EPIC Players Theatre announces Open Submissions for Original Works

EPIC Players Theatre is seeking fully written theatrical scripts written by playwrights who identify as disabled or neurodivergent. We are so excited to further elevate the voices of the neurodiverse community through original work. If selected, EPIC will collaborate with you to prepare for a public reading of your script and possibly even elevate the piece into a fully produced performance. The deadline to submit your application is December 13, 2024. If you’d like to submit your original work for consideration, please follow the link to fill out our submission form: https://www.epicplayersnyc.org/submissions. At EPIC, we are dedicated to creating performance opportunities and elevating the voices of neurodivergent actors, playwrights, creators and artists. A key part of this mission is elevating original work by neurodivergent playwrights through producing new plays at EPIC. Submissions are being accepted for fully written, original scripts with an anticipated runtime of approximately 90 minutes. We are accepting both plays and musicals. Chosen pieces will be produced through EPIC and performed by a group of EPIC neurodiverse actors. Please contact Travis@epicplayersnyc.org if you have any questions. EPIC Players is committed not only to increasing neuro-diversity in the arts so integral to the core of our mission, but also to increasing accessibility, opportunity, and advancement for those historically marginalized on behalf of their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and or disability. We believe a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is a far more engaging, creative, and collaborative one. Understanding how the growth of these values and practices in wider society is helped by their activation in individual organizations, we are always working to advance EPIC’s implementation of each. Additionally, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion in our company open both our company members and our audiences to an eclectic collection of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to which they might not have access elsewhere and from which we can all learn, grow, and prosper. On these grounds, we strongly encourage playwrights of color, female-identifying candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and members of the disabled community are strongly encouraged to apply. About the Company EPIC Players (Empower, Perform, Include, Create), founded on August 25, 2016, is a nonprofit, neurodiverse theatre company dedicated to creating professional performing arts opportunities and supportive social communities in the arts for Neurodivergent and Disabled artists. Via inclusive mainstage productions, musical cabarets, original showcases, skills-based classes and career resources, we hope to increase critical employment opportunities, pioneer increased inclusion in the arts, and break down social stigmas surrounding neurodiverse communities. For more information, visit https://www.epicplayersnyc.org/ # http://www.eventsnearhere.com/find-events/NY/NEW-YORK/Art/Performing-Arts/addetail/260578/EPIC-Players-Theatre-announces-Open-Submissions-for-Original-Works-