Short Play Festival 2024
CALLING ALL PLAYWRIGHTS AND DIRECTORS AND ACTORS! This 2024 season, 938collective is bringing back THE short play festival. Last year, our first season and first-ever short play festival was a huge success, and it catapulted us into a year full of artistry, exploration, and community building.
We met so many lovely creatives ACROSS THE COUNTRY and are so excited to jump into the process again!
This year, our short play festival will be on Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, at 8:00 PM.
What makes our short play festival model unique is its invitation to respond to a theme and collaborate with artists across all backgrounds and identities.
In anticipation of our event, we leave prospective playwrights with a breadcrumb in verse:
Girls and boys, come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as day;
Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,
And come with your playfellows into the street.
Whether you want to use something you’ve already written or feel moved to start a new project, our only rule is not to bring in a piece that you deem FINAL. We hope to cultivate an environment where the playwright’s work is a malleable entity—open to a workshop and open to feedback.
The forms below are also open to interested directors and actors. Playwrights and directors will work closely together throughout this process and support all iterations of the plays presented while our talented actors will bring our plays to life!
This festival is a fantastic opportunity to get work on its feet in front of a supportive audience, and we encourage playwrights, actors, and directors of all experience levels to submit with us.
If you have any questions regarding the festival process or the form procedure, please feel free to email us at 938collective@gmail.com.
Playwright and Director submissions are due by the end of the day on Monday, April 22nd.
Actor Submissions are due by the end of the day on Sunday, May 5.
Submission instructions can be found in the Application Form link below.
PROJECTED FESTIVAL TIMELINE
Actor Interest Form goes live (April 20)
Playwright and Director Interest Forms due (April 22)
Writing Workshop (May 4 or May 9)
Actors' Interest Forms (May 9)
Audition Workshop (May 11)
Final Play Drafts due (May 15)
Staged Reading Workshop (May 17)
Full Festival Rehearsal (June 8)
Tech Rehearsal (June 13)
Opening Night (June 14)
Closing Night (June 15)
scene salon
Join us for our scene salon for a night of scene work and readings on April 25!
Bring your own beverages(BYOB), your favorite snacks, and your friends for some scene work gone commando. Whether you're a seasoned performer or just curious about the stage, our scene salon welcomes all levels of experience and interest.
Our upcoming event will feature scenes from various plays, including The Goat, or Who is Sylvia by Edward Albee, I Am the Wind by John Fosse, The Effect by Lucy Prebble, The Aliens by Annie Baker, Grace by Craig Wright, and HIM by ee cummings.
PDFS of the plays can be found HERE should you want to take a peek before our salon.
Come solo and meet new artists who share your passion for theater, or bring your friends for a night of laughter and camaraderie. At our scene salon, the spotlight is on collaboration and connection. Sign up below!
April 25
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
117 9th street
Studio 207
Spring Open Mic
BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage):
you're welcome to bring your own beverage. Let's raise a toast to the wonderful community that makes events like these so special.
This a free event (but we will always take donations!) and we hope to see you there, supporting the performers!
Your presence and contributions will make this event truly special-
Interested in performing/ showing your talents? FIll out this form!
Open Mic .
MARCH Open Mic Details:
Date: March 23, 2024
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: 117 9th Street, Brooklyn, Studio 207
24-Hour Play Festival
24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL: portrait of the 4th wall
On Saturday, February 24, an ensemble of talented creatives will perform 5 NEW short plays at our FIRST-EVER 24-Hour Play Festival: portrait of the 4th wall.
All 5 plays will have been devised, blocked, designed, and performed in the 24 hours before what promises to be a fantastic culminating performance!
The theme? Or, to our playwrights, the catch?
We’ve partnered with Gallery Particulier, a PLG (Prospect Lefferts Garden) based gallery that connects artists and community members while cultivating exhibitions in the home; “artworks can be hosted, everyone can be a gallerist.”
Using pieces curated by our friends at Gallery Particulier, our 5 playwrights will be paired with artwork created by the gallery’s talented artists intended to guide, inspire, or challenge their writing.
Join us at the historic Gene Frankel Theatre at 24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012, for a creative, community-based celebration of spontaneous, fast-paced, DIY theatre! Tickets are $15.00, and doors open at 6:30 PM on Saturday, February 24. Will we see you there?
Can’t make the event but want to support the festival? Support our crowdfunding campaign at the field. org (our new fiscal sponsor)!
Saturday, February 24
Gene Frankel Theatre
24 Bond Street
New York, NY 10012
Doors at 6:30 PM
BYOB
Merging Mediums (writing workshop)
Join us for an evening of writing in our upcoming workshop, Merging Mediums. This FREE late-night workshop, hosted by 938collective, invites writers (or people curious about writing) of all backgrounds to use their words while interacting with examples of art: whatever art means to you.
Whether you're a playwright, a journaler, a prose writer, a copywriter, a poet, or a wordsmith, this workshop encourages you to express your ideas in the medium that feels most natural to you. As mentioned, we encourage community members who are new to writing or curious about writing to join us, too!
FRIDAY FEB 9
7:00 - 9:30 PM
BYOB: In the spirit of the weekend, writers are invited to bring their own beverages and bites (favorite charcuterie option, tea, grapes, kombucha, cracker, Diet Coke, beer, wine, La Croix, and or Seltzer)!
Invite your friends and fellow writers for this evening of inspiration and creativity.
Unfortunately, we are at capacity for this event, but stay tuned for more workshops in the future!
Body Wash
A 2-day Body Wash workshop led by Maya Rubio
Participants will collaboratively workshop expanded modes of meditation and prayer practices, incorporating creative acts like writing, movement, and sensory attunement.
Character Development Workshop
We invite all playwrights of all backgrounds and experience levels to join us to interrogate what makes characters live, breathe, move, and make choices. This is a free workshop and an excellent opportunity to expand on your craft or to drive your work further, no matter your writing stage.
Short Film Festival
Want to support the filmmakers in your life? Attend our upcoming Short Film Festival: an evening dedicated to the celebration of local artistry through the medium of short films. This event promises to be a showcase of creativity and talent, featuring a diverse selection of short films from various genres.
Gowanus Open Studios
On the weekend of Oct. 21 - 22 (12pm-6pm), more than 350 artists and 70+ venues in the greater Gowanus neighborhood will open their doors, giving the public a rare glimpse inside the former factories, warehouses, and studio buildings of this vibrant neighborhood. This year we at 938collective are so excited to be collaborating with gallery particulier to showcase works with many talented artists!
opening the gates of hell
Kickstart the Halloween season with a twist at our 'opening the gates of hell' Showcase and Open Mic Night on Friday, OCTOBER 6TH! This event promises a spooky and artistic atmosphere you won't want to miss.