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CREATIVE WRITERS AND LITERARY PERFORMERS!

Young, new, or upcoming? Unpublished or unheard?

Arts From The Heart Inc (501(c)(3) and the Front Porch Theatre Company want to help you share your voice!

We want you to send us your:

Short Plays, Skits, Monologues, Short stories / long jokes, Long form or slam poetry, Tall tales / urban legends / ghost stories / cryptid lore, prepared talks or humorous anecdotes about regional points, people, or events of interest / significance, Wise words of advice from the “older” generation, sassy words of advice from the "younger" generation, Interpretive or multi-media storytelling,
Comedy routines, sketch work, music, song or dance .. OR

-Inventive ways to tell YOUR story that aren’t listed above-

Submissions will be adjudicated by our staff and selected works incorporated into the formation of the first in an ongoing series of 40-45 minute productions entitled: “The Stories We Tell.” The first public performance of this series is planned for mid December of 2024, specific dates TBA. Selected pieces may be performed by the submitting artist(s) (informal audition or video of submission required) or by a cast of similarly young, unheard and upcoming performer(s) under our direction. Individual works must fit within a 5-15 minute performance run time. We will produce at least three works, with the maximum number of works limited only by our 45 minute time frame.

We are specifically looking for stories that focus on SE North Carolina for this project. The more local, the better. We are especially interested in works that center in or around Robeson County and connect to our local cultures, traditions, histories, communities and social concerns. Things that happen around a typical front porch. (That won't stop us from considering EVERY submission, however!)