<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Albany Civic Theater is looking for local Playwrights for our Playwright’s Showcase on Sunday, July 21, 2024! Playwrights should be able to attend the performance/talkback.</span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Submissions for the <b>Playwright</b><b>’s Showcase </b>should include a brief synopsis and a copy of an original work.  We will accept one-act plays or a section of a longer play (up to an hour of performance).  We also reserve the right to feature more than one original work in the Playwright’s Showcase. </span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">The production will be presented at Albany Civic Theater as a blocked staged reading with a talkback after the play. Each play will be assigned a director who will also cast the play.  </span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">For submissions, here is what you need to do:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)"></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">1.</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">  </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Email a copy of the script of each submission for up to two selections to:</span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Albany Civic Theater Artistic Director Ellen Cribbs at<br></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><a href="mailto:ellencribbs@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">ellencribbs@gmail.com</span></a></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">2.</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">       </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Include your name and email address on your synopsis.</span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">3.</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">       </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Enter your submissions by <u>May 5, 2024</u></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">We look forward to receiving your submissions and beginning the selection process! If you have any questions, please email Ellen at <a href="mailto:ellencribbs@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">ellencribbs@gmail.com</span></a></span></p></div></div>