The New Ideas Festival
The New Ideas Festival is a juried, three-week annual festival of new writing, works-in-progress and experimental theatre, with a different program of plays each week, and a staged reading on Saturdays at noon. It runs from March 9 - 26, 2011.
Submission Guidelines for the 2011 The New Ideas Festival
Download: New Ideas 2011 Call for Submissions.doc
All Shows: Evenings at 8pm • Saturday Reading at Noon • Saturday matinée at 2:30pm
View the 2010 New Ideas line-up: New Ideas 2010
The New Ideas Festival:
Began in 1989 as one of the few juried theatre festivals in Toronto.
Encourages playwrights to stay involved in the project throughout the rehearsal process.
Is part of the Alumnae Theatre, a not-for-profit and non-union company, which actively encourages diversity in its casting and membership.
Is focused on development and community. It does not charge entry fees to participants, or pay fees, royalties or a box office share to participants.
Provides dramaturgical support to assist in script development.
Provides Directors, Stage Managers, technical and front of house staff with rehearsal space and publicity.
Alumnae Theatre Company retains creative discretion over the festival as a whole.
ALUMNAE THEATRE COMPANY
70 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2W6 • 416-364-4170
Email: contactus@alumnaetheatre.com
New Ideas: newideas@alumnaetheatre.com