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Holiday Memories 2020

Holiday Memories 2020

Call For Submissions

Center Stage Theater is seeking short story submissions for our upcoming Holiday Memories production. Given our current circumstances the final product for this will be video performances instead of live performances. While doing the performances on video instead of live is certainly not our first choice, it is certainly better than not sharing stories at all. Like most things in life, even things that are not great have some positive aspects. The unique set up does allow us to expand our boarders – you don’t need to be in Santa Barbara to be part of the fun.
These are original first-person true stories with a holiday theme performed by their authors, in performances that range from scripted readings to storytelling. Stories should be 5-10 minutes in performance. This can be any holiday, and should not be confined to traditional December holidays – get creative! The tone can be whatever you want humorous, poignant, irreverent, dramatic. The process will be a combination of zoom and in person. From the story submissions we will move on to zoom auditions. We will begin with zoom rehearsals and culminate with performances filmed at the theater, or filmed at home. If you are not comfortable coming to the theater, or logistically not able to come to the theater for final filming we can incorporate completed videos. We will create 3-4 videos with 4-5 performances each. The final videos will be released December 16-18.

The selection of stories for the performances will be a 2-phase process. Artistic Director, Maggie Mixsell, will review the submissions and select those stories that she feels will best translate to the stage. This group will then be invited to audition. From the auditions she will select the final stories/authors for the show and they will receive one-on-one coaching and direction in preparation for the final performances. Maggie will work with the authors to determine the style of performance that best suits each selection. Everyone is welcome to submit, and you can submit multiple stories. Past Personal Stories & Holiday Memories productions have included an eclectic group that included professional actors who were making their first attempt at writing, published writers who were performing their works for the first time and pretty much everything else in between.

We look forward to seeing your stories, and please help us spread the word to anyone you think might be interested in sharing a story with us. If you would like to be removed from this email list just let me know. Let me know if you have any questions or need any other details. The submission specifics are summarized below.

First-person true stories with a Holiday Theme
Word count 500-1500
5 to 10 minutes when read aloud
Submission deadline: Sunday November 8
Auditions November 12-14
Rehearsals and filming dates TBD

Digital submissions strongly preferred in Word or PDF documents
Stories can be submitted by email to:cstheater@sbcoxmail.com

or hard copy to:
Center Stage Theater
751 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

If you have any questions or would like additional information email cstheater@sbcoxmail.com