Seeking writer-performers to create original short solo works for live and virtual performances!

WHAT: Original, un-produced, Shakespeare-Inspired Solo Pieces

(e.g. A deeper dive into a lesser known character; an exploration of your unique experience--why you’ve loved/loathed Shakespeare; etc.)

• Running time: 10-30 minutes
• All genres welcome (comedic, dramatic, musical, etc.)
• Must include quotes of Shakespearean text
• Must be able to be staged with minimal props and set (chair & table)

Each writer-performer will be paired with a director who will help get the performance on its feet.

Artists whose pieces are selected for production will be paid a stipend.

NOTE: If an artist is interested in writing a solo piece but is not an actor themself, we would also consider casting an actor to take on the role should the piece be selected for production.

WHEN: Fall 2021 (September/October)

• Two weeks of rehearsals--evenings, Sunday-Friday
• Two-Four performances 
  (final dates and location TBD)

Pieces will also be filmed for an online festival following public performances.
 

SUBMISSION:

Please send the following materials/information to flatwatershakespearecompany@gmail.com by April 15, 2021

Subject line: [Your last name]--solo submission

• A “cover letter” of introduction in email
  • Your name
  • Name of piece
  • Confirm, if selected, you will make yourself available for evening rehearsals, performances, and filming
  • Approximate run time (seeking pieces 10-30 minutes in length)

Attach the first few pages of your draft (no more than 10) as a PDF, following this naming format, "Last name, First name_SHOW TITLE"