Winter Park Playhouse Seeks Submissions for 2nd Annual Florida Festival of New Musicals

Time is running out for writers and composers of new musicals to submit their work to The Winter Park Playhouse for the 2nd Annual Florida Festival of New Musicals.

The deadline for submissions for the 2018 Festival is December 31, 2017.

The Winter Park Playhouse successfully launched the 1st Annual Florida Festival of New Musicals in 2016 and garnered outstanding accolades from writers, composers, press and patrons. It was created to advance and elevate the original American art form of Musical Theater by fostering the development of new musicals and the artistic growth of writers and composers. The Festival, led by Playhouse Artistic Director Roy Alan, will continue to be the first of its kind in the region similar to festivals in New York City, Seattle, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles.

"What a FABULOUS start. It was a privilege to be a part of the FIRST Florida Festival of New Musicals but best of all to be one of six very worthy shows that were presented. We felt honored to be in that company.... Very impressive.... To be a part of it ... and to meet you! Thank you is so inadequate..." Jeff Lodin, William Squire and Bill Nable, writers/creative team "Love on Ice."

Submissions are being accepted from writers and composers around the country and a professional panel will read, evaluate and select six musicals that have never been produced. A one-hour version of each will be rehearsed and performed three times in a non-staged format, fully read and sung, by casts of professional actors, singers and musicians. Along with members of the artistic community, the general public will be able to attend and experience the new works for the first time.

The Florida Festival of New Musicals is slated for August 23-26, 2018 and will take place at The Winter Park Playhouse, Central Florida's only professional musical theatre. The Winter Park Playhouse is a member of the prestigious National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and is associated with Actors' Equity Association, the national union for professional actors and stage managers.

Submissions of new musical works will be accepted now through December 31, 2017. To submit an application and for guidelines and submission details, go to www.winterparkplayhouse.org and click the "New Musical Festival" tab to the right on the home page. All applications should be sent to mail@winterparkplayhouse.org with FFNM in the Subject Line.

To post a comment, you must register and login.