You have a play. We have a stage.
Driftless Area playwrights are invited to share their works-in-progress for a staged reading and talkback at our intimate outdoor amphitheater Alley Stage. We’re looking forward to the third year of this series that provides playwrights and their works in development an opportunity to be performed with a cast, for an audience. For the performance, Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts provides a venue (with rain space) and post-performance reception.
Readings will take place June 24, July 29, and September 16.
Instructions to submit:
Playwrights who are current residents of the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota are invited to submit an original full-length play (60-page minimum, no musicals) that has not been produced. Scripts considered will be limited to four actors (playing as many characters as you wish!). If selected, playwrights will receive a stipend and a free one-night stay in our charming accommodations.
For priority consideration, submissions are due January 30, 2023. As one of the performance dates coincides with the celebration of Pride, we are interested in reading plays that celebrate LGBTQIA+ stories and voices for the June performance date, although that is not a requirement.
What to expect if your play is accepted:
For more information please contact Director of Education Christina Kubasta at ckubasta@shakeragalley.org or (608) 987-3292.
Enjoy select Saturday afternoons at Shake Rag Alley for our third staged-reading series featuring original plays in progress on our intimate outdoor theater, Alley Stage. Besides being fun to watch, a staged reading is an important way a playwright can get important feedback from an audience (you!) and determine what their next steps are with the script.
What to expect:
Our second season of staged readings was made possible in part by a grant from the Mineral Point Community Foundation and featured Afternoon Tea with homemade Cornish tea biscuits made by Dodge Baker of Mineral Point. Many thanks to the playwrights, cast members, musicians, and volunteers who participated in 2022!
Our inaugural season of staged readings, A Picnic & A Play, was made possible in part by a grant from the Mineral Point Community Foundation. Many thanks to the playwrights, cast members, musicians, volunteers, and Mineral Point restaurants who participated in 2021!
18 Shake Rag St.
Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 987-3292