As part of the festival, they're currently accepting submissions for the Ten-Minute Asian Pacific Islander Play Contest, with the winning plays to be performed on opening night of the festival, October 22. Here's some more information on the contest:
Interested playwrights should submit their stapled, ten miute plays along with $8 entrance fee by September 25, 2009. Any contact information should be included on a separate, unattached page. Any writer can submit their play to the contest which has a focus on promoting and discovering Asian Pacific Islander writers and on scripts that have prominent, non-stereotypical, and strong Asian Pacific Islander characters and themes. Scripts will be judged blind by three renowned, prominent writers and/or theater artists.This sounds like a pretty cool opportunity for any aspiring or up-and-coming writers to get their work looked at by other artists and theater professionals. And hey, put that epic six-hour script aside for next time -- it's just ten minutes! For more information on the contest, including full submission guidelines, go to the (rather poorly designed) website.
The winning plays will be read on stage by actors on opening night. Winning playwrights will also have their library of work along with short synopses of each prominently displayed during the festival. In keeping with the festival's goals, the ten-minute play contest focuses on the promotion of undiscovered, unattached, and unknown talent however any and all U.S. residents are eligible to enter. Cash prizes. Entrance fees are used to offset the promotion and presentation of the play contest and reading as well as provide a modest honorarium to judges and prizes to contestants.
