The New Ideas Festival

The New Ideas Festival is a juried, three-week annual festival of new writing, works-in-progress and experimental theatre, with a different program of plays each week, and a staged reading on Saturdays at noon. It runs from March 9 - 26, 2011.

All Shows: Evenings at 8pm • Saturday Reading at Noon • Saturday matinée at 2:30pm

2011 New Ideas Festival Submission Guidelines

Download: New Ideas 2011 Call for Submissions.doc

The New Ideas Festival:

• Began in 1989 as one of the few juried theatre festivals in Toronto.
• Encourages playwrights to stay involved in the project throughout the rehearsal process.
• Is part of the Alumnae Theatre, a not-for-profit and non-union company, which actively encourages diversity in its casting and membership.
• Is focused on development and community. It does not charge entry fees to participants, or pay fees, royalties or a box office share to participants.
• Provides dramaturgical support to assist in script development.
• Provides Directors, Stage Managers, technical and front of house staff with rehearsal space and publicity.

Alumnae Theatre Company retains creative discretion over the festival as a whole.

ALUMNAE THEATRE COMPANY
70 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2W6 • 416-364-4170
Email: contactus@alumnaetheatre.com
New Ideas: newideas@alumnaetheatre.com