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The Fresh Eyes Project & Festival
Red Tape Theatre's Annual Fresh Eyes Project
The Fresh Eyes Project is a playwright-centric workshop process designed to nurture the creation of new plays. It allows the playwright structured and focused time with actors and a director to investigate their work with the end goal of providing the tools necessary to bring the script to the next level.
Playwrights submit samples of their work for review by a council of ensemble members, and selected playwrights are then paired with directors and meet with the ensemble to discuss the pieces, the process and the specific goals for each script. Submissions need not be fully realized and Fresh Eyes is not intended for scripts that require no revision. We are interested in unique and dynamic modes of storytelling that show the potential of the author, their dedication to the meaningful investigation of their work, and reflect Red Tape's values of engagement, risk, and timeliness.
Once actors join the process rehearsals begin with the playwrights and the director. At the end of the four weeks, the selected plays will be given a private reading for the ensemble and other actors, directors and playwrights with a discussion of the work to follow. Directors in conversation with the playwright are given the opportunity to select a 15 minute excerpt of the play to be staged and performed at the Chicago Fringe Artist Networking Night which is held in early February.
Red Tape Theater Company's Fresh Eyes Festival
Guidelines for Submission
Playwrights who wish to submit new work to the Fresh Eyes Project are asked to:
We will request full script submissions after we have assessed the samples, and will bring in selected playwrights to interview for one of three slots available.
To be considered for the February, 2010 Fresh Eyes Project, we must receive your submission by August 31, 2009.
Red Tape Theatre's Annual Fresh Eyes Project
The Fresh Eyes Project is a playwright-centric workshop process designed to nurture the creation of new plays. It allows the playwright structured and focused time with actors and a director to investigate their work with the end goal of providing the tools necessary to bring the script to the next level.
Playwrights submit samples of their work for review by a council of ensemble members, and selected playwrights are then paired with directors and meet with the ensemble to discuss the pieces, the process and the specific goals for each script. Submissions need not be fully realized and Fresh Eyes is not intended for scripts that require no revision. We are interested in unique and dynamic modes of storytelling that show the potential of the author, their dedication to the meaningful investigation of their work, and reflect Red Tape's values of engagement, risk, and timeliness.
Once actors join the process rehearsals begin with the playwrights and the director. At the end of the four weeks, the selected plays will be given a private reading for the ensemble and other actors, directors and playwrights with a discussion of the work to follow. Directors in conversation with the playwright are given the opportunity to select a 15 minute excerpt of the play to be staged and performed at the Chicago Fringe Artist Networking Night which is held in early February.
Red Tape Theater Company's Fresh Eyes Festival
Guidelines for Submission
Playwrights who wish to submit new work to the Fresh Eyes Project are asked to:
- Send an email to fresheyesproject@gmail.com and include “Fresh Eyes Project” in the subject line.
- In the body of your email, provide your name and contact information.
- Include a biography of yourself as well as a brief history of the work you are submitting and any development opportunities it's had thus far.
- Provide a concise synopsis of the full script and a synopsis of the sample you're providing.
- Attach a PDF sample of your play, no more than 12 pages in length. The sample should include a cast list with information about your characters, such as age, gender, etc. Please include a cover page, with the title, your name and your contact information.
We will request full script submissions after we have assessed the samples, and will bring in selected playwrights to interview for one of three slots available.
To be considered for the February, 2010 Fresh Eyes Project, we must receive your submission by August 31, 2009.
