Madlab Theatre Roulette

Back with their 18th annual Theatre Roulette, MadLab continues to crank out Columbus' longest running shorts festival. This year the festival you can bet on any of three distinct nights of. Theatre Roulette Madlab Player Theatre Roulette Madlab Welcome Bonuses are only available to players who create an account and make their first deposit at Vegas Hero. To be eligible to claim the New Theatre Roulette Madlab Player Theatre Roulette Madlab Welcome Bonuses, players must deposit a minimum of £10 in one instance, for each bonus. 2016 THEATRE ROULETTE Auditions MadLab in Columbus 01/23. There will be one night with a straight flush from a single playwright and two nights that are full of wildcards from a lot of talented.

Theatre Roulette is Ohio’s longest running shorts festival, now celebrating its 22nd year. What began as an “invitation-only” festival expanded to taking local submissions, then to taking submission from across the United States, and now receives over 1,000 scripts annually from every corner of the world. Submissions for Theatre Roulette 2021 open 6/10/20 and will close when we reach 1,500 submissions.
Please follow our submission guidelines to increase the chances of your script being selected.
For this year's Theatre Roulette we will be focusing the three nights of shows into three specific locations. Please great creative with your use of these locations, but note these are the only set pieces available. Props, lighting, costume, and sound effects will be available to further shape your setting.
1. Blank stage - Make the stage whatever you want but there should be no set required. Available furniture: park bench, simple chairs
2. Living room/Bedroom - For at home shows. Available furniture: couch, arm chair, simple chairs, bed, coffee table, bedside table

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3. An office - For shows in a work setting. Available furniture: desk, conference table, simple chairs, white board, podium

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Guidelines

• Scripts should be about 5 to 15 pages and run 5-15 minutes
  • If your script is 25 pages, or 19 pages with size 7 font, we will not read it.
  • If your script is a monologue, it should not be 15 pages. Stick to the 5-15 minute guideline there.
• All submissions should be emailed to submissions@madlab.net
  • Scripts should be PDF’s or Word documents
  • Please attach all scripts to 1 email
  • We're not super picky on formatting, as long as it's legible, but if you want a guide, we like this style.
  • Do not send links
  • Do not send resumes/bios/reviews or anything other than the script
  • We're only going to look at the scripts. The other stuff just gets in the way and makes us grouchy.
• Maximum five submissions per playwright
  • Please attach all scripts to 1 email
  • If you send us 8, we might read the first 5. Or we might not.
• We are not accepting collections at this time
  • If you’ve got 5 solid shows, send them as 5 separate scripts.
• We are a black box theatre. Please keep that in mind.
  • If one of your characters flies in on rigging, or your 10 minute show requires a life size replica of the Enterprise, we’re going to laugh a lot.
• Playwrights will be notified when their script is received, but only contacted further if the show is selected for production.
  • If we had a full-time paid staff we would totally send rejection emails. We know how much you all love them.
• Playwrights will be paid a stipend of $50

“But what are you looking for?”

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What makes a play a “MadLab” play? Like obscenity, it’s hard to define, but we know it and love it when we see it. Here’s a few tips as to what we like to produce and what our audiences have come to expect:

1. Plays with a strong Point of View. Our audiences expect to not only be entertained for an evening, but to leave the theatre with something to think about and remember. We want to read plays from and for the marginalized and forgotten. We love new takes on old problems. We adore speaking Truth to Power.
2. Good Stories with Vibrant Characters. Now, any play can have that strong POV, but the special ones show us that through strong storytelling and equally strong characters. So, mesmerize us with your craft and enchant us with your characters. Bonus points for well written female characters and casts that give an accurate representation of our multiracial society, as well as those that challenge the concept of binary sexuality. We’re not saying we won’t produce your play about 10 white suburban dads and their annual golf outing, but…
3. Plays that are Visual. Ok, we’ll be completely honest – we are on a shoestring budget as far as sets/costumes go, but we’ve been doing this for 25 years and we love an artistic challenge. MadLab is a 75 seat converted garage black box theatre, so plan accordingly. But challenge us. You’d probably be surprised what we’re capable of.
4. Plays that are modern. We definitely respect your historical masterpiece, but if your play involves iambic pentameter or greek gods it’s probably not our speed.
5. Make us Laugh. We’ve been told we have an “offbeat” sense of humor. We’ve also been told we may require psychological counseling. Be bold in your comedy writing, don’t worry about offending us (or our audiences), and never be afraid of being silly.
6. Make us Cry. See above.
7. Heck, do both with the same play. Always the best option to our way of thinking☺

Thanks for your interest. Good luck with your submission, and regardless of the outcome here, be sure to keep writing and producing new works.

SHOWTIMES All Shows at 8 p.m. unless noted below. Black Night - May 12, 20, and 28th Red Night - May 13, 21, 26, and 28 (2 p.m.) Green Night - May 14, 19, 27, and 28 (4 p.m.) Tickets: General Admission - $15 Members - $10 Students/Seniors - $13 press Columbus Dispatch Preview Columbus Dispatch Review ColumbusUnderground Review Columbus Theatre Blog Review

In its seventeenth year, Central Ohio’s longest running shorts festival presents 3 very distinct nights of new works rotating over 3 weekends culminating in the final day when all 3 nights of programming are performed. We are fortunate to be supported by The Community Arts Fund of Columbus Foundation, GCAC, and OAC throughout the year. ​ Black – Featuring 7 selections including 2 by perennial Roulette favorite Mark Harvey Levine and tales of awkward lovers, nervous cows, odd podcasts and more. Directed by Amanda Bauer with assistance from Chad Hewitt. Performances on May 12th, Friday May 20th, and Saturday May 28th at 8 p.m Red -- Featuring 7 selections including 2 by Roulette newcomer Matthew Weaver and stories about old army buddies, the joys of gift giving and lots and lots of kissing. Directed by Audrey Rush. Performances on Friday May 13th, Saturday May 21st and Thursday May 26 at 8 p.m. and Saturday May 28th at 2 p.m. Green – This night is dedicated to the works of one playwright. This year it is Erik Sternberger, whose sci-fi themed collection of short plays includes time travel, aliens, portals to alternate dimensions, cloning, and, of course, the difficulties of dating in the modern age. Directed by Stephen Woosley. Performances on Saturday May 14th, Thursday May 19th, Friday May 27 at 8 p.m. and Saturday May 28 at 4 p.m.