The Mike Sockol
NEW WORKS SERIES
Produced by Darren Nye
See your work performed in a live Reading!
And possibly be selected for a Full Production Run!
The Mike Sockol New Works Series
Competition for a Full Production Run: Villagers Theatre in Somerset NJ (Franklin Township) accepts submissions for our Play Script Competition from January 1st through January 21st for each season’s Mike Sockol New Works Series. The 3 highest ranked plays (based on reader rankings) will be presented as Seated or Staged Readings, in our Zaidi Black Box, from Approximately February to May that same year. The best play from this season – or a runner up from a prior season – may receive a Full Production Run in our next production season.
Development Workshops: If a Development Workshop Facilitator/Producer is available for the season, they may select up to two plays submitted to the Competition, that did not receive a Seated or Staged Reading in the Competition, to participate in a Workshop this season. They may alternatively select scripts from third parties that were of interest to the Producer. Our Workshop Producer for this season is Paul Hufker. He can be reached at workshops@villagerstheatre.org.
Selected plays can be presented in a manner as determined by the Workshop Producer. They will be performed in our Zaidi Black Box during our spring or summer months, into fall (Dates To Be Determined).
The Development Workshop Producer will coordinate casting and rehearsals, prior to an actual Villagers Workshop Reading.
Villagers will promote your Development Workshop/Reading online, so you can potentially have an audience. We do not charge for readings but donations are always accepted.
Goals of the New Works Series
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- To provide playwrights and theatres with an opportunity to glimpse the performance potential of their play.
- To provide alternative performance opportunities for local actors and directors.
- Expose our audience to new works.
Playwrights chosen for Readings in either the Competition or Workshops, are required to attend the readings and to participate in talk-backs with the audience. If your play is selected for a Competition Reading or Workshop, you will work with the Producer to select a Director, Cast and Crew (if necessary).
About Mike Sockol
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Our New Works Series is named after Mike Sockol, who passed away on October 1st 2022. He was dedicated to giving back to the community and the arts.
Mike’s pride and passion for New Works has allowed aspiring and accomplished writers to feel heard. We respectfully continue his legacy with “Mike Sockol’s New Works Series”, which was established in 2021 with Mike before his passing, to encourage writers to always follow their passions.
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