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OPPORTUNITY: Call for Short Plays for Jukebox 2010

Boat Business

The Banana Boat is mounting a Jukebox Season in late July 2010.

What is Jukebox Season?

A revue-style presentation of five ten-minute plays, over five nights in the last week of July 2010.

What do you want?

We are seeking short plays to be part of the Jukebox Season.

Plays must be:
– no more than ten minutes long;
– have at least two characters;
– be an original work.

Is there a theme for this Jukebox Season?

Why yes there is: What’s my stereotype?

How you approach, develop, riff, whatever on this theme is totally up to you.

Who do you want?

You. And you are ideally any one or more of the following:
– a Banana Boat member;
– a Pasifika writer;
– a Maori writer;
– any combination of the above.

How do I submit?

Submit the following to Banana Boat by Wednesday 5 May 2010:
  1.  a ten-minute script;
  2.  a half-A4-page about yourself, the writer; and
  3.  a half-A4-page about the story you’re trying to tell – like why, or how it came about, whatever you feel like.

When do I hear back?

Wednesday 12 May 2010.

What happens after that?

Your favourite three words: “Watch this space.”

But here’s a hint: intense development.

What if I have other questions?

Email Banana Boat for answers.

Rules, Regulations and Important Information

  • The Executive Producers (EPs) are David Mamea and Jenni Heka.

  • Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered unless communication has taken place between the submitter and Banana Boat prior to the deadline. There may be some wiggle room if the late submission is accompanied by a roast pig, bucket of KFC or a negotiable amount of cold hard cash.

  • The decision of the EPs is final. No correspondence, hate mail, abusive txts, phone hang-ups or spittle exchanges will be entered into.

  • The EPs reserve the right to change the Rules, Regulations and Important Information relating to Jukebox Season without notice.

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March 2010 Fono

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Talofa lava
Fakaalofa lahi atu
Malo e lelei
Kia orana
Tena koutou
Ni sa bula
Taloha ni

Welcome to the after-match report.

Present

— were ELENA BOLLINO, MESEPA EDWARDS, RICHARD FOULKES, WILL ILOLAHIA, OLE MAIAVA, CHRIS MOLLOY, CHETAN PATEL, MICHAEL REWIRI-THORSEN, JOHNNY SAGALA, ERIC SMITH, JASON TE KARE, LOUISE TU’U, LEILANI UNASA, JENNI HEKA and DAVID MAMEA.

Apologies

– were received from JASON GREENWOOD, MICHELLE JOHANSSON, JONATHAN RILEY and STAN WOLFGRAMM.

Stuff

JASON brought greetings from the legendary Writers Block writers group in Wellington, established by Hone Kouka in 1999.

The March Creative Clinics were judged a success – participants gained a lot from all three workshops provided, whether it was the one-on-one with Albert Belz, the workshop with James Wilson and some tame actors, or writing-for-newbies by DAVID.

A gentle reminder was given regarding the Producers Workshop in early April.

UPDATE: The workshop was fully booked and is half-way through as this is being typed.

Coming Up

Banana Boat is working to mount a Jukebox 2010 Season in late July with help from Creative New Zealand. Watch your email Inboxes.

Anyone who takes their writing seriously are urged to attend the Wellington Matariki Hui which will take place sometime in June – details to follow, probably from JENNI.

Banana Boat is taking its Creative Clinics to Manukau on 1-2 July 2010. Watch your email Inboxes.

Script Reading

— was courtesy of Playmarket: Jo Randerson‘s Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong. MICHAEL was very game in reading all seven pages of this one-hander despite being the wrong gender.

Next Meeting

— is THURSDAY 22 APRIL at the usual time and place.

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