Naked Stage 2011 is a series of staged rehearsed readings of  new scripts up to 50 minutes in length to be presented in the ADC Bar, Park Street, Cambridge, on Sundays, 23 and 30 October and 6, 13 and 20 November, 2011,  7-9.30 pm, followed by an opportunity for audience feedback.

Submissions are now open.

Scripts must be e-mailed to submissions@writeon.org.uk.

Scripts must be received by midnight on Friday, 16 September 2011.

Have a question? Contact the Artistic Director for Naked Stage 2011, Michelle Golder, at michelle@writeon.org.uk.

You must be a paid up WRiTEON Member to submit. New members are welcome at any time. Membership runs from 1 May 2011 - 30 April 2012 so you will need to join/renew your subscription if you have not already done so. There is no additional submission fee.

Membership costs £15 for the year and can be paid by PayPal, credit card or cheque.

For details of how to join/renew your membership for May 2011 – April 2012, see the Contact us page of this website: http://www.writeon.org.uk/contact.htm

Please note that becoming a member does not automatically subscribe you to the WRiTEON newsletter. You must subscribe on the newsletters page of this website if you wish to receive the newsletter. There is no additional cost for newsletter subscription and you can opt out at any time.

•    We are looking for new, previously unperformed scripts written for stage or radio. Scripts which have received a previous professional reading may be accepted if substantially revised since. All theatrical or radio genres, including shorts and comedy sketches, may be submitted.  We do not accept screenplays for this festival.

•    Maximum performance length for scripts is 50 minutes. There is no minimum length. It is the author's responsibility to make cuts if accepted scripts exceed this length in rehearsal.

•    Maximum number of CHARACTERS appearing onstage in the piece is five. Plays with more than five characters will not be considered.

•    Scripts should be sent as e-mail attachments to the address submissions@writeon.org.uk. We accept doc or rtf formats  (NOT pdf) We cannot accept posted scripts. Scripts must be received by midnight on Friday, 16 September.

•    Members may submit more than one script.

•    Scripts must be presented in a 12 point font with stage directions clearly set off from speech by [square brackets] and/or italic text or ALL CAPS.

•    Pages MUST be numbered.

•    The TITLE of the play should appear in 9 point font on every page in a header or footer.

•    To view a sample page of script in the correct format, click HERE or visit http://www.writeon.org.uk/internal/ROUNDABOUT-sample-script.pdfl

•    A completed submission form MUST  be included at the front of each script submitted. Copy and paste the form below onto your submission and complete it before emailing.

•    WRiTEON is an open collective comprising writers, actors and directors; including  professionals, former professionals, and experienced amateurs. We exist to provide a service to writers in enabling them to see how their work translates from page to stage and also to provide valuable experience for directors and actors in working with new writing.

•    Plays will be selected on the following criteria:
1)    Quality and potential of the writing
2)    Writer's region (preference is given to writers from Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties. However writers from anywhere can submit so long as they can attend the reading of the play).
3)    Stageability of the play in our space and adherence to the guidelines.
4)    Balance of the programme over the five weeks

•    Scripts will be rehearsed with a director before being performed as staged readings in the Bar area of the ADC Theatre.

•    Writers will be contacted by the director before the first rehearsal. You may also be invited to attend one or more rehearsals under the guidance and at the discretion of the director.

•    The Space - ADC Bar
The space seats 50 people and includes a small, raised, uncurtained, corner stage. Sightlines are good throughout. Basic theatrical lighting is available.  A minimum of furniture will fit on this stage, i.e. small couch, small table and chairs.  Sound effects, if used, should be relatively simple but will be supplied by the company. Visits to the space are recommended. We will not accept scripts which we feel can’t be staged effectively in this space.

•    All accepted writers will be expected to attend the staged reading of their script and will receive one complimentary ticket.

•    The purpose of Naked Stage is to allow writers to present works in progress to an informed and interested audience. For this reason, after each evening's performance there will be a chance for the audience to provide feedback on the script. You may choose to opt out of this feedback.

•    All rights in your work remain with you. A WRiTEON reading does not constitute a professional performance or debut of your work.


A completed form must accompany each submission. Please copy and paste to the front of your script, complete, and e-mail as one document.

TITLE OF PIECE:

NAME OF WRITER AS YOU WISH IT TO APPEAR IN PUBLICITY:

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME:

IS SCRIPT COMPLETE IN ITSELF OR PART OF A LONGER PIECE?

HAS PIECE BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED or READ? 
(if so give details of when and where and indicate in what way it has since been revised)

NUMBER OF CHARACTERS IN THE PIECE (maximum FIVE for this season):

NAME/S OF CHARACTER/S WITH GENDER AND APPROXIMATE AGE PLUS (OPTIONAL) DESCRIPTION (maximum 10 words per character):

PLEASE LIST ANY PROPS, COSTUMES, ITEMS OF SET OR SOUND EFFECTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE PIECE (N.B. staging is minimalist so it may not be possible to meet your requirements):

DESCRIPTION OF PIECE FOR PUBLICITY USE (maximum 50 words. This is the description used to "sell" your piece in press releases and the newsletter and in programmes. We reserve the right to edit/rewrite all blurbs):

BIOGRAPHY OF WRITER (maximum 50 words):

WRiTEON MAY 2011-APRIL 2012 MEMBERSHIP NUMBER:
You must be a member of WRiTEON to submit. See the guidelines above for more information. If you have paid your membership but not yet received a number, please give the date membership was paid.

YOUR ADDRESS:

YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER/S:

YOUR E MAIL ADDRESS:

ARE THERE ANY OF THE ADVERTISED PERFORMANCE DATES (Sundays, 23 and 30 October and 6, 13 and 20 November, 2011) FOR WHICH YOU WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE?

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING  A REHEARSAL AS AN OBSERVER IF THE DIRECTOR AGREES TO THIS?

WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO GAIN BY HAVING THIS PIECE PERFORMED AS A STAGED READING?

DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE AUDIENCE FEEDBACK?

IF YES, ARE THERE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE THE MC TO ASK THE AUDIENCE AFTER THE PERFORMANCE?