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Contest Rules & Submission
1: What is the TNT POPS! New Play Development Project?
Please refer to the TNT POPS! History and Mission Statement (link.)
2: Why must I make a blind submission of my play/musical?
We require a blind submission of the script to ensure all plays/musicals are evaluated on merit alone, not on any association a judge may have with a playwright.
3: Last call for scripts, I submitted a one-act play. Why do you only accept full-length plays?
After consultation with potential TNT member theatre producing companies, they expressed interest in producing only full-length plays and musicals. This fits the mission statement of most of our TNT member theatres, and is in no way an invalidation of one-act or shorter works of drama.
4: I submitted last call by mailing three (3) hard copies and one electronic copy? Why have the submission rules changed (only one electronic copy?)
We transitioned to electronic submissions to save the playwright the cost of printing and mailing scripts. Electronic submission is the most cost-effective, energy and resource-saving option.
5: I submitted to this project last call at NO COST? Why do you have a submission fee this cycle?
Last call we ran the POPS! New Play Project without funds to sustain the administrative cost of the program. It is our hope that electronic submission will offset some of the submission costs for the playwright.
6: Last project call, TNT accepted five (5) winning scripts. Why are only four (4) scripts accepted this year?
Texas Nonprofit Theatres (TNT) organizes its individual and theatre members by regional quads. Since Texas is a large state, we have four (4) regional quads. TNT aims to have a member theatre from each respective quad produce a POPS! Selected script.
7: Last project call, there was no cap on number of scripts TNT would accept by the project deadline. Why does the 2010 project call cap the submissions at one hundred (100) scripts?
This measure is to ensure all submitted scripts are read by three (3) separate judges before advancement. If we did not cap the submission, the selection process would continue indefinitely at a great strain on the judges and TNT staff.
8: What will happen to my electronic copy of the play once the contest process ends?
All TNT employees and associated project judges sign a waiver guaranteeing destruction of all electronic submitted scripts. We strongly encourage copyrighting all materials to protect your script, and will require copyrighting the script if selected for the project. This is in the interest of protecting the playwright from any fraudulent claims of authorship from a third party.
9: Why do you only accept plays in English?
We cannot guarantee we can find a panel of judges that ALL speak multiple languages. If you have small phrases in a certain language, an English translation must accompany the text.
10: Why do you not accept translations and/or adaptations of previously published work? Why do you not accept previously published work (i.e. from a publishing house such as New Dramatists or Samuel French?)
The mission statement of the TNT POPS! New Play Project is to showcase original work previously unpublished. Translations, adaptations and previously published work do not fit the mission statement of the project.
11: Why must I guarantee I (the playwright) have sole rights to all copyrighted material in the script?
Any script that uses previously copyrighted material must, by law, secure rights for its use. This is standard practice and legally protects the playwright from copyright infringement.
12: How will I know you received my one (1) electronic copy of the script, submission fill-in form, and submission fee payment?
A confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of all materials. If the playwright does not have a confirmation from TNT within 48 hours, please contact us at tnt@texastheatres.org.
Production Information
13: What will happen to my script if selected for the TNT POPS! New Play Project?
If selected for the TNT POPS! New Play Project, the script will be guaranteed a fully-staged production by a TNT Member theatre and a reading of a selection from the play at our 2010 TNT Annual Conference.
14: Will I get to select the TNT Member Theatre to produce my script?
No. We cannot guarantee the playwright selection of any TNT Member Theatre to produce their work. Member theatres apply to participate in the project.
15: Will I get to select the actors, directors, scenic and costume designers, and dramaturg for my TNT POPS! New Play Project production?
No. The playwright does not reserve the right to select certain production members to participate, and accepts the TNT Member theatre producing the work reserves the right to select the production team.
16: What does the producing company guarantee for my script?
The TNT Member Theatre producing company contractually agrees to the following:
-agrees to fully produce the work within 18 months of the conclusion of the 2010 TNT Annual Conference (in March 2010.) A full production includes auditioning, rehearsing, and staging (costumes, lights, set design, props) of the script.
--agrees to present at least three (3) performances of the work.
--agrees to preserve the work intact and will not make edits, cuts, or changes to the work without written consent of the playwright.
--agrees to pay a royalty of $25 per performance to the playwright.
--agrees to advertise the performance as part of the 2010 Texas Nonprofit Theatres POPS! New Play Project to any media sources.
--determines what audience admission, if any, is charged for presentation of the work and reserves the right to retain any admission profits.
17: What contractual obligations will I have if my play is selected for the TNT POPS! New Play Project?
The winning playwright will contractually agree to the following:
--agrees to accept the $25 per performance royalties;
--agrees they will not publish or perform the work until 30 days after the production by the TNT Organizational Member producing company is complete; or
Publication Exceptions
a) If publication of the Work is in process or pending, the Playwright must submit written proof the publication contract was obtained after the February 1, 2010 announcement of TNT POPS! New Play Project winners. The Playwright agrees the TNT Organizational Member producing company cannot be subject to any royalties and stipulations established by the publisher, as the agreement with TNT and the TNT Organizational Member producing theatre precedes publication; and/or
Production Exceptions
b) Other productions of the Work within the time frame established in the TNT license are acceptable if the productions are not within the state of Texas. The Playwright must communicate to the TNT Organizational Member producing company any concurrent productions of the Work within the time frame established in the TNT license.
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