OCTA Seeks Submissions from Directors for 2010-2011 Season

You've had a dream show in your imagination. You've always wanted to produce it, to make it come alive. Now, let the Olathe Community Theater Association help you to make that dream a reality!

The board of directors of the Olathe Community Theater Association (OCTA) is looking for directors for our 2010-2011 season. Are you a person who's exhibited a creative spirit and an enterprising mind? If so, we'd like to invite you to submit a slate of one, two, or three scripts you'd like to direct at OCTA. Send them to us in an email in care of octa.directors@olathetheatre.org, accompanied by your theatrical resume, by October 31, 2009. Additionally, please indicate the months of the year, from late Fall 2010 to late Spring 2011 that you are available.

This year OCTA is selecting its season from submissions from directors and selections from the OCTA board. We encourage all directors to submit shows that you have wanted to direct but have been unable to have produced. An important consideration to keep in mind when you submit shows to OCTA is that our season is typically five shows, only one of which is a musical. The rest of the season is most usually a mix of comedies, dramas and comedy-dramas. For the best chance of having your script selected for the 2010-11 season, please include a variety of genres in your submission. If, however, there's one show that's your dream show, by all means, submit it. At OCTA we respect and encourage your passion for the material.

Another point to think about is the size of the facility. OCTA productions have certainly stretched and put the facility to the test, but we're not going to be putting on "Miss Saigon" in our space. The OCTA stage and theater are both wonderfully intimate spaces that are geared toward smaller shows -- although many of our past productions have used quite imaginative staging to stretch the space. View a list of our past shows to give you a sense of the sort of productions that we've done before. (Don't be afraid to submit a show that you see on the list, at OCTA we're open to reviving a production from our history).

At OCTA we own our own building. You get to rehearse in the performance space from Day One. You won't be lugging props or costumes from one location to another. Also, we don't interfere with your artistic decisions. Show us you can do it and we'll help make it possible!

If one of your submissions is considered for our season, we'll contact you later this year to set up an interview. So, take a moment to consider partnering with us to produce a great piece of theater. Send in your suggestions and resume today!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Josh Davenport
Chairman, OCTA Season Selection Committe