<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Confetti Fest Overview and Plan for the 17th Festival</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><br>Confetti Fest is an original short play festival that seeks to develop and highlight local playwrights.  We are seeking plays written by Capital Region residents to be considered for participation in a play development process and our 17th annual short play festival in October 2021.  Confetti Fest is Downtown Albany’s longest running non-professional original works festival.  Previous Confetti Fest shows have been chosen to perform at the TANYS (Theatre Association of New York State) and ESTA (Eastern States Theater Association) Festivals and have won awards for acting, directing, writing, and technical achievements.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">While we are anticipating the ability to stage these shows with a limited audience in the Fall, due to the unpredictable nature of COVID, we are also allowing for the possibility that the performance may be digital in nature. We hope that all applicants understand the uncertainty of these times and our commitment to releasing a quality product that does not risk the health of our collaborators.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:24.2px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px;color:black">The Play Development Process:</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Confetti Stage believes in supporting the improvement and development of an artist's skills through the production process, and we extend this philosophy to script development for playwrights prior to the rehearsal period.  The aim of this process is to help festival playwrights further explore their scripts by meeting with each other and offering mutual feedback after a table read.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Playwrights who submit their work to Confetti Fest 17 can expect and must agree to participate in this script development period during the summer 2021 months prior to rehearsals starting in August 2021. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:24.2px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px;color:black">ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED OR POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN April 15, 2021.</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:24.2px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px;color:black">SUBMISSIONS MUST BE:</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Less than 25 minutes long. <b>Judges WILL read selected plays out loud to get a sense of the length. </b>If your play goes over, an agreement to shorten the length before auditions will be <b>mandatory</b> to your play's acceptance. Confetti Stage reserves the right to eliminate a play from the festival if this guideline is not followed. Playwrights will be encouraged to work with their playwright peers and directors in finding ways to trim</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Typed In 12-pt, Times New Roman font</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Applicable to our mission statement (see below)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">An original work by a playwright <b>currently local</b> to the Capital Region</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Works that have NOT been previously produced are strongly encouraged. This includes script readings on Zoom, or any other public  showings of your work.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Multiple submissions are accepted, but please make a separate submission for each script</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Playwrights may not request to be a director or actor for their own play (they are welcome to audition for or apply to direct a different show)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:24.2px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px;color:black">Please include, on a separate cover page OR in your submission email:</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Playwright's contact information, including name, email address, local address, and phone number</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">The following statement: "By submitting [title of play] by [playwright's name] for consideration, I am agreeing to actively participate in the Confetti Fest 16 script development and revision process before the start of rehearsals.  I understand that if I cannot or do not actively participate in play development, the play may be removed from the festival lineup."</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:24.2px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px;color:black">Please include with the copy of your script:</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">A brief synopsis of your play (100 words max.; think what you'd like publicity for your play to say).</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Estimated running time.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p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