Download the Director Play Submission form:

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• MS Word format

• PDF Format

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Thank you for your interest in submitting a play for Acme Theater's 2023/2024 season. This document outlines the application and selection process and clarifies our selection criteria. ​

 

If you have any questions, please contact the Acme Artistic Committee at AcmeArtComm@gmail.com. Please only submit a play you are seriously interested in directing. A list of previous Acme productions is available at www.acmetheater.com for reference purposes. 

 
Application Process 

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1. Read through this document and the Play Submission Form. Note that for our 2023-2024 season directors and shows are being sought for the first (Sept - Oct 2023) and last (May 2024) slots only, and directors of comedies (e.g., situational, farcical, romantic) are particularly wanted

2. Complete the Play Submission Form (either digitally or as a hard copy) and submit it to the Artistic Committee with all supplemental material by December 2, 2022. Contact info is located at the end of this document. Incomplete applications or applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

• Materials may be submitted by:

a) Dropping off physical packet at Acme Theater (if a member/volunteer is present)

b) Submitting digitally to: AcmeArtComm@gmail.com

c) Mailing a physical packet to:

Acme Theater

Attn: Artistic Committee

61 Summer St.

Maynard, MA 01754

  3. Please include one physical or digital copy of the script (and related musical scores/CDs/tapes/sound files if applicable) with the application. Submitted scripts and ancillary materials will not be returned. 

 

Directors will receive a stipend of $350 to direct one production, payable on opening night of the specific production.

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