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NY Clown Theatre Festival Accepting Applications
Posted March 12, 2008
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"Coulrophobics, beware: Clowns are swarming over Williamsburg this
month for the second annual New York Clown Theater Festival at the
Brick Theater in Brooklyn."
- The New York Times, October 12, 2007
Full article here.
"Clowning Achievement"
Time Out New York, October 17, 2007
Full article here.
Nytheatre.com reviews 2007:
Full article here.
Modern Clowns With a Fear Factor
The New York Times, September 3, 2006
"Clowning has probably not been so prominent in New York theater since
Fool Moon."
Full article here.
Clowns Galore: Fake French to Truly Strange
"Clowns have never looked so at home in Brooklyn!"
The New York Sun, September 5, 2006
Full article here.
Astonishing Flavor
Flavorpill, August 29, 2006
Full article here.
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Note: Now entering its third year, this festival gets better every
time. They accept pieces from as short as eight minutes to a full
show, and if you're creating a new show, it's okay to send video of an
earlier work if it accurately represents you. Please note the
submission address is NOT The Brick Theater (so don't send stuff
there!). Posted as received.
Announcing The Third Annual
NY Clown Theatre Festival 2008!
The international sensation returns!
September 5 to September 28, 2008
Now accepting applications!
For a look at last year's lineup, visit bricktheater.com/clownf2007
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE FESTIVAL
Download, print, complete, and return the
application (Microsoft Excel file)
WHAT KIND OF WORKS ARE CONSIDERED?
Any clown theatre related performance work; we aspire to represent a
large range of clown theatre forms and backgrounds. Pieces of any
length may be submitted, full length, short show, and individual clown
turns. Shows may be geared to all age ranges, and audiences, please
indicate this information in your show description.
WHAT DOES IT COST YOU?
Nothing. There are no application fees or entrance fees. Box office
($15 per ticket) from each production will be split equally between
the production's artists and The Brick Theater, Inc.
HOW MANY WORKS WILL BE ACCEPTED?
A MODEST amount. While The Brick would be thrilled to present as many
quality projects as apply, the Festival will be able to showcase only
a limited number of works.
WHAT ARE THE THEATER'S SPECIFICATIONS?
The primary space at The Brick is a raised, sprung wood floor that
incorporates audience and stage space. The stage area in the festival
setup will be approximately 21 feet wide by 25 feet deep. The depth
may be lesser to include a curtained off area in the back for
backstage use and light storage. The height is 12 feet to the lighting
grid, not including obstruction from lights that hang below the grid.
The stage space is covered with black dance marleys.
LIGHTING AND SOUND SYSTEMS
The theater has 21 Source Fours, 1 Parcan, 2 Birdie lights (mounted on
floor stands), 2 color scrollers and 2 moving I-Cue lights
(controllable from the light board). The light board is a 24-channel
ETC Express programmable light board. The sound system includes two CD
players, an amplifier, a soundboard (with inputs for iPods and
laptops), an equalizer, four speakers, 1 XLR snake, and four
microphones with stands.
VIDEO PROJECTION
The theater has at least one video projector connected to a DVD
player. The theater has a removable film screen that is approximately
20 feet long by 12 feet high. These are available to all festival
productions.
SETS AND STORAGE
While we would love to give significant storage options to all
festival productions, The Brick has minimal options for storage,
especially with multiple productions running on any given day. As
necessary, we will make space available, but we ask that you conceive
your production with our space limitations in mind-the more storage
space we must provide the smaller the playing area becomes. The Brick
will have available an upright piano, chairs and tables and a sofa for
each production at a minimum.
PRESS
The Brick Theater, Inc. employs a professional Press Representative to
publicize the festival and all its artists. The Brick Theater, Inc.
will create postcards or informational flyers for the festival, free
of charge. However, any production company that wishes to print its
own postcards or publicize itself in any other form may do so. If you
already have press materials, please send them with your application
so that we may get buzz started early. Good press photos given to us
early are CRITICAL to your publicity.
TECH REHEARSALS
Each participating company will have one tech/dress rehearsal
scheduled on a date ranging from August 27 to the day before your
show's first performance. It will be at least twice the length of your
production. Please note that The Brick does not provide technical
staff for these rehearsals or for productions. We can, however,
provide contacts for local independent technicians.
ALL-FESTIVAL PASSES
All Participants in the festival will receive passes that allow them
to see any festival production for FREE, provided there is
room.
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BRICK?
The way to communicate with and receive information from The Brick is
through e-mail at info@bricktheater.com. Please be sure you give us a
valid e-mail address and check it daily.
APPLICATIONS
Mail the Application Packet to
Hope Cartelli
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10036
postmarked no later than April 14, 2008.
The Application Packet must include the following:
- A cover letter
- The NY Clown Theatre Festival 2008 Application Form (available
here), printed and filled out as completely as
possible.
- A script or DETAILED proposal for the performance to be created.
The show does not have to be complete in its proposal, however, the
more information we have, the better.
- A representational video cassette or DVD of your work. THIS IS
MANDATORY. The footage may be from a previous production of a
different show, as long as it represents the type of work that you
intend to create. This media will NOT be returned. Please do not send
originals.
- Complete Bios for the primary artists.
- Any press materials (clippings, images, promotional cds and dvds)
you would like us to send out with our first round of press releases,
should you be accepted in the festival. Send us as many copies of such
materials as you care to part with. You may also submit this material
after being accepted, but the sooner we receive this material, the
sooner it can be sent out.
- Any additional materials that may help in adjudicating your show.
AFTER YOU HAVE MAILED THE APPLICATION
Please send an email to info@bricktheater.com informing us that you have
mailed the application, what the title of the work is, and on what
date it was sent. Do not expect a reply from this particular email.
This is for cross-referencing purposes only.
CONFIRMING THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE APPLICATION
If you wish to have receipt of your application confirmed, please send
it by Federal Express or Certified Mail with Return Receipt or via
messenger. Please do not email or call us to find out this
information. Please do not send anything to be returned in a
self-addressed stamped envelope or otherwise. We cannot return any
part of your application once sent.
FINDING OUT IF YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED
Productions will be selected and notifications sent out by May 30th.
You will be contacted by email. If you do not receive an acceptance or
rejection by May 30th, please send an e-mail to follow up.
Please address any questions to info@bricktheater.com.
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DOWNLOAD APPLICATION
Please read instructions before downloading application.
The application package is a Microsoft Excel file named 080312.xls.
If you click on the link below and receive an error page, please use the back button to return to this page.
Then right-click on the link and select "save target as" or "save link as" or similar (depending on your browser).
Download Application Package
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