We (White Noise Theatre) are on the hunt for some collaborators to be involved in London’s scratchnight for actor-writers: Write Noise Night.
The night will present a line-up of noisy new work created and performed by actor-writers. PLUS, Over the course of the night, when the actor-writers aren’t performing, they will be writing a NEW collaborative piece, to be shared in a special, show-stopping finale.
We are looking for:
- Solo or group of actor-writers
- With a play, monologue or extract in development
- And a passion for collaborative, experimental theatre.
Your submission could be an extract from a play that fits the brief already or a new idea in response to the call out. We will only accept pieces that:
- Are 10 minutes long or less
- Haven’t been performed in front of an audience yet
- You / your group can perform yourself
We will offer:
- A £50 honorarium per artist
- One in-person rehearsal with a director
- Dramaturgical support and one feedback session on your play from our Artistic Director, Selwin Hulme-Teague (Squidge, Joe Carstairs, NewsRevue), and Associate Artist, Maria Telnikoff (My Dad Wears A Dress, All The Men Are Going To Hate Me, With Nail and Without Nail)
- Two nights to test out your work in front of an audience at The Pen Theatre in South London
Key dates:
- Application deadline: 9pm, Sunday 17th November
- Hear back by: Friday 22nd November
- Dramaturgy meetings: w/c 2nd December (online or in-person)
- Rehearsal day: Monday 16th December (in-person at The PEN Theatre)
- Tech: Thursday 19th December (The PEN Theatre)
- Performances: 7:30pm, Thursday 19th & Friday 20th December (The PEN Theatre)
You MUST be available for the in-person rehearsal day, tech and BOTH performances.
To apply, please fill in this online form: https://forms.gle/ GTU5fCZPYmu6hCgF8
Any questions, reach out to Selwin at hello@whitenoisetheatre.com
Deadline: 17 November 2024
White Noise Theatre is a collaborative new writing company that creates theatre and digital work with actor-writers. At a White Noise show, every word spoken onstage has been written by the performer – a glorious combination of the rawness of verbatim with the craft of fiction. Their work has been performed at the Seven Dials Playhouse, Theatre503, The Cockpit, Curve Theatre, Exeter Phoenix, Greenhouse Theatre & Omnibus Theatre. Their most recent show “Squidge” by Tiggy Bayley had a 5-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
and was shortlisted for the Popcorn Writing Award.