GLBT Playwrights and Artists Sought for Fresh Fruit Festival

[kweerwolf]

Fresh Fruit, New York City’'s July celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender arts and culture, is currently seeking submissions.

"The festival enters its fourth year of providing two weeks of LGBT culture and art. Diversity is its keyword and the festival has presented many aspects of LGBT culture from hip hop to cabaret from theater to spoken word and beyond," according to press notes.

The festival accepts submissions of plays long or short, performance, music, dance, video, film, multimedia, poetry, spoken word, fiction, cabaret, musicals, mimes, dance, jugglers, visual art, comedy, singing, baton twirling, tap, ballet, opera; any creative expression is welcome.

The submission deadline is February 5th, and those whose works are selected will be notified in mid-March. There is a $35 fee for Fresh Fruit membership, which includes (amongst other things) free entrance to all Fresh Fruit Festival performances forever.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=6704

Just in case there are any of us "artistic" types out there who don't mind being called "fresh fruit" ... ;-)

[xchrom]

1. i just read a post where somebody was in the 2nd grade in the 70's

apparently i'm not fresh any more -- and i'm feeling petulant and bitter about it.

so. i guess i'm bitter fruit today.

[kweerwolf]

2. Fine! Be a grapefruit then! ... LOL!

[xchrom]

3. a big ol' florida grapefruit!