About New Play Development Programs:
Rob Urbinati, Director of New Play Development
Cary Wong, Literary Manager
Tom Rowan, Casting Consultant
Queens Theatre in the Park has two New Play Development Programs.
At this time, we are only accepting submissions, which fit squarely into the parameters of either of the two following programs:
1. IMMIGRANT VOICES PROJECT
The Immigrant Voices Project is a year-round program that develops new plays reflecting the diverse demographics of New York City for play reading series, workshops and full productions. For IVP, we are interested in plays on any theme by "minority" writers, and plays on "immigrant" themes by non-minority writers.
2. PLAYS A MOTHER WOULD LOVE
Plays A Mother Would Love is a year-round program that seeks new, mainstream comedies, musicals and thrillers with small casts for play reading series, workshops and full productions. For this Series, we are interested in "warm, accessible" comedies or dramas on family themes, featuring older characters.
Submission procedure:
- No unsolicited scripts.
- Email a letter of inquiry, synopsis, cast breakdown, resume and production history to urbinati@aol.com.
- Include a statement, which indicates for which of the two New Play Development Programs you think your play is suited.
- No children's show or one acts, please.
- Production considerations: prefers cast limit of 8
- Response: To letter of inquiry: 3 months
- To requested scripts: 6 months
The Immigrant Voices Project is supported by the Jerome Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and The New York Times Company Foundation, Fund for Midsize Theatres, a project of A.R.T./New York.
Free programming is supported by Travelers Foundation
