Café Nordo’s Slow Cooker program is teaming up with Pork Filled Productions Unleashed! Festival for a fresh-served presentation of 3 brand new genre works by local artists of color! We’re calling this partner presentation Slow Cooker Unleashed! PNW Lore.
We’re sounding the call for short and full length stories that specifically explore Seattle and Pacific Northwest Lore, Monsters and Myth while indulging in genre, upending expectations, and expanding imaginations. These stories can be plays, movement/dance pieces, or something we’ve never seen before! Deadline for submission is September 19, 2021.
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of PFP producers. Selected artists will receive
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- A stipend of $550
- Up to 15 hours of in-person rehearsal in Café Nordo’s Knife Room
- Production support, including a budget for artistic collaborators (directors, performers, dramaturgs, etc.)
- Marketing and promotion support
- A live, in-person public workshop performance in Café Nordo’s Knife Room in February or March of 2022
Café Nordo’s Slow Cooker program was developed to give artists the thing that is harder and harder to come by in Seattle. SPACE. The empty canvas to dream upon. With this free space these new works can receive workshops, structured feedback sessions, and an open-to-everyone staged public reading.
The mission of Unleashed in the words of Roger Tang, executive director of PFP: “We embrace the gamut of genres, from detective stories to horror to science fiction and fantasy to super heroes. What we’re looking for are larger than life characters, with strong adventure-flavored storylines and plots.
“We have more stories in us than oppression porn or identity plays. We want to give writers of color free rein to let loose their full storytelling potential on stage. And we want the audience to have fun and we get to tell our stories.”
In partnership, Nordo and PFP are offering space, support and a platform for regionally rooted genre works from local artists of color. Our goal is to give you a blueprint for a full production.
Key info:
- Deadline for submissions is September 19, 2021
- Local submissions only
- All submitting artists must complete the application form and provide the requested materials
- We will select 3 pieces to be presented for a live, in-person public workshop in February or March of 2022
- You will be notified if your piece has been selected by October 22, 2021.
Submission guidelines:
1 – We are looking for one-act (30-45 minutes) and full length (90+ minutes) pieces by artists of color that reside in the Seattle or Pacific Northwest area. Selected projects must require no more than 5 performers.
2 – We are seeking projects that explore Seattle or Pacific Northwest Lore, Monsters and Myths, that play in imaginative genres such as noir, speculative fiction, fantasy, horror, exploration, action adventure, or any mash-up in between.
3 – Selected plays will receive production support, space for up to 15 hours of in-person rehearsal, and a public workshop presentation at Café Nordo’s Knife Room in February or March of 2022.
Note: While this is a partnership with Café Nordo, plays will not be presented in Nordo’s Culinarium and do not need to incorporate a food menu into their story.
4 – All submitted plays will be considered for a full production by Pork Filled Productions or Café Nordo.
5 – Deadline for submissions is September 19, 2021.
6 – You must complete an application form to be considered. In the application, we request you provide the following materials:
FOR TEXT-BASED PIECES, please submit: (1) the most recent completed draft of your play, OR (2) 10 pages of your in-progress piece with a less than 300-word synopsis.
FOR NON-TEXT-BASED PIECES please submit a one-page or less description of your piece. You may also send a relevant video component within your description document as a YouTube or Vimeo link.
7 – You may submit multiple projects, but NO MORE THAN 3. If you submit more, we will only consider the first 3 project applications that you submit. If you are submitting a play, it must not have had a stage production at the time of submission. Readings and workshops are not considered productions.
8 – While PFP is primarily an Asian American theatre company, this festival is open to all artists of color.
Questions? – info@porkfilled.com
Stories are not required to have specifically diverse casts or racial themes; however, Pork Filled Productions is dedicated to casting all of our shows with at least 51% actors of color, so please keep that in mind when considering your submissions.