Edinburgh Festival Fringe

CalArts Festival Theater

Our 9th Season on the Fringe
Program Dates: July 20 to Aug. 20, 2012

The CalArts Theater School welcomes your interest in the CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program. CalArts Festival Theater participants have had an incredible experience over the last eight summers participating in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This summer program of the CalArts School of Theater will travel a group of student performers, designers, technicians and faculty to perform in and experience the Edinburgh Theatre Festival Fringe, held annually each August in Edinburgh, Scotland. With the continued support of the Theater School, we will maintain our performance alliance with the Royal Welsh Academy of Music and Drama.

For the past eight summers we have formed a performance company and jointly presented work at Venue 13 during this amazing arts festival. The goal of the of the CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program involves continued professional enrichment for our students and faculty in this very special arts festival setting. Our documented success each year provides service to the Institute by exposing the CalArts Theater brand to the international emerging artists scene. The Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland is over sixty years old and each August, Edinburgh becomes the world’s Festival City. The vast range and number of artistic events, performances and exhibitions taking place throughout the city makes this summer festival experience in Edinburgh unforgettable.

Submissions and Participation

You may submit a production and a group of students under a PROJECT proposal, or you may submit yourself as an INDIVIDUAL participant unattached to any project proposal.

Submission By Project

All Theater school students in good standing may submit a proposal for a project to be considered for the CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program.In general the program is open to students who are BFA-3 level and above at the time of submission; only the Theater School Executive Committee may wave this criteria. The director of the CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program  and the Executive Committee of the School of Theater, will review all proposals and notify all applicants of their decision.

All proposals should be submitted as a hard copy with all pertinent information (No e-mail submissions). Please include your name, contact information, school, program and year level as well as a brief statement on your desire to participate individually in the Edinburgh Festival Theater Program. If you are named and included in a project proposal you do not need to submit an individually unless you desire to participate regardless of that particular projects acceptance into the program. 

Project Proposals

A proposal should include a printed hard copy of all pertinent information as listed below (No e-mail submissions):

1. YOUR NAME & CONTACT INFORMATION: You will be considered the key contact person on the project.
2. Title of Piece
3. Director: (Name and Contact Information)
4. Playwright: (Name and Contact Information)
5. Description: (forty words or less)
6. Running time: (Most projects are targeted at one hour or less)
7. Cast/Crew Needs:  (Number of participants: Actors, Designers, Technicians, Crew)
8. Physical needs: (Sets, Costumes, Lights, Sound, Props, etc.)
9. Participants: (Anyone currently considering participating in your project)
10. Calendar: (Anticipated rehearsal schedule and performances prior to the festival period)
11. Synopsis: (The basic premise of the play, this may or may not include a script, archival video and any other supporting material you wish considered)

Proposals should be addressed to Jon Gottlieb, Director of the CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program and delivered to Akilah Denison in the Theater School Office.

Individual Participation Proposals

All Theater school students in good standing may apply to be considered for individual participation in the CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program regardless of submitted proposals. As an individual, you do not have to be connected with a production in order to apply. All individual participation proposals should be submitted as a hard copy with all pertinent information (No e-mail submissions). In general the program is open to students who are BFA-3 level and above at the time of submission; only the Theater School Executive Committee may wave this criteria. 

A proposal should include a printed hard copy of all pertinent information as listed below (No e-mail submissions):

1. Name
2. Contact Information
3. School
4. Program
5. Year Level
6. Brief statement of intent regarding why you want to participate

If you are named in a project proposal, you do not need to submit individually unless you desire to participate regardless of that particular project’s acceptance in the program. Proposals should be addressed to Jon Gottlieb, Director of the CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program and delivered to Akilah Denison in the Theater School Office. 

Dates and Deadlines

Project Proposal Deadline:

5 pm - Friday, Dec. 16, 2011

Accepted Project Proposals Notified:

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

Individual Participation Deadline:

5 pm - Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

Expenses

Students planning to submit proposals or participate in the CalArts School of Theater CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program should be prepared to bear the majority of the financial responsibility personally. The School and Institute are very proactive in identifying available resources of student support for this project. Those students (and projects) accepted into the CalArts School of Theater CalArts Festival Theater Edinburgh Program are expected to be personally responsible for the costs involved. A sample student budget of expenses follows:

* All Dates and Expenses Subject to Change *

Program Dates - Monday, Aug. 1st to Mon., Aug. 22nd, 2011

Program Fees - These include housing expenses, general shared portion of physical production related expenses and local staff support.

Major Travel - Airfare is the responsibility of the student participants. We will work cooperatively to find the best rates throughout the year.

Meals - Personal expense allotment estimated for meals.

Theater Tickets - This is the student’s Personal allotment for viewing other festival productions.

Participant Budget

More Information

Housing

Housing for the program is at the Eurohostel in the center of Edinburgh at the corner of Cowgate and Guthrie Streets. During the academic year these rooms are Edinburgh University student housing and are organized in apartment (Ahmanson) style individual lockable sleep rooms (5) sharing a common bath and kitchen.

All students are expected to live in company housing for the duration of the program.

Housing is charged as a block rate—there is no discount available for deviation from group schedule. Housing is charged per bed—no discounts are available by sharing rooms.

Paperwork

All participants will be required to provide the following pieces of paperwork before they will be allowed to participate in Edinburgh:

• CalArts International Program Risk and Release Form
• CalArts Emergency Contact and Personal Insurance Information Form
• Copy of valid passport
• Full itinerary of travel

More details will follow in weekly meetings and leading up to the departure for fully committed participants.