Jenny Winstead is a playwright, dramaturg, and literary researcher who runs the LAFPI Twitter account. Originally from Kentucky, she headed West after graduating and soon found herself fully immersed in the arts. When she's not leading K-12 playwriting workshops or advocating for wider representation onstage, she's feverishly eating chocolate and watching documentaries (if you have any good doc recommendations, send her a DM!). Say hi on Twitter at @TheLAFPI and send her your upcoming production blurbs, exciting new #lathr events, and/or anything else you think should be on our timeline! She's currently looking for other Twitter-savvy LAFPI folks who want to join the Twitter team -- if that's you, send her an email at lafpi.twitter@gmail.com!
 

 

March 8: Mark your calendars for our next LAFPI Night at the Geffen: BLACK SUPER HERO MAGIC MAMA by LA playwright Inda Craig-Galván. Starting at 7pm, we'll enjoy (complimentary!) drinks in the lobby with fellow writers as well as Geffen audience members who (surprise!) are curious about and want to hear from female playwrights. Then we'll enjoy this amazing world premiere, directed by Robert O'Hara.

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SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES

2019 Annenberg Community Beach House Choreographer Residency
Jewish Women’s Theatre seeks for short stories, poems, songs and short plays inspired by the evolutionary journey of finding where we belong. Whether searching for community, embracing shelter, grappling with tradition or venturing into the unknown, home is personal and powerful to us all. Share with us your unique take — what does it mean, physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually, to find your way home? For details, go here. Deadline: March 16

Santa Monica Cultural Affairs seeks proposals from choreographers residing in Los Angeles County for a Public Practice Residency at the Annenberg Community Beach House.  The residency takes place in two parts: a low-impact planning and public practice period July 8 – August 28, 2019, and a more intensive rehearsal period September 4 – October 3, 2019 with performances across the weekend of October 4 – 6, 2019. The residency includes use of a shared office and an honorarium of $6,000.  More info here.  Deadline:  March 27

Athena Project, located in Denver, Colorado, is proud to announce the call for submissions for its Plays In Progress Series (PIPS). This Series is an opportunity for new plays to be developed in one of three models: concert or table readings and our workshops. Rehearsals and presentation will take place in Denver at a location to be determined over the course of approximately March-April 2020. Three to six new plays will be selected based on a blind submission process and given a dramaturg, director, cast and basic design elements during presentations.  More info here. Scripts are accepted from March 1 – April 15, 2019.
 
14th Annual One Act Play Festival (OAPF) seeks original, short one act plays (ideal length 10-15 minutes with 20-minute maximum.) Previously produced plays acceptable. Playwrights may submit up to three (3) plays maximum. Comedic, absurd, dramatic, satirical, farcical, musical, etc. are all welcome. Works for actors of all ages (children thru seniors) and abilities are strongly encouraged. Selected plays will be performed at Theatre 82 in Cranston, Rhode Island from July 11-27, 2019. For details, go here. Deadline: April 12
 
The Curtis Theatre’s Page to Stage Playwright’s Festival seeks one-act and full-length plays on the theme, “That’s What She Said”, which aims to provide a platform for the female voice. Submissions are open to all playwrights with an emphasis on Southern California based artists. Writers interested in submitting plays should send finished scripts to PagetoStage2019@gmail.com with “Festival Play Submission” and the play title in the subject line. Included in the e-mail should be the playwright’s name, contact information, and a two-sentence synopsis of the play. The purpose of the Page to Stage Playwright’s Festival is to nurture new plays and new playwrights by working with local burgeoning writers and to showcase their works for audiences in our community. Selected plays will be presented as staged readings on the Curtis Theatre stage as part of the 2019/2020 Season. The Curtis Theatre will also use the festival to find and develop material for future seasons. Authors whose manuscripts are selected will receive an honorarium, a written critique from a professional dramaturge, a DVD of the staged reading, and participation in a post-show audience discussion. Deadline: April 15

 

Did you hear the news about Sam French's sale to Concord Music and the Bookshop's plans for closure? Samuel French Bookshop has been our home since Joyce opened the doors to LAFPI over 6 years ago, saying "women's voices count!" Now let's raise them to try to save the store for all theater artists and theater lovers. CLICK HERE TO HELP SAVE THE STORE!

Jumpstart Your Solo Show: Have you been yearning to create a solo show or write a memoir? Elizabeth (Lisa) Liang leads workshops that help women tell their uniquely funny, harrowing, weird, heartbreaking, confusing, unpredictable, and/or poignant stories. She’s especially skilled at working with people who grew up or are currently living between or among different worlds, as a bridge or an island or both (whatever that may mean to you). But all are welcome! For details, go here. 2019 workshops: Saturday,12-5pm (one 5-hour session) on March 23, August 24, October 26
 
The Alpine Fellowship will be awarded for the best piece of writing on the topic of ‘Identity’ – the theme of the 2019 Alpine Fellowship Annual Symposium. The winner and two runners up are invited to attend the Fjällnäs symposium. Winner receives £10,000 cash prize and will be presented with the award by the poet John Burnside. £3000 go to the second place, £2000 to the third place. For details, go here. Deadline: April 1
 
Artcroft residencies are located in the rolling hills of Kentucky is replete with wild life ponds, wildflower meadows, and spectacular nightscapes. Artcroft advocates that artists benefit from the opportunity to concentrate on their work, without the multitude of daily distractions. Time set aside for revitalizing the creative spirit, pursuing new trains of thought, for concentrating on an idea already in process is vital. Residencies are available to established and emerging visual and literary artists 18 years of age and older without regard for race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. Operations are organized on a cooperative basis. All residents are expected to participate in the preparation of meals, cleaning of facilities, and development of gardens and studios. Participation in community arts programming is considered a Component of the work exchange. For details, go here. Residences are for two to four weeks from May 1 to October 31 with applications due three months ahead. Deadline: None

 

"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.”
― Maya Angelou