FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What kinds of plays will be accepted?
Festival performances must have a maximum running time of 30 minutes, as well as minimal set requirements (there will be 10 minutes to strike set pieces after each performance). Preference will be given to original and public domain works, but licensed works will be accepted.
What criteria will be used to judge my submission?
Who will perform in these plays?
Directors/playwrights are free to cast whomever they wish in their plays. For those who need assistance with casting, Corchaug Rep will hold an open audition a week before rehearsals begin to ensure that all plays are cast. Each play's production team will be responsible for scheduling rehearsals and finding spaces in which to rehearse.
What will be provided by the festival and Corchaug Rep?
Each production will be provided with a simple set of a table and three chairs, as well as simple "up-down" stage lighting. All other set pieces are the responsibilities the submitters. Although text and blocking rehearsals will be the responsibilities of the submitter, tech rehearsals will be held at the performance venue.
Festival performances must have a maximum running time of 30 minutes, as well as minimal set requirements (there will be 10 minutes to strike set pieces after each performance). Preference will be given to original and public domain works, but licensed works will be accepted.
What criteria will be used to judge my submission?
- Simplicity of staging
- Number of roles
- Themes and structure
Who will perform in these plays?
Directors/playwrights are free to cast whomever they wish in their plays. For those who need assistance with casting, Corchaug Rep will hold an open audition a week before rehearsals begin to ensure that all plays are cast. Each play's production team will be responsible for scheduling rehearsals and finding spaces in which to rehearse.
What will be provided by the festival and Corchaug Rep?
Each production will be provided with a simple set of a table and three chairs, as well as simple "up-down" stage lighting. All other set pieces are the responsibilities the submitters. Although text and blocking rehearsals will be the responsibilities of the submitter, tech rehearsals will be held at the performance venue.