Call for Directors!
2022 Austin Latinx New Play Festival!

Teatro Vivo is proud to announce a call for Directors for the 2022 Austin Latinx New Play
Festival in collaboration with ScriptWorks.

The 2022 Austin Latinx New Play Festival (2022 ALNPF), presented in collaboration
with ScriptWorks, will be held live at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American
Cultural Center (MACC) in Austin, TX April 7th – 9th 2022.

All Directors that are local to the Austin area, or are willing to travel, are invited to
join us for this year’s festival by 02/11/22. At this time, travel expenses will not be offered.

Please contact us at: teatrovivoaustin@gmail.com if you are interested in being a part of this
exciting festival. Below are some important dates that will require mandatory attendance:

Monday, February 28th : Auditions
Monday March 7th : Initial Reading of selected plays
Monday March 7th -Mar 27th : Work Period (can work remotely)
Monday March 28th -April 4th : Festival Kickoff and Rehearsals
Monday April 4th -April 6th : Tech Rehearsals
Friday April 7th -April 9th : Readings

All Directors will be required to attend their own readings, as well as the other readings in the
festival. At the end of the festival, each Director will receive a stipend of $400 payable by check.
Each Director will be paired with a Dramaturg and Stage Manager, provided by the festival. The
Work Period is an opportunity for the Directors to collaborate with their assigned Stage
Managers, to ensure they are ready for the rehearsals and official Readings.

This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic
Development Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts.