SUBMIT YOUR STORY
We are built by the stories you share!
Three easy steps to SUBMITTING YOUR MATERIAL
Step 1: Review Our Upcoming Themes
2023 Salon Theatre Themes
Remembrance of Things Present
The Holocaust didn’t end at liberation. Those born in the generations that followed still feel its deep and resounding imprint on their hearts, minds and lives. Do you have a personal story about how the legacy of the Holocaust impacts your life or someone you know? Do you grieve, suffer, hope or heal? Was an important lesson learned? This isn’t the
survivor’s story, but yours.
Deadline for submissions
August 15, 2022
Out Loud
The LGBTQI+ community is filled with Jewish people and their unique experiences. Are you a member or an ally with a story to tell? Share an important moment that explores the beauty of the queer community through the power of
love, the heartache of loss and the journey of finding one’s place in the world.
Deadline for submissions
December 31, 2022
What a Surprise!
Life is full of surprises. Share with us your harrowing, humorous and heart-breaking stories of life’s biggest surprises. From joyous moments, deep losses, and everything in between, you never know what’s around the corner. Did a surprise birthday go wrong? Were you blindsided by someone close to you? Did a pet wander into your life and change everything? Did the surprise delight or devastate?
Deadline for submissions
December 31, 2022
Mooncakes & Mitzvahs
More Info Coming Soon
Deadline for submissions
December 31, 2022
Some Good Men
More Info Coming Soon
Deadline for submissions
December 31, 2022
Rituals, Redemption & Returning
More Info Coming Soon
Deadline for submissions
December 31, 2022
I’ve Been There
More Info Coming Soon
Deadline for submissions
December 31, 2022
Chutzpah & Salsa II
Buenos días! Latinas, Latinos, Latino co-dependents, we are looking for stories that reveal our Chutzpah with a generous side of Salsa. Gracias!
Chutzpah and Salsa II: This salon explores identity, Judaism, family and what it means to be a Latin American Jew today. These poignant, funny, and moving stories are written with heart, chutzpah and a generous side of salsa.
Deadline for submissions
December 31, 2022
Bondage
More Info Coming Soon
Deadline for submissions
December 31, 2022
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Step 2: Carefully Read Submissions Guidelines
Submission Guidelines
The Braid produces contemporary American stories that have some Jewish content or Jewish resonance. Most of the stories are true. If you want to see your work performed on our stage, your best chance is to submit a first-person narrative OR a short story that is no longer than 1500 words AND illuminates a theme that The Braid is exploring in the upcoming seasons (themes listed below.) Stories, one-acts, poems or songs will be considered. Sometimes we incorporate short, 5-8 minute plays into these salons if they fit the theme.
We are not taking submissions for full length plays this season.
Please do not submit your work unless it fits a theme.
No, you need not be Jewish to submit, but we prefer work have some Jewish content or Jewish resonance.
All genders are welcome and encouraged to write for The Braid.
Yes, all works are given an honorarium based on how many times the piece is performed.
Of course, you are Jewish.
Gladly and with great interest. We love stories from Jews from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
One acts that run longer than 8 minutes will not be considered.
Please, do not submit works with large casts. Our stage is small.
Previously produced or published work is welcome. Please include production and/or publication history.
We encourage composers, song-writers, and performers to submit one song from a musical, or one scene with a song. Full length musicals will be rejected without reading.
We read every piece submitted at least twice, a process that takes time. If we plan to use your work in an upcoming show, we will contact you by email within one month of that performance. Please check our website for posting of performance dates. If we cannot use your piece this season, we will keep it in our files for future use, when it may be better suited to another theme.
Step 3: Fill out Writers Submission Form
SUBMIT YOUR MATERIAL
VIA OUR WRITER SUBMISSION FORM HERE:
Make sure your name and title of your work appear on your submission.
If you have any problems using our submission form, please contact: rose@the-braid.org.
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