Ars Nova Extends Deadline For Submissions To ANT FEST 09 Through 6/19

Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) announced today that, due to overwhelming demand, the deadline for submissions to ANT FEST 09 has been extended to Friday, June 19.

As previously announced, ANT FEST 09 is a five-week festival of craziness showcasing fresh material from today's most exciting emerging artists. Ars Nova is on the prowl for talented artists from all disciplines who see the future of live entertainment and want the chance to show off their skills. If the show can be performed live on stage, Ars Nova is interested.

(Almost) anything goes, but curators are particularly interested in edgy, offbeat, charged performances that tell a story, make you laugh, showcase musicians with a vibrant new sound, or blur the boundaries between theater, music and comedy. The best thirty submissions representing a broad cross-section of live entertainment will be given a night to perform in Ars Nova's intimate, 99-seat theater, and will be a part of artist-driven parties and events throughout the festival.

Interested artists should submit a description of their evening (one page max), a script, CD or DVD if available, and directions to any online material. Application forms and more information are available at www.arsnovanyc.com.

Applications must be postmarked by June 19. Artists chosen for the festival will be notified by September 8.

As New York's premiere hub for emerging artists and new work, Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing eclectic theatre, comedy and music to feed today's popular culture. To that end, Ars Nova strives to create daring collaborations, meld disciplines and give voice to a new generation of artists. Past productions include Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers, Playlist, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, Boom, From Up Here, Dixie's Tupperware Party, At Least It's Pink, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, Holy Cross Sucks!, Freestyle Love Supreme and The Wau Wau Sisters. In addition to its featured productions, Ars Nova supports and develops new work from the most promising emerging artists through its alternative comedy series (Tragedy Tomorrow), music series (Uncharted), public play-reading series (Out Loud), writer's group (Play Group), artist-in-residence program, and ANT FEST, a five-week festival of craziness showcasing fresh material from today's most exciting emerging artists. Ars Nova was founded in memory of Gabe Wiener.

Ars Nova
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New York, NY 10019
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