SPONSORSHIPS / OUTREACH

Samuel French is proud of its tradition and history of supporting educational and not-for-profit organizations. At any given time, we are involved in a myriad of projects.  Currently, here are some of the exciting groups with whom we’ve had the privilege of partnering:

Learning through an Expanded Arts Program (LeAP)

LeAp is a nonprofit organization committed to improving the quality of public education through a hands-on, arts-based approach to teaching the academic curriculum. For the past four years, Samuel French is excited to have partnered with LeAp on their program introducing NYC public middle and high school students to playwriting, play production and theater appreciation through LeAp Onstage. Read more

Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) and Thespian Playworks

Thespian Playworks is a writing competition and script-development program for high school students, sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association and run by the staff of Dramatics magazine. Each year, up to four finalists are invited to bring their scripts to the International Thespian Festivalin Lincoln, Nebraska, where they work with a professional director, a dramaturg, and a cast of actors to put the short plays up on their feet before a live audience.  Samuel French is honoured to publish these outstanding plays in a collection.

http://schooltheatre.org/events/festival/playworks

American Association of Community Theatre (AACT)

Playwright Ken Ludwig will be the guest of honor and deliver the keynote address at the the 2012 AACT Convention in NYC. His plays include Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo, and Leading Ladies. Mr. Ludwig's appearance is sponsored by Samuel French.

In addition, Samuel French will be offering discounts for AACT member theatres on a wide selection of Ken Ludwig plays as part of AACT's Act Locally, AACT Nationally program. For details go to aact.org/ludwig.

National Alliance of Musical Theatre – Festival of New Musicals (NAMT)

In 1989 the Festival of New Musicals was created to provide a forum to celebrate the new musicals that were being produced and presented around the country.  Held in NYC every fall, Samuel French has been proud to be a sponsor as eight new musicals are brought to life in front of an industry-only audience with the hope to gain them greater exposure and a future life.

http://namt.org/

Conferences – local, regional, national, international!

On an annual basis, Samuel French attends many regional conferences in an effort to meet the attendees whether playwrights, teachers and students, community or professional theatres -- we love to connect face-to-face with our clients and customers.  Here is a samplingof conferences where we look forward to meeting you!

Texas Educational Theatre Association (TETA) http://www.tetatx.com/

Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) http://www.uiltexas.org/theatre

Georgia Thespian Conference http://www.gathespians.org/

Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) http://www.setc.org/

Humana Festival of New Plays http://actorstheatre.org/humana-festival-of-new-american-plays/

Theatre Communications Group Conference (TCG) http://www.tcg.org/events/conference/

International Thespian Festival http://schooltheatre.org/events/festival

CityWrights: A Professional Weekend for Playwrights  http://citytheatre.com/pages/?p=115

American Association of Community Theatre Convention (AACT) http://www.aact2.org/

National Jewish Theater Foundation/Holocaust Theater Archive Conference http://www.holocausttheaterarchive.com/

Industry Events

What can be more satisfying than seeing our playwrights being recognized by theatrical organizations that honor, support, inform and protect their work.  We are pleased to associate ourselves with these groups:

William Inge Theatre Festival http://ingecenter.org/ingefestival.html

Outer Critic Circle Awards http://www.outercritics.org/

New Dramatists: Dedicated to the Playwright http://newdramatists.org/events

Dramatists Guild Fund http://www.dramatistsguildfund.org/

Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America (LMDA) http://www.lmda.org/

Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR) http://aaronline.org/

League of Professional Theatre Women http://www.theatrewomen.org/

National Corporate Theatre Fund: Impact Creativity (NCTF) http://nctf.org/cgi-bin/home.php