First Annual Words Rising New Dawn Reading Series

Under the Spell Productions, a premiere dramatic production company in New York City, announces the first annual Words Rising New Dawn Reading Series. Words Rising is a script competition which provides talented writers the opportunity to showcase their work.

Writers are encouraged to submit their best dramatic work (screenplay or stageplay) to Words Rising for review by our well-connected panel of professionals in the performing arts, film, and related fields. Three winning scripts will be selected for a staged reading in New York City's theater district, and produced by the team at Under the Spell Productions in the spring of 2008. The Words Rising New Dawn Reading Series is a wonderful way for emerging writing talent to take their career to the next level.

Founded in 2005, Under the Spell Productions is a dramatic production company committed to providing trained professionals in the performing arts opportunities to perform and showcase their talent. In the span of two short years, Under the Spell Productions has presented four major productions, among them the premiere of an original performance piece, It Goes Unsaid at the UCLA Raw Performing Arts Series in 2006.

The Words Rising New Dawn Reading Series opens Under the Spell Productions' third season with a focus on new creative voices. Highlighting the power of theater, our aim is to discover new writing talent and help bring their vision to the stage.

Writers from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit their best work to Words Rising by September 30th October 31st. A $15 entry fee must accompany all submissions. Entries after October 30th will be accepted until November 15th for an additional fee of $5.

Writers retain full legal copyright of all submitted material. All genres are welcome, however submissions must be in a dramatic form. Submissions of non-dramatic material (i.e. novels, short stories, non-fiction articles, etc.) are highly discouraged. All script submissions are guaranteed a one page critique.

For more details please visit http://www.underthespell.org or send an e-mail inquiry to:

newdawn@underthespell.org