Open Call for Participants to the community from the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival
The Public Open Call provides a chance for a new voice to be heard at the Festival. The open call for participants is a web-based audition opportunity open to anyone interested in presenting / performing at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival.
The project provides the general public with a chance to be heard at the Festival and to engage in dialogue about the humanities. One presentation will be selected by a jury panel to appear in the lineup of Core Conversations.
Application deadline: Friday, February 10 at 11:59 PM EST
Selection Process
The open call jury panel is comprised of members of the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival advisory committee. Jurors will review each submitted synopsis and convene to select three top submission concepts. Next, they will review presentation video previews provided by top applicants. A final selection will be made based on factors including, but not limited to, the auditioning person’s stage presence and merit in commanding a theater audience; ability to articulate a story or discussion points in a cohesive, compelling way; and topic suitability amid the Festival’s diverse overall programming.
Awards & Opportunities
- Live performance / discussion opportunity at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival, March 24-26, 2023
- $300 honorarium per individual or collective
- Complimentary tickets to experience the entire Festival
- Media promotion associated with event marketing and public relations efforts
Eligibility
This is an open call for any individual or collective of three or fewer individuals. There are no geographical or other restrictions to audition through the participant open call.
Audition
The audition deadline for the participant open call is Friday, February 10 at 11:59 PM EST. To audition:
- Review eligibility requirements above
- Submit in 250 words or less a synopsis of your proposed presentation (a story, viewpoint, etc.) in a way that conveys to the jury panel what it might be like for you to appear on stage at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival in front of a live audience.