The Nextfest Arts Company invites interested emerging artists to submit for Nextfest 2020. Nextfest is a multi-disciplinary emerging arts festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada running June 4- 14, 2020. For more information on the festival, please visit: www.nextfest.ca or visit the submission call: http://nextfest.org/nextfest-2020-theatre-mainstage-projects-call-for-submissions/
Questions, concerns, queries about submitting? Have an idea, but not sure how to write about it? Submitting a script and need some guidance? Hit me up and we’ll chat! Contact Ellen Chorley (Nextfest Festival Director) at ellen@nextfest.ca.
The Nextfest Arts Company defines emerging artists as:
- any artist within the first ten years of their career
- artist is NOT represented by any organization or union (ACTRA, EQUITY, IATSE, PGC, DGC, ADC, etc.)
- artist is NOT represented by an agent or agency
If accepted as part of the festival, projects and scripts will be presented at one of the following three levels:
- reading (dramaturgy and mentorship offered to playwright, actors read script for audience, talk back after performance)
- progress showing (dramaturgy and mentorship offered to playwright/production, play produced with limited tech for audience, talk back after performance)
- full production (dramaturgy and mentorship offered to playwright/production, play produced will full tech and multiple performances)
To submit a MainStage Project (any theatre project that does not have a traditional script- sketch, movement, poetry, clown, etc.) please fill out the following form:
Pitch a Project Form: https://forms.gle/EbFRaaFsrp4FGU4w6
Once you have filled out this form, please send the following as a WORD DOCUMENT or PDF FORMAT ONLY to Ellen Chorley, Festival Director at ellen@nextfest.ca with the subject line NEXTFEST 2020 PROJECT SUBMISSION:
- Any documents related to your project
- CVs of yourself and any other artist involved
- A short bio of the lead project artist
To submit a script (any theatre project that has a traditional theatre script as it’s jumping off point) please fill out the following form:
Submit a Script Form: https://forms.gle/MN6HXm9zwjWcw6YaA
Once you have filled out this form, please send the following to Ellen Chorley, Festival Director at ellen@nextfest.ca with the subject line NEXTFEST 2020 SCRIPT SUBMISSION:
- Please send the complete script for consideration in either a Word Document or PDF file to ellen@nextfest.ca Other formats such as Pages or Google Docs will not be accepted.
- CVs of the playwright(s) and any other artist involved
- A short bio of the playwright(s)
Questions, concerns, queries about submitting? Have an idea, but not sure how to write about it? Submitting a script and need some guidance? Hit me up and we’ll chat! Contact Ellen Chorley (Nextfest Festival Director) at ellen@nextfest.ca.
