Deadline:
October 31, 2018.
Do you write plays for children or youth?
ASSITEJ South Africa announces a
playwriting competition open to African playwrights.
All playwrights with young audiences as the
target market for their work are encouraged to apply. They will be looking at
work aimed at all ages and stages of childhood and youth from 0-19 years-old.
The theme, plot, genre and style are totally open.
Each of the shortlist of eight plays, including
three playwrights from the greater African continent, and five from South
Africa, will receive online mentoring with an international expert from the
ASSITEJ, Write Local, Play Global network of professionals.
The winning play will be produced and
presented at the Cradle of Creativity 2019, a Biennial International Festival
of Theatre for Young Audiences in South Africa to be held at the Baxter Theatre
Centre in Cape Town from August 20 to 25, 2019.
Scripts will be selected for the short-list
based on:
-work that has been written for a specific
stage of childhood and youth
-the level of excellence in chosen medium
-the level of innovation and originality
-the suitability for audience for which it
was created
-the suitability for an audience of South African
children
The play may have had previous readings or
amateur performances, but no professional showings.
For the play to be eligible for selection
for Cradle of Creativity 2019, it must be written in one of the languages of
the Western Cape: English, Afrikaans, or isiXhosa. If the play is in another
language, there must be the possibility that it can be translated into one of
these languages.
Entrants will be required to submit a
one-page synopsis of their play as well as three pages of sample text or dialogue.
If the entire play has been written, then this should be submitted in addition,
however, this is not a prerequisite.
In order to submit a play to the
competition, the application form should be filled in online at
https://goo.gl/forms/RRHgjojoyXpFhsg72
The deadline for applications is: October 31,
2018.
For more information contact Jaqueline
Dommisse, Festival Director on email: jaqueline@theatre4youth.co.za
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