IATI THEATER'S CIMIENTOS
IATI Theater’s Play Development Program, Cimientos, provides playwrights the opportunity to develop new, never-before produced plays through a community of cutting-edge theater artists. Cimientos seeks to provide the foundations from which a dramatic work is conceived–the blueprint over which a production is constructed. This program amplifies, as clearly as possible, the voice of the creational author who lays that foundation: the playwright. Like IATI Theater, Cimientos, is committed to supporting works that push conventions and explore the avant-garde. We recognize, however, that what is different and innovative is not always what is unconventional and therefore, we also welcome naturalistic works. 10 playwrights from U.S, Europe and Asia have been chosen for the Series 2012-2013.
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Cimientos 2012-2013 Staged Readings
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El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom
written by Matt Barbot
“I made him. So. I dunno. I wanted to see him. And since he didn’t exist…I had to be him.” Show details >>
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Damaged Goods
written by Jack Rushen
“Women fake orgasms to have a relationship, and men fake relationships to have orgasms.” Show details >>
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The Vast Mystery of Who You Are
written by Kim Yaged
“You’re not ashamed. So, I have to be for you.” Show details >>
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After the Fire
written by Diana Marie Delgado
“Mistakes are made and are scattered into forever.” Show details >>
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I Am a Moon
written by Zhu Yi
“A giant stone full of craters. A body covered by hickeys. An apple waiting for a wound.” Show details >>
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Quietus
written by Richard Manley
“…ol’ Eli here doesn’t seem to get that dead people aren’t generally in the mood for poetry.” Show details >>
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Entre Quien , Cual y Sea
written by Isamar Rosado-Aponte
“Un ser sin ombligo es un ser sediento.” Show details >>
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Sfumato
written by Marina Burana
‘‘He said life is like Math, we all try to get to the same result through different paths and in the end nothing means shit” Show details >>
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Balanza de los instintos
written by Antonio César Morón
“Tengo la sensación de que el pasado nos tiene atrapadas y no nos deja escapar hacia un futuro prometedor.” Show details >>
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Green Eden
written by Noah Mease
“With each action you take to translate, you abandon things you love.” Show details >>
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PLAY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Submissions lacking any of the following guidelines will not be considered.
1. Submissions must be the author's own work. The piece shall be free from copyright restrictions and the author agrees to hold IATI Theater and directors free and harmless from all copyright claims.
2. Submissions must not exceed 90 minutes in length.
3. Play should use 5 actors or less.
4. The submission must be a completed full-length play that has not previously been produced.
5. The playwright must commit to be present on the staged reading performance of his/her work.
6. Plays for children are welcome.
7. Only one play may be submitted per playwright, per season.
8. This program is open to authors from anywhere in the world with original works in English or Spanish who are interested in a New York audience feedback. However, because of the Pal Playwrights Panel, the writer must be present to take part in the monthly meetings or be willing to commit to receiving and presenting feedback electronically.
9. Scripts will be read ‘blind’. This means the author’s name(s) should be nowhere within the script, but the play’s title and page numbers should be in each page’s header.
10. Submissions for the 2013-2014 Season will only be accepted Online during the month of June 2013.
Qualifying submissions will be read by a staff committee. The committee will select the playwrights to be featured in the 2013-2014 Play Development Season. IATI Theater will provide a meeting place for the monthly Pal Playwrights Meeting and cover the costs of the Stage Reading Presentation’s venue, director and actors.
