CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

A call for writers from the black community to give voice to their experience, causing us to stop...
and listen.

08:46

New World Theatre acknowledges that there is a crisis of understanding and awareness that is deeply rooted in our history of racism, and if we are ever going to fully dismantle the institutions of systemic racism, we need to stop... and listen to those who continue to suffer simply because they are black. We can no longer afford to ignore what is happening to our fellow human beings, which​ is why we are creating a collection of monologues that will give voice to those who can no longer remain silent. Through the power of writing and theatre, we can do our part to amplify the stories of systemic racism and raise the level of awareness and understanding to effect meaningful change in the human heart.

This is an open call to black writers to submit monologues that reflect their personal experience of living while black. The selected works will be published in an anthology entitled, 08:46.

All the profits from the sale of the publication will be split between the contributing writers and charitable organizations that are committed to dismantling systemic racism.

Submission Guidelines

    • Only submissions from black writers will be accepted.
    • One submission per writer.
    • The monologue may be part of a larger work or a stand-alone piece.
    • Deadline for submissions is January 1, 2021

We thank you for using the power of the written word to share your experience, and we greatly look forward to hearing your voice.

Curators and Contributors

We are honored to announce that Leland Gantt, an actor, writer, activist, and author and performer of an autobiographical one-man show, Rhapsody in Black, will be a contributing writer and one of the curators of the newly collected works.

 

LeLand Gantt is a writer and performer of RHAPSODY IN BLACK, an autobiographical solo show developed at The Actors Studio with Estelle Parsons as Directorial Consultant. LeLand self-produced RHAPSODY at the United Solo Festival in 2014, earning a “Best Storyteller” award for himself and a “Best Director” award for Estelle. Since then, LeLand has been touring RHAPSODY both nationally and internationally using it’s “Prismatic reflections on blackness” to ignite and expand conversations about race and identity. A veteran of the stage, Mr. Gantt highlights playing both Iago and Othello, creating the roles of Benny the Jet in Keith Glovers’s IN WALKS ED, and Tempest Landry in Walter Mosley’s THE FALL OF HEAVEN (both world premiers at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park) and most recently, playing Pontius Pilot in Stephen Adly Guirgus’ LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT at La Mama, ETC. Other regional credits include: TWO TRAINS RUNNING and RADIO GOLF (Syracuse Stage); GEM OF THE OCEAN (Arena Stage), JITNEY and SEVEN GUITARS (Pittsburgh Public Theater), and IN WALKS ED (Longwharf Theater). Off-Broadway/Broadway: RHAPSODY IN BLACK (The WorkShop Theater), SLIPPERY WHEN WET (La Mama), ANOTHER MAN’S POISON (Peter Jay Sharpe Theater), Marion McClinton’s POLICE BOYS (Playwright’s Horizons); Oyamo's KILLA DILLA and LET ME LIVE (Drama Desk and Audelco award nominee - Featured Actor), and the revival of MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM starring Whoopi Goldberg (u/s Rock Dutton). Film and Television credits include: Miracle at St. Anna, Requiem for a Dream, Malcolm X, Presumed Innocent, The Good Fight, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, JAG and HBO's The Affair.