MTW's Distillery Festival of New Works
Macha Theatre Works
About the project and the company
NEW FOR 2023: THE DISTILLERY NEW WORKS FESTIVAL!
Join us in April for a weekend of 7 New Works. Friday April 14 – Sunday April 16, 2023
Plays written by writers from the Seattle area and beyond.
This will take place at West of Lenin in Seattle’s Fremont Neighborhood.
What is the Distillery series?
The Macha Distillery series is a celebration of emerging theater and an opportunity for playwrights to gain valuable feedback on new work. Each play in the series receives a live reading by a cast of professional actors, allowing it to live and breathe off the page. The readings conclude with a discussion of the play with the playwright, giving writers the chance to receive feedback from Seattle audiences and providing a platform for audiences to help shape new works in process.
Distillery Goals
Traditionally, the distillery process involves heating a liquid, then allowing it to condense into a new product. Here at Macha’s play Distillery, we do the same thing with stories, allowing them to rise, change, and settle into something new. This is part of how Macha cultivates new plays that feature strong feminist themes. Whether playwrights are interested in testing out bold new ideas or putting the final touches on a nearly-finished script, the Distillery is here to help.
Looking for Actors to Volunteer to help grow New Works
We have 7 Plays with 33 characters many of these can be double-cast within the script and actors are welcome to be in more than one reading. At this time this is a volunteer position with an honorarium of $20 to cover expenses you might incur.
Here is the Link to the Google Form: https://forms.gle/TpnAZYY1Hb49Wkg27
Location of Audition
The 'Audition' is only a video submission. We hope to minimize the impact on actors and create an internal database of interested parties for the 7 Directors to go to for casting. Actors will be contacted directly by directors of each piece. The casting form has information on all of the plays and who the writers/directors are.
Other details
We are always working in draft and appreciate any feedback.
Please send to Machacasting@gmail.com
We understand that volunteering is not an option for everyone.
We are a small theatre who supports women and non-binary writers with a mostly volunteer staff.
We are providing access and opportunity to as many folx as possible.
Audition requirements
Please go to our Google Form to send in your audition information and to read character and play descriptions. https://forms.gle/TpnAZYY1Hb49Wkg27
Additional information
Preferred method of submission
Other
Audition/Interview dates
Rolling Submissions
Pay type
Stipend
Audition location
Seattle wa
Callbacks or second audition/interview?
Depending on show and director
Submission instructions
https://forms.gle/TpnAZYY1Hb49Wkg27
Union Requirements
Non-Union
Sides or script location
https://forms.gle/TpnAZYY1Hb49Wkg27
Equity Contract
Non-Union