GUIDELINES FOR THE 2012 MET LIFE NUESTRAS VOCES NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION

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Deadline: Friday, June 1st, 2012

+MISSION:
In 2000 MetLife Foundation and Repertorio Español joined forces to establish The MetLife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition in the hopes of discovering new American plays by established and emerging Latino playwrights writing about the many themes and topics relevant to the Hispanic communities across the United States—plays that may be under the radar in other venues. It has been our privilege to promote and develop new plays and to encourage bright new talent to continue writing plays by providing this forum.

+REQUIREMENTS:
*PLEASE READ CAREFULLY*
PLAYS THAT DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE READ.

-Playwrights may be Latino or of any other ethnic or racial background as long as the play’s subject matter and characters resonate with Latino audiences and accurately depict the Hispanic experience.

-No screenplays, one act plays, musicals, adaptations or translations will be accepted.
-New and un-produced plays preferred. Plays that have had readings or a workshop production are acceptable.
-All plays must be original and full-length (minimum running time: 1 hr., 30 min) and can be written in Spanish and/or English.
-Playwrights must be at least 18 years of age and residents of the United States or Puerto Rico.
-Previously submitted scripts are accepted unless they have already placed in the top 10.

+SELECTION PROCESS:
-Each script will be read by two qualified independent judges selected by Repertorio Español, on a blind submission.
-Winners will be announced six to seven months after the deadline.
-Each participant will be notified of the results by e-mail. We request that participants do not contact the office to inquire about the competition’s results.

+PRIZES:
Round 1:
Finalists will receive a staged reading at Repertorio to further develop the script.

Round 2:
-Grand Prize Winner: $3,000 and a full production at Repertorio Español
-2nd Place: $2,000
-3rd Place: $1,000

Grand Prize Winner must be available for Awards Ceremony

+SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Follow instructions in the Application Form to Submit
[+] CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM. (see web site for this link)

+DEADLINE:
Friday, June 1st, 2012

+WINNING SCRIPT:
By submitting your play to the competition, Repertorio Español shall have a right to produce the play for a period of two years. Such production shall be done in accordance with an agreement acceptable to both the playwright and Repertorio Español. If the playwright receives an offer within the two year period from a third party to produce the play, the company has the right to decide to produce the play on terms no less favorable than offered.

Please direct any questions regarding this competition/application to nuestrasvoces@repertorio.org.

This competition is sponsored by MetLife