Every year, one junior (or .5 senior) TAPS concentrator is selected to direct a mainstage production in the following academic year’s Sock and Buskin Season. We have now opened this opportunity to playwrights, as well as directors. This opportunity is open for proposals from:

• A junior director submitting any play or project of their choice (to be directed in their senior year)
• A junior writer submitting their own play (to be produced during their senior year)
• A junior director and a writer co-submitting a proposal for a student-written play (to be produced during the director and playwright’s senior year only)

The chosen play is given a budget, full production, and faculty mentorship. Professor Kym Moore is currently Senior Slot advisor. The play is usually mounted in Leeds Theatre in early December of the concentrator’s senior year, but other spaces may be considered from time to time (e.g. for site specific work). To be selected for senior slot, students must submit a proposal to be adjudicated by a committee composed of TAPS faculty. Juniors and/or .5 seniors with a proven track record, quality grades, as well as sustained interest and achievement in the art of directing or writing for performance are encouraged to apply.

Proposals for the following academic year will be accepted until midnight on April 1st before your Senior Year and should be emailed to Professor Kym Moore (kym_moore@brown.edu).

How to Propose

Write a proposal and address the following in detail:

What play do you propose to direct (or have produced) and why?

Provide a brief analysis of your chosen play.

What are you goals or objectives for this production?

What will be your approach to realizing these goals?

If you foresee unusual or specific technical requirements (regarding costume, set design, lights and/or sound) that might require advance attention, please note that in your proposal.

If you are submitting as a writer/director team, please include sections from each of you on the questions above – that is, we would like to hear from both the writer and the director in co- submitted proposals. This category of proposal is highly encouraged.

If your proposal is selected, a design team will be assigned to you. If you are a writer submitting without a director, we will assign a student director as well. However, any thoughts you wish to share with the selection committee regarding your potential production needs or desires will be helpful and can be stated in the proposal. For questions regarding the process, contact Professor Kym Moore or discuss with your concentration advisor.

Word of advice: It is best to choose something that has not been recently produced on campus.

NOTE: The deadline for applications is APRIL 1 so get your applications in soon!