WRITERS PLEASE NOTE: This year let you imagination GO WIDE. Write a contained monologue that can be preformed on a virtual set, set it in space, in history, a scary castle, or even on a beach. Think outside of the box and deliver a dynamic monologue you'd love to see produced.
WRITER SUBMISSION RULES:
-Submissions must be original works.
-Limit of (1) monologues per writer.
-Monologues should have clear character, setting, and incident.
-Character details (name, age, sex, ethnicity/nationality), setting, and situation should be clearly defined.
-Please avoid foul language unless essential to the story.
-English and/or Spanglish monologues accepted.
-Background information, if needed, should be brief (2-3 sentences).
-Standard formatting (no unusual fonts).
-Include a title; if none provided, one will be assigned.
-If your monologue is an excerpt, list the play's name as the title.
-Due to the high volume of submissions, we can't provide individual feedback.
Submission Process:
Your Submission MUST INCLUDE A Head Shot and BIO.
Ensure your FilmFreeway profile includes your head-shot and short bio.
Selected monologues will be announced publicly.
Please read TERMS below before submitting.
Email questions to admin@nosotrosorg.com.
Submit your original monologue and be part of this exciting event celebrating Latino voices in storytelling!
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ACTOR SELF-TAPE SUBMISSION RULES:
PLEASE CREATE YOUR OWN FilmFreeway ACCOUNT. YOU WILL ADD YOUR AUDITION TAPE THERE WHICH WILL ENABLE YOU TO SUBMIT through FilmFreeway.
- Submissions OPEN NOW.
- You must be able to participate in production in March 2025 in Los Angeles.
-You will choose a monologue from the Ya Tu Sabes top 24 Semifinalist monologues posted here: https://linktr.ee/nosotrosorg
-Choose a monologue - one monologue per submission. You may submit multiple times.
-TAPE LENGTH: 5 Min Max
-SLATE: Name, Home Base, Monologue Name
-FILE NAME: Name_Home Base_Monologue Name
-- YOU MUST SUBMIT BIO AND HEAD SHOT
- IF MONOLOGUES ARE TOO LONG PLEASE CUT AS YOU SEE FIT, WHILE STILL KEEPING THE ARC OF THE MONOLOGUE.
General Rules:
-All submissions are final and not eligible for a refund
-Accepting submissions from all Latino backgrounds, all ages 18+ & over, sexual orientations, including gender fluid, non-confirming, and people with disabilities.
- Any submission not following the rules will be disqualified.
- All disqualified will not be eligible for a refund.
DISCOUNT CODE: All current Contributing Member will receive a discount code to submit per submission windows. Email admin@nosotrosorg.com for the code.
TERMS:
Nosotros appreciates your interest in submitting to our Ya Tu Sabes Monologue Slam. By submitting you are hereby accepting and agreeing the following terms and conditions:
I have volunteered to participate in Ya Tu Sabes Monologue Slam hosted Nosotros (the “Program”). In that regard, I am today voluntarily submitting to Nosotros my material summarized on the following page and any other material I may submit to you (collectively, the “Submitted Material”) pursuant to the following terms:
1. I understand and agree that Nosotros and its co-sponsors will make all decisions regarding participation in the Program in their sole discretion, without any limitation whatsoever, including without limitation who to select for the Program. I understand that I may not be selected for the Program and that by submitting the Submitted Material I am not guaranteed to be part of the Program or any future programs.
2. I have created and am submitting the Submitted Material completely voluntarily. Nosotros has not hired or otherwise retained me, in any way, to create or submit the Submitted Material. I understand that Nosotros will neither pay me any money nor provide me any other consideration for creating or submitting the Submitted Material, for executing this Agreement, or for granting any of the rights granted in this Agreement. I also understand that Nosotros has not promised to license or otherwise acquire the rights to any of the Submitted Materials other than those rights I grant in Paragraph 4 below, or to hire me for my writing services in the future, or to find me representation or future work or bookings. Except as provided below, or otherwise agreed in writing, all costs and expenses I may incur in connection with my submission of the Submitted Material, or my participation in the Program (if selected) will be my sole responsibility.
3. I understand and agree that I am not submitting the Submitted Material in confidence and that no confidential relationship is, or is intended to be, created between Nosotros and me by my submission of the Submitted Material. Nothing in this Agreement, nor my creation or submission of the Submitted Material, shall be deemed to place Nosotros in any different position from any other member of the public with respect to the Submitted Material. Accordingly, Nosotros may use any part of the Submitted Material that any member of the public freely could use without liability to me.
4. Nosotros may use all or any part of the Submitted Material, as well as my name, voice and likeness, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, throughout the universe, and in perpetuity, in connection with the Program, or any future talent development programs. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, I agree that Nosotros may have the Submitted Material performed (and may videotape or otherwise record any such performances) for its internal review, may screen the Submitted Material and any performances, and may use the Submitted Material and any performances thereof to determine whether to invite me to participate in any other programs. I also agree that Nosotros may use portions of the Submitted Material or any performances thereof in promotions for the Program, and any future programs. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, I shall have the right to terminate Nosotros rights to use the material as set forth in this paragraph at any time commencing two (2) years from the date of this submission, upon written notice addressed to the Nosotros Law Department at the address listed above and delivered by certified or registered mail, in which case the rights granted in this paragraph shall be terminated upon the Law Department’s receipt of such notice (unless the notice is received less than two (2) years after the date of this Agreement, in which case the rights shall not terminate until that date which is two (2) years after the date of this Agreement.)
5. I declare that all of the important features and elements of the Submitted Material are summarized on the second page of this form and any of its attachments or enclosures, and that I have disclosed no other important features or elements to Nosotros. I warrant that I have originally created the Submitted Material and that the Submitted Material is free from all claims or encumbrances and that no one else to my knowledge has any right to it. I believe the Submitted Material and its features and elements to be unique and novel. However, I recognize that other persons, including Nosotros own employees, may have submitted to Nosotros or others, or made public, or may in the future create and submit, or make public, similar or identical material that Nosotros may have the right to use, and I understand that I will not be entitled to any compensation because of Nosotros use of other similar or identical material. I understand and agree that Nosotros use of material containing features or elements similar or identical to those contained in the Submitted Material will not obligate Nosotros to negotiate with me or entitle me to any compensation if Nosotros have an independent legal right to use that other material (for example, because the features or elements are not new or novel, were not originated by me, or were or may hereafter be independently created and submitted by other persons, including Nosotros employees). Any portion of the Submitted Material that, in accordance with the preceding sentence and Paragraph 3 above, Nosotros is entitled to use without obligation to me is referred to herein as “Unprotected Material.” Any portion of the Submitted Material that does not constitute Unprotected Material is referred to herein as “Protected Material.”
6. I understand that pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Nosotros does not promise to license or acquire any rights to the Submitted Material other than those rights set forth in Section 4, above, or to hire or otherwise retain me for my writing services in the future. Nosotros does agree to have an employee consider the Submitted Material. If Nosotros wants to use any Protected Material in any manner other than those described in Section 4 above, or if Nosotros wishes to hire or retain me for my writing services, I understand that we would have to separately meet and negotiate the terms of any usage or any such potential future arrangements and enter into separate agreements that would supersede this Agreement with regard to those specific material or my services.
7. This Agreement shall be interpreted under the internal, substantive laws of the State of California without regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof.
9. I acknowledge and agree that if I reference or include a link to my website(s) or my social media profiles or platforms in or in connection with the Submitted Material, all of the material on such website(s) and social media profiles and platforms will be considered Submitted Material for the purposes of this Agreement and will be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
10. I have retained a copy of the Submitted Material, and I release Nosotros from liability for loss of or damage to the Submitted Material.
11. This Agreement constitutes our entire understanding with respect to its subject matter. Any modification or waiver must be in writing, signed by both of us. The invalidity of any provision will not affect the remaining provisions. This Agreement applies equally to any other material that I may submit to Nosotros, unless agreed in writing to the contrary at the time of the submission.
12. No termination of this Agreement, and no acts with respect to the Submitted Material (such as Nosotros returning it to me) will be deemed to affect our respective rights under this Agreement (including those as to amount of compensation, agreement to arbitrate, and time for bringing any action), and all rights will survive any termination or acts.
