LiveWire Chicago Theatre presents VISIONFEST 2008, an annual festival of short play readings surrounding a central theme. This year VisionFest will take place in the Chemically Imbalanced Theater (1420 W. Irving Park) on August 29 & 30 at 8pm.

Each year, LiveWire conducts an online poll to determine a theme most relevant to our community. This year's online line poll began January 21st and ended February 14th. Our theme for 2008 is 'Control'.

LiveWire established VisionFest is to find new voices within our community and educate our culture on modern theatre and thought. Thank you everyone who voted on a theme and the playwrights that submitted work for consideration. This year's deadline has past. Playwrights will be notified and an announcement will be made when program is complete.

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Submissions will be required to adhere to the theme or will be discarded. Submissions are open to local, regional, national and international playwrights. Finalists will be announced when program is complete.

• Accepted submissions will be postmarked between February 15th and May 15th. Any submissions sent outside of these dates will be immediately discarded.
• Plays must be between 1 to 20 minutes in length (5 to 20 pages depending on density of material). Any scripts over 20 minutes will be discarded.
• One submission per playwright will be considered. SEND YOUR BEST AND MