusive in casting for any actors who do not identify as either male or female.  We are open and more than happy to cast trans-actors who fall anywhere on the gender spectrum.

INFORMATIONAL MEETING

A meeting will be held after school in the auditorium at 3:30p on Thursday, June 8^th for all interested writers, actors and technicians who simply want more information and to ask questions.  The different issues that will prompt the scripted work will be announced at that time, and writing applications will go live that day both in hard copy and electronically.

DVD Orders: Superstition

DVD orders AND payment are due: APRIL 7!!!

If you want to order a Superstition DVD, they are $15 each.  To place your order, we must have your payment in hand by then.  

Ways to Pay:

1.  Bring a check or cash to school and give it to Jim Peerenboom.

2.  Mail a check to Lincoln High School (ATTN:  Jim Peerenboom)

3.  Mail it to Kathy Weidenbaum at:

748 NW Macleay Blvd

Portland, OR  97210

Please write check to "Friends of Lincoln" with Lincoln Drama in the memo line.