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Virtual Development
Miles are only a measurement of distance. We believe great ideas can span distance.
In order to leave no new play undiscovered, we have created a unique process which embraces technology- Virtual Development.
Our virtual process allows us to develop remotely. Anywhere in the country, WE CAN BE THERE!!
Through web-cam meetings, email correspondence, IM's, and conference calls, our personal attention to each individual play and writer will make you feel as if we're all lounging on the beach together talkin' about playwriting.
For more information on the virtual development of your play, check out our Script Incubatorpage.
The Conduit Campaign is comprised of individuals from every facet of society who share an expressed interest in the subject matter of new stories being told in the theatre. They are the support system for new work. Their level of support is not financial; their support is as varied as their backgrounds...
For examples of how our Conduit Campaign members support new work...
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If you would like to be a part of the Conduit Campaign, or would like more information, please email conduit_sofloplaywrights.com
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CHRISTOPHER DE PAOLA ( Founder) is an Adjunct Professor of Playwriting at Barry University . Christopher comes to SoFlo from Chicago where he has spent the last several years committed to developing new plays. He has assisted theatres such as Victory Gardens and Chicago Dramatists with new work and is thrilled to bring new play/musical development to the South Florida area. He is co-founder of Local 75 , a workshop focused on seeking out and developing working class plays. Christopher is a former Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists, where he also co-founded, produced and hosted Instant Theatre , a monthly evening of new work. His play THE IMAGINE MAN
was presented in the Victory Gardens festival Ignition: Emerging Playwrights of Color. He spent all of 2007 as head writer on the television series GREEN SCREEN ADVENTURES. His two plays MORNING TRAFFIC and DREAM WATER were commissioned and published by Pearson Education/Scott Foresman. His plays STREETS COME KNOCKING and RECOVERED were presented in Chicago Dramatists 2006 & 2007 Many Voices Project . Productions include: WHAT I KNEW THEN (NYC); THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN MEN & WOMEN (NYC). Christopher is also an Emmy Award nominated actor for his role as co-star of the series GREEN SCREEN ADVENTURES. He has extensive acting credits in Florida, Chicago and NYC. Christopher is also a founding member of the NYC improve troupe Devil's Dancebelt. His teaching credits include playwriting and acting classes at Ohio University, Marietta College, Steppenwolf Theater, After School Matters, John Casablancas and various Chicago Public High Schools. He holds a BFA in Acting from Otterbein College, and an MFA in Playwriting from Ohio University.
For inquiries or questions, please email christopher_sofloplaywrights.com
CV.pdf
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We're looking for previously un-produced work. We're looking for scripts that are "in process". We want un-finished work. We want that unwieldy play that you're struggling with. The one you're trying to polish and make perfect! That's the kind of challenge we're looking for.
Here's how this runs:
•Playwrights submit 10pg dialogue sample.
•Upon review, we will request the full script.
•If script is right for all parties involved, we'll begin the virtual development process
•Finally, an invitation for an expense paid weekend in South Florida
for a final presentation of developed work.
For questions, please email incubator_sofloplaywrights.com
Incubator Guidelines.pdf
Benefits include:
Play Dates
A play needs personal attention- and it oughta be fun. So we'll give it to you. Submit up to 3 scripts per year. With each submission, you get a one-on-one feedback session. You can meet at a coffee shop, a bar, a theatre, whatever.
Go Public Series
Without an audience, there's no theatre. How 'bout a rehearsed public reading of your newest play? Invite anyone you want. The doors are open. We will organize the whole thing- rehearsals, space, a director, actors, and script copies. We'll even toss in a moderated audience feedback session at the conclusion.
F.L.A. Confidential
Sometimes you just gotta hear the damn play out loud. But you don't need an audience- just an informal read- just a table, some chairs, actors, and scripts. No rehearsals, no direction. Simple. We can do that. Your own private reading is our command. We'll set it up.
