SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 23, 2025
Submit your project to collaborate with Bunce Performing Arts in Fall 2025.
GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
-Your project submission can be ANYTHING theatre-and-arts related.
...EXAMPLES:
>New Play or Musical by playwright (table reading, workshops, full scale production)
>Launching a new production company with BPA's guidance as a launching pad.
>Creating a Choir or Band for a concert.
>Dance concert.
>A unique or reimagined show.
>....ETC.
-You should have an idea of what your project should be and provide examples, demos, script excerpts, etc.
...Try to be as specific as possible, as this will go a long way in making your submission stand out!
-You should detail WHAT YOU WILL PROVIDE and WHAT YOU ARE SEEKING.
...Let us know why you think a collaboration with Bunce Performing Arts would benefit your project.
...What does BPA have that you think you might need?
...Do you have plans to fundraise for your project? (BPA can assist or provide cushion in order to launch things)
...Does your project fit the mission of BPA in some way? (take a look!)
BPA's mission statement:
Bunce Performing Arts tells stories of hope and encouragement to the communities we serve and offers access to theatrical opportunities to people of all ages through affordable, high-quality theatre productions. We cultivate the development, education, and advancement of performers and leadership teams with artists from all levels of experience.
ABOUT THE COLLABORATION SERIES
In a brand new “Collaboration Series,” BPA gives space to artists to explore passion projects under the supervision and guidance of experienced production staff members. This project was born of a desire to give life to new theatre projects, new playwrights, or fresh compositions.
This month-long adventure allows for artists to explore new territory with the security and guidance of Bunce Performing Arts as an established organization and with a designated production manager overseeing the project. The series is a space for composers to test out their compositions, for writers to have table reads, discussions, workshops, and performances, and a place for new production companies to get their footing. It’s a spot for forming choirs, for bands, for dance, for exploration, and for innovation.
The Collaboration Series made its debut in 2024 with The Last Five Years, the inaugural production of Hidden Gem Productions.
We are so excited to see what the next project may be--and it could be YOURS. 2025 project submissions will be due by March 23, 2025. Online form will open February 7, 2025.
Check back here for updates.
2024 Collaboration Project
Collaboration with Hidden Gem Productions to bring you The Last Five Years.
The Last Five Years performed August 30-September 8, 2024 at the Phoenix Theater.
All photos of The Last Five Years taken by BTE Media.
“An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years, the show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.”
Directed by Luke Peterson and featuring Jillian Bader and Jamie Marshall—all three performers in our 2023 production of Elf the Musical. Music Directed by Sean Barker. Managed by Sharayah Russell and produced by Bunce Performing Arts.
REVIEWS of The Last Five Years
