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A new works competition. A script accelerator. A good time.
10 scripts enter, 2 survive a month of developmental live events to compete in a final reading to determine our “Weirdest work”. Winner/s receive a staged developmental reading in 2026 produced by Awesome Theatre, as well as a lil $$$ and MAJOR bragging rights.
2025 Prompt: ScaryBusiness.io! Anything and everything related to work life.
ROUND 1:
10 Writers chosen from over 20 submissions where asked to provide a video pitch of their written submission for consideration. 7 are going on to 4 more rounds of competition LIVE on stage at ECLECTIC BOX! Come help decide what we produce in 2026!!!
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ROUND 2:
Thur 10/2 @7pm, PITCH SLAM: Writers “pitch” their show ideas live on stage and judges randomly hand picked from the AUDIENCE decide who goes on to the next round.
Host: Wonder Dave & Tirumari Jothi.
Judges: The AUDIENCE including oh-so obvious Awesome Friend plant: Phil Wong!
*After Party for WeirdStock writers, productions teams, and full VIP pass holders at Kiitos
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ROUND 3:
Thur 10/9 @7pm, THE TABLE READ: Real life actors read 10-15 min of the 4 top scoring scripts from last week’s Pitch Slam seated on stage. 3 scripts move on to the following week.
Host: Tirumari Jothi
Judges:
1. Nikki Meñez – Director of New Work at Awesome Theatre
2. Joe Waterman – Eclectic Box Co-Founder
3. Rasheed Custer – Board Member: Shark in a Santa Hat
4. Audience via QR code/link score sheet. (Box/Paper/Covid game aka Rock Paper Scissors for tie break if needed)
*After Party for WeirdStock writers, productions teams, and full VIP pass holders at Kiitos
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ROUND 4:
Thur 10/16 @7pm, STAGED READING: 3 writers get 20-25min of their work staged. Actors will be “on page” for the most part, but they will be on their feet this time breathing life into these weird-ass ideas with a little theatre magic at their disposal.
Host: TBA
Judges:
1. Nikki Meñez – Director of New Work at Awesome Theatre
2. Joe Waterman – Eclectic Box Co-Founder
3. Rasheed Custer – Board Member: Shark in a Santa Hat
4. “Angsty cut director” TBD from round 3
5. Audience via QR code/link score sheet. (PPPSSSSTTT! BRING YOUR FRIENDS!)
*After Party for WeirdStock writers, productions teams, and full VIP pass holders at Kiitos
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ROUND 5:
Thur 10/23 @7pm, FINAL STAGE!: Video Pitches go head-to-head in person and so do their writers and producers.
Host: Tirumari Jothi & Mike McGee with Ben Visini on keys
Judges: Our winner will be determined by The Audience, Team Awesome Theatre, & online voting.
*After Party for WeirdStock writers, productions teams, and full VIP pass holders at Kiitos
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FINALE!
THE ‘NOT GALA’
2025 Theme: Office Holiday Party!
Join us for a slice of Pizza in lieu of the pay raise you deserve!
It’s CELEBRATION TIME! (Not-or-profits throw parties that cost extra $ to hopefully make more $$$. We do ours a lil differently. Come see.
Thur 11/13, NOT GALA 2025: Winner will be announced LIVE as part of our 2026 line-up and dip their toe into everyone’s favorite part of being a celebrated playwright: FUNDRAISING! Yay!!!!
The winning pitch will be featured on screen and the creator/s will have the option to present a mini reading teasing its inclusion in our development series in 2026!
This night is also a celebration of everything we worked on in 2025, so bring your friends, pop a Lactaid, and come support the arts, damn it.
Hosts: Santa in Training & Slam Poet Mighty Mike McGee with Tirumari Jothi + Ben Visini on keys Featuring: SHARK WITH A SANTA, No Fucks Given Elf & more!
*After Party for WeirdStock writers, productions teams, and full VIP pass holders at Kiitos