CrossCurrents

The Sixth Annual Factory Theatre CrossCurrents Festival
A Play Development Festival Celebrating Writers of Colour
April 27 – May 6, 2007, Nina Lee Aquino, Artistic Producer

CrossCurrents 2007
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE OCT 23, 2006, 5:00 PM

Toronto - Celebrating six years of diversity, Factory Theatre’s CrossCurrents Festival is seeking new original stage plays by writers of colour from across the nation. The only festival of its kind in Toronto, CrossCurrents celebrates the diversity of today's artists and their unique stories.

This year CrossCurrents will run from April 27 to May 6, 2007 in the Factory Studio Theatre. Returning after last year’s successful record-breaking festival, is producer Nina Lee Aquino, Artistic Director of fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company and director of this year’s world premier production of Singkil by Catherine Hernandez.

CrossCurrents is a play development festival open to both emerging and established artists, presenting work at varying stages of development. Selected works will receive dramaturgical support, professional workshops and a staged reading presentation. Out-of-town playwrights will receive travel expenses and per diem. One act plays, works-in-progress and proposals are welcome, though full-length pieces are preferred.

There is no prescribed theme, and playwrights are encouraged to submit all styles of work, including innovative pieces that involve multidisciplinary collaborations or test out new theatrical boundaries.

Submission Details:

Please include the following:

ø A hard copy of your script, script excerpt or proposal (please do not staple or bind)

ø A cover letter outlining your play’s development history and the artistic goals you aim to meet through the festival

ø Any support material that you feel may benefit or further explain your proposal

ø A self-addressed stamped envelope:

Send to:

2007 CrossCurrents Festival
Attn: Nina Lee Aquino
Factory Theatre
125 Bathurst Street Toronto ON M5V 2R2
Deadline for submission: October 23, 2006, 5:00 PM

CrossCurrents is the best place to get a sneak preview of what’s coming to Canadian stages in the future. From Hiro Kanagawa’s Tiger of Malaya to Vadney Hayne’s Blacks Don’t Bowl, from Andrew Moodie’s The Real McCoy to this season’s production of Singkil by Catherine Hernandez, CrossCurrents brings you the most current, cutting edge theatre from some of Canada’s finest writers. It is the intersection of established and emerging artists, of tradition and experimentation that makes CrossCurrents such an exciting festival.

37 years and counting! Established in 1970 by current and founding Artistic Director Ken Gass, Factory Theatre was one of the first companies in the nation to devote itself exclusively to producing Canadian plays. For over three decades, Factory has been at the forefront of the national theatre scene, building a theatre predicated on the Canadian playwright. The astonishing success of the Factory has indelibly changed the face of theatre in this country, as indigenous plays are now produced coast to coast. Currently the country’s largest producer of 100% homegrown creations, Factory is truly the home for Canadian theatre.

For more information on The Factory Theatre or CrossCurrents, please visit www.factorytheatre.ca or e-mail Nina Lee Aquino at nina@factorytheatre.ca