Today’s Inspiration:
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Today’s joy:
I got to listen a little of a group chat among Black playwrights before having some unforeseen technical issues. Plus, night two of the draft.
A past joy:
The last time I joined in on the conversation.
Tag: playwriting
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Scenes and Strikes – 14 April 2021
Today’s inspiration:
Today’s joy:
Enjoyed this evening’s Mets/Phillies game. David Peterson had a really good outing. 6IP, 10K’s, 1ER, 0BB.
A past joy:
Playwrights group meetings at Panera Bread. Those were really fun. Not a thing that could realistically be done again right now, but certainly enjoyable in the “before” days.
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Semifinalist
A few days ago, the folks at Screencraft sent word via email that because of the intense competition among the submissions received, they’d need another couple of days to decide, and then announce, the semifinalists in their 2018 Stage Play Contest.
Like it probably is for many writers, once the decision on the submission is imminent, excitement and anxiety go up. The rest of Wednesday and Thursday weren’t so bad, but I woke up yesterday morning thinking about it. Fortunately, I had more than enough to keep myself occupied and by late morning, I just went about my day. Did some work. Went to the grocery store in the late afternoon so I could beat any after-5 crowds. Messed around with some video I took with my GoPro mounted in the windshield while I went to the grocery store.
After I ate, I had the urge to check my email. Nothing. Since it was after 5 out west, I figured I’d check on social media and their blog to see if they’d posted about it. And they had. I was a semifinalist. I was relieved to know. Just like any other time I go into my Submittable account and see whether a work has been accepted or rejected. And after a couple of other rejections recently, it’s good to see that I’m still … in the running for another acceptance. A really good one to have, should I receive it. It’s a good note to get right before Christmas.
As I’ve said on Twitter and Instagram, congratulations and good luck to my fellow semifinalists.
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Quarterfinalist
I was happy to receive a couple of notes in my email yesterday, informing me that I was a semifinalist in the 2018 ScreenCraft Play contest. I’ve been sending out my latest full length play, North Avenue, to most places that I can find that are accepting full length scripts (the numerous submission calls I’m seeing for science-themed plays, I’m unfortunately having to pass up at this time). Suffice it to say, I’m excited and grateful for the acknowledgment and the opportunity for my play to go on to the next round.
My only regret is that I didn’t send more than one play, as I saw at least one other quarter finalist had.
Thank you for selecting my play to go forward in this competition.
Also, congratulations and good luck to all of my fellow quarterfinalists.
— Christopher A. Kess (@kesschristopher) November 16, 2018