We have reached the maximum number of eligible script submissions for this cycle and have closed the submissions on 16 Aug 6pm. Please keep an eye out for our next cycle.
Every other month, the New Scripts Residency provides three scripts with considered dramaturgical support in the form of either a facilitated table read or one-on-one dramaturgy sessions with our Writer in Residence. This residency is ideal for those who have a script that they want to take forward to the next draft.
Playwrights who submitted their script(s) for this cycle are listed below.
The six eligible scripts for this cycle and the support they have received are:
1) kink by Jaryl George Solomon
Selected for Table-Read
2) What a Body needs to die? by Titus Hutch Jr Yim Yi Zheng
Receive 1-on-1 Consultation with Writer-In-Residence
3) The Ungrateful Cat by Jaisilan Sathiasilan
Receive 1-on-1 Consultation with Writer-In-Residence
4) Scaffold by Benedicta Foo
Receive Written Feedback
5) The Convert by Euginia Tan
Receive Written Feedback
6) The Promise by Ivan Choong
Receive Written Feedback
kink by Jaryl George Solomon was selected to receive a table-read for this cycle of the New Scripts Residency.
The session commenced with an introduction by Joel Tan, Creative Associate to set the context and tone of the reading. The readers were Tan Shou Chen, Rohan Patil and Riqi Hanzrudyn with Marwyn Ho reading stage directions.
The table-read group including LASALLE Acting Year 2 students, playwrights, directors and dramaturgs shared their thoughts and feedback after the reading with Jaryl.
Table-Read Group: (Row 1) Shridar Mani, Joel Tan, Jaryl George Solomon and Michelle Tan (Row 2) Ma Yanling, Jaclyn Chong, Menaka Puri, Danial Matin, Thomas Lim, Tan Shou Chen, Adeeb Fazah, Christopher Gonzales, Marwyn Ho, Rohan Patil, Riqi Hanzrudyn, Lucas Ho, Juliet Chia and Eugene Koh.
Because of our current reading capacity, we will only consider the first six eligible scripts that come into our inbox at closing time. These six scripts will be handed over to the team of readers, made up of directors, playwrights, and dramaturgs, who will consider the submissions. Based on the quality of the script, its stage of development, and the writer's needs as expressed in the application form, they will then recommend either a table read or one-on-one dramaturgy sessions with our Writer in Residence.
The table read will be organised by Centre 42, who will invite actors, writers, directors, and dramaturgs from a pool of artists we have been working closely with on this programme. The scripts receiving one-on-one dramaturgy will be scheduled directly with our Writer in Residence, who will read the scripts and provide detailed feedback in discussion with the writer. Scripts that were not shortlisted will receive written feedback from the reading team and writers are welcome to submit subsequent drafts for future iterations.
This programme prioritises writer development over polish, and aims to get the writer excited to work on the next draft of their script, with a clearer sense of where to go.
Script Eligibility:
15 Aug (12pm) - 22 Aug 2022 (12pm):
29 Aug - 11 Sep 2022:
12 Sep 2022:
26 Sep 2022:
The reading and selection of scripts will be conducted by a team of dramaturgs, directors and playwrights whom have been intently involved in the development of Centre 42's New Writing Development Programmes and are actively engaged in their practices with new writing development.
The team for the September 2022 cycle comprises: