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.  For more info, email Lindsay at Lindsay-ibs@TheBrickPlayhouse.org

GENERAL SCRIPT 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 may hand your script to the Producing Director. (that's Lindsay)

If you are a recent contributor to and/or attendee at IBS you may submit a script for consideration via e-mail, directly to the Producing Director, Lindsay Harris,  Lindsay-ibs@TheBrickPlayhouse.org.

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 may 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.