Founded by artistic director Lorca Peress, and now 12 years old, MultiStages is a multicultural, multidisciplinary theatre company located in New York City. It is currently seeking original, un-produced, high quality full-length multidisciplinary plays by established and emerging writers for its sixth New Works Contest.
2009 New Works Winner Playwright Jamuna Yvette Sirker
MultiStages 2009 New Works Contest winner, Hell and High Water or Lessons for When the Sky Falls is based on playwright's Jamuna Yvette Sirker's personal experience as one of many residents who was displaced by the devastation of New Orleans' Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005.
Sirker's searing vision is a unique multimedia mix of realism and the supernatural, in the midst of chaos, loss, and tragedy, skillfully woven into the ongoing consequences from the New Orleans disaster - horror and humor from Katrina's Ground Zero.
The play, directed by Peress, premiered this past spring at NYC's Hudson Theatre and received rave reviews for the entire cast and creative team. Sirker, recently worked as artistic director / choreographer for WAM Theatre's Melancholy Play by playwright Sarah Ruhl.
Fusion of the Arts from Puppetry to Opera
MultiStages produces non-traditional multicultural, multidisciplinary theatre works that incorporate a fusion of art forms rarely found in today’s theatre. These fusions include collaborations with artists working in dance, music composition (including opera), visual arts, puppetry, poetry, and multimedia.
The submitted New Works Contest script must be multidisciplinary and respect non-traditional casting choices. All productions are subject to development by MultiStages in collaboration with the playwright. Additional information on past contests and winners can be found on the MultiStages website
2011 New Works Contest Criteria
All New Works entrants must include a submission fee of $15.00 per script and checks must be made out to MultiStages. Also include a self addressed stamped envelope and for notification only, or self addressed stamped envelope for script return and notification.
Competitors will also need an up-to-date resume. Please send 2 title pages (one with title only, one including title and author’s contact information.
MultiStages is now accepting Scripts by EMAIL. Please email script, resume, and anything else the theatre company needs to know to the MultiStages website, PLUS mail one hard copy in 3-hole folder (NOT spiral bound), typed in play format.
If an additional discipline is music, MultiStages asks that contest entrants include a CD. Also include an artistic statement that includes information on the multidisciplinary elements in your play. Do not include your name on every page; this is a blind contest.
Please submit all New Works entries to Lorca Peress, Artistic Director, MultiStages, 344 West 87th Street, New York, NY 10024.
- New Work Announcements: Spring 2011 – Semi-Finalists; Summer 2011- Finalists and Winner
- New Works Finalist Reading Festival (runners up): Fall 2011
- Winning Production: TBS in 2012
For more information including MultiStages 2011 world premiere modern musical opera Temple of the Souls go to MultiStages
Coral Andrews - Coral Andrews is an independent media professional who has been writing in Canada for over 30 years.
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