Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company Now Accepting Submissions for Fourth Annual Staged Reading Festival

As part of its mission "to reestablish and expand Detroit's theatre district," Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company is now accepting submissions of plays by Michigan natives or current Michigan residents to stage as part of a festival to take place in spring of 2012. The dates, length and location of the festival are yet to be determined, but playwrights are encouraged to submit any works they would like to see read and workshopped by the deadline of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2012. Questions and/or submissions should be sent to frannie@magentagiraffe.org.

Guidelines for submissions:

Playwright must be either a native of Michigan or currently live in the state and have no plans to relocate during 2012.

Playwright must be 18 or older.

Play content should fit the criteria outlined in Magenta Giraffe's mission statement (below).

Submissions must be e-mailed to frannie@magentagiraffe.org. Microsoft Word or PDF documents only; hard copies will not be accepted.

Submission deadline is 5:00 p.m., on Friday, February 3, 2012.

Playwrights will be notified in writing of the status of their submission(s) by Friday, February 10, 2012.

ABOUT Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company - The Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company acts to eliminate apathy, violence, prejudice and barriers to education through theatre productions, projects and programs; and further acts to reestablish and expand Detroit's theatre district.