[Capdist-auditions] Call for Submissions for Confetti Fest XXI

[Confetti Stage]

We Need Your Works for Confetti Fest XXI!
Confetti Stage is celebrating 21 years of Confetti Fest, and we need your
scripts!
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 21st annual short play festival in October 2025. 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.
The Play Development Process:
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.
Playwrights who submit their work to Confetti Fest 21 can expect and must
agree to participate in this script development period during the summer
2025 months prior to rehearsals starting in August 2025.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED OR POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN March 14,
2025.
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE:
● Less than 25 minutes long. Judges WILL read selected plays out loud to
get a sense of the length. If your play goes over, an agreement to shorten
the length before auditions will be mandatory 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
● Typed In 12-pt, Times New Roman font
● Applicable to our mission statement (see below)
● An original work by a playwright currently local to the Capital Region
● Works that have NOT been previously produced are strongly encouraged.
This includes script readings on Zoom, or any other public showings of your
work.
● Multiple submissions are accepted, but please make a separate submission
for each script
● 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)
Please include, on a separate cover page OR in your submission email:
● Playwright's contact information, including name, email address, local
address, and phone number
● The following statement: "By submitting [title of play] by [playwright's
name] for consideration, I am agreeing to actively participate in the
Confetti Fest 201script 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."
Please include with the copy of your script:
● A brief synopsis of your play (100 words max.; think what you'd like
publicity for your play to say).
● Estimated running time.
● Character breakdown.
● Set and scene descriptions.
● Tech requirements (include lighting, sound, costume, prop/scenery
requirements).
● Any previous workshop or production history.
*Please do NOT include your name or any other identifying information in
the body of your script*
Participants of Confetti Fest can expect:
● A fun, collaborative process
● The opportunity to sit in during auditions and offer advice before the
casting takes place (although not during the casting process)
● Full credit in all programs and promotional materials for the festival
● Optional adjudication by the Theatre Association of New York State
(TANYS), as well as the possibility of having your work selected to perform
at state (TANYS) and/or regional (ESTA) theater festivals (pending approval
and availability of cast and director)
Selection Process:
● Scripts are chosen through a blind selection process by a committee of
readers.
● Playwrights will be notified in June if their submission is chosen and
will be approached by the selection committee with information on when the
playwright table read/feedback session will begin.
Submissions can be submitted electronically to confettistageinc at gmail.com
or mailed to:
Confetti Stage, Inc.
Confetti Fest 20
67 Corning Place
Albany, NY 12207
Confetti Stage Mission Statement
Our mission is to celebrate the diversities of human experience through
thought-provoking, challenging productions. We foster creative expression
in a collaborative, inclusive environment that engages the Capital Region
community.
Please contact us at confettistageinc at gmail.com with any questions. We look
forward to receiving your submissions!

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Confetti Stage, Inc
www.confettistage.org
https://www.facebook.com/ConfettiStageInc
Twitter: @StageConfetti
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