Mark Brokaw, Artistic Director
2012
DATES AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ANNOUNCED FOR
YALE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC THEATRE
JUNE 4-17, 2012
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
DECEMBER 15, 2011 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2012
The YALE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC THEATRE (Mark Brokaw, Artistic Director) will select up to three original music theatre works to be developed in an intensive lab setting in New Haven June 4-17, 2012. Submissions will be accepted December 15, 2011, through February 1, 2012.
Established in 2009, YIMT is a program of the Yale School of Drama (James Bundy, Dean) that endeavors to bridge the gap between training and the professional world for emerging composers, playwrights, lyricists, and librettists. YIMT seeks distinctive and original music theatre works by emerging composers and writers to be developed in an intensive lab setting. During a two-week summer residency in New Haven, the Institute matches the authors of the selected works with collaborators, including professional directors and music directors, as well as a company of actors and singers that includes professionals from NYC and current Yale students. The residency culminates with open rehearsal readings of each project, presented as part of the 2012 International Festival of Arts & Ideas.
The selections for the inaugural YALE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC THEATRE in 2009 were the book musicals sam i was with book, music, and lyrics by Sam Wessels and POP! with book and lyrics by Maggie-Kate Coleman and music by Anna K. Jacobs and the opera Invisible Cities with score and libretto by Christopher Cerrone. The Institute’s other projects have included The Daughters with music and libretto by Shaina Taub, and Stuck Elevator with music by Byron Au Yong and libretto by Aaron Jafferis, in 2010, and Maren of Vardø with music by Jeff Myers and libretto by Royce Vavrek, Pregnancy Pact with music by Julia Meinwald and book and lyrics by Gordon Leary, and The Profit of Creation with music by Tim Rosser and book and lyrics by Charlie Sohne, in 2011.
ELIGIBILITY
The Yale Institute for Music Theatre accepts applications for projects at various stages of development but focuses on work that is ready to be explored musically and dramatically with performers and directors. Submissions cannot have had a professional production.
Book musicals and other imaginative music theatre projects are welcome. Only composers, playwrights, lyricists, or librettists who are current graduate students; or who have graduated from an accredited degree granting institution (undergraduate or graduate) within the past five years; or who are current Yale students (undergraduate or graduate) are eligible to apply.
Applicants may only submit one work for consideration. Composers and writers may apply as individuals or as part of a team.
Participants must be available for the full duration of the residency. Each member of the writing team will receive an honorarium of $1,000, as well as round-trip transportation and accommodation.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
Submissions will be accepted beginning December 15, 2011, and must be received by February 1, 2012. Note: this is not a postmark date.
All submissions must include the following:
- three copies of a script with lyrics or a full libretto (no DVDs, videotapes, or photographs);
- three copies of a synopsis of no more than one page, with a list of characters and instrumentation;
- three copies of a CD (no audio tapes) of at least 20 minutes of music, including a minimum of five songs accompanied by the sheet music for those songs. Piano and vocals are sufficient, and a composer’s demo is acceptable though not preferred. Studio demos are not necessary. No midi recordings will be accepted. Songs must be in sequence on the CD and clearly noted in the script;
- three copies of a one-page biography or resume for each creative artist;
- three copies of the history of the work’s development and a brief description of what the creative team hopes to achieve at the Institute;
- a completed application form signed by all collaborators (book writer, composer, lyricist, librettist). If the proposed project is an adaptation of an existing work that is not in the public domain, proof of fully secured rights must accompany the submission.
Application forms are available at drama.yale.edu/YIMT.
Submissions should be addressed to:
Yale Institute for Music Theatre
c/o Yale School of Drama
P.O. Box 208244
New Haven, CT 06520-8244
For more information about the Yale Institute for Music Theatre or the application process, please email yimt@yale.edu or call (203) 432-1591.
All applicants will be notified of selection by April 1, 2012.
MARK BROKAW (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) Recent Broadway credits include After Miss Julie, Reckless, The Constant Wife, and the new musical Cry-Baby. New York premieres include works by David Auburn, Douglas Carter Beane, Eric Bogosian, Charles Busch, Julia Cho, Lisa Kron, Kenneth Lonergan, Craig Lucas, Nicky Silver, Paula Vogel, and Wendy Wasserstein. His regional credits include the Sondheim Celebration at the Kennedy Center, the Guthrie, Center Theatre Group, Yale Rep, Steppenwolf, Seattle Rep, Hartford Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, Sundance Theatre Lab, and O’Neill Theatre Conference. His work has also been seen at London’s Donmar Warehouse, Dublin’s Gate Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. He is the recipient of the Alan Schneider Award presented by TCG, a TCG-PEW Residency Grant, a Fosse Fellowship, the OBIE and Drama Desk, and the Drama League Fellowship. Mark is an associate artist of the Roundabout Theatre in New York and a Yale School of Drama graduate.
FRIENDS OF YALE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC THEATRE
This group of industry artists, producers and generous patrons
support the Institute at Yale and serve as mentors for YIMT artists.
Debbie Bisno, Chair
Merritt Forrest Baer
Walter Bobbie
Michael DeSantis & Patrick Baugh
Ruth Hendel
Stacey Mindich
Janet Pailet
Eva Price & Avram Freedberg
Hal Prince
Susan Stroman
Kara Unterberg
Barry & Fran Weissler
