SF Theater Festival invites Bay Area (and beyond) theater groups & solo performers to participate in the fifth annual festival. This past July, over 10,000 people attended short performances (under 30 minutes) by more than 75 theater groups in a FREE celebration of theater. The festival is your opportunity to work together with rest of theater community to focus attention on THEATER. Excellent exposure and many promotional benefits are guaranteed!
Click here for the 2008 Application.
Submit your application by fax to (415) 291-8690. Or email to producer@sftheaterfestival.org
Application Deadlines:
- Early Deadline: March 7, 2008
- Final Deadline: May 15, 2008
- (Wait list begins after May 15th)
(The earlier you sign up, the better your chance of getting a preferred time slot/venue)
Festival Contest for Young Artists – Now Accepting Submissions!
In a effort to give young writers and performers a forum to express themselves on stage, The San Francisco Theater Festival and Writer/Director Tatjana Greiner have teamed up to produce an exciting new annual contest for Bay Area playwrights, one-person show performers, stand-ups, comedians, and spoken word artists between the ages of 14 and 21. No entry fee. The three winning pieces will receive a professionally staged performance at the festival on Sunday, July 27, 2008. First prize will receive a cash award of $100.
Click here for submission guidelines.
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Here is what past participants had to say about the festival:
“It’s a great idea to expose companies to new audiences.”
“The festival built a monumental excitement that is contagious. The people I know who attended have been telling lots of people about it, and the biggest comment is ‘I want to know when it is for next year’.”
“Many people don’t realize there is so much theatre in the Bay Area. They may see a lot of performances they would not normally look for or be drawn to.”
“We interacted with hundreds of people at our table, handed out lots of flyers for shows and classes, and added 60 people to our mailing list. In the past year we’ve had … people come to our shows saying they’d seen us at the San Francisco Theaer Festival.
“It appears the festival is doing precisely what it has promised—attracting new audiences to our companies.”
“The hosts interviewing each director/cast after each show was awesome, giving people a chance to plug their work, hand out flyers, etc.”
“Where else can you get such a cross section in close proximity over a very short period of time. Excellent opportunity to build audiences.”
“We sensed that many people in our audience were turned into potential audience members for future performances. I am sure this was a universal phenomenon.”
