Amas Musical Theatre Announces a New Developmental Showcase: The Glorious Bouquet Project, a juried competition of new musicals by emerging minority composers, lyricists and librettists, new musicals celebrating minority themes, and new musicals featuring diverse casts appropriate for our "global world."
Overview
The Glorious Bouquet Project is a new musical development showcase created by Amas Musical Theatre to help foster a new generation of minority writers who create musicals that celebrate the minority experience, and writers who create musicals specifically for minority performers. For this Project we define minority based on race, gender identity, sexuality, and religious or spiritual background. The Glorious Bouquet Project will serve as an opportunity for these creators to share their work with the greater theatrical community and public as valuable additions to the American musical theatre canon.
Through a panel review submission process, The Glorious Bouquet Project will invite a few outstanding creative teams to present live excerpts of their work in a Glorious Bouquet Showcase. This evening of live presentations will be judged onstage by a jury of industry peers. There will be one musical chosen by the jury to receive a 29-hour Equity staged reading as part of the Amas Musical Theatre Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab Series.
The writers of the chosen musical will share a special $1,000 Glorious Bouquet Award stipend.
Submission Requirements
Candidate writers must fall under one or more of the following criteria:
-- Minority writer(s)* (composer/lyricist/librettist) who have created a full length musical with complete score and libretto.
-- Writer(s) who have created a full length musical that features a cast of a fully diverse nature with complete score and libretto.
-- Writer(s) who have created a full length musical that explores minority experiences, celebrates multiculturalism, or specifically is intended to promote a "global world," with a complete score and libretto.
-- Shows that have already been fully produced, including an Equity showcase, are ineligible.
* At least one writer in the creative collaboration must have a minority background.
The Selection Process
1. Candidates are required to submit an Intent to Apply email to the email address below by 5pm (EST), Monday, April 11, 2011.
bouquet@amasmusical.org
This email should include the names of the creative team and the title of the project. All Intent to Apply emails will be acknowledged by email and the acknowledgments should be saved and printed as proof of compliance.
2. Candidates are asked to submit the following on white paper in no less than 12 point type:
-- A listing of all personnel involved with the musical (writers, directors, producers (if any), actors (if already cast), etc. and the primary person to contact with information (email and phone #) if selected.
-- A one-page detailed synopsis of the musical.
-- One paragraph on how the writer(s)/musical adheres to the General Criteria described above.
-- ONE scene and ONE song that features no more than six characters that represent the musical. The scene and song do not have to exist consecutively within the musical although this is preferred. The scene and song together, including a brief written setup, should not exceed fifteen minutes.
-- Please also submit the score of the song.
3. Please also include a CD of the song, if available.
4. A panel of judges at Amas Musical Theatre will review all submissions and select finalists based on merit, promise, and adherence to Glorious Bouquet Project criteria.
5. Upon selection, Finalists must submit a full libretto and score to be reviewed before the Glorious Bouquet Showcase Event.
6. For the Glorious Bouquet Showcase, Finalists will be responsible for assembling and rehearsing their own actors, singers, and musicians.
7. Finalists will also be responsible for all travel costs, if any.
The Glorious Bouquet Showcase Event
REHEARSAL:
-- Selected finalists will be required to present their work at a pre-showcase run-through with Amas staff, at a mutually convenient time. At this rehearsal the format and procedures for the Showcase evening will be reviewed.
-- Rehearsal venue will be provided by Amas Musical Theatre.
THE SHOWCASE:
-- Each Finalist will present fifteen minutes of material that includes a short synopsis of the musical, a setup for the presented material, and the scene/song.
-- The performance will take place on a lit stage with piano, chairs and music stands.
-- Based on performance quality, merit of the entire libretto, lyrics and score, and the expert opinion of the judges, one musical will be chosen to receive a fully produced 29-hour Equity staged reading as part of the Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab Series.
-- The writers of the winning musical will share a Glorious Bouquet Award stipend of $1,000
Time Line
Intent to Apply may be emailed now through 5pm (EST), Monday, April 11th, 2011.
Complete applications must be postmarked now through Monday, April 11th, 2011.
Finalists will be announced and contacted the week of May 2nd, 2011.
Finalists will be invited to prepare and perform a 10-15 minute segment of their work at the First Annual Amas Glorious Bouquet Showcase in Manhattan in late June.
One Winner selected by onstage judges will receive a full staged reading in the Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab Series in Fall/Winter 2011.
Writers of the winning musical will share a Glorious Bouquet Award stipend of $1,000.
All Submissions should be sent to:
Kelvin Moon Loh, Program Director
Glorious Bouquet Project
Amas Musical Theatre
115 MacDougal Street (Suite 2B)
New York, NY 10012
All questions and inquiries must be via email. Send to: bouquet@amasmusical.org. Please, no phone calls.
More information here.
