Submissions are being accepted through July 25, 2025 for The Origins New Works Program at CVRep.
ORIGINS features selected stage readings of brand-new works that will premiere on stage at CVRep.
The 2025 season, sponsored by Myron and Joanne Mintz; Co-Sponsored by David Cohan and Rene Bernard with Marc Schwartz and Jack Grossbart; and underwritten by Suz Hunt, Dean and Jackie Stolber, and Joe Giarrusso and Charlie Paglia, will feature four brand new theatrical works. At the end of the season one of the readings will be considered to have a world premiere at CVRep the following year. It is a true ‘page to stage’ program that is committed to seeing the full development of the next Broadway Show.
CVREP is creating a platform in which to give birth to the next great theatrical work of art. ORIGINS is a safe, creative, collaborative and flexible environment for writers, directors and composers to see their work reach its full potential. The emphasis is on providing these creatives an opportunity to collaborate on unfinished projects and to hear their work aloud. Each project invited to join this process through ORIGINS will be fully funded and produced by CVREP, right here in Coachella Valley.
CVRep is in pursuit of thought-provoking, innovative theater of substance and storytelling which highlights the diverse voices and experiences of the American culture.
CVRep is open to any original, unpublished and unproduced FULL-LENGTH play or musical which is in line with our artistic vision and mission. The goal of the program is to help writers develop unfinished work in a collaborative environment.
We are unable to consider plays and musicals which require more than 15 cast members.
For more submission opps—delivered straight to your inbox—consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Please be prepared to submit a synopsis and bio in addition to:
20 page sample of your script in PDF form (title page/cast breakdown do not count toward page count)
Up to three demo tracks (if your project is a musical)
If we would like to request a full copy of your script we will contact you within 6-8 weeks. Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are only able to respond to work that is in line with our artistic vision and goals.
We appreciate your patience as we give each submission ample time and careful consideration.
This year I had the pleasure of mentoring a few dozen writers in preparation for submission to Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. I thought I would summarize some of the advice I gave to these aspiring writers. I’d also love to hear about any techniques that work for you; feel free to comment below.
Audrey Cefaly is an Alabama-born playwright whose work explores the quiet, aching corners of the human experience. Known for her lyrical language, emotional intimacy, and deep empathy for outsiders, Cefaly’s plays center on characters who are scarred, stubborn, and still reaching for connection. Read: The Poetic Architecture of Audrey Cefaly’s Plays
Her critically acclaimed play Alabasterwas developed through the National New Play Network and received the largest NNPN Rolling World Premiere in history. Other works include The Gulf (Lambda Literary Award winner), Maytag Virgin, The Last Wide Open, and Love is a Blue Tick Hound. Her plays have been produced at Signature Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Florida Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, The Fountain Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, About Face Theatre, American Blues Theater, New Conservatory Theatre Center, Penobscot Theatre Company, and countless others.
Cefaly’s work is published by Concord Theatricals, TRW Plays, and Applause Books.
Her style is often described as Southern Gothic, but she prefers “Southern Intimist”—a term that better captures her commitment to poetic realism, emotional weather, and the sacredness of small stories. Her characters don’t just survive; they stay, they fight, and sometimes, they get free. Read: Walking with Tennessee Williams
She is a recipient of the David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize, an Edgerton New American Play Award, the Lammy Award for LGBTQ Drama and the NNPN Goldman Prize. Audrey is also the creator of a growing collection of handmade stickers and strange love letters to the writing life via her Substack, How to Playwright.
She currently resides in Baltimore with her rescue dog Rosa and her husband Tim (also a rescue).
How To Playwright is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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Submissions are being accepted through July 25, 2025 for The Origins New Works Program at CVRep.
ORIGINS features selected stage readings of brand-new works that will premiere on stage at CVRep.
The 2025 season, sponsored by Myron and Joanne Mintz; Co-Sponsored by David Cohan and Rene Bernard with Marc Schwartz and Jack Grossbart; and underwritten by Suz Hunt, Dean and Jackie Stolber, and Joe Giarrusso and Charlie Paglia, will feature four brand new theatrical works. At the end of the season one of the readings will be considered to have a world premiere at CVRep the following year. It is a true ‘page to stage’ program that is committed to seeing the full development of the next Broadway Show.
CVREP is creating a platform in which to give birth to the next great theatrical work of art. ORIGINS is a safe, creative, collaborative and flexible environment for writers, directors and composers to see their work reach its full potential. The emphasis is on providing these creatives an opportunity to collaborate on unfinished projects and to hear their work aloud. Each project invited to join this process through ORIGINS will be fully funded and produced by CVREP, right here in Coachella Valley.
SUBMIT: https://cvrep.org/origins/origins-submissions/
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CVRep is in pursuit of thought-provoking, innovative theater of substance and storytelling which highlights the diverse voices and experiences of the American culture.
CVRep is open to any original, unpublished and unproduced FULL-LENGTH play or musical which is in line with our artistic vision and mission. The goal of the program is to help writers develop unfinished work in a collaborative environment.
We are unable to consider plays and musicals which require more than 15 cast members.
For more submission opps—delivered straight to your inbox—consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Please be prepared to submit a synopsis and bio in addition to:
20 page sample of your script in PDF form (title page/cast breakdown do not count toward page count)
Up to three demo tracks (if your project is a musical)
If we would like to request a full copy of your script we will contact you within 6-8 weeks. Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are only able to respond to work that is in line with our artistic vision and goals.
We appreciate your patience as we give each submission ample time and careful consideration.
SUBMIT: https://cvrep.org/origins/origins-submissions/
For additional information please email kgilligan@cvrep.org
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Playwright. Southern Intimist. Tender-hearted troublemaker.
Audrey Cefaly is an Alabama-born playwright whose work explores the quiet, aching corners of the human experience. Known for her lyrical language, emotional intimacy, and deep empathy for outsiders, Cefaly’s plays center on characters who are scarred, stubborn, and still reaching for connection. Read: The Poetic Architecture of Audrey Cefaly’s Plays
Her critically acclaimed play Alabaster was developed through the National New Play Network and received the largest NNPN Rolling World Premiere in history. Other works include The Gulf (Lambda Literary Award winner), Maytag Virgin, The Last Wide Open, and Love is a Blue Tick Hound. Her plays have been produced at Signature Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Florida Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, The Fountain Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, About Face Theatre, American Blues Theater, New Conservatory Theatre Center, Penobscot Theatre Company, and countless others.
Cefaly’s work is published by Concord Theatricals, TRW Plays, and Applause Books.
Her style is often described as Southern Gothic, but she prefers “Southern Intimist”—a term that better captures her commitment to poetic realism, emotional weather, and the sacredness of small stories. Her characters don’t just survive; they stay, they fight, and sometimes, they get free. Read: Walking with Tennessee Williams
She is a recipient of the David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize, an Edgerton New American Play Award, the Lammy Award for LGBTQ Drama and the NNPN Goldman Prize. Audrey is also the creator of a growing collection of handmade stickers and strange love letters to the writing life via her Substack, How to Playwright.
She currently resides in Baltimore with her rescue dog Rosa and her husband Tim (also a rescue).
How To Playwright is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.