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Raw will be making an appearance at the following festivals. Admission is free!

Saturday August 21 @ 6:30 pm at the Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival, Lumberman's Arch, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Main Stage - we're on right before Evelyn Lau. Click here for the website and full lineup >>
Also, on Sunday September 5th, 11 am - 7 pm @ The Flying Carpet Festival in Clark Park, Vancouver - We're on @ 1:30 pm... (Maddams Street is between 14th and 15th - also, near Commercial Drive)
Email: flyingcarpetfestival@gmail.com
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• Then, later this year, we will also be offering a Mini-Fest of original One-Act plays this November at the Little Mountain Gallery, 195 east 26th Avenue off Main Street. Check back here for more details and how to get tickets.

• And, coming up in late March, 2011... our next mainstage production musical Bob Sarti's "Yippies In Love"... more here on our "Upcoming Productions" page >>

• We're featured in alt.theatre Magazine!

A beautiful layout and article in the March 2010 edition of art.theatre magazine features a story about our successful production of Bruce - The Musical by Bob Sarti, Music by Bill Sample and Earle Peach.

Written by Sarah Banting, a doctoral candidate at UBC, considers the success of Bruce - The Musical's aim to bridge the communities of Vancouver's West and East Sides.

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
It's that time again... Our...

• 7th Biennial One-Act Play Writing Contest 2011
• Click here for the 2009 Contest Winners >>

We're looking for the best, new and fresh One-Act plays never before performed or published. (Plays can be previously workshopped).

We particularly look forward to plays submitted on themes of cultural/social diversity!

Philomena by Patrick Foley

Contest Guidelines...

Deadline for Entries:
- All Entries must be mailed and postmarked no later than December 31, 2011.

Sorry, NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS!

Mail Submissions to:
(Sorry, NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS will be accepted!)

Theatre In the Raw Society
Artistic Director/One Act Play Contest
3521 Marshall Street
Vancouver, BC V5N 4S2 Canada
Email: theatreintheraw@telus.net
Tel: 604-708-5448
(Please make entry fee cheques/money order payable to "Theatre In the Raw Society")

Guidelines, Entry Rules and Fee:
Note: Plays not submitted via ALL Guideline/Entry Rules and/or without the entry fee(s) will be returned not read.

All One-Act Play Submissions must be:

• An original One-Act play (comedy, tragedy, drama or radio play), unpublished and unproduced. (Plays can be previously workshopped). PLEASE DO NOT SEND US 2-ACT PLAYS - This is a One-Act Play Contest.
• No longer than 25 double-spaced typed pages equal to 30 minutes, with no more than 6 characters, presented in proper stage-play format, and scripts MUST have page numbers. (Please include a SASE (with your present/current contact address) for return of script. Send copies only of script. NO original manuscripts.)
• There is an entry fee of $25 for each one-act submitted to Theatre In the Raw. (For two plays: $45 - For three plays: $70 - For four plays: $90) (FEES ARE IN CANADIAN FUNDS, FOR U.S. & FOREIGN ENTRIES, PLEASE CONVERT AT CURRENT EXCHANGE RATES)
• Please make cheques/money orders payable to "Theatre In the Raw", bearing the submission date and NAME OF PLAY ENTRY and AUTHOR on cheque memo line. (Note: Plays without the entry fee cheque or funds will be returned unread.)

The Winners Will Receive:
- Winners will be announced June 30, 2012

• First Prize: A $200 cash prize. At least one dramatic reading or staging of the play at a Theatre In the Raw cafe/venue or as part of a mini-tour program for the One-Act Play Series Nights.

• Second Prize: A $100 cash prize.

• Third Prize: A $75 cash prize.

• Honorable Mentions: No cash prize, but constructive critique returned with note of appreciation.
• Social Issue Plays Recognition: No cash prize, but constructive critique returned with note of appreciation.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
*Theatre In the Raw reserves the right to workshop and play-edit scripts, in consultation with the playwright, before production or presentation.
**No plays will be considered where there has been any fees previously paid for performance(s) and... please no more than 3-4 plays submitted per playwright. This will be strictly adhered to.
***Contest entry fees and winning prizes in Canadian Funds. Sorry, NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS will be accepted!
****If a winning One-Act is staged by Theatre In the Raw, we would very-much appreciate being mentioned for the production in future play programs.

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• Our 6th Biennial 2009 Play Writing Contest Winners!

Thank you to all that submitted — We read all 17 plays and below listed, are the 2009 winners... There are very exciting scripts here and we hope to produce a few in the future. Congratulations to everyone listed below...

CATEGORIES	PRIZE	ONE-ACT PLAY WINNERS
First Choice	$200	*• Affidavit* by Matthew Heiti
Second Choice:	$100	• Saviour Sister by Wren Handman • Put On A Happy Face by Sylvia Woehl
Third Choice:	$75	• A Girl On A Subway by Anthony Arnold • We Were Happy by Joseph Romanoff
Honourable Mentions:		• In the Trenches - On the Couch by Michael Solomon • Control by Kyle Victor
Social Issues Script Recognition:		• Missing by Dale Andersen • Rumi-Nations: A Farce In Five Scenes or The Love Song of Osama B. Laben by Michael Mirolla • A Child With Two Hands by Nicholas Wenckheim

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• We're in CanPlay!

We are thrilled and honoured to have an article written about us in CanPlay - the Playwrights Guild of Canada Magazine by Gail Nyoka - The article is in their latest issue: Spring 2009, Issue 2, Volume 25... Enjoy and thank you Gail!

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• We were Nominated...

We're thrilled and honoured to have been nominated for "Best New Work" for our latest production, Bruce - The Musical at this year's Ovation Awards... Unfortunately, we didn't win...We learned how nominees win is by a public vote - so, whomever "get's the vote out" wins... We wish to thank all our supporters who took the time to vote for "Bruce - The Musical - it was very much appreciated, Thank You!

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