Instant Theatre
Alright, this one is awesome. Once a month, 8 writers get a theme and a writer's challenge. They have one week to write a 5 minute piece based on the given criteria. We give 'em actors. Then they all come together for a 2 hour event. First hour is rehearsal, next hour is performance for an audience. It's kinda raw, its kinda SNL, its instant, and yes, it's theatre.
And we got other stuff in the works
•10-minute Workshop
•Tell-A-Novella Series
•Rant Emails
Other benefits:
•Playwrights' Alliance Meetings
•Discount admission to local area performances
•Playwright promotion
•Free copying of all scripts needed for programs
•Free talent coordination
•Free space coordination
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Membership ALSO includes:
EMAIL UPDATES
PLUS:
•Invites to private readings
•Invites to social artistic events (yes, there's liquor)
•Invites to Meet the Playwright receptions
•Q&A with the playwrights, actors, and directors
•Notices about new work being produced in South Florida
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Our Conduit Campaign members support for new work is an intense, hands on approach to donation...
- house a visiting playwright for a weekend
- cook a meal for an out-of-town artist
- find other potential supporters interested in subject matter of play/musical
- assist in finding a location to sponsor a development event
- initiate a dialogue between SoFlo Playwrights' Initiative and possible donors/sponsors
- donate script copies for a reading
- assist in the location of space for a reading/workshop
- sponsor a rehearsal
- host a Q&A
- find sponsors for the new work
- locate financial support
- initiate dialogue with theatres that would be interested in new work
- donate time to development
- donate props to a staged reading
- initiate a dialogue between SFPI and possible donors/sponsors
- assist in locating space for a reading/workshop
- cater an event
- volunteer behind the scenes
- free rental of equipment, space, location
- volunteer and/or lend your talents to a photo shoot, film shoot, rehearsal
- donate space for a rehearsal, photo shoot, film shoot
- donate props
And the list goes on... if you or anyone you know is interested in being a part of South Florida Playwrights' Initiative email our founder, Christopher De Paola at: christopher_sofloplaywrights.com
SoFlo Playwrights' Initiative PRESS RELEASE
REVISTA Magazine
TANTO AMOR Announcement
TANTO AMOR Press Release
Script Incubator
We can't tell you how important new script development is to us. I mean, we CAN tell you but it would take a really long time.
So instead, were just gonna say this- working on a new script is a sweaty, messy, hand-wringing, friggin' amazing challenge!
And we live for a good challenge. So our call to you...?
Challenge us.
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The Conduit Campaign
We have to talk to each other. We have to shake hands. And we have to take time to trust each other in order to get innovative and relevant work in front of an audience.
The Conduit Campaign is meant to literally put artists, patrons, supporters, and theatre administrators together in the same room- working together to get new work seen by the public.
To find out more about the Conduit Campaign, read our short play THE AFFAIR
If you would like to take part in our Conduit Campaign,
please email: conduit_sofloplaywrights.com
Short Play.pdf
Playwrights' Alliance
Alliance. Sounds cool, right?
Makes me think of Spartans crouched down doing one of those turtle shell defense things with their shields. Standing together. Unified. Deflecting arrows.
Makes me think of countries bound together. On the front lines. Allied for a common cause.
Band together with us. The Playwrights' Alliance. With numbers, no one can break us.
Are you a playwright residing in Florida?
Become a member today.
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SoFlo New Musical Workshop
Through a national submission process, we will invite and house selected creative teams for a week-long workshop where writers/composers can develop their new musicals.
Please check back for submission guidelines and workshop dates/details.
For inquiries about the SoFlo New Musical Workshop, please email: musical_sofloplaywrights.com
Co-Productions
South Florida Playwrights' Initiative is devoted to see new work through to production.
Our objective is to give every script developed with us a life beyond the Initiative.
Therefore, we are committed to joining forces with other theatres to produce new work.
For inquiries about productions, please email
productions_sofloplaywrights.com
Ph: 954-399-0373
