DNA 2005: A Festival of Very,
Very,
Very Short Plays and Films
The
University of Idaho Department of Theatre & Film is seeking one-page
play scripts for its third annual DNA Festival of Very, Very, Very Short
Plays and Films.
The
festival will be held March 2-6 on the UI campus.
The deadline for submissions is January 15. “The Art of Excess”
is the theme of the third annual DNA Festival, which is produced in
association with Idaho Repertory Theatre.
Both
one-page plays and four-page screenplays will be accepted.
Filmmakers who submit short digital films are asked to submit the
screenplays from which they produced their film.
“The
theme is as much about feelings of deprivation and desperation as it is
about abundance and overindulgence,” says Robert Caisley, UI assistant
professor of theatre, playwright and DNA producer.
Caisley
hopes that writers, whether they write in a comic or dramatic vein, will
tackle these issues head-on.
“We’re
interested producing scripts that examine the implications (both good and
bad) of the excesses of “American” prosperity, at all levels—
economic, political, emotional, cultural,
sexual, spiritual.
DNA
welcomes submissions from writers writing in languages other than English.
Work from new and emerging voices are encouraged as well as
established writers. There is
a particular interest in encouraging individuals from all walks of life
who may never have written for the stage before:
poets, short story writers, novelists, lyricists, scientists,
business men and women.
Last
April, DNA premiered 37 one-page plays from writers across the country.
The scripts range in style from one-person comic monologues to
multiple-character dramas. They
include abstract and highly stylized pieces as well as realistic dramas
about both contemporary and historic events.
The
plays are produced "without decor," (minimal sets, props and
costumes) in order to place the focus squarely on the theatricality of the
writing itself.
Submission
guidelines and background information are available on the UI theatre web
site (www.uitheatre.com)
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