Do you feel that? The weeks between the dead of winter and the true start of spring, when you know you are approaching an end, and that something big is still to come.
Well, we know what you’ve been waiting for…
Cherry Picking TwentyFreakingTwentySix!
Things are a bit strange right now. So many of us feel like we’re living day to day, moving from dread to dread. Living at a time when you don’t always know whether to run toward something or run and hide. Living in constant anticipation of the next storm. Living suspended between terror and briefly forgetting we were afraid at all. It can sometimes feel like life is grounded in that pause before the next alarm sounds.
We get it.
But instead of feeling stuck, this year, CP is celebrating the liminal state. That great space between. Thresholds and all the possibilities that come with them.
In honor of our 26th year, we’re celebrating…
The In-Between.
And for you, our friends, that means it’s time to throw your hat in the ring and take on the challenge of writing a brand-new play.
Interested in penning a submission for this year’s CHERRY PICKING festival?
Read on to find out how it works.
ALL INTERESTED WRITERS RSVP by clicking HERE no later than April 1st (no joke).
Once you have accepted this challenge... voila! We will send you your "inspiration" via email: a little nugget to get the juices flowing. At that time, you will also get all the info and writers’ guidelines that you will need to proceed.
You have until May 31st to write a SHORT play INSPIRED by the email you’ve received from the CP team.
After submitting your play, your script goes undercover. We (temporarily) remove your name from your script, a panel of readers gobbles up each submission. And at the end of an evening of bawdy battle, they choose this year's line up.
If your script is chosen, it goes into the history books-as a part of this year's TWENTY-SIXTH bonanza. On a steamy summer night, in the midst of saucy celebration, your play will go public - you will be forever commemorated as part of our new works and big fun.
PASS THIS EMAIL ALONG TO YOUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, RELATIVES, ET AL, invite them to join in the fun!
Whether it's YOUR first time or not, don't miss a chance to be a part of this cherry popping fun- you know how great it feels!
Questions? Just email us at: cherrypickingnyc@gmail.com.
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Cherry Picking is an annual opportunity for writers, both established and burgeoning, to create new material for performance in one night of staged reading.
