NLDTF/PANSA Festival of Reading of New writing – 2012
PANSA is delighted to announce the fifth PANSA Festival of Reading of New Writing with the generous support of the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) to be held in April 2012.
The aims of the Festival are to generate original South African theatre works, to provide a platform for these works to reach the attention of theatre producers, and to work towards full-scale productions of the winning plays. As the busy festive season is upon us, the deadline for entries has been extended from the original in December 2011 to Friday January 13, 2012.
The winning scripts in each region are re-read in the national final and are up for a Grand Prize of R30 000.
The scripts should be entered in one of the following categories: Comedy, Drama, 1 / 2 Hander. A panel of judges will select the five best scripts for participation in each regional Festival. Each of the selected scripts will be given a basic subsidy to fund reading rehearsals and S&T as required. The Festival will be open to writers throughout South Africa.
The basic criteria for participation are:
• All PANSA paid-up members may submit for free
• Non-PANSA paid up members will incur a R200 entry fee
• the work must be an original work
• the play must not have been published or performed before
• PANSA would have first option on producing and publishing the play (selected works may be published in a collection)
• plays should be between 70 minutes and 90 minutes long to ensure the possibility of a full-scale professional production
• there should be a maximum of 8 actors
• English should be the primary language of the play
An important component of the Festival of Reading of New Writing will be the discussions to follow the reading of each work, to encourage constructive feedback, and the debate around theatre aesthetics, functions and forms.
Scripts must be typed, loose-leaf and have all pages numbered. Please include a cover page with all contact details and title of the play. Hand written submissions and those that arrive after the submission date, will not be accepted. Writers will be notified of the outcomes by the end of February 2012.
Submissions must be sent to PANSA National Office at Postnet box number to 237. Private Bag X18, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town by FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 2012. All enquiries to 021 448 3513 or info@pansa.org.za