Clay & Water 2022
Information for Dramaturg Applicants
Overview
Clay & Water 2022 is Clamour Theatre Company’s fourth annual Playwrights’ Retreat & New Play Reading Series. The first two retreats were held live and in-person in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Like so many events during the pandemic, the third retreat was conducted virtually. Given the low vaccination rate in our county, we have reluctantly decided that Clay & Water 2022 will also be virtual.
The upside of that is, since we are unable to provide the selected playwrights with a week away from their ordinary lives to focus on their writing, we again plan to provide each writer the opportunity to work with a dramaturg. The 2022 Retreat will be held Feb 11 – Feb 27, but interactions will mostly take place in the evenings and on weekends. All via Zoom.
THIS IS A PAID OPPORTUNITY FOR FIVE DRAMATURGS
Selected dramaturgs will receive $200 each for their participation.
Dramaturg’s Scope of Work and Duties
The DRAMATURG will support the PLAY with the usual and customary dramaturgical services that DRAMATURG, director, playwright, and THEATRE deem necessary. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Dramaturgical Zoom meeting between DRAMATURG and playwright at a mutually convenient time on Saturday, February 12, 2021 or Sunday, February 13, 2021.
- Attendance at a private (actors, playwright, dramaturg, and Clamour staff) Zoom reading of the PLAY, followed by another dramaturgical Zoom meeting between DRAMATURG and playwright. Both private Zoom reading and dramaturgical Zoom meeting to be scheduled at a mutually convenient time between Tuesday, February 15, 2021 and Sunday, February 20, 2021.
- Attendance at a public Zoom reading of the PLAY to be scheduled between Thursday evening, February 24 and Sunday, February 27, followed by a Zoom meeting, email or phone call summarizing any last dramaturgical thoughts, scheduled at a later date at the DRAMATURG’S discretion .
- DRAMATURG is welcome but not required to attend these additional Zoom events:
— Friday, February 11, evening – Welcome Dinner (participants to provide their own food)
— Friday, February 18, evening – Group Cocktail hour
— Wednesday, February 23, evening – Group Cocktail hour
Additional Information
More information about the overall schedule is available on the page outlining the guidelines for playwright applicants and can be found here: Clay & Water 2022 guidelines (scroll down for the red “Requirements & Schedule” link)
Playwrights’ bios can be found at the event page: Clay & Water 2022
Plays and Playwrights needing Dramaturgs
Plays are listed below in alphabetical order by title. Synopses, writer’s development goals, and dramaturg preference are available under each play (simply click the red plus sign next to each heading to expand that section).
DYING TO PARTY
by Shashone Lambert Short
FAMILY TREE
by Erin Considine
THE GIFT OF BS
by Dave Osmundsen
SUCCULENTS: THE ART OF ADULTING OR “REASONS I AM A TERRIBLE ROOMMATE.”
by Leah Roth Barsanti
TEMPERANCE IN REVERSE
by Ty Halton
How to Apply
Please send an email introducing yourself both professionally and personally. Please tell us which playwright and play you would like to work with and why you think you would be a good fit. Include any questions you might have.
Email: Elaine Smith, esmith@clamourtheatre.org
Deadline: January 3, 2022, 5 pm EST