New Voices @ New Rep
New Voices @ New Rep is a series of staged readings dedicated to introducing our audiences to emerging playwrights and bringing their attention to new works by established writers. All readings are free and open to the public. Many of the shows read in this series have gone on to be a part of our Mainstage season. Some of those scripts include this seasons afterlife: a ghost story, Beast on the Moon, Orson’s Shadow, The Ice-Breaker, and Thomas Gibbons' new political drama A House With No Walls. Please check back for updates on New Voices @ New Rep 2011.
New Voices @ New Rep is an integral part of our mission, as it affords playwrights the opportunity to see their work read by professional actors for the first time. Staged readings are performed without any theatrical devices such as sets and costumes so that the audience and, more importantly, the playwright can focus on the script. Writers have the unique opportunity during readings to see their play performed so that they can return to it and develop it further. Each reading is followed by a talkback with the playwright where the audience offers feedback on the script, giving them a chance to help develop a new play.
We receive a few hundred new scripts each year, and New Voices also helps us evaluate some of the top plays under consideration for our next season of Mainstage and Downstage @ New Rep shows. All readings are directed and performed by New Rep artists.
Script Submissions
New Repertory Theatre accepts unsolicited script submissions from agencies in the United States‚ Canada‚ and the UK. We do not accept unsolicited submissions from writers without an agent, but exceptions are made for writers from within the New England area. Only full scripts are accepted; no queries‚ summaries‚ or sample pages‚ please. Scripts will be returned to writers who include a self-addressed stamped envelope with their submission. Due to the large number of submissions New Repertory Theatre receives, we ask for a 12 month reading period for all scripts.
Scripts should be sent to:
New Repertory Theatre
ATTN: Bridget Kathleen O'Leary, Artistic Associate
200 Dexter Avenue
Watertown, MA 02472