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Rules & Regulations for full length plays:- 

  1. All participants must be 25 years of age or under as of January 1, 2009.
  2. Plays must have a minimum duration of one hour.
  3. The plays may be in any language.
  4. The plays need not have an original script.
  5. Final date for registration: 1 September 2009. At the time of registration a refundable deposit of Rs.300 will be taken from the group.
  6. The screening and selection of plays is in Sep-Oct 2009 and the  finalists will be announced by November 1st, 2009.
  7. The festival will be held from 8 - 13 December 2009 at the NCPA Experimental Theatre,& Prithvi Theatre, Bombay.
  8. It is not mandatory for auditioning plays to present the Screening Committee with their final costumes, sets and props. It is important to provide 'as clear an idea' of them as possible though.
  9. Final participants will be given fixed number of tickets at pre-determined rates for their show-day as well as for the other days. The teams will keep and use the proceeds from the ticket sales to cover their production costs.
  10. Make-up, lights and sound will be provided to the participants.
  11. All participants will be awarded a Thespo Certificate. Winners of the awards will get the ‘Thespo’ and a certificate.
  12. Awards will be given in the following categories:
    Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Actress, Outstanding Supporting Actor, Outstanding Supporting Actress, Outstanding Production Design, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Play, Outstanding Original Script. 

Please Note:

  • The emphasis is NOT on competition but on coming together as a unit to create an entertaining festival for a paying audience.
  • If you have a talent, which you would like to put up at Thespo, please contact the Organizing Committee. (This includes playing an instrument, reading poetry, performing a monologue etc.)

Registration Format:

Hi. Welcome to Thespo 11! If you have a play that you want to audition for Thespo, please go through the following details carefully and send us you registration form (attached) duly filled before the 10th September, 2009.

In order to register your play you will need to send us an email (thespo@gmail.com) with the following details:

  • Name of College/Group (Optional)
  • Name of Play
  • Name of Writer
  • Name of Director
  • Cast Members (Optional)
  • Synopsis (Approximately 50 words)
  • Duration (Compulsory)
  • Language
  • Name of Contact Person along with phone number and e-mail id
  • The Thespo 11 Screening Team will be travelling to over 6 cities during the month of October. Please tell us at the time of registration if there are any dates that will be absolutely impossible for you to audition on. So that we can schedule the travel dates accordingly.
  • A deposit of Rs. 300 only which will be refunded if the teams comply with the following conditions:
    • The team attends the screening.
    • The play is minimum one hour long and the team shows the panel at least one hour of their production.
    • All members of the team (excluding the writer and producer) are under the age of 25 i.e born after 1 January 1983.
    • All the team members submit a copy of their photo ID that gives their date of birth/proof of age.
    • A clean and legible copy of the script. (Please make sure that you do not include stage directions or abusive language in the copy as it is to be submitted to the Censor Department. However, there are no such restrictions for the performance.)

The teams must fulfil the above formalities before 10 September, 2009.  The screening dates in each city will be announced by 25 September, 2009.

Rules & Regulations for full length plays:-

  1. All participants must be 25 years of age or under as of January 1, 2009.
  2. Plays must have a minimum duration of one hour.
  3. The plays may be in any language.
  4. The plays need not have an original script.
  5. Final date for registration: 10 September 2009. At the time of registration a refundable deposit of Rs.300 will be taken from the group.
  6. The screening and selection of plays is in Sep-Oct 2009 in your city. The finalists will be announced by November 1st, 2009.
  7. The festival will be held from 8 - 13 December 2009 at the NCPA Experimental Theatre & Prithvi Theatre, Bombay.
  8. It is not mandatory for auditioning plays to present the Screening Committee with their final costumes sets and props. It is important to provide 'as clear an idea' of them as possible though.
  9. Final participants will be given fixed number of tickets at pre-determined rates for their show-day as well as for the other days. The teams will keep and use the proceeds from the ticket sales to cover their production costs.
  10. Make-up, lights and sound will be provided to the participants.
  11. All participants will be awarded a Thespo Certificate. Winners of the awards will get the ‘Thespo’ and a certificate.
  12. Awards will be given for Outstanding Talent in the following categories: Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Production Design,  Director, Play, Original Script. 

Please Note:

  • The emphasis is NOT on competition but on coming together as a team to create an entertaining festival for a paying audience.
  • If you have a talent, which you would like to put up at Thespo, please contact team Thespo. (This includes playing an instrument, reading poetry, performing a monologue etc.)

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