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Information and Application for the Raymond J. Flores Short Play
Series Spring 2008

Selected plays will be given one or more public readings at the
festival.
All applicants are invited to participate in ATB workgroups.
A small ($50) cash prize will be awarded to the winning
playwright in each language.  (ATB Board Members and ATB
Directors Committee members are not eligible for prize.)

Dramatic reading pieces are to be short plays in English,
Spanish, Chinese, or some combination of these languages. Content
of submitted pieces should correspond to the Series' theme: life
and aspirations in New York City.

The Selection Committee will be guided by the following criteria:
(1) aesthetic value, and (2) how well the work meets the theme of
the festival.
Maximum length for plays: 15 minutes. Scripts should be in
standard dramatic format.  No children's plays.
Playwright must hold all production and publishing rights.
Submissions should be emailed (preferred), mailed or hand-
delivered to ATB (to the email address or address below) and
should include:
  A completed copy of the application form
  A check for the (non-refundable) application fee of $5 (waived
for ATB 2007 members) per script.  (The check should be mailed or
hand delivered even if the script, application form and bio are
emailed.)
  A one-paragraph bio for the festival program.
  A copy (for non-emailed submissions, 2 copies are preferable)
of each script, with two title pages: one bearing, in addition to
the title and copyright information (if any), the author's name
and contact information, the other with only the title (and,
optionally, a copyright date, without a name).


ATB will notify the playwright in timely fashion as to selection
of submission for public reading.

Submission Deadline: Submissions must be received by November 30,
2007.  We look forward to reading your play!!!