MISSIONThanks for visiting Pride Films and Plays!
Pride Films and Plays is dedicated to comprehending the history of great gay writing and fostering its excellence in new works for the stage and screen.
Pride Films and Plays, based in Chicago, links an international network of writers with professionals working in film and theater. Through readings, contests, classes, screenings and full theater productions, Pride Films and Plays engages artists and audiences in the full developmental process needed to make great artistic experiences.
The Great Gay Screenplay Contest is moving on to its final stages. Our reading committee of film and theater professionals from across the country has selected 17 semi-finalists. You can read the full list of semi-finalists HERE. Our screening committee will be winnowing those entries down to the final five, and those five will be read as staged readings at the end of Reeling 2010. Performances will be in the Center on Halsted in the Hoover-Leppen Theater. Program A will include 2 scripts on Saturday November 20 at 6 pm. Program B will feature 3 scripts on Sunday November 21 at 3 pm. Make sure to book your reservations early to make sure you know about the great gay films which hopefully will be coming your way soon.
Our next contest is the Great Gay Play Contest, seeking fresh takes on GLBT characters, history, or themes important to the community and relevant to the world. Judges for this contest include working theater professionals, artistic directors, and university faculty from all across America, Ireland, and England. The application materials will be on our Contest page by August 1. Entries will be accepted between September 1 and October 31.
And our final contest for 2010 is Women's Work, a contest for plays and screenplays written by women with lesbian characters, history, or themes. We will be accepting applications starting December 1. Make sure you email PrideWomen@gmail.com to get that information as it becomes available.
Our next Reading Series is THE GREAT PLAYS OF TERRENCE MCNALLY, from August 29 to October 24. Plays to be read include the Chicago premiere of Some Men, Lisbon Traviata, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Corpus Christi and The Ritz, featuring Alexandra Billings. Directors for the series include Steve Scott, John Nasca, Michael Laswell, Andrew Souders, Jonathan Verge, and Patrick Rybarczyk.
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If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, we would love to hear from you at pridefilmsandplays@gmail.com
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And as a non-profit company founded in 2010, we need your donations to enable us to pay expenses for readings and rehearsal, and expand our marketing as we continue to let writers across the globe know about this exciting new project.
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David Zak
Artistic Director
John Nasca, Patrick Rybarczyk
Artistic Associates
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