NATB request for scripts

[Richard LaFortune]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:     Sararesa Begay    (402) 472-3522
   NAPT    (402) 472-8675 fax
   PO Box 83111                        sbegay2 at unl.edu
   Lincoln, NE 68501


LINCOLN, Neb.  To share the art of storytelling, the
Native American Public Telecommunications Native Radio
Theatre Project has a call out for radio play scripts.
This is a project of the Native American Public
Telecommunications and Native Voices at The National
Autry Center with planning funds from the Ford
Foundation. The script entry deadline is November 15,
2005, and to get application procedure information
visit http://www.airos.org/theatre/.

The goal of NRT project is to bring audio theater to
the American Indian Radio on Satellite by Native
authors, theater and recording artists. 

Selections will be announced during mid-April 2006.
Native American and Canadian First Nations theatre
companies, authors and playwrights who are located in
the United States are eligible. The criteria for
submission is short works, 10-minute plays and
one-acts will be considered. Existing plays from
theatre companies will be considered, based on the
panel members¹ assessment of their adaptability to an
audio production. 

Like any good theater, radio theater always beings
with a well written, perceptive, entertaining script.
Use of sound and appropriateness to the medium is
considered. 
The applicant must secure production, performance
broadcast and recording rights. Any genres will be
considered with preference given to contemporary
Native stories.

Application Process
Complete and sign application form.
Submit six copies of the script, using 8.5 x 11 paper
with 1-inch margins and a 12-point standard typeface.
The title page should include the title of the script,
names of all authors, name and address, phone and fax
numbers, and email address of the corresponding
author. The subsequent pages should include only the
manuscript title and page numbers. The judging will be
"blind."
Submit the $15 readers fee with the application
package.
Include a self-addressed stamped postcard for receipt
notification.
Send to NAPT, PO Box 83111, Lincoln, NE 68501, or
street address: 1800 N. 33rd St. Lincoln, NE 68583.
For more information about the project and
opportunities for Native Theater and audio artists,
visit http://www.airos.org or
http://www.museumoftheamericanwest.org/visit/nativevoices.php.
For more information about National Audio Theatre
Festivals visit http://www.natf.org/
NAPT is a non-profit radio and television program
development and distribution organization based in
Lincoln, Neb. at Nebraska Educational
Telecommunications with a mission to support the
creation, distribution and promotion of Native Public
Media.



	
		
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