PERFORMANCES
July 13 and 14, 2019
SPONSORED BY
Nancy Evans and Jim Trenberth
DIRECTORS: BASIC INFO
Anyone ages 13-18 may apply to be a festival director.
The selected directors must attend the Directing Workshop, which will take place May 14-30, (4:00-6:00 pm T/TH). During the workshop, you’ll learn about the basics of directing, including script analysis, working with actors/designers, blocking, character development, voice work, and auditioning actors.
You will be assigned a 10-minute play to work with during the workshop and then direct for the Festival.
The workshop instructors will mentor you through the audition process, which will take place June 1, and the rehearsal period, from June 24 – July 12.
The cost to attend the directing workshop is $65 (scholarship assistance is available).
Interested in applying? Just fill out this Google Form by April 20th.
Email 10-Minute Play Festival Producer Nancy Evans at nancyjevans1947@gmail.com with any questions!
PLAYWRIGHTS: BASIC INFO
Anyone ages 13-18 may submit a play.
Writers of the selected plays must attend STC’s Playwriting Workshop March 25-April 10 (4:00-6:00 pm M/W) where they will learn more about playwriting, engage in critiques of each other’s plays, and revise their plays prior to production. Playwrights will be mentored throughout the revision process by the instructors of the Playwriting Workshop. The final drafts will be directed by other STC teens who will learn about directing by attending a Directing Workshop.
The cost to attend the Playwriting Workshop is $65 (scholarship assistance is available).
Please submit your play electronically by February 15 to manager@storytheatercompany.org.
Playwrights will be notified of selections on March 1.
Questions? Contact Nancy Evans, Ten-Minute Play Festival Producer, at nancyjevans1947@gmail.com or 515-231-9612.
This program is funded in part by local option tax funds provided by the City of Ames through the Commission on the Arts (COTA).