2014 Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance
June 20 – 22, 2014, Artists Repertory Theatre
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Application Deadline: SUN, FEB 2, 2014, 11:59PM
Risk/Reward is soliciting proposals for original contemporary dance, theater, music and interdisciplinary
performances to be featured in the 2014 Risk/Reward Festival. The festival is dedicated to the presentation of
new performance and preference is given to works that are currently in development or that have not been
produced fully in the past. All works must be 20 minutes or less and must be appropriate for production as
part of a festival. The festival lineup is curated by a panel of peer artists and administrators from the region.
Applicants will be notified in mid-March and public announcements will be made in April. Risk/Reward will
provide accepted artists with existing light and sound equipment, staff support, an honorarium from $200$300 US, and a travel stipend from $100-200 (if applicable). Any artist may apply, although preference will be
given to artists residing in WA, OR, CA, ID, MT, AK, British Columbia & Alberta, Canada. Travel stipends and
honorarium will be determined based on need, travel distance and size of performing company.
To ensure that your application is the best it can be, we strongly suggest that you:
•Attend the Festival Informational Meeting: Tue, Jan 21 @6pm. RSVP to info@risk-reward.org
•Contact Festival Director, Jerry Tischleder to discuss ideas or questions via email - jerry@risk-reward.org
•Include a work sample with raw or in-process footage of the proposed work.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
Provide the following - via email:
□ Application Summary Form
□ Project Description
□ Budget Outline
□ Biographical Information
□ (If applicable) Work Sample of script or text for proposed work
Provide web links, or e-mail attachments of the following:
□ Work Sample – One per collaborating artist (if applicable).
□ Work Sample Information Form – One for each work sample submitted (See Work Sample Information
Guidelines)
□ Technical Information Form (See Technical Requirement Guidelines)
Please include the primary contact name, email & phone number on ALL ITEMS submitted.
Proposals must be RECEIVED by 11:59pm, February 2, 2014.
Email to: info@risk-reward.org
Artists selected to participate in the 2014 Risk/Reward Festival will be contacted by March 15, 2014.
Electronic submission of application materials is requested as a single Adobe Acrobat file (.pdf) with clickable weblinks to online
work samples in the document. We will do our best to accommodate all applications. Most word processors have the ability to
save in pdf format and there are a number of online websites offering free file conversions and the ability to split or merge pdf
documents. If you are unable to provide pdf documents and weblinks or attachments of work samples, please contact us for help
or to make alternate arrangements.
2014 Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance
June 20 – 22, 2014, Artists Repertory Theatre
Application Summary Form
ARTIST / GROUP NAME:
CONTACT PERSON:
ADDRESS / CITY / ZIP:
PHONE
Home:
Mobile:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TITLE OF PIECE:
LENGTH OF PIECE:
(20 minute max)
NUMBER OF PERFORMERS:
PLEASE INDICATE IF THIS PERFORMANCE IS BEST SUITED FOR:
[ ] ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE MAINSTAGE
[ ] AN ALTERNATIVE SPACE (for site-responsive, interactive environment/installation work. In choosing an alternative space
the assumption is that the performance is self-contained and Risk/Reward will not provide additional technical support. Please
provide some information on the type of space required and if you have any suggestions in or around the Artists Repertory Theatre
complex. Artists Rep has regular box office hours when you can familiarize yourself with the building and nearby surroundings.
Please check the Artists Rep website for current hours - www.artistsrep.org)
HAS THIS WORK BEEN PERFORMED ELSEWHERE? YES___NO___
Please indicate where and when below.
IS IT BEING CONSIDERED FOR OTHER PRESENTATIONS / PERFORMANCES? YES__NO__ IF SO, WHERE?
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEADING A WORKSHOP OR MASTER CLASS? YES__NO__ IF SO, WHAT TYPE?
COMMITMENTS/CONFLICTS
Please list any major schedule commitments/conflicts between February 3 and June 22, 2014.
KEY COLLABORATORS
Please list all key collaborators including yourself – first and last name, address, phone, email, job/position
(e.g. composer, video artist, set designer, dancer).
2014 Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance
June 20 – 22, 2014, Artists Repertory Theatre
Project Description, Budget & Bio Guidelines
Provide each of the following on separate pages. Please include a header on all pages with the primary contact
name, email and phone number.
