In the Community
BROADWAY SINGS!
Saturday, June 9
RMTC Cabaret Theatre
7:30 PM
Red Mountain Theatre Company is excited to announce that Tony Award-Winning composer Jason Robert Brown will be returning to the RMTC Cabaret Theatre to perform in a benefit concert on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The concert is part of a special evening, entitled “Broadway Sings,” which will also feature performances by Broadway veterans David Burnham (Wicked, The Light in the Piazza), Rufus Bonds (Parade, RENT), Sean McKnight (Curtains), Robin Lewis (Fosse, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast) and Mark Vogel. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased by calling the RMTC Box Office at 205-324-2424.
WHAT IS THE MLK PROJECT?
Red Mountain Theatre Company (Birmingham, Alabama) and its Executive Director Keith Cromwell, in collaboration with Lee Sentell (Alabama Tourism Director) and Dr. Lawrence J. Pijeaux (President and CEO of Birmingham Civil Rights Institute) are hosting a national search for a one-act written piece to be produced in honor of the 50th Anniversary commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
The one-act theatrical presentation (play, musical or spoken word) must be no longer than one hour in length with a preferred cast size of 12 actors or less. The piece should have a diverse cast (age, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc.) of characters who bring to life and give voice to the current status of civil and human rights. The piece should challenge its audience without being accusatory; content should be thought-provoking, humorous, moving and inspiring. Music used as a transitional devise is acceptable but not necessary.
The piece will become the second act of a fully-realized theatrical event that features a first-act dramatic reading of the “Letter to Martin Luther King” by a group of clergymen and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” written during his incarceration in 1963.
A judging panel, including Keith Cromwell, Lee Sentell and Priscilla Hancock Cooper (Vice President of Institutional Programs at Birmingham Civil Rights Institute), will review each entry to determine the winning piece.
Submissions are due no later than September 1, 2012, and the winner will be announced on October 15, 2012.
The winning team will be awarded $5,000, along with a round-trip visit to Birmingham, AL, (including accommodations) during the MLK Project’s production period (dates TBD).
Performance dates: April 11–14, 2013 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 PM and Sunday, 2:00 PM)
THE RULES
Entries must be completely original, with no adaptations of existing material. Previously created material may be submitted for consideration; however, development history must be included with the piece. Use of original music is permitted. Co-writing is also permissible. Entrants must be 18 or older.
The Fine Print
All rights in and to the writing conceived by the writer(s) in the course of the rendition of his/her services hereunder shall be, upon its creation, and will remain the sole and exclusive property of the writer(s); it being understood, however, that Red Mountain Theatre Company shall have a perpetual and irrevocable license to use such property in any stage production of the piece without any additional compensation to the writer(s). The writer(s) reserves the right to copyright his/her manuscript.
The writer(s) will acknowledge RMTC’s contribution to the piece by including in any future production of the work a statement that it was originally produced or premiered at RMTC in Birmingham, Alabama.
HOW TO ENTER
Email your full work (in .doc or .pdf format) to info@redmountaintheatre.org with the subject line MLK PROJECT along with the following information:
Name:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 1, 2012.
For more information about the special events surrounding the 50th Anniversary commemoration, please visit www.bcri.org.
MLK PROJECT APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE:
BASIC INFORMATION
Title of Piece
Primary Contact for Application (including email and phone number)
This person will receive all emails and notifications regarding the submission
How did you hear about the MLK Project?
WRITER INFORMATION
For each writer on the show, please have available all of the following:
Name
Address, City, State, Zip
E-mail Address
Phone Number
Agent contact info (if applicable)
150 word bio
ABOUT THE PIECE
150 word synopsis
Number of Principal Male Roles
Number of Principal Female Roles
Number of Ensemble Male Roles
Number of Ensemble Female Roles
Number of Child Roles
Musicians (if applicable)
Musicians Breakdown (list the type of instruments desired/required, if applicable)
