The Nextfest Arts Company is delighted to post our submission calls for Theatre (both Scripts and Project Pitches).

Are you an emerging artist looking to produce a project at Nextfest 2024 (May 30-June 9, 2024)?

NEXTFEST 2024 takes place in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Nextfest works on a presentation model similar to the Fringe Festival. Projects are chosen and curated within the festival run but the project itself is lead by a producer who oversees the content and creation of the project as well as all artists associated with the project and all design elements such as set, costumes, etc.

Questions, concerns, queries about submitting?  Have an idea, but not sure how to write about it?  Submitting a script and need some guidance? Hit Ellen up to chat! Contact Ellen Chorley at ellen@nextfest.ca

Below are the submission forms for Theatre script and projects at Nextfest 2024.

Please read the following before submitting your project or script.

The Nextfest Arts Company defines emerging artists as:

• any artist within the first ten years of their career
• an artist who is NOT represented by any organization or union (ACTRA, EQUITY, IATSE, PGC, DGC, ADC, etc.)
• an artist who is NOT represented by an agent or agency

Please read the following before submitting your project or script.

1. Please be sure that the artist(s) submitting is an emerging artist within the first ten years of their career, that is NOT represented by an agent or professional organization (like Equity, Actra, etc.).
2. Please be sure that the artist submitting is NOT a high school student (we have a special submission call for high school students coming soon).
3. Please be sure that artist sends any other important documents with your pitch, script, or digital project to Ellen Chorley (Festival Director, Theatre Curator) in either a WORD DOC or PDF format to ellen@nextfest.ca
4. Please be sure that you and your team will be available to present your project LIVE in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada during Nextfest 2024 (May 30-June 9, 2024).

PITCH A PROJECT

Theatre Project Submission
Due: January 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm MST.

This submission is for emerging artists submitting a project pitch that does not use a traditional script for Nextfest – ie: Sketch Groups, Improv Groups, Cabarets, Comedy, Performance Art, Poetry, etc.

Projects are defined as live events that do not follow a traditional theatre script. If you are submitting a script, please use the Submit a Script (scroll further for this form).

To submit a script please fill out this form: Theatre Mainstage 2024 – Pitch A Project Submission Form

SUBMIT A SCRIPT

Theatre Script Submission
Due: January 10, 2024 at 11:59 pm MST

Please fill out this form if you are a playwright submitting a script for consideration as part of Nextfest 2024 (May 30-June 9, 2024) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

This form is to be used for emerging playwrights to submit a live, in person production of a play/script.

To submit a script, please be sure that you qualify with Nextfest’s definition of an emerging artist:
– you are an artist within the FIRST TEN YEARS of your career
– you are NOT represented by an agent or by a professional organization
– you have NOT had a play published

To submit a script please fill out the following form: Theatre Mainstage 2024 – Submit a Script Submission Form.

NEXTFEST 2024 takes place in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Nextfest works on a presentation model similar to the Fringe Festival. Projects are chosen and curated within the festival run but the project itself is lead by a producer who oversees the content and creation of the project as well as all artists associated with the project and all design elements such as set, costumes, etc

Please provide your script in WORD DOCUMENT or PDF FORMAT ONLY to ELLEN CHORLEY, Festival Director ellen@nextfest.ca.

Questions, concerns, queries about submitting? Have an idea, but are not sure how to write about it? Putting together your first pitch and need some guidance? Hit me up and we’ll chat! Contact Ellen Chorley at ellen@nextfest.ca.