IMPACT 2006 - Call for pieces

Culture Project views theater and the performing arts as a vitally important national resource. Our purpose is to support work that addresses injustice, embraces diversity, and effects social change.

As an extension of Culture Project's past successes with productions such as The Exonerated, Guantánamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, Sarah Jones Bridge & Tunnel, and RFK, an annual arts festival focused on human rights, social justice and political action will be launched in September 2006.

Spanning 4-6 weeks from mid-September to late October, the festival will occupy a variety of prestigious venues. It will be multi-disciplinary and include theater, film, dance, music, and visual arts. The goal is to bring to the public a critical mass of performances within a concentrated period, so as to win wide attention. Some of the performances will be produced by Culture Project alone, and others in collaboration. A series of debates will further explore the questions raised by the performances. The scope of the festival and consequently the impact will be extended through inclusion of associated organizations and venues such as BAM, New York Public Library, The Knitting Factory, Gigantic Art Space, NY Academy of Art, PACE University, Bowery Poetry Club, Gigantic Art Space, Flea Theater, Town Hall, Galapagos, Symphony Space, Maritime Hotel, Imagine Festival, The Onion, The Nation and Pomegranate Arts.

The theater component of IMPACT will consist of three elements: staged-readings/workshops, co-productions with other theater companies, and several fully staged productions. The staged-readings/workshops will consist of both new unproduced plays and political plays from the past that have had an extraordinary effect on our lives.

We are now soliciting scripts for these slots from distinctive playwrights whose craft examines human nature and social circumstance. We are searching for exceptionally innovative and visionary plays that explore issues of social and political concern. We are searching for plays that engage the public intellectually, viscerally, and emotionally. Most importantly, we are searching for plays that inspire audiences to action.

Submissions will be accepted until May 15, 2006 for the upcoming fall
festival. We encourage you to submit new work that has not yet been
produced.

Send completed submissions packets to:
IMPACT Submissions
The Culture Project
49 Bleecker St., 4th floor
New York, NY 10012

Questions? Email



	CULTURE PROJECT presents IMPACT 2006 Culture first. Then politics. Culture Project views theater and the performing arts as a vitally important national resource. Our purpose is to support work that addresses injustice, embraces diversity, and effects social change. As an extension of Culture Project's past successes with productions such as The Exonerated, Guantánamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, Sarah Jones Bridge & Tunnel, and RFK, an annual arts festival focused on human rights, social justice and political action will be launched in September 2006. Spanning 4-6 weeks from mid-September to late October, the festival will occupy a variety of prestigious venues. It will be multi-disciplinary and include theater, film, dance, music, and visual arts. The goal is to bring to the public a critical mass of performances within a concentrated period, so as to win wide attention. Some of the performances will be produced by Culture Project alone, and others in collaboration. A series of debates will further explore the questions raised by the performances. The scope of the festival and consequently the impact will be extended through inclusion of associated organizations and venues such as BAM, New York Public Library, The Knitting Factory, Gigantic Art Space, NY Academy of Art, PACE University, Bowery Poetry Club, Gigantic Art Space, Flea Theater, Town Hall, Galapagos, Symphony Space, Maritime Hotel, Imagine Festival, The Onion, The Nation and Pomegranate Arts. The theater component of IMPACT will consist of three elements: staged-readings/workshops, co-productions with other theater companies, and several fully staged productions. The staged-readings/workshops will consist of both new unproduced plays and political plays from the past that have had an extraordinary effect on our lives. We are now soliciting scripts for these slots from distinctive playwrights whose craft examines human nature and social circumstance. We are searching for exceptionally innovative and visionary plays that explore issues of social and political concern. We are searching for plays that engage the public intellectually, viscerally, and emotionally. Most importantly, we are searching for plays that inspire audiences to action. Submissions will be accepted until May 15, 2006 for the upcoming fall festival. We encourage you to submit new work that has not yet been produced. Please include in your submission: - a cover letter briefly describing your piece - bound script - technical requirements - CD, video, or link to website with audio or video of the piece itself or recent original work (if available) - short bios for you and collaborators Please be advised that materials will not be returned. Send completed submissions packets to: IMPACT Submissions The Culture Project 49 Bleecker St., 4th floor New York, NY 10012 Home \| News \| Calendar \| Directory \| Library \| Plays Copyright 2006, Roger W. Tang Questions? Email

CULTURE PROJECT presents IMPACT 2006 Culture first. Then politics.

CULTURE PROJECT presents
IMPACT 2006
Culture first. Then politics.