Mission Statement | Submission Guidelines 

Wayne Rawley, 2010 Selection

The University of Oklahoma congratulates Wayne Rawley Selected for the 2010 Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence. His play Live! From the Last Night of My Life will premiere on April 14, 2010 at the University of Oklahoma School of Drama.  Wayne S. Rawley, called "Seattle's Late-Night Wunderkind" by the Seattle Weekly, is the creator and writer of Money and Run: An Action Adventure Serial for the Stage. Other full-length plays include God Damn Tom, and a present-day adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. His multi-media adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 had its world premiere at The Empty Space Theater in Seattle.  Mr. Rawley is the creator and head-writer of a brand new live-action web series called What The Funny? Produced for the Internet by The Caution-Zero Network (www.caution-zero.com). He is also currently at work on an “Unauthorized B-Musical” inspired by the life and legend of B-movie director Roger Corman.

The Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence position is made possible by a generous endowment created by Mo and Richard Anderson in honor of Mrs. Anderson’s sister.  The residency offers a unique opportunity for a playwright to devote time to his or her writing and to make a significant contribution to new play development within the university and professional theatre communities.

 

Mission Statement

The Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence is dedicated to the creation of new plays and to the development of emerging and established playwrights.  The residency, created in 2008, for the School of Drama at the University of Oklahoma offers a unique opportunity for a playwright to devote time to his or her writing and to make a significant contribution to new play development within the university and professional theatre communities.

The Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence position is made possible by a generous endowment created by Mo and Richard Anderson in honor of Mrs. Anderson’s sister.  Under the auspices of the School of Drama at OU, this grant will fund a residency on an annual basis.  The residency will act as a resource for professional, community-based and emerging playwrights.

The residency includes a commission to continue writing on a working script and workshop a new play which will be produced with a full budget and production support by the School of Drama.  Additionally, although this is not a formal teaching position, the playwright will be expected to take part in the instruction of the School of Drama’s playwriting course.

The candidate will be selected by a committee made up of a representative of the Anderson/Broome family and members of the School of Drama faculty.

The University of Oklahoma’s School of Drama invites applications from established or emerging playwrights for the Faith Broome Playwright-in-Residence.  Please see the guidelines for application below.

Stipend:  $20,000 for 3 month residency, plus travel and accommodations.

Interested Playwrights should send as separate Word files:

-  Curriculum vitae or resume

-  Letter of intent articulating your interest in the two key elements of the residency:  your own writing projects and your approach to teaching playwriting.   Please include your availability over the three months of the residency (September - December 2010 or January - April, 2011).

-  Samples of previously produced work

-  Current draft of play submission (see Submission Guidelines)

-  Letter of recommendation from one of the following:

Playwright's agent, an artistic director, or literary manager familiar with his/her work.

Please send application materials to: faithbroome@ou.edu

For further information contact:  Dr. Kae Koger at 405-325-4541

Application Deadline:  March 1, 2010

Submission Guidelines

1.  Submissions may have had staged readings or workshops but may not have had a full production.

2.  Applicants may only submit one script per year.

3.  Scripts must be submitted as a Word file via email to: faithbroome@ou.edu

4.  Scripts must include a title page with playwright’s name, contact information and dated copyright.

5.  Scripts must have page numbers.

6.  Only full-length scripts will be accepted.  Full-length scripts must be at least 45 pages in length.

7.  Scripts must be accompanied by a one-page treatment that includes the number of characters by gender breakdown, the number of actors required and a plot synopsis not to exceed 250 words.

8.  Playwrights will be notified of status by June 1, 2010.

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
School of Drama

The University of Oklahoma School of Drama, the second oldest in the nation, offers performance-centered, professional programs designed to prepare students to successfully move forward to the next level of their career development.

We have five fully equipped performance spaces:  the Rupel J. Jones, a 600 seat proscenium house; the A. Max Weitzenhoffer Theatre, a 225 seat state-of-the-art flexible house; The Lab Theatre, an 80 seat proscenium house; Reynolds Performing Arts Center, a 650 seat fully renovated proscenium opera house and the Gilson Studio Theatre, a small blackbox.

Each year artists from all over the United States and many foreign countries visit the campus to work with our students.  These include internationally famous actors, voice and movement teachers, designers, technicians, dramaturgs, and playwrights.  Past guest artists have included Lou Antonio, Lou Diamond Phillips, John Cullum, Larry Drake, Actors from the London Stage, Jane Boston, Ian Ricketts, Lenora Inez Brown, Jade McCutchen, Mark Meinert, Gillyanne Kayes, Andrew Wade, Louis Broome, Tina Packer, Willa Kim, Ken Kercheval, A. Max Weitzenhoffer, James Garner, Ed Harris, and Mark Medoff.

Our low faculty/student ratio insures that students get the personal attention they need.  Friendly, professional faculty and supportive fellow students create a nurturing environment in which students can learn and develop their craft.  It is this environment that fosters a commitment to the development of new work.  In recent years, Louis Broome’s Texarkana Waltz, Tim Blake Nelson’s Eye of God and Mark Medoff’s Christmas Carousel and Gunfighter: A Gulf War Chronicle have seen early workshops and productions at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Drama.