The Emerging Artists Theatre Spark Theatre Festival NYC Application

We will be breaking shows into two categories for the upcoming festival. Please pick the one that best fits what you want to present. Spark Theatre Festival will always remain a developmental new work festival. Your response will not affect your application.

Select the item in the dropdown that best applies.

If you are doing a fully produced production, would you be interested in opening up your show to reviewers?

If a second performance time was possible, would you be interested in doing a second performance (please note you are still responsible for the audience guarantee for both shows). At this time, we are only offering this option to shows that are 30 minutes or less.

Street, City, State and Zip

This email address will be the primary point of contact.

How many collaborators will be involved in your performance? Please share the names and positions (director, musical director, dancer, actor, etc.) of any confirmed collaborators.

Please express in minutes, eg: 30 min

Please list dates and venues of past productions, and share dates for upcoming productions.

Does your show require an extensive setup or strike? Do you need or plan for an intermission? Any unusual needs or plans for your production?

You may upload multiple items here, but you must upload each one at a time. Your attachments may not exceed 25MB. For materials greater than 25MB, include a video link or Dropbox/Google Drive link in the field below.

Please upload:

1. Full or partial script

2. Resume

3. Headshots (for solo performers only)

4. Digital music (musicals only)

5. Press or video from past performances (optional)

6. Cover letter (optional)

Paste links below for files that are too large to upload.

I have read, agree to, and understand all of the technical, audience, casting, and performance requirements listed at:

https://emergingartiststheatre.org/submissions/terms-and-conditions/

I have read and fully understand the FAQ at https://emergingartiststheatre.org/faq/

I understand that upon acceptance, all deadlines must be adhered to in order to secure participation in the festival. I promise to relay technical and performance requirements to my artistic team.

I have read and understand EAT's audience guarantee:

EAT requires each piece to attract at least 1 paying person per minute of their show. For instance, if you have a 10-minute piece, you must have a minimum of 10 paying audience members. Artists who do not meet this requirement must pay for EAT’s portion of the audience guarantee. You can, however, use your box office share to fill in the deficit to EAT, or give a tax-deductible donation to make up the difference. The festival is here to provide artists who are ready to attract a paying audience a place to present their work. For example, a solo artist with a 60-minute show who sells 60 tickets, makes $600 for their hour-long performance, and EAT’s 50% portion of the box office is also $600 (a 50/50 split). If they only sell 30 tickets at $20 each, EAT’s guarantee remains and will keep the entire $600. If they sell zero tickets, the artist must pay the audicnce guarantiee to EAT, which would be $600 at the end of the evening.

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