Arts Opportunities - Theater, Dance, Playwriting & Auditions

Trollwood's 2012 Registrations Open

Register early to guarantee your spot and SAVE $$ if registered by April 2. Realize your own potential! Operate a spotlight; Explore vocal styles like glee choir, jazz, rock, and more; Perform onstage in Trollwood's annual musical in front of thousands; Build professionally designed sets and costumes; Learn improvisation, acting, and sketch comedy; Stage stunts and sword play scenes; Join the orchestra (band and stringed instruments) and make music all summer long; Run a sound board; Express yourself through movement in ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop and Modern Dance classes; And SO MUCH MORE! Trollwood doesn't have to take your whole summer! There's lots of ways to get involved, with various time schedules—it's all up to you! Check out all that is offered for your age group by going to www.trollwood.org or come to one of the Information Open Houses February 15 or March 20.

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36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays

February 26 – April 15, 2012. The Humana Festival of New American Plays is the leading event of its kind, launching new plays into the national spotlight—right in your backyard! Catch groundbreaking works that represent many generations, many voices and many views, including yours. The festival runs the gamut from comedies to dramas to plays that forge new theatrical territory. Combined with world-class design and performances, this celebration of American playwrights’ innovation and imagination has something in it for everyone. For more information visit http://actorstheatre.org/humana-festival-of-new-american-plays.

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Creative Capital Grants

Creative Capital will begin accepting online Letters of Inquiry for grants in Emerging Fields, Literature and Performing Arts. The Inquiry Form will be open until March 1. Visit http://creative-capital.org/apply to read the grant guidelines and learn more about the application process, or attend an in-person or online information sessions (available at http://creative-capital.org/infosessions). Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. Acting as a catalyst for the development of exceptional and imaginative ideas, we support artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their art forms and demonstrate a rigorous commitment to their craft, yet are also boldly original and push the boundaries of their genre; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape. Selected grantees receive up to $50,000 in direct support and a suite of services valued at more than $40,000. To be eligible to apply, an artist must be: A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident; At least 25 years old; A working artist with at least five years of professional experience; and Not a full-time student. Questions? Visit http://creative-capital.org/apply or email grants@creative-capital.org.

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Southern Exposure Application Now Open

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announces the availability of the online application for the inaugural grant round of Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program designed to bring exemplary contemporary and traditional dance, music and theater artists from Latin America to audiences across the United States. Southern Exposure will support projects that are developed collaboratively by presenter consortia based in the United States and its territories that include public performances and complementary activities intended to build appreciation for the artists' work and cultures. The program will invest in projects in which the presenting organizations work with a variety of community partners to offer the public opportunities for significant engagement with the visiting artists. The application receipt deadline for the 2012-2013 Southern Exposure program is February 10, 2012. Program guidelines and the application are available at www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/Southern_Exposure/guidelines.html.

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The Durango Arts Center’s 10-Minute Play Contest

The Durango Arts Center is pleased to sponsor its second annual 10-Minute Play Contest in 2012, which will culminate in a full production during the annual Durango Showcase of the Arts in September. 10-minute plays were officially introduced by the Actors Theatre of Louisville in 1977, when the genre was promoted as part of the Humana Festival of new American Plays.  Often referred to as the “haiku of the American stage” as well as “a streak of theatrical lightning,” 10-minute plays have become an engaging and popular genre for today’s audiences and playwrights. Located in the heart of Durango, Colorado at 802 East Second Avenue, the Durango Arts Center is home to a 200-seat theatre, an art gallery, library, and gift shop, as well as administrative offices, classrooms, and rehearsal spaces.  The DAC is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to promote the exploration, education, enrichment, and enjoyment of the arts for people from all artistic levels and backgrounds within the Four Corners region and beyond.  2011 Schedule of Events: May 2012 - The top entries of the 2012 contest will be presented as staged readings at The Durango Arts Center in Durango, CO.  The Judges will select the top 5 entries and the winner of the Grand Prize Award ($500). Audience members will select their favorite 10 Minute Play for an award of $50; and September 2012 - The Grand Prize winning play and selected others will be performed at the Durango Arts Center as part of the Durango Showcase of the Arts. Only original plays, never before produced, are eligible. For Contest Guidelines and Rules, and more information, visit www.DurangoArts.org, or email  TenMinutePlayDirector@gmail.com. Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked on or before February 10, 2012. No exceptions. Entry fee: $10 check addressed to Durango Arts Center. The fee MUST accompany each entry.Send your submission to: 10 Minute Play Contest, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Avenue, Durango, CO 81301.

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2012 Princess Grace Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance Performance, Choreography, and Film

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) announces the availability of applications for the 2012 Princess Grace Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance Performance, Choreography, and Film. Founded in 1982, in memory of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco, the Foundation identifies and assists emerging artists in theater, dance and film and has awarded more than $8.5 million to nearly 600 individuals nationwide. Full guidelines and applications are available at www.pgfusa.org. Executive Director Toby Boshak remarks, "In our 30th anniversary year, the PGF-USA celebrates the vital support it has lent to emerging artists. These artists have and continue to change the dynamic landscape of the arts in the United States." Theater Award Postmark deadline is March 31, 2012. The Theater Awards are offered in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships. Grants are awarded based on the quality of the emerging artist's past work, his/her potential for future excellence, and the impact the collaboration between the nominating organization and the artist will have on the individual's artistic growth. Playwriting Award deadline is April 30, 2012. The Playwriting Award includes a residency at New Dramatists, Inc. and opportunity for the winning play to be licensed and published by Samuel French, Inc. Dance Performance Awards are offered in the form of scholarships and fellowships. Awards are based on the applicant's artistic merit, significance of the Award to current artistic development, and the potential for future excellence and impact on the field. Choreography Awards offer emerging choreographers the opportunity to create a new work with organizations with which they have little experience. Film Scholarships Award postmark deadline is June 1, 2012. The Film Scholarships Award, awarded to undergraduate and graduate students, are by invitation-only. Approved university, college and school film programs are invited to submit applicants via their Department Chairs or Deans. Film scholarships provide funding toward the filmmaker's thesis project. A complete list of accepted schools is in the FAQ of Grants Program at www.pgfusa.org. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status at the time of application. Additionally, all applicants (except playwriting) must be nominated by a non-profit organization (school or company) with which they will be affiliated during the grant period (September 2012 - August 2013). Please visit www.pgfusa.org for applications/information.

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IUGTE and ArtUniverse Scholarships for Postgraduate Course 2011-2012

International practical course with the opportunity to take part in a performance project in a Russian repertory theatre together with Russian actors and performers from different countries. Practical sessions will take place in Italy and Russia. The scholarships are announced in the four categories: For arts managers; For dancers, actors of physical theatre, circus performers; For theatre directors; and For video makers. For more details on the scholarship application process and the course participation conditions, please contact Alex Weller, Project Coordinator iugte.projects@gmail.com stating the scholarship category in the subject line.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Commits $50 Million to Support Individual Artists

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has announced the launch of a ten-year, $50 million initiative designed to support more than two hundred individual artists in the fields of jazz, theater, and contemporary dance. Believed to be the largest such effort in the nation, the Doris Duke Performing Artists Initiative will invest in the development and future work of individual artists by providing unrestricted multiyear cash grants. Specifically, the initiative will award fellowships to a total of one hundred artists who have won funding on a national level for at least three different projects over the past ten years, with at least one project having received support from a DDCF-funded program; fellowships to an additional one hundred artists who have demonstrated the potential to influence their respective fields but who have yet to receive significant national support; and a minimum of fifty residencies to artists at dance companies, theaters, or presenting organizations, with half of each grant going to the artist and half to the supporting organization. Grantees will be chosen through an anonymous peer-review process, with the first cohort to be announced in 2012. Established to enable artists to take creative risks, explore new ideas, and tend to critical needs such as health care and retirement savings, the initiative represents an additional investment by DDCF in the arts above its existing commitment. Since its inception in 1996, the foundation has awarded more than $218 million to bolster the arts nationwide. To learn more, visit www.ddcf.org/Arts/Program-Initiatives/Special-Performing-Artists-Initiative.

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Bijou Show House in Beach

The Bijou Show House in Beach, ND, is seeking individuals and groups to perform on the newly installed 400 sq. ft. stage. The auditorium provides clean sight-lines for its 285 raked seats and has excellent acoustics. In all, the theatre is an intimate show case for performance of poetry, comedy, dance, drama, music, and inventive presenters. We are seeking to expand a cultural presence in SW North Dakota. Come be on the front line of an evolving institution. Contact: Emanuel Culman, tel. 701-872-2444 and email homeheal@pacbell.net. www.beach-movie.com.

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Heartland Plays, Inc.

Playwright submissions requested by Heartland Plays, Inc., a publishing company of plays and drama products coming online in 2009 marketing to Community, Children’s, Educational and Small Professional Theatres. E-mail submissions to playsnow@heartlandplays.com or mail manuscripts with $20 reading fee for full-length play/ $10 per one act to Rebecca Ryland, Literary Manager, Heartland Plays, Inc., 88 Howard Beer Rd., Clancy, Mt 59634. Manuscripts with reading fee guaranteed full professional reading with written critique response within 90 days. Manuscripts must include envelope and postage for return. Musicals will be considered if include vocal/piano score and accompaniment CD. We cannot guarantee a full reading for E-mail submissions and will only respond if we are interested in publishing the material. Our playwrights receive 50% of royalties.

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Voice Actors and Scriptwriters

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