Call for Submissions

Roles 4 Women Theatre Company is pleased to announce a Call for Submissions to this year's R4W Script Development Workshop. We invite submissions of new full length theatre scripts from women playwrights. Plays may be submitted in any stage of development as long as they feature strong roles for women.

The workshop process will involve facilitated sessions with actors and a paid month long writing period. The workshop sessions will culminate in a live performance of excerpts from each of three new plays.

Please submit one copy of the work to be developed along with any credentials (C.V. or resume) to:
Roles 4 Women
P.O. Box 2383, Station C
St. John's, NL
A1C 6E7

You are also welcome to make your submission via e-mail, (preferably in PDF format), to:
roles4women@gmail.com

Exact dates to be determined but workshops will be happening during the months of August and September 2009.
Feel free to Email for more info

DEADLINE for Submission is: Friday, July 31, 2009

This year's Script Development Series made possible by the generous support of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council

"Machine" receives Dramatic Script Award

Liz Solo's new screenplay Machine , developed through Roles 4 Women 2008 Script Development Workshops, receives the Best Dramatic Script Award at this year's Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Competition. The other award recipient in this category was Wanda Nolan.

Read an excerpt from the script here: "Machine" Excerpt


photo from Second Front performance of Large Hardon Collider.