MU PERFORMING ARTS Seek Script Submissions

SUBMISSIONS: MU PERFORMING ARTS seeks scripts for its annual NEW EYES FESTIVAL, in which we foster the development of material for future production through public readings. Submissions should be consistent with Mu Performing Arts' mission and be postmarked by Nov. 7, 2008. Playwrights and artists whose work has been accepted will be notified by Dec. 1, 2008. The NEW EYES FESTIVAL is slated for Jan. 15 to the 18th, 2009 at the MuStudio.

Some of the works recently read at our NEW EYES FESTIVAL which have moved directly to our main stage production are From Shadows to Light by Ka Vang, 99 Histories by Julia Cho, Cowboy Versus Samurai by Michael Golamco, Bahala Na by Clarence Coo, Asiamnesia by Sun Mee Chomet, and the upcoming production of Ching Chong Chinaman by Lauren D. Yee.

Mu Performing Arts Mission: To be a premiere artistic company that creates theater and taiko from the heart of the Asian American experience. Mu Performing Arts Primary Artistic Values:

• We give theatrical voice and vision to the stories of our Asian American community and culture.
• We create and interpret works born of the union of Asian and American cultures.
• We envision theater as a total sensory experience, merging ancient forms, traditions and stories with contemporary ones.
• We are committed to the development of new artists.
• We create works that move, provoke and challenge our audiences to understand, embrace and celebrate cultural diversity.
  

Send to:

Randy Reyes
c/o Mu Performing Arts
2700 NE Winter Street, Suite 4
Minneapolis, MN 55413

or email your script to randy@muperformingarts.org

When submitting, please include your email address, as all further
correspondence, including final decisions, will be done by email.

For more information about Mu Performing Arts, visit www.muperformingarts.org .
For any questions, reply by email or call 612.824.4804.