Red One Theatre Collective is offering a $500 prize for the development of a new script.

The winner will be determined by YOU, the audience, at each of our monthly SFYS installments!

    * Each month, at the end of the night, everyone will fill out a ballot, voting for their favourite piece of the evening.

    * In March 2010, we'll have our first semi-final, where the 4 winners (from November, December, January and February) will stage their pieces again.  Everyone will vote, and the top TWO pieces will advance to the next round.

    * In August 2010, we'll have our second semi-final, where the next 4 winners (from April, May, June and July) will stage their pieces again.  Everyone will vote, and again the top TWO pieces will advance

    * In September 2010, Red One Theatre will put together a gala evening, where the top FOUR finalists (the two from each semi-final) will stage their pieces.  The audience at the gala will vote for their favourite, and the winner will win $500 to help develop their script!

Sound confusing?  Don't despair, we'll explain it all again at each SFYS night!

Now more than ever it's time to come out and support new writing by VOTING for your favourite piece!

It's up to YOU to make sure that the best piece wins!

Otherwise, the SFYS set-up will stay the same.  We want to stress that while a little healthy competition is good for the soul, SFYS remains a collaborative, enthusiastic, welcoming environment for new writers and actors to test out their chops.  Actors ranging from seasoned pros to those with little or no experience are still encouraged to take on a role, and new writers are still encouraged to submit - you never know, you might end up a winner!

So come on down to The Ossington and join us for this exciting new writing series!  Let the singin' begin!

As always, contact us at singforyoursuppertoronto@gmail.com

Scripts should be submitted as document attachments in either .pdf or Microsoft Word format.  12 point Courier is the preferred font for legibility.  Scripts may be segments of larger works or complete unto themselves however, they should be no longer than ten or twelve minutes in duration (5-10 pages).  Submissions will be read by members of Red One Theatre Collective and slots will be filled based on availability, duration, and readability….  Scripts not read during the month in which they were submitted may be read in the following month.

Writers will be notified by e-mail if their piece is to appear in that month’s line-up.

Writers are strongly encouraged to attend the reading of their work.

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Sing for your Supper gives playwrights and actors--even those with little to no experience--a chance to meet each other, share ideas and workshop new scripts before an audience, outside conventional theatre venues.

This COLD READING SERIES is a unique opportunity to have your play

    musical

    movie

    experiment

    new idea

or selected excerpt read in a new light. With no pressure or expectations. Give us your treasured gems or new ideas.

All materials and genres are welcome.

How does your work stand up to the test of spontaneity?

Are the relationships real and engaging enough to hold the crowd?

Is your strength dialogue or storytelling?

See where your focus should lie.

The selected pieces will then receive a cold reading from local Toronto talents who will arrive and receive the scripts an hour prior the show. This allows everyone enough time to gab a drink at the bar and  introduce themselves to each other in a very casual collaborative and creative environment.

The pieces will then receive a short moderation where we will have a Q&A session with the writers, actors, audience and guest moderators from the Toronto theatre community.