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ART THAT AWAKENS
art that awakens by Caribbean Diaspora & Caribbean Writers
2025-2026 CSP ARTIST COLLECTIVE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
ABOUT CSP ARTIST COLLECTIVE TERMS & FORMAT -
Upcoming membership period: March 2025-Feb 2026
1) As per our mission, members must be of either of Caribbean ancestry or nationality.
2)Members agree to attend one monthly Writer's Room (online gatherings). Duration: 3 hours per session.
3) Members have the option of sharing up to 40 minutes (20-30 pages) of current work (film, tv or theatre) and get feedback (members will cold read the pages for each other.)
4) Members will sign up to share pages (preferably a month ahead of time)
5) Fellow members, CSP’s dramaturg and AD will provide feedback on works
6) Members will volunteer to lead discussions about the craft, and the session opening icebreaker.
7) Members agree to be Conch Shell Productions ambassadors
- Sharing CSP weekly posts via social media
- Getting the word out about all online and in person CSP events.
- Introduce CSP to possible supporters, sponsors, new audiences, and donors.
- Collaborate with follow members on CSP readings (whenever possible)
8) Members must attend a minimum of 80% CSP online monthly meetings and events. In-Person events - when possible.
9) Membership in the collective is a yearly membership at no cost to members. (workshops and CSP events are free for members)
10) If invited to do so, members are welcome to extend their membership into the following year
11) Annual new works readings:
- Artistic Director and Dramaturg will select works to be included in the reading series (Bluelight Series (full length works), CSP New Works Fest (one act plays)
- Playwrights will self-produce their plays for these event
- Max cast size: 5.
- CSP will finance part or the whole cost of the reading (based on available funding)
12) Cold readings and shared pages readings during meetings - private. No audience.
13) Public readings will take place online or in-person - depending on the location of the writer (only NYC-based writers or writers ready and willing to self finance travel and stay in NYC are eligible to have their work featured in our in-person reading fest)
14) CSP budget for readings - tbd.
15) Reading date (s): Bluelight Series (dates tbd); CSP New Works Fest December 2025 (dates tbd)
Thank you for your interest.
DEADLINE- 2/3/25 11:59PM EST
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We are thankful for the amazingly talented community of actors who have breathed life into the characters imagined and written by the CSP community playwrights of the years. If you would like to be considered for future readings and productions, click the link below and submit your info.
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CONCH SHELL PRODUCTIONS INC
Queens, New York, New York 11367, United States
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