Let the smackdown begin.
The Compound must really trust its audience: YOU are picking our next project.
Welcome to "Submission Smackdown," an interactive event that gives you a voice in our new play development program. Ten plays submitted to The Compound from playwrights around the globe will battle it out in four rounds of head-to-head combat. One play will emerge victorious, and it will receive a staged reading by The Compound. Submission Smackdown is part of The Lab, The Compound’s new play development program, which aims to help emerging playwrights develop their plays through readings and workshops.
Q: WHEN AND WHERE IS THIS SMACKDOWN?
A: November 12 at 8 p.m., following Second Saturday ArtWalk, at Theatre 810 downtown.
Q: HOW MUCH IS THIS SMACKDOWN?
A: Pay what you roll. Each patron rolls a die, and whatever you roll, you pay. So, your admission is 1-6 bucks. How lucky are you?
Q: HOW DOES THIS SMACKDOWN WORK?
Ten plays will compete in the smackdown. In the first round, the audience will select eight of those plays for competition by title alone. We'll put those eight plays into our smackdown brackets.
In the second round, we'll read the playwright's cover letters, selling their plays to us. The eight will be whittled down to four.
In the third round, we'll read the play's one-page synopsis. The four plays will be whittled down to two.
In the fourth round, we'll perform the ten-page sample scenes from the final two plays. The audience picks a winner, and we'll perform that winning play as a staged reading in an upcoming event.
Q: IS THAT ALL WE'LL EXPERIENCE AT THIS SMACKDOWN?
A:Oh, no. We've got more surprises up our sleeves. But you'll have to join us to find out about them. It's going to be a rowdy good time with some exciting new plays.
SUBMISSION SMACKDOWN takes place on November 12 at 8 p.m. at Theatre 810 downtown (next to Carpe Diem). Admission is "pay what you roll" and all tickets will be sold at the box office prior to curtain. For more info, visit http://thecompoundtheatre.
SEE YOU AT THE SMACKDOWN!!
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