CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Unleashed 2020 returns for a week-long festival of brand new genre plays by playwrights of color! Pork Filled Productions is sounding the call, once again, for one acts, short plays, and full length plays that indulge in genre, upend expectations, and expand imaginations. Deadline for submission is February 28, 2020.
From 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.”
We are so proud and thrilled that many of the plays that have come through Unleashed have gone on to win awards and enjoy their world premieres:
- Repossessed by Greg Lam
- Persimmon Nights by Seayoung Yim
- Reparations by Darren Canady
- Interventions by Greg Lam
- I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón (premiering in May 2020)
- Dawn of the She-Devil of the China Seas by Roger Tang (premiering in May 2020)
Key info:
- Deadline for submissions – February 28, 2020
- Send plays to – submissions@porkfilled.com
- All submitting playwrights must complete the accompanying application form
Questions? – info@porkfilled.com
Plays 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.
Submission guidelines:
1 – We are looking for short plays (10-20 minutes), one acts (30-45 minutes), and full length plays (90+ minutes) by playwrights of color.
2 – We are specifically seeking bold, imaginative new work in genres such as noir, science fiction, fantasy, horror, exploration, action adventure, or any mashup in-between. We are especially looking for strong, plot-oriented stories, larger than life characters and/or adventured-oriented plays.
3 – Selected plays will receive a public staged reading in the Seattle, WA area.
4 – All submitted plays will be considered for a full production by Pork Filled Productions.
5 – Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2020
6 – Only emailed submissions with a completed application form will be considered. Please submit all materials as attachments in MS Word or PDF format to submissions@porkfilled.com.
7 – Playwrights may make multiple submissions, but plays 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 playwrights of color.
9 – Local writers from the Pacific Northwest are strongly encouraged to submit their genre plays.