Fifth Annual International
One-Minute Play Festival, Wells BC
July 9th, 2004The community of Wells BC, is proud to present the Fifth Annual International One-Minute Play Festival, and is looking for entries. There is a cash prize of $75 for first place entry, $50 for second and $25 for third. There is also an eventual plan to publish a collection of the plays from this year’s and previous festivals. We hope to publish all entries, although subject to the wishes of the entrant. Last year saw a huge increase in entrants from across North America and that is evident in the list of winners from last year's event. Notable entrants included Academy Award Winning Director Arthur Hiller, Illustrator of the Cartoon Strip Shermans Lagoon; Jim Toomey, Classical Guitarist; Liona Boyd; The Canadian Comedian Ensemble The Arrogant Worms; Author of Hard Core Logo Michael Turner, and the list goes on.
We have four entry formats: Silent, Performed, Video/Audio and Excuses, all are eligible to win the aforementioned prizes. The only stipulation for you, the author, is that it must be able to be performed or read in one minute. This year’s festival will also feature a new category of entry, Excuses, which will include letters of excuse why you can't enter a play. Like the other entry formats this will boil down to creativity and execution and will be judged on letterhead, composition and originality. This means that the subject matter and manner of the play or excuse itself is entirely open to personal interpretation.
All entries to be performed must be submitted by July 5th, 2004. Entries may be submitted via videotape, audiotape, e-mail, or in person but must be available on the night of Friday July 9th in Wells, BC. Silent entries and excuses should be submitted by July 5th, though some exceptions might apply, all entries will be judged upon the performance night. Winners will be contacted by telephone or e-mail by July 15th, 2004.
All entrants shall receive a copy of the eventual publication for their own records, and the play's performance rights shall remain privy to that of the author. Anyone interested in submitting an entry in a form other than that of print are encouraged to do so. Those submissions shall be kept in the archives of the International One-Minute Play Festival to be drawn upon for inclusion in a future documentary based upon this continuing festival.
Entries may be submitted by mail to:
The W.H.A.M.
P.O. Box 114
Wells, BC
V0K 2R0
Canada
Or by e-mail to:
[email protected]
Questions and inquires can be forwarded to the above addresses.
Thank you for your time and consideration, please forward this document along to any parties that feel may be interested in participating in this event.
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