About Us

Congratulations to our Playwrights!

Andra Hunter

Barbara Blatner

Janine Sadowski

Kate Schwartz

Shail Modi

Aly, Bill, Christopher and Deborah, the Open House Team, can't wait to move on to the next steps of development with this talented and enthusiastic group.  Keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for updates, announcements and highlights.

The House is Open – we can’t wait to welcome you in! 

Let's Create!

We Want You!

One House is always seeking to forge connections and foster the development of new works in the theatrical space and beyond. In service of that mission, we are looking to launch a new program called Open House – an opportunity to “open the doors” and match actors with early career writers as they prepare new works for development.

The goal is to connect writers in the early stages of project development with actors and other early career professionals so that a creative relationship can be forged from the very beginning of the creative process. We hope to foster a culture of ‘peer dramaturgy,’ in which actors can get involved on the ground level and, in some cases, originate new roles in public readings, workshops, films or productions. We would like to invite you to be a part of our network of writers and collaborators so that we can help you bring your idea to life.

As a first step, we are reaching out to playwrights, screenwriters, and other creatives who may be interested in developing a new piece for the stage, the screen, or the virtual space. 

One House and the Open House Team of Aly Kantor and William Meurer, invite you to 

submit a proposal of no more than two typed pages in which you respond to the following:

-Who are you, as a person and an artist? What kind of work do you create or hope to create?

-What is your project idea, in brief? Please give us details including the medium, anticipated length (one act, full length, short film, feature, etc), and a general aesthetic sense of what you hope to accomplish. You do not need to have begun work on the project to be considered, but you should have something in mind!

-What kind of support or resources do you need (or anticipate needing) in order to bring your proposed idea to the point of development?

-What are your goals and hopes for the piece?

We also ask for a brief writing sample, of no more than ten typed pages, that demonstrates your style and voice. Your writing sample can be related to the project that you are proposing but does not need to be.

Please submit no more than one unique proposal by Friday, February 5th, 2021 for consideration in the first development cycle.

Please email all submissions and submission materials to:
openhousesubmissions@gmail.com

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

The House is Open – we can’t wait to welcome you in! 

Let's Create!

A night of New, Original and Unique Poetry.

Incredible dramatic interpretations from poet Mary Healey's newly published anthology,

"Just Under The Skin"

Special live interview with the local poet and talk back with the poet and performers. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebaekcefis0

 The winners of our One House, One Heart 10 Minute Play Festival are:

Best Comedy

Confessional by Chris Zaczek 

Best Drama

Broken People by Blue Schuler

Best Eclectic

Fish Tank by Aly Kantor 

Best Director

Katrina Clairvoyant - Broken People

Best Actor

Patrick Robinson- Austin - Broken People 

Congratulations to all the winners and our sincere thanks to everyone who participated. Please check out the awards show here:

https://youtu.be/q-hfUhUzLTM

 We are so happy to be included in a Newsday article about online play festivals:

https://paper.newsday.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pnum=58&edid=bcfd3c6f-e4ab-445e-afb2-ab0bd62a77d2&isshared=true&fbclid=IwAR00Uq0N1VBu19PBChIxK-IntCWrlto0F8GxqBZl2S0P6T7U3EQyytvflBk

 Congratulations to all the Finalists in our One House, One Heart 10 Minute Play Festival !

• Confessional by Chris Zaczek   
• Picture Perfect by Flavius L. Brown   
• Yankee Stadium, June 1960 by Irwin Hahn  
•  A Faint Rumor of Existence by Chuck Smith    
• Broken People by Blue Schuler  
• Interpreting a Dream by Judy Klass   
• Fish Tank by Aly Kantor   
• In a Tiger's Eye by William Meurer   
• Just One Push by Adam Bjelland    

One House, the company that brought you L.I. Pause Monologues and L.I. Pause Monologues 2, along with our Festival Coordinator, William Meurer, would like to invite you to join us in our next creative original project:

One House, One Heart 10 Minute Play Festival

October 9th, 10th and 11th, 2020

Special live awards night complete with prizes, October 18th, 2020