Saturday, January 30, 2016

Submissions of Videotaped Plays wanted for the Strawberrry Theatre Festival ON DEMAND. Deadline to Submit is March 15, 2016





Submissions for Plays for the Strawberry Theatre Festival ON DEMAND

The Riant Theatre is now accepting submissions of Videotaped performances of NEW PLAYS as well as plays selected from our anthologies of THE BEST PLAYS FROM THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL (Volumes 1-8).

  • Deadline to Email Us your submission is March 15, 2016
  • There is NO FEE to Submit a Play to the Festival.
  • All plays must be performed and videotaped and emailed to us at RiantTheatre@gmail.com.
    You can send us the digital file of your play via Dropbox or Wetransfer.com
  • All plays will be uploaded to our website for viewing ON DEMAND.
  • On May 15, 2016 the play with the Best Performance will win $1,000.
  • The top 6 plays will be invited to perform their play in the NYC Strawberry One-Act Festival between July 14th - July 30, 2016 at the Theatre at St. Clement’s, located on 46th Street in Manhattan.
  • Our Awards Ceremony will be on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Theatre at St. Clement’s.  Awards will be given out for Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Set Design, Best Sound Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Costumes and Best Revival of a Play.

The 2 Categories for Plays are:

Best Revival of a Play Competition: 

  1. There is NO FEE to Submit a Play to the Festival.
  2. Deadline to submit your videotaped performance of the play is MARCH 15, 2016.
  3. Simply select a play from one of our 8 anthologies of THE BEST PLAYS FROM THE STRAWBERRY ONE ACT FESTIVAL.  There are over 100 plays to choose from.  You can buy an anthology from our website at https://www.therianttheatre.com/index.php?n=books
  4. Get a director and cast the play you have chosen and rehearse the play.  When you are ready videotape the performance of the play either in a studio or theatre in front of a live audience or without an audience.
  5. Include open credits of the play with the NAME OF THE PLAY and NAME OF THE PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR.  Also, include end credits with the CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE along with the crew and designers, etc.
  6. Email the videotaped performance of the play via Dropbox or WeTransfer.com to RiantTheatre@gmail.com
  7. Email us at RiantTheatre@gmail.com to receive our Release Form so you can have all of your artists (actors and performers) sign it, giving consent for all them to appear in the Strawberry Theatre Festival On Demand.
  8. Any music you use in your play, if any, you must have the Rights to use it.  Proof of permission to use any music in your show must be submitted along with your Release Form to us at RiantTheatre@gmail.com.
  9. Once we receive your submission we will confirm that it has been accepted into the festival and we will let you know when it is available for viewing online ON DEMAND.  The DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOTAPED PERFORMANCE is March 15, 2016.
  10. Our Industry Judges of Theatre Professionals will view all the submissions and on May 15, 2016 an announcement will be made and The Best Revival of a Play will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and an invitation to perform at the NYC Strawberry One-Act Festival between July 14th – July 30, 2016 at the Theatre at St. Clement’s on 46th Street in Manhattan, NYC.
  11. The top 6 Plays will be invited to perform in the NYC Strawberry One-Act Festival between July 14th – July 30, 2016.

The Best New Play in the Strawberry Theatre Festival ON DEMAND:

  1. There is NO FEE to submit your play. 
  2. Deadline to submit your videotaped performance of your play is MARCH 15, 2016.
  3. The play can have a running time of 15-30 minutes or 40-90 minutes.
  4. Get a director, cast your play, and rehearse it.  When you are ready, videotape a performance of the play either in a studio or theatre in front of a live audience or without an audience.
  5. Include opening credits of the play with the NAME OF THE PLAY and NAME OF THE PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR.  Also, include the end credits with the CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE along with the crew and designers, etc.
  6. Email the videotaped performance of the play via Dropbox or WeTransfer.com to RiantTheatre@gmail.com
  7. Email us at RiantTheatre@gmail.com to receive our Release Form so you can have all of your artists (actors and performers) sign it, giving consent for all them to appear in the Strawberry Theatre Festival On Demand.
  8. Any music you use in your play, if any, you must have the Rights to use it.  Proof of permission to use any music in your show must be submitted along with your Release Form to us at RiantTheatre@gmail.com.
  9. Once we receive your submission we will confirm that it has been accepted into the festival and we will let you know when it is available for viewing online ON DEMAND.  The DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOTAPED PERFORMANCE is March 15, 2016.
  10. Our Industry Judges of Theatre Professionals will view all the submissions and on May 15, 2016 an announcement will be made and The Best New Play will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and an invitation to perform at the NYC Strawberry One-Act Festival between July 14th – July 30, 2016 at the Theatre at St. Clement’s on 46th Street in Manhattan, NYC.
  11. The top 6 Plays will be invited to perform in the NYC Strawberry One-Act Festival between July 14th – July 30, 2016.
  12. Our Awards Ceremony will be on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Theatre at St. Clement’s, NYC and Awards will be presented to the Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Set Design, Best Sound Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Costumes and Best Revival of a Play.

Subscribe to see the Strawberry Theatre Festival Season 2015 On Demand HD at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/strawberryoneactfestival Subscription: $14.99/month.

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