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The Playwrights' Co-Operative The Playwrights' Co-Operative: Promoting and publishing the works of new and established playrights. Full online or paper catalogue of acting scripts. (Playwriting) http://plays4theatre.site-street.net/ Performing and Writing Musical Theatre Performing and Writing Musical Theatre: A resource for professional and aspiring performers/ composers/ writers. Tips and tricks on the craft of writing and composing. (Playwriting) http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/musical_theatre The Playwrights Forum The Playwrights Forum: The Playwrights Forum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the artistic development of talented playwrights from the Washington D.C. area. (Playwriting) http://users.erols.com/pforum/welcome.htm Playwrighting Resources Playwrighting Resources: Directory of links, from Artslynx International Theatre Resources. (Playwriting) http://www.artslynx.org/theatre/playwright.htm Linda Eisenstein: Practical Playwriting Linda Eisenstein: Practical Playwriting: Excerpts from advice book for playwrights, including "17 Surefire Ways to Get Your Scripts Rejected." (Playwriting) http://my.en.com/~herone/Practical_Playwriting.html The Dramatists Guild of America The Dramatists Guild of America: Professional association of American playwrights. The Guild protects the rights of dramatists in relation to producers and more recently Directors. (Playwriting) http://www.dramaguild.com/ TheatreUSA.com Playwriting Links TheatreUSA.com Playwriting Links: Education, organizations, support, and assistance for playwrights. (Playwriting) http://www.theatreusa.com/dcd/Create_in_Writing_/ International Centre for Women Playwrights International Centre for Women Playwrights: To support women playwrights around the world. (Playwriting) http://www.internationalwomenplaywrights.org/ Performingwrites.com Performingwrites.com: Library of online play synopses and scripts. (Playwriting) http://www.performingwrites.com/index.htm Charles Deemer: Playwriting Basics Charles Deemer: Playwriting Basics: Tips for playwrights. (Playwriting) http://www.geocities.com/cdeemer/Play.htm Playwrights Guild of Canada Playwrights Guild of Canada: Service organization for Canadian playwrights (formerly the Playwrights Union of Canada). Site includes searchable online catalogue. (Playwriting) http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/ Swan Playwrights Swan Playwrights: The theatre writers' group at Worcester Swan Theatre, UK. (Playwriting) http://www.swanplaywrights.org.uk Playwrights at Suite101.com Playwrights at Suite101.com: Playwriting is one of the toughest fields to break into. The information in this topic, however, will help playwrights get better results and productions. (Playwriting) http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/playwrights La Ronde La Ronde: Playwright's webring; presenting the work of an individual playwright or groups of playwrights. (Playwriting) http://www.pipeline.com/%7Ejude/AboutLaRonde.htm NYCPlaywrights NYCPlaywrights: NYCPlaywrights is a nonprofit organization for writers. Meets Wednesdays in NYC for play readings as an aid to development. New writers welcome. (Playwriting) http://www.nycplaywrights.org Australian Script Centre Australian Script Centre: Collects, catalogues, promotes and distributes unpublished Australian plays and now holds hundreds of scripts. (Playwriting) http://www.ozscript.org Dinger's Playwriting Forum Dinger's Playwriting Forum: A forum to discuss all aspects of playwriting. (Playwriting) http://dinger.atwebhosting.com/phpBB2 ProPlay ProPlay: Online publisher of professionally-produced stage plays. Full or partial scripts may be read free-of-charge at the site. (Playwriting) http://www.singlelane.com/proplay Dramatic Exchange Dramatic Exchange: Web resource for playwrights, producers, and anybody interested in plays. (Playwriting) http://www.dramex.org/ Jassin Office - Publishing and Theatre Law Jassin Office - Publishing and Theatre Law: Advice for writers and theatre workers on copyright, trademark, libel and contract law. Includes free "Helpful Articles" section. (Playwriting) http://copylaw.com/aboutus.html Resources for Teaching Playwriting Compiled by Adam Russell Resources for Teaching Playwriting Compiled by Adam Russell: Annotated bibliography of recommended texts. (Playwriting) http://www.kennesaw.edu/english/kmwp/Bridges/PlaywrightResources.htm Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights: Support and service organization dedicated to addressing the professional needs of the Los Angeles playwriting community. (Playwriting) http://www.laplaywrights.org/ Wrightofplay Wrightofplay: A rest-stop for aspiring playwrights. Tips, tricks, and techniques. Articles, activism, and a few links. (Playwriting) http://wrightofplay.com Playwriting at Suite101.com Playwriting at Suite101.com: To assist playwrights throughout the life cycle of creating a stage play, from initial ideas to formatting to getting plays read by producers and publishers. (Playwriting) http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/playwriting The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco: A service for playwrights, showing the schedule of staged readings of new plays. (Playwriting) http://playwrightscentersf.org/ Pier Playwrights - From Page to Stage Pier Playwrights - From Page to Stage: For playwrights run by playwrights. Membership is open to writers in dramatic all forms, resident in the South East of England. (Playwriting) http://www.pierplaywrights.co.uk Write Angle Productions Write Angle Productions: Devoted to supporting work of member playwrights and developing new scripts for production. Includes ongoing Ten Minute Play contest. (Playwriting) http://www.writeangle.org/ Toscan's Online Playwriting Seminar Toscan's Online Playwriting Seminar: Comprehensive overview of the craft of playwriting, from Virginia Commonwealth University (Playwriting) http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/ Sheriffs Performance Writers' Group Sheriffs Performance Writers' Group: Based at the Riverhouse Barn in Elmbridge, Surrey, U.K, the Sheriffs Performance Writers' Group aims to develop and write professional theatre for the stage and screen. (Playwriting) http://www.writersgroup.co.uk/ NY Play Development Lab NY Play Development Lab: Serves and supports member playwrights in the creation of new stage works. Offers script labs, readings, and promotion. (Playwriting) http://nyplaydevelopment.home.pipeline.com/ Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops: Offers support for playwrights and screenwriters, including private consultations for dramatic writers anywhere in the world and an ongoing quarterly workshop program for dramatic writers in the San Francisco Bay Area. (Playwriting) http://www.willdunne.com Playwrights' Center Playwrights' Center: Minneapolis-based, The Playwrights' Center fuels the theater by providing services to support playwrights and playwriting. (Playwriting) http://www.pwcenter.org/ ScriptSeeker.com ScriptSeeker.com: Makes synopses of plays (and screenplays) available online, for a fee. Site includes "Script Tips," with advice for dramatic writers. (Playwriting) http://www.scriptseeker.com/ Northwest Playwrights Guild Northwest Playwrights Guild: Forum for the exchange of information and ideas about playwriting for playwrights living in the Northwest. (Playwriting) http://www.nwpg.org Playmarket Playmarket: Agency and script advisory service for New Zealand playwrights. (Playwriting) http://www.playmarket.org.nz/ Lazy Bee Scripts Lazy Bee Scripts: Online publisher of pantomimes and plays. Site includes guidelines for authors and playwrights. (Playwriting) http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/ Greensboro Playwrights' Forum Greensboro Playwrights' Forum: A gathering of North Carolina playwrights, meeting once a month to discuss each other's work-in-progress and aid each other in getting produced or published. (Playwriting) http://www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/leisure/drama/gpforum.htm Moondance International Film Festival Moondance International Film Festival: To promote and encourage women screenwriters, playwrights, short-story writers, and women who make independent films. (Playwriting) http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com/ The Playwright's Noticeboard The Playwright's Noticeboard: Notices of playwriting opportunities, updated regularly. (Playwriting) http://www.stageplays.com/markets.htm