THE SEVEN Winners Will Be Announced Soon!
THEME: Uninvited Guests
THE SEVEN is one of the nation's premiere short new works festivals. It features seven fully produced world premieres, utilizing seven different directors and a professional ensemble cast. The scripts are read by a jury of theatre professionals (blindly, without any identification of the playwright), and the seven highest scoring scripts will be produced. This year, the jury will select from scripts based on the theme: “Uninvited Guests.” The overall Jury Award-winner will be awarded the Bradford Gromelski Prize, and will receive transportation to/from and lodging at the festival.
Important Dates
April 14 , 2024, at 11:59 PM (PST): Submission deadline [CLOSED]
May 3, 2024: Winners of THE SEVEN announced
June 6–9: THE SEVEN short works fest performances
This production will run June 6–9. Performances will be held at FUSION | 708 in downtown Albuquerque. Performances are Thursday & Friday at 7 PM, Saturday at 2 PM & 7 PM, and Sunday at 3 PM.
General Admission: $40 | Seniors over 65: $35 | Students: $20
Submission Rules
-THE SEVEN is comprised of world premiere productions. The script must never have been produced in order to be accepted. Scripts that have received public readings only ARE eligible.
-The theme for this year's fest is “Uninvited Guests.” Submit only unpublished/unproduced scripts which relate to this theme in some way. All theatrical genres are acceptable (drama, comedy, musical, monologues, etc.).
-Scripts may be a maximum of 10 pages, in standard playwriting formats. Character/title pages do not count against the 10 page script maximum.
-Each script must be submitted as a single file set-up in this order:
1. Title page with all playwright contact information
2. Title page with no contact information
3. The script
-Make sure to include your email address. Once the submissions have been logged-in, you will receive a confirmation email, which could take up to 72 hours.
-Beginning this year, all Submissions must be digital.
-Playwrights can submit a maximum of TWO scripts total.
-There are no age/gender/career, etc. limitations in this submission process. It is open to all, and scripts from anywhere in the world will be accepted.
-If you are submitting a musical, make sure to include links to the audio files (without any identifying playwright/composer information) within the body of the script.
About the Theme Suggestion Winner!
KATHY MILLÉ WIMMER
Kathy Millé Wimmer has been acting in and around Albuquerque for ages and is a member of various musical groups. She recently performed in and was the musical director for the New Mexico Shakespeare Festival's As You Like It. She has also written scripts for musical narration and short plays and for telling stories with her harp as a member of the duo Bardic Sisters. Since 2015, Kathy has been the narrator for Música Antigua de Albuquerque's Christmas concerts, a role passed down from local theatre legend Phil Bock. She recently retired from her career as a producer for NMPBS's "New Mexico In Focus."
Although it's been a while since she's been on the FUSION stage, she was involved in the company's nascent production of the Wakefield Mystery Cycle's The Crucifixion, staged in an amphitheater in Cerrillos back in 2000. "I've voted for themes for THE SEVEN before," Kathy says, "and even submitted some ideas in the past, usually after giving those ideas much thought. This time, the theme 'Uninvited Guests' just came to me almost as soon as I saw the call for submissions." She is very excited that her idea was chosen, and hopes playwrights have great fun with the theme.