When Do You Accept Play Submissions?

Want to submit to Turn to Flesh Productions for 2019? This is what we're looking for!

COCKTAILS & CLASSICS
Submission Window: January-February 2019

  • Short plays (1-10 minutes), parodies or homages of classical styles, or well-known pieces of art and literature, featuring vibrant roles for women.
  • Submissions open JANUARY 1, 2019 and close FEBRUARY 28, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST. Please keep in mind that any plays sent to us outside of our submission window, or outside our play guidelines, will not be read.  (We are not accepting full-length plays at this time.)
  • Send submissions in PDF to turntoflesh@gmail.com, with subject line "[Cocktails and Classics 2019] Submission: Play Title, Author Name" as well as a brief cover letter.
Announcements regarding future submission dates are made via our Facebook page and other social media.
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(Pictured, the three witches from Michael Perlmutter's THE FALL OF LADY M, directed by Laura Pittenger, featuring Priyanka Krishnan, Abigail Ludrof, and Ashil Lee. 2018.)

Development

TTF develops plays through four stages:

  • The MUSE Program - Sign up via Facebook for a 20 minute slot to workshop a short play, scene, or soliloquy with TTF actors in NYC.  Facilitated by Associate Artistic Producer, Chris Rivera.  MUSE is held the first Wednesday of most months.
  • The Proteus Project - By invitation only.  Playwrights who have developed new work through MUSE may be invited to join the Proteus Project, a private music stand reading of their full length plays with TTF actors in New York City.  This project was made possible by the support of the Sheen Center.
  • The Annual Staged Reading Series - Two to three full length plays are chosen annually for a public, fully staged reading.  Plays must feature female protagonists, and should either be in heightened text or reference classical plays.  Shorter plays referencing classical texts will be considered for Cocktails and Classics.  The Reading Series is made possible thanks to the support of The Shakespeare Forum.
  • Mainstage Productions - By invitation only.  TTF is pleased to produce plays featuring a female protagonist, written in heightened text (verse preferably).  Frequently, these plays have been developed with TTF through one of our above programs, and is then invited to a full production at the discretion of TTF.