Project Description
Please provide a clear one-page description (no longer than 2-pages) of the proposed project and how your
participation in the festival would affect the development of this project and your overall artistic
development. When writing the project proposal, help the selection panel visualize the finished work. Specify
reasons that support your decision to apply and indicate how this work fits within a festival context. Be
concise and specific: How do you envision the project? How will it look and feel to an audience? What are your
artistic goals with this project? How does this project differentiate from previous projects? How is this project
pushing your own artistic boundaries? What do you hope to gain by participating in the Risk/Reward Festival?
Biographical Information
Please include a one-page bio and/or resume along with scans or weblinks of any recent press related to the
artist/group, if applicable. Please limit the number of press submissions as the intent is only to get a general
idea of the critical response to your work. Feel free to cut and paste from websites or blogs to make your
submission as concise as possible, but be sure to indicate the source of any critical response.
Budget Outline
On a single page please include a general outline of anticipated expenses involved in producing the work, as
well as any predetermined sources of income (grants, in-kind residencies, sponsorships received, etc.) This
does not need to be a detailed budget, but is intended to give a sense of the scale of the project, the
anticipated expenses and how you plan to meet any income goals.
2014 Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance
June 20 – 22, 2014, Artists Repertory Theatre
Technical Requirement Guidelines
Technical Requirements
On one page please create your own Technical Information Form including:
1) A list of technical requirements, such as:
Live amplified sound
Amplified voice
Special lighting needs
Set description, set drawing/sketch and any set needs
Video description and video needs – PLEASE NOTE: Risk/Reaward supplies one projector in the
festival plot that is located center projecting onto the back wall of the theater. Any additional
video support needed would be provided by the artist.
Excessive preparation or clean-up time (the average changeover time is 2-3 minutes)
Other
2) A contact list including address, phone number and email of any collaborators that will be
helping you with your production, such as:
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Video Artist
Set Designer
Sound Designer/Composer
Stage/Production Manager
*Please remember this is a festival setting. If the work has extensive special requirements, Risk/Reward
may not be able to meet it with our equipment. Please make your technical requirements flexible within a
festival format.
2014 Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance
June 20 – 22, 2014, Artists Repertory Theatre
Work Sample Information Guidelines
Work Sample Submission
The work sample that is included with your application should be a thoughtful representation of your past
work, both individually and collaboratively, if applicable. Be sure to choose documentation that best spotlights
your work in the context of what you are proposing for the festival. You may include a total of 3 to 5 minutes
of completed past work and an additional 1 to 2 minutes of a rough sample of what you are currently working
on. A rough sample of the proposed work is typically very helpful in assessing the application. The selection
panel may or may not get to all of the clips provided, so think about what is most important for the panel to
watch and arrange things accordingly. Some details to remember:
1. If your proposal includes multiple collaborators coming together specifically for this project, you may
include one work sample per collaborator. If it is a group that has worked together before, a work
sample of your past joint efforts is preferred.
2. Suggestions for work samples are:
a. Video of resolved work
b. Video of rehearsal or rough footage of the proposed work
c. Audio files of collaborating composers or musicians
d. Sketches of Costume Design and/or Set Design
e. Script or text for proposed work
3. Web links to any of the video or audio formats listed above are preferred; please include all web links
in a formatted document and not in the body of your e-mail. Hyperlinks that are clickable are
appreciated, rather than web addresses that need to be copied/pasted into a browser from your
document. We suggest high quality resolution for any video (Vimeo and YouTube offer HD capability)
that can be viewed in a large-scale or full-screen format, as these samples will be projected for the
selection panel. Attached files of scripts, sketches and photos are acceptable with your e-mail
submission, although they are preferred in the body of your .pdf document. Please provide username
and password to any Dropbox files or work sample links if needed.
4. If absolutely necessary, we can arrange to receive physical CD’s, DVD’s, photos, or other
documentation separately from your completed application. Please contact us at least one week in
advance to ensure they are received in time for the selection panel to review. If sending a physical
sample, test your work sample in two different players to make sure that it works. If you are submitting
a DVD, please test it in a DVD player and on a computer other than the one that the DVD was authored
on. If your DVD includes a menu, please make sure the menu works on both players as well. Work
samples that are either damaged or incompatible with our equipment will be skipped.
2014 Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance
June 20 – 22, 2014, Artists Repertory Theatre
Work Sample Form
Please complete a Work Sample Information Form for each work sample submitted. Please make sure that the
primary contact name, email and phone number is included in the header.
Artist/Group Name:
Title of work:
Date and location of work sample:
Name of ensemble if different from Artist/Group:
Length of sample:
Length of complete work from which the sample is taken:
A brief description of each clip/track provided: