A friend of mine passed this on to me and I think it translates well to anyone working in the arts. It’s a short, but powerful clip of Ira Glass discussing the importance of perseverance.
Here’s what he has to say.

Keep at it,
Agent Smith

Wordsmyth Theater New Play Reading Series is now accepting One and Two Act plays.

“Each month, the selected playwright will be paired with a director and cast. The play will then be read on the second Monday at Stages Theater in front of an audience. The audience will then be invited to stay after for a discussion of the play.”

Click below for full details and submission guidelines.

via Forum - Announcements - Wordsmyth Theater accepting new play submissions for its fall reading series : TheatrePort.

2008-2009 A. D. Players Script Competition

Submitted plays will be evaluated according to their suitability for our company and must meet the following criteria:

* an unpublished play for general audiences (no musicals or screenplays)

* Children’s Theater — at least 45 minutes long. Mainstage Theater — at least 70 minutes long

* Only one (1) script per author for Children’s and/or Mainstage Theater. * Plays previously submitted to A. D. Players are not eligible for this competition.

* a complete script (no rough drafts) formatted in standard professional playscript format

(see Professional Playscript Format Guidelines & Sample, 2nd ed. – Samuel French, Inc.)

* inclusion of a cover sheet with Title, author and date written

* a synopsis (one page or less) with the following: title, story summary, and cast breakdown

* a cast consisting of 10 actors or fewer

Submissions must include name, address, phone and email address.

Entries may be sent electronically via email (word.doc or pdf format) to: scriptcontest@adplayers.org

or by mail to :

Script Contest, c/o A. D. Players , 2710 W. Alabama, Houston TX 77098

* NO MATERIALS WILL BE RETURNED

* CONTEST ENTRY DEADLINE — May 1, 2009

The winner will be notified by August 1, 2009. The winner’s script will receive a public staged reading during the A. D. Players’ 2009-2010 season.

via A. D. Players - Script Contest Rules.

Dee Cliburn is accepting scripts for Theatre Southwest’s 4th annual Reader’s Theatre. Scripts should be 5 to 15 minutes in length. The best scripts will be chosen and given staged readings on March 15. You may submit up to 3 plays. At the end of the readings, the audience will vote for their favorite and the winner will receive a $100 “thank you.” There is no entry fee.

The deadline for script submissions to the Readers Festival is March 1. Scripts should be mailed to:

Theatre Southwest

Attn: Dee Cliburn

8944-A Clarkcrest

Houston, Tx. 77063.

Mimi Holloway is accepting scripts for Theatre Southwest’s 12th annual Festival of Originals. Comedies, drama and avant-garde are all welcome. The festival runs July 24-August 8. Scripts should be as close to 20 minutes as possible. All five winners will receive a $100 “thank you.” The entry fee is $5 (per script). All scripts must be unpublished.

The deadline for script submissions to the Festival of Originals is March 15. Scripts should be mailed to

Theatre Southwest

Attn: Mimi Holloway

8944-A Clarkcrest

Houston, Tx. 77063.

For more information please check our website theatresouthwest.org (click the Special Events link at the top of the home page), or phone (713)661-9505.

Contact Dee Cliburn

(713)783-0739

Or

Mimi Holloway

(713)661-9505

mimiholloway@theatresouthwest.com

via Forum - Announcements - PLAYWRIGHTS! - Original Scripts Needed at Theatre Southwest : TheatrePort.

Deadline for ‘HIWI: Ike’ submissions approaches

If you haven’t submitted your photographs, stories, poems and remembrances from Hurricane Ike for the Ike edition of Houston: It’s Worth It, you’ve got until Feb. 13.

From the first ‘HIWI: Ike’ post on Glasstire:
Despite the occasional natural disaster, Houston’s still worth it, and to prove it Houston, It’s Worth It (HIWI) is coming out with a new book of IKE photographs submitted by people who lived through it. Submit your photos, song playlists, journal entries, or anything else that tends to make houston seem worth it to HIWI by Friday, February 13. Best of all is the cool hurricane tracking icon/logo for the project.

E-mail info@houstonitsworthit.com with any questions.

via Arts in Houston: Deadline for ‘HIWI: Ike’ submissions approaches.