The 3rd annual UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVAL
October 11 – November 18, 2012
Theatre ROW
410 West 42nd Street, New York City
UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVAL™ is an annual international festival for solo performances held in New York City. Through a diverse range of one-person shows, we explore and celebrate the uniqueness of the individual. From openly solicited submissions, we stage the most intriguing productions at the highly acclaimed Theatre ROW in the heart of the New York City theatre district on 42nd Street. Highly experienced performers and untried new talents have opportunities in many categories (e.g. storytelling, puppetry, dance, multimedia, improv, stand-up, magic, drama: tragedy or comedy). The artists also benefit from being presented by United Solo, a company made up of artists and producers with vast experience in solo performance. Submission is open in spring, and selected participants are announced in summer each year.
TO APPLY in 2012:
1. Fill out the application available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format here. Please print clearly or type, sign, and date the form. In order to view the application, you may download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
2. Include the following mandatory materials with the application:
• Nonrefundable $40 application fee in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or money order in US Dollars, collectible from a US bank and payable to United Solo Theatre Festival. Write the SHOW TITLE and NAME OF PERFORMER on the memo line of your check or money order. No cash, personal or company checks will be accepted. (Alternatively, you may submit the application fee using credit card or PayPal secure online payment. Due to the transfer costs, this option will cost $44. Find the “Pay Now” button below. Include the SHOW TITLE and NAME OF PERFORMER along with the submission).
• Script or text of proposed show.
• Bios of artists and staff involved in your show.
3. Feel free to include the following supporting materials:
• Cover letter explaining why your show is a good fit for the United Solo Theatre Festival.
• DVD of your show (standard US format – NO sticker labels, and NO VHS, please).
• CD of music (if applicable).
• Any other supporting materials you think are relevant, including (but not limited to) the following: postcard samples, photos, press clippings, etc.
4. Mail completed application, check or money order (unless submitted online), and supporting materials postmarked using shipping methods that do NOT require signature. If you wish to be notified that your application has arrived, please enclose a self-addressed stamped postcard. All application materials must be contained in one envelope (no larger than 10 x 13 inches), and postmarked by May 21, 2012 to:
United Solo
680 Riverside Drive, #4B
New York, NY 10031
USA
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION
Submitted materials will NOT be returned to applicants. If your application is deemed incomplete, late and/or contains a personal check or company check, it will not be read, nor will it be returned to you.
If you are submitting more than one show, each show must have its own application, supporting materials, and application fee and be submitted separately with its own postmark.
The list of selected shows and a waiting list will be announced on www.unitedsolo.org mid-June 2012. We will contact applicants selected for the Festival by the end of June 2012. The complete festival schedule will be announced on www.unitedsolo.org by the end of July 2012.
Check www.unitedsolo.org for updates regularly, follow us on facebook.com/unitedsolo and twitter.com/unitedsolo. Email any questions to: info@unitedsolo.org.
ACCEPTANCE & PARTICIPATION FEE
The United Solo Team will select the performances that will take part in the Festival. Our goal is to create an event that provides opportunities for a diverse group of artists, including highly experienced performers and untried new talents. Accepted shows will be announced on www.unitedsolo.org mid-June 2012. Selected artists will receive a participants’ packet. This packet must be completed and returned to us within two weeks (date TBD), and accompanied by a nonrefundable $325 participation fee. Your show may also be selected as an alternate performance on a waiting list. Alternate shows may begin to be moved onto the participants list in July 2012.
BOX OFFICE & TICKETING
United Solo handles all aspects of ticketing and Box Office. The top priced tickets are $20. Artists will receive a fee of 25% of box office net sales. (Paid artists will be considered independent contractors for tax reporting purposes).
TECHNICAL & PRODUCTION
Artists are advised to keep the technical requirements of their show very simple. Selected shows will have one or two performances (depending on the festival schedule) in an up-to-65 seat black box theatre. The venue is equipped with basic lights and sound capabilities. Storage space in the venue is minimal. Since the space is shared by all shows, you may not store props, set pieces and costumes in the venue. Each show will have one cue-to-cue technical rehearsal in the venue.
CHANGEOVER TIME
There will be 30 minutes before and after your production to load in and out of the theatre and dressing room – this includes 10 minutes for the audience to enter.
PARTICIPANTS PROVIDE
• A fully prepared, rights secured, audience-ready production. (If you are a member of the Actors’ Equity Association, you must obtain and sign the Equity Showcase Code, as producer of your show. The Festival is merely the presenter).
• All contractual, technical, and promotional materials on time when requested.
• All travel and living expenses.
• Your extra promotional and publicity materials (press releases, posters, postcards, on-site promotions, flyers, and anything else that will help draw attention to your show).
• Extra technical equipment not available at the venue (i.e. projectors, extra microphones, fog machines, keyboards, etc.).
UNITED SOLO PROVIDES
• Inclusion in the Festival Guide. A detailed program and publicity questionnaire will be sent to all artists after securing a slot.
• Promotion through a broad range of sources, including press releases to the major media; United Solo website; Theatre ROW website; Fest poster; blast e‑mail to selected schools and cultural institutions; social network marketing; newsletters; internet advertising; and others.
• Two types of insurance, including Volunteer Accident and General Liability Insurance.
• All front of house staff (i.e. Box Office, usher & house manager).
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OPTIONAL – submit the application fee using credit card or PayPal secure online payment:
