{"id":1476,"date":"2015-10-22T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst_festival\/play_marathon-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T22:53:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:53:36","slug":"playworks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst_festival\/playworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Playworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CA Playworks is a staged reading process, allowing student playwrights, actors, assistant directors, and stage managers, to work together under the supervision of a professional director to produce a staged reading by the end of the festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Scripts will be considered that:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are submitted as a Playwriting Thespy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are previously unproduced<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a read-through time at or under 20 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adhere to the Content Guidelines for Mainstage Performance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indicate interest in Playworks on the Thespy Submission Form\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to two (2) plays will be selected for the staged reading process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thespy Playwriting is the only pathway to Playworks; there is no option to submit a script outside of the Thespy program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Who Playworks Is Great For:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playwrights who want to actively develop their work-in-progress by working closely with a team to create a staged reading experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performers interested in collaborating on new works and participating in a staged reading<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant directors and stage managers looking to expand their experience<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How Playworks Works:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student playwrights submit original scripts via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edta-chapter-events.secure-platform.com\/a\/organizations\/California\/solicitations\/1299\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thespy Playwriting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jan 31<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Directors submit an application via the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edta-chapter-events.secure-platform.com:443\/a\/organizations\/California\/solicitations\/1403\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Production Leadership Application<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jan 31<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stage Managers apply via the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edta-chapter-events.secure-platform.com\/a\/organizations\/California\/solicitations\/1397\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tech Crew Application<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jan 31<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performers who wish to be cast in a Playworks staged reading will sign up and audition on-site at the Festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auditions, Rehearsals, and Staged Readings take place during the Festival.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Fees:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edta-chapter-events.secure-platform.com\/a\/organizations\/California\/solicitations\/1048\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thespy Playwriting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $40<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Assistant Directors and Stage Managers: no fee\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performer auditions (on-site at Festival): no fee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Coordinator: <\/b><a href=\"mailto:Emily.Stamets@cathespians.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emily.Stamets@cathespians.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Updated Nov 5, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CA Playworks is a staged reading process, allowing student playwrights, actors, assistant directors, and stage managers, to work together under the supervision of a professional director to produce a staged reading by the end of the festival.\u00a0 Scripts will be &hellip; 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