Next in the New Play Series August 11, 2009: Title to be Announced Save the date and be a part of art in the making! About the New Play Readers Series City Lights has a strong commitment to developing new, offbeat theater pieces. The New Play Readers Series gives promising new plays by local playwrights a workshop play-reading production, followed by an audience TalkBack session in which audiences can let the artists know what they think of the show. Potential plays are reviewed by our New Play Readers' Committee and are selected on a competitive basis. City Lights secures the actors and director for the piece, and the playwright is closely involved with casting decisions and rehearsals. The public play readings are one-night-only performances that occur on selected nights throughout City Lights' season. Read more about previous installments in the New Play Readers Series.

Become a part of the New Play Reader's Series!

Please note that only plays written by residents of California's Greater Bay Area are eligible for consideration in the New Play Readers Series. There is no residency restriction for new plays submitted for consideration in City Lights' regular season.

If you are interested in submitting a previously unproduced play to be considered for the New Play Readers Series, or if you have a new or developed script to submit for the regular season, please email the following materials to cltcnewplays@sbcglobal.net.

1 - New Play Application Form
2 - Electronic copy of your script
3 - Electronic copy of resume or other pertinent information

We highly recommend electronic submissions, but if you are unable to send us materials via email, please send above materials, with the script printed double-sided to save paper, to the address below. Please note that script submissions that do not include a completed application form or are not printed double-sided will be discarded. Mail the application package to: City Lights Theater Company
Attn: New Plays
529 South Second Street
San Jose , CA 95112

Thank you and good luck!