Hi All, I saw this on Playbill today and thought of you. There are cash prizes and thought it may be of interest of many of you. Best, Stephanie 26th SeasonThe New York Theater Festival Competition for Plays and Musicals Prizes Total: $8,000First Prize: $3,500Full-Lengths | One Acts | Shorts | Solos Producing your play or musical is one of the best ways to review and develop your work. There is no charge for submitting, and every submission receives a response within 5 days. Prizes & Categories The Festival offers up to $8,000 in prizes, with $3,500 awarded for the best play or musical. Our winners are selected by the Festival's team/judges, so it’s not a "popularity contest" based on audience size. Sometimes, smaller productions with limited budgets win first prize simply because they were excellent. We value sincere, heartfelt performances and authentic writing. Prize categories include: - Best Production: $3,500 - Best Play/Musical or Short: $500 - Most Creative Play/Musical: $500 - Best Director: $500 - Best Actor (2 awards): $500 each - Best Actress (2 awards): $500 each - Best Singer: $500 - Best Musical Score: $300 - Best Choreography: $300 Video Recordings Available After your production, you can receive a 4K video recording of your show. The Festival uses four cameras to capture your performance from multiple angles, giving you a variety of shots to edit into a cohesive video. Central camera, Central zoomins, Right and Left. You’ll have access to raw footage which can be used without editing. This footage can serve as valuable marketing material and reel content for industry professionals. Plus, your friends and family can purchase Zoom tickets to watch your show from anywhere in the world! Why Stage Your Work at NYTheater Festival? This is a unique opportunity to invite industry professionals to see your production in person. Many industry insiders receive thousands of scripts each month and are far more likely to attend a live show than read an unsolicited script. By staging your work, you show that you’re serious about your production's potential to succeed.

I'm interested in trying to request the IP from some books that have some themes in the play. I know the process for music, but was wondering how to do it for books. Is it reaching out to the author's publishing agent to get started? Any other ideas?

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Whelp, yesterday I devoted 8.5 minutes :-) to recording myself...I didn't have more to say. But, it began the process of popcorning my brain back to "collect assets", gather and flesh out my ideas. This is the challenge for me. To sit my backside down and get this done, AND record it. AND THEN REWATCH IT/RELISTEN to it. But, yesterday was a start, and I'll build the remaining 6.5 minutes into today's work. I'm also going to include going through past "talks" and finding those scripts as part of the process/time spent, because it is. That's 105 minutes devoted to this process this week, with a big event I'm presenting at this weekend (book writing/different skill set). I'll keep going and see how many minutes I complete by Tuesday morning. Thanks so much Stephanie and Jaquie! Cheers