SOUND BITES 2014
urges musical theatre writers and writing teams to submit 10-minute musicals by September 1!
Those chosen will see their 10-minute musicals on stage at the SOUND BITES Festival on December 8, 2014 in NYC!
New York, New York - The submission deadline for the second annual SOUND BITES, the 10-minute musical theatre festival presented by Theatre NOW New York, will be at Midnight on September 1, 2014. Ten 10-minute musicals will be selected for SOUND BITES to be presented at The 47th Street Theatre on Monday, December 8, 2014. 10-minute musicals and 10-minute excerpts of larger works are eligible for SOUND BITES.
SOUND BITES accepts both 10-minute musicals and musical excerpts from full length musicals. Any 10-minute piece with music, traditional or otherwise, may qualify. Visit the SOUND BITES website at www.soundbites.tnny.org for guidelines and to submit a 10-minute musical before the deadline. SOUND BITES surpassed its producers’ expectations in 2013, receiving over 50 qualifying submissions and attracting a nearly sold-out audience. In response to its inaugural success and the strong positive feedback from audience and participants, Theatre NOW New York has announced plans to produce SOUND BITES as an annual event.
In 2014, SOUND BITES will again be sponsored in part by Music Theatre International, a leader in the theatrical licensing industry, specializing in Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End musicals. Founded by composer-lyricist Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker in 1952, MTI has been a driving force in cultivating new work and in extending the production life of the great American musicals and the musical theatre collection of composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, among others. SOUND BITES offers a unique opportunity for writers, composers, and lyricists to showcase new work in front of a live audience of musical theatre fans and industry professionals. Theatre NOW New York will select ten finalists to present their pieces on December 8, 2014. Each musical will compete for festival awards and will be considered for future programs with Theatre NOW New York.
Submissions to SOUND BITES are evaluated by a 12-person panel led by Stephen Bishop Seely, a Producer, Writer, Director, and the Literary Manager of Theatre NOW New York. "I'm always looking for that uniquely promising work-in-progress, the one that looks at the world a little differently or speaks to a particular audience,” said Theatre NOW Artistic Director Thomas Morrissey. “Our submissions panel is excited about the submissions we have received, so far. I'm amazed to see so many bright, talented writers with fresh new work ready to be developed for production."
At the first SOUND BITES Festival in 2013, Festival Judges awarded A Relative Relationship by Timothy Huang “Best Musical” and The Oedipus Project: Antigone, with music and lyrics by Kyle C. Norris, was awarded "Best Music." The festival included a wide variety of topics, styles, and stories such as the hip hop graffiti musical SLAM!, by Danielle Trzcinski and Jonathan Lynch, Jealous Husband Returns in Form of a Parrot, by Nathan Brisby and Matt Patrick Walsh, and JUICE: Based on the O. J. Simpson Trial by Patricia “Bebe” McGarry and Gabe Greene. The "Audience Choice" award went to Singing Dixie: A Country Jukebox Musical by Caitlin Gallo. For more information on the 10-minute musicals featured at SOUND BITES 2013 visit www.soundbites.tnny.org.
The mission of Theatre NOW New York is to facilitate the development of new theatrical works, re-imaginings of known works, and reinterpretations of classics through readings, productions, workshops, and works-in-progress presentations. Theatre NOW New York promotes the appreciation of live theatre and its processes and provides development opportunities for emerging, mid-career and established theatre professionals. In addition to developing work for production and the annual SOUND BITES 10-minute Musical Festival, Theatre NOW New York produces the RAW Reading Series that presents new scripts in any point of the development process. For more information on Theatre NOW New York visit www.tnny.org. The goal of SOUND BITES is to seek out and cultivate new writers and composers and to develop new musicals.
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