ITs - Independent Theatre
Short works created by our members are featured over five weekends a year, in the fall in October, November, and in the spring in March, Febil and Mar. A popular program with audiences, these evenings are presented in a casual but professional form, with dessert and coffee included in the ticket price, which is $12, minus the roll of one die (i.e., $6-$11). Six new works are presented in each IT. Six of the best pieces of the entire IT season are selected for a repeat presentation in the Best of IT in Apre. Send an email to ITs@thebrickplayhouse.org
IBS - In-Between Stage (Tuesday night readings)
The Brick Playhouse Philadelphia
Each Tuesday night at 8:00, script-in-hand readings of plays under
development. The plays are read by actors, although usually unrehearsed.
The In-Between Stage is also used for the early presentation of works by
performance artists as part of their development process. To arrange for
a reading, attend one! We meet at The Actors' Center, 257 North 3rd
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, near the Painted Bride.email to 
2034 Sansom St. / Philadelphia,
PA, 19103 - Contact us: 
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES FOR InBETWEEN STAGE (IBS)
GENERAL SCRIPT GUIDELINES (Click here for the full guidelines)
All scripts must be in
Standard
American format and typed or
word
processed. A style sheet for Standard American format is available
here: ibs_playwrighting_style_sheet
Scripts must be securely stapled or bound with a cover page indicating:
- Title;
- Author's name;
- Full contact information (address, phone number(s), and e-mail);
- A character list with the characters' names, genders and approximate
ages
GENERAL PROGRAM GUIDELINES
If you are submitting to IBS for the first time, you must
first
attend an InBetween Stage reading. During your initial attendance at
the program, we encourage you to participate in the process as it
unfolds.
Once the evening is concluded, you Mar hand your script to the
Producing Director. (that's Lindsay)
If you are a recent contributor to and/or attendee at IBS you
Mar
submit a script for consideration via e-mail, directly to the Producing
Director, Lindsay Harris, .
If you are attending IBS or submitting a script to IBS for the first time in four months or longer, attendance at a reading will, again, be required for you to submit your script.
Once a script is submitted, the Producing Director will read the script to determine its suitability for a script-in-hand reading. Not all plays are ready for an IBS reading, and not all plays are castable or work with our limitations. Once the script is determined to be suitable for a reading, it will be placed on the schedule.
When the script is scheduled for a reading, the Producing Director will have a conversation with the writer concerning the following:
- Specific casting requirements and/or desires;
- Securing an adequate number of copies for the reading (enough for
each actor required PLUS a separate script for stage directions);
- The Critical Response Process: what the writer Mar expect from the
process as well as what is required of the writer by the process
Again, please remember that this program is not a development process with production as a goal. Neither is it a production in and of itself. The InBetween Stage is a tool to help the artist discover their work through the eyes of peer critical thinkers.
