NEWS RELEASE — BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY 2016 BREAKING GROUND SERIES NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

CALLING ALL PLAYWRIGHTS!
BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY’S
2016 BREAKING GROUND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
★ NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS ★

Breaking Ground, Brimmer Street Theatre Company’s play development program, is now accepting submissions for 2016. Breaking Ground is an opportunity for playwrights to work with BSTC’s ensemble and other artists to finalize a fully-drafted script-in-progress through a collaborative rehearsal process culminating in a workshop performance. The application deadline is Sunday, February 21 at midnight.

Breaking Ground is a play development program aimed to move nearly-completed scripts to a final draft through the collaboration and discovery provided by a rehearsal process. Writers interested in polishing a script using an ensemble-driven, collaborative process are encouraged to visit www.brimmerstreet.org/breaking-ground to complete an application and submit the current draft of their script. Projects will be selected by the BSTC ensemble based on the play’s potential fit for the company; writers are encouraged to submit plays with smaller-sized casts. Selected playwrights will receive a small stipend. Screenplays will not be considered.

The Breaking Ground program is a follow-up initiative to BSTC’s seven-years-strong Blueprint Series, through which playwrights advance an idea for a play from a brainstorm to a first draft script. The goal of Breaking Ground is to advance a rough draft to a final script that is ready for possible production. Both programs are funded in part by a grant from the LA County Arts Commission.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company is a non-profit ensemble theatre that creates and produces new works of theatre in order to cultivate artists and engage audiences in Los Angeles. By working from a select core of talented artists, BSTC aims to produce a unique brand of American theatre that is rooted in a common experience and driven by their commitment to building better theatre that is challenging, extraordinary, and inspiring.

Applications for the 2016 Breaking Ground program are available for download at www.brimmerstreet.org/breaking-ground. Actors, directors, designers, and producers interested in participating as collaborative artists should email info@brimmersteet.org.

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02-03-16

NEWS RELEASE — Brimmer Street Theatre Company Fundraiser Set for Saturday 8/15 at 7pm at Emerson College LA

BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY
ANNOUNCES 2015 BENEFIT GALA

VISIONS AND DREAMS:
a lucid performance fundraiser

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 AT 7PM
AT EMERSON COLLEGE LOS ANGELES

Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced its 2015 Benefit Gala, VISIONS AND DREAMS: a lucid performance fundraiser, on Saturday, August 15. Dreamtime will be from 7—11pm at the spectacular new campus of Emerson College LA. Net proceeds will help fund BSTC’s theatrical work including its flagship new play development programs — the Blueprint Series and Breaking Ground.

VISIONS AND DREAMS will showcase immersive performance art from the Brimmer Street ensemble, an open bar featuring craft beer and local wine, a silent auction featuring tickets to premiere cultural events, food and art created exclusively in Los Angeles, and open views from the beautiful outdoor terrace on the fifth floor of the brand new Emerson College LA. Semi-formal attire is requested.

Tickets for VISIONS AND DREAMS: a lucid performance fundraiser are $50 and are available online at http://brimmerstreet.org/. Emerson College LA is located at 5960 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, 90028. Parking is available on Gordon Street just below Sunset.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company is a non-profit ensemble theatre that creates and produces new works of theatre in order to cultivate artists and engage audiences in Los Angeles. By working from a select core of talented artists, BSTC aims to produce a unique brand of American theatre that is rooted in a common experience and driven by their commitment to building better theatre that is challenging, extraordinary, and inspiring.

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07-27-15

NEWS RELEASE —BRIMMER ST. THEATRE CO. NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2015 BLUEPRINT SERIES

CALLING ALL PLAYWRIGHTS!
BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY’S
2015 BLUEPRINT SERIES
NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

Brimmer Street Theatre Company’s seventh annual Blueprint Series is now accepting submissions, with a deadline of August 24 to submit applications. The Blueprint Series provides opportunities for playwrights to work with the BSTC ensemble, in collaboration with other artists, to develop new plays.

The BSTC Blueprint Series focuses on developing work from the ground up (completed scripts are not eligible for this program). Projects will be selected by the BSTC ensemble based on the concept of a play, including genre, plot, cast, along with other elements. Duration of the development process is ten weeks, at the conclusion of which the company may offer further studio development, a public reading, or even a full production of a play that has been built during the process.

Past Blueprint Series projects have included Pack up the Moon by Christina Cigala (produced by BSTC in 2013), All Your Hard Work by Miles Brandman (produced by BSTC in 2012), 1969 by Damon Chua (produced by GatChu Productions and Rogue Machine Theatre in 2012), Leiris/Picasso by David Jette (produced by BSTC in 2010), and more.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company is a non-profit ensemble theatre that creates and produces new works of theatre in order to cultivate artists and engage audiences in Los Angeles. By working from a select core of talented artists, BSTC aims to produce a unique brand of American theatre that is rooted in a common experience and driven by their commitment to building better theatre that is challenging, extraordinary, and inspiring.

Applications for the 2015 Brimmer Street Theatre Company Blueprint Series may be downloaded at http://www.brimmerstreet.org/blueprint/, and submission deadline is Monday, August 24 at midnight. Those interested in participating as collaborative artists, including actors, directors, designers, and producers, should email info@brimmersteet.org.

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07-21-15