The Salon Series - What is it?
The Salon Series is our new works development lab, where the focus is for the writer, actors, and facilitators alike to practice their craft as part of a team. We are particularly interested in scripts that are in that in-between place, where a simple reading is no longer productive, but the script isn't ready for a full workshop or performance. The Salon Series effectively fills the space for what could come after a writer's group process.
All plays selected for a salon go through a three-rehearsal process, spanning the course of 7-10 days. The first rehearsal follows our format for Craft Development Readings, where we read through the play and then go through a Liz Lerman-esque process for critical response. We then give the writer a week or so to make changes to their pages before our second rehearsal, where we start encouraging actors to make choices and play. The third rehearsal is a "dress run" before our livestream performance. The writer is encouraged to make changes to their script throughout the rehearsal process, as they see fit.
We facilitate this process by working with the writer before rehearsals begin, casting, making a Facebook event and a graphic for the salon, and informing our community through our mailing list and social media accounts.
If you are a playwright and would like to send us a play, our submissions process for 2024 will be happening late winter/early spring. Our submissions link is here.
Additionally, if you are interested in submitting your script to us, we highly recommend checking out our Past Salons page to get a sense of how broadly we interpret our mission to "explore modern myth." We also have full recordings of all the pandemic salons on our YouTube page.
Go forth and explore your myth!
We facilitate this process by working with the writer before rehearsals begin, casting, making a Facebook event and a graphic for the salon, and informing our community through our mailing list and social media accounts.
If you are a playwright and would like to send us a play, our submissions process for 2024 will be happening late winter/early spring. Our submissions link is here.
Additionally, if you are interested in submitting your script to us, we highly recommend checking out our Past Salons page to get a sense of how broadly we interpret our mission to "explore modern myth." We also have full recordings of all the pandemic salons on our YouTube page.
Go forth and explore your myth!