Call for Entries - Short Sweet+Song 08

SHORT SWEET+SONG IS BACK! ENTRIES OPEN FOR SHORT MUSICALS The musical version of the world’s biggest short play festival is back for 2008 and is calling for entries. Last year, Short Sweet+Song’s stunning debut was a sell-out success. Under the curatorship of Michael Huxley and Bev Kennedy this year’s festival will be held for two weeks at the Seymour Centre, Sydney from 24 March 2008 following the conclusion of Short+Sweet play festival. This year, to make it a little easier to enter, writers/composers may submit their libretto online and post the score and a CD (or even cassette) containing two (2) of the songs from their piece. The songs do not have to be fully produced and can be a rough demo. The score needs to be at minimum a vocal line and chords but ideally a piano/vocal score. Provided that the score and recording is on its way the submission of the libretto will ensure the entry will be considered. Last year’s season – directed by Avigail Herman - was a huge hit and featured works by Melvyn Morrow and David Mitchell ("Palace Whore"), Tom Taylor and Simon Barlow ("A4 to A3"), Anthony Costanzo ("Life's a Circus") and Joanna Weinberg ("Little Mirrors") with directors Stuart Maunder, Will Conyers, Andrew Davidson, Neil Gooding and Danielle O’Keefe among others. Stars of these mini musicals included Trish Noble, Lucy Durack, Gerry Connolly, Natalie Gamsu, Nick Christo, Hayden Tee, Sun Park, Nick Simpson-Deeks and Wayne Scott Kermond. Important Dates: Closing dates for librettos: 14 December 2007 All materials must reach Short + Sweet: 31 December 2007 Selection Process/ Creative teams: January 2007 Auditions: Late January 2008 Siztprobes: week commencing 18 March 2007 (Easter Week) Festival Dates: 24 March – 5 April (Opening Night 26/27 March) · The running time has to be 10-minutes or less… and music takes more stage time than talking; · Subjects are unlimited - politics, dating, family, passion, monsters, zombies, religion… anything; · The style not prescribed - drama, comedy, tragedy, romance, thriller, opera, jazz, rock, broadway… what is important is that the music is integral to the telling of the story; · You don’t have to be an experienced writer - absolutely anyone can enter; · The script must not have had a public performance in Sydney (NSW, Australia) before; · The form is best served by the working of a single idea; · Other than the 10-minute form there’s no theme for the competition - all we’re looking for are the best 10 scripts, no matter whether they are written by seasoned professionals or first time playwrights Entry is $AUS15 per script and on a voluntary basis. Plays are assessed anonymously so please do not include your name or address on your script. To enter either download the form at the Short Sweet+Song site at www.shortandsweet.org and post along with payment to: Short+Sweet, PO Box 462, Newtown NSW 2042 Or complete the form online