If you have a play in development that might be right for Odyssey’s summer stage, you can apply to our Play Creation Program to receive support developing your project.
We offer dramaturgy, workshops with professional actors, digital readings, live staged readings, one-on-one tutorials in special skills related to your project and support for funding programs.
We support plays that are:
- full-length
- created for masked performance
- suited to an outdoor stage
- written for a cast of 6-8 actors
- aimed at adult and young adult audiences
Plays inspired by international myth and folktale are of particular interest.
David S. Craig’s Lysistrata and the Temple of Gaia
To apply for Odyssey’s Play Creation Program
Please send us a letter of inquiry and your resume by December 1st. Your letter of inquiry (max. 4 pages) should address the above points and include the following:
- stage of development of your play (you need to have an in-depth treatment (10 pages), a detailed scenario (10+pages), or a full draft script)
- genre
- planned running time
- previous workshop or production history
- a list and brief description of characters (indicate doubling and gender swapping possibilities)
- plot synopsis
- performance style
If your project meets the company’s requirements, we will contact you to read your treatment or draft, then follow up to discuss the support we can provide.
Script Submission
If you have a great completed script for Odyssey, you are welcome to send your resume with a letter of inquiry addressing all the above points. We will contact you if we are interested in reading the script. We do not accept unsolicited scripts.
