Brave New Works

Biennially, The Playwriting Center of Theater Emory produces Brave New Works. This festival provides theater professionals and students with the space and resources to conduct creative experimentation, create new works for the stage, and test the dramatic product on an audience. For three weeks, the Brave New Works festival of new and evolving plays gives playwrights a laboratory to work with a director and actors, revise and rewrite their scripts, and share the results with members of the Emory and Atlanta community.

BRAVE NEW WORKS 2024: PROFESSIONAL SUBMISSIONS

In Spring 2024 the Playwriting Center of Theater Emory will produce Brave New Works (BNW), a three-week theatrical developmental workshop. BNW provides theater professionals and students with the space and resources to conduct creative experimentation as part of the process of creating new works for the stage. The Brave New Works festival of new and evolving plays gives playwrights and other theatremakers, a laboratory to work with a director, actors, and other creative artists, to revise and rewrite their scripts, and share the resulting work with members of the Emory and Atlanta communities and beyond.

This year’s focus:

Of particular interest are plays that are for children and young adults.

All plays, in all styles and genres are welcome!

We are excited to be partnering with the Hangar Theatre’s KIDDSTUFF program (https://hangartheatre.org/buy-tickets/category/kiddstuff/list/) and other TYA companies!

 Workshop format:

One (1) play will be selected for a workshop production in the Theater Emory season, and two (2) plays will receive readings. The readings will have a 1-week rehearsal process culminating in a reading that is open to the public. The play chosen for production will have a limited all-student cast; and may go off-campus into the community with performances in a child-focused environment (i.e. school, cultural center, development center).

How to Submit:
Please send an email to lydia.fort@emory.edu with the following subject: “BNW 24 PRO Submission [Last Name]_[First name]”

In the body of the email, please give your:

• Name
• Phone
• Short description of the play
• Character Breakdown
• Any special requirements in the play

Be sure to attach a pdf copy of your script.

 Note: If your play is an adaptation of a published book or other piece of literature, please give the author’s name, title, year printed, and publisher’s information in addition.

Deadline: Submissions are due March 1^st. Finalists will be contacted for interviews

 If you have any questions, please email Lydia Fort at lydia.fort@emory.edu

BRAVE NEW WORKS 2024: STUDENT SUBMISSIONS

Submit your one-act play or get involved in other aspects of the new play development process!

In Spring 2024 the Playwriting Center of Theater Emory will produce Brave New Works (BNW), a four-week theatrical developmental workshop. BNW provides theater professionals and students with the space and resources to conduct creative experimentation as part of the process of creating new works for the stage. The Brave New Works festival of new and evolving plays gives playwrights and other theatremakers, a laboratory to work with a director, actors, and other creative artists, to revise and rewrite their scripts, and share the resulting work with members of the Emory and Atlanta communities and beyond.

If you would like to be considered for participation in BNW 2024, there are several opportunities available.

1. Submit a one-act play that you have written. Two student plays will be selected for a 1-week developmental workshop with professional artists.
2. Do an observership with a professional director, designer, dramaturg or other artist.
3. Be a line producer—for interested in learning about creative producing and working on one of the workshops’ process.
4. Act in one of the pieces being workshopped. (Roles are limited; and the announcement of available role will be announced at the beginning of fall semester.)
5. If there’s another way that you would like to engage in BNW, please submit a pitch of what you envision that to look like.

This year’s focus: Of particular interest are plays that are for children and young adults (YA is a category written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age.)

All plays, in all styles and genres are welcome!

We are excited to be partnering with the Hangar Theatre’s KIDDSTUFF program (https://hangartheatre.org/buy-tickets/category/kiddstuff/list/) and other TYA companies!

Workshop format:

One (1) play will be selected for a workshop production in the Theater Emory season, and two (2) plays will receive readings. The readings will have a 1-week rehearsal process culminating in a reading that is open to the public. The play chosen for production will have a limited all-student cast; and may go off-campus into the community with performances in a child-focused environment (i.e. school, cultural center, development center).

How to Submit/Apply:

Please send an email to lydia.fort@emory.edu with the following subject: “BNW 24 Student Submission [Last Name]_[First name]”

In the body of the email, the first line should indicate what role you want to be considered for. Choose from the following (which is based on the list above):

• Playwright*
• Observership
• Producer
• General

Then briefly share why you are interested in that role and any prior experience. 

*Additionally in the body of the email, include the play title, a short play description and a character breakdown. Be sure to attach a pdf copy of your script.

If your play is an adaptation of a published book or other piece of literature, please give the author’s name, title, year printed, and publisher’s information in addition.

Deadlines:

One-act play submissions are due March 1^st. Finalists will be contacted for interviews. All other applications (i.e. observership, line producer, etc.) will be accepted on a rolling-basis, but preference given to those submitted by May 1^st.

If you have any questions, please email Lydia Fort at lydia.fort@emory.edu