Group seeks play scripts to perform

The Aloha Performing Arts Company has announced its request for new scripts which have not been published or produced for its 19th annual Original Play Festival, which will be presented Aug. 22-25 at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu.

Scripts of any length, on any subject, will be accepted through the postmark deadline of May 1.

Entries must be typewritten, bound, with sequentially numbered pages. Three hard copies of each script and one electronic copy on CD as a single document in PDF or MSWord format are required, to expedite the selection committee’s evaluation process.

Each copy of the script must contain a list of characters and a brief description of the play. Scripts should not contain the playwright’s name. One separate cover sheet with the title of the play and the playwright’s name, address, phone numbers and email address must be included, unattached to the bound scripts.

Musical entries must be accompanied by three sets of performance-quality CDs. Each set must contain all the songs with voice tracks, as well as all of the songs with accompaniment-only tracks. An example of a properly assembled submission will be posted by mid February on APAC’s website, AlohaTheatre.com.

Plays selected will be mounted as staged readings, with minimal rehearsal, scripts in hand, and simple technical presentation.

All entry materials should be sent to: APAC OPF XIX, P.O. Box 794, Kealakekua, HI 96750. The committee’s official selections will be made by mid June; notifications will be made by late June; auditions for actor/readers will be held in early July, and rehearsals will be conducted from mid July through mid August.

A wrap-up discussion and celebration will be held Sunday, Aug. 26, at which time the “Opie” award will be presented to the people’s choice winner. Call the APAC office at 322-9924.