EMERALD COAST THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA THEATRE FESTIVAL

EMERALD COAST THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES

FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA THEATRE FESTIVAL

The 3rd Annual Northwest Theatre Festival will be staged May 15-19

at 560 Grand Boulevard, Upstairs, in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin

Deadline for Submissions is April 8, 2019

Miramar Beach, Florida (February 16, 2019) — Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) announces an

open call for entries to its third annual hosting of Northwest Florida Theatre Festival, May 15-19, 2019.

The call for entries is open to anyone interested in staging plays, performance art, musicals, dance and/or published or unpublished original work. Submitted pieces must be no longer than 90 minutes.

This is an open, non-juried invitation for regional involvement. Audience ratings will be self-determined by the artists, not the Festival. Shows are required to list their warnings (Language, Adult Content, Nudity, Violence, Extreme Situations). Ratings are based on recommended minimum ages as follows: All Ages, 7+, 13+, 18+.

A $50 per production application fee includes All Festival Participant Passes for up to 5 participants. Each performing group accepted will receive five complimentary tickets per performance to their show.

ECTC will provide a technical director and a production coordinator to assist with each piece. Lights and set will be general in nature; special needs will be considered, but are not guaranteed. Performing groups will be responsible for providing their own stage manager, props, costumes and specialized set pieces. ECTC will have acting cubes, small table and chairs and a few other pieces for use.

Deadline for entry applications is April 8, 2019. Technical rehearsal dates are May 7-11 and the Festival will run May 15-21.

Show times will be Wednesday-Friday between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. More show times will be added if needed, which may include Monday and Tuesday May 14 and 15.

The Festival will be staged at Emerald Coast Theatre Company’s performance space located at 560 Grand Boulevard, upstairs, in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin in Miramar Beach, Florida.

Festival show ticket prices are set by each producing organization and will range from $15 to $25. All access passes will be available for purchase for $100. Forty percent of the ticket price will go to the performing organization.

The Northwest Florida Theatre Festival is designed as an inclusive and creative celebration of a community of artists. The Festival will be produced in concert with the Cultural Arts Alliance’s Art Week South Walton. Beachcomber Magazine is the media sponsor.

“Each year this festival grows in both the variety of content and the types of groups involved,” said ECTC producing artistic director Nathanael Fisher. “We are thrilled to be able to open our doors and give a stage to foster creativity in our community and welcome everyone to join us on stage or as an audience member."

For more information and to download an online application to enter the Northwest Florida Theatre Festival, visit www.NWFTheatreFestival.com. To follow the conversation, use hashtag #AStageForAll.

To make a tax-deductible donation, volunteer or learn more about Emerald Coast Theatre Company, find them on Facebook, call (850) 684-0323 and visit www.emeraldcoasttheatre.org.

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ABOUT THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA THEATRE FESTIVAL

The Northwest Florida Theatre Festival is an inclusive and creative celebration of a community of artists embracing what makes us the same and what makes us unique. Engage in the Northwest Florida Theatre Festival as a performer or participant in the experience and become a part of an innovative avant-garde gathering of art and artists. Hosted by Emerald Coast Theatre Company at 560 Grand Boulevard, Upstairs, Miramar Beach, Florida, May 15-21, 2019, various times, unjuried and uncensored, groups may submit to produce a show by April 8, 2019. Performances are open to the public. Tickets range from $15-$25, VIP Passes for the entire run are $100. For more information, submission application, schedule, and ticket sales go to: www.NWFTheatreFestival.com. #AStageForAll

ABOUT EMERALD COAST THEATRE COMPANY

Emerald Coast Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) founded in 2012 by Nathanael Fisher, MFA, and his wife, Anna Fisher. Based in Miramar Beach, Florida, ECTC’s mission is to enrich and entertain the Emerald