Directing Proposals

The Vortex Theatre will be accepting directing proposals for its 2025 Season between April 1 and May 31, 2024. If you would like to direct a play, please complete the proposal form below.

The submissions window will close May 31, 2024. Decisions are expected to be finalized by August 1, 2024.

If you have problems or questions, please email info@vortexabq.org.

1. Your name:

2. Address:

3. Phone:

4. Email address:

A confirmation email will be sent to this address. You must click a confirmation link in that email to send your submission to the Vortex.

5. Play title:

6. Playwright:

7. Publisher (if known):

8. Any royalty information:

9. Casting requirements:

Number of men and women. If there are more than 6, are there opportunities for double casting?

10. Setting stated in the script:

11. Do you plan to use the setting stated in the script?

What might you use instead? How? Why?

Limit: 500 characters. Used: 0

12. How many locations are there and how do you plan to convey them?

Limit: 500 characters. Used: 0

13. Blackbox utilization:

The Vortex is a blackbox theatre with moveable seatbanks. There are 6 basic seat bank configurations (See: Theatre specs and seatbank designs.pdf). Please consider which will work best for your production. Configurations can extend the set design, involve the audience with the action, connect the audience and actors, define an historical period – what will your choice do?

Limit: 500 characters. Used: 0

14. Why do you want to direct this play?

Why are you passionate to share the story? How will it affect the audience and the actors to be a part of it? What do you want the audience to leave with? What do you want your creative team to take away from this experience?

Limit: 2000 characters. Used: 0

15. Design implementation:

Tell us more about what you want to see on stage regarding the design components. You may also present images that have inspired your design ideas. Please review our production budget at Production budget framework.xlsx. Tell us how your design ideas will work with the budget.

Limit: 2000 characters. Used: 0

16. Why is this a good play for The Vortex to produce?

Limit: 1000 characters. Used: 0

17. Does your show require a choreagrapher, intimacy coach, music director, or movement designer?

Limit: 500 characters. Used: 0

18. Do you have designers with whom you plan to work?

We can help you find designers, if need be.

Limit: 500 characters. Used: 0

19. Upload resume:

PDF or DOCX only. Resume max filesize: 2MB

20. Upload script:

PDF or DOCX only. Script max filesize: 48 MB

HINT: Is your scanned PDF too large? Try reducing your scanner's resolution setting. 300 dots per inch (dpi) is best for text. Use black and white instead of color.

Or: include a URL to an online script:

If accepted, The Vortex Theatre will produce the play; i.e. pay royalties, provide publicity and facilities (with supervision), staff the box office, provide a budget to cover materials, paint, costumes, etc., and provide honorariums for the designers, director and stage manager. Honorarium schedule.pdf

We cannot design or build your set, design lights or construct costumes, though we can help you find people for these jobs. You must recruit your own crew. (Again, we can help.) A liaison will be appointed by the Board to work with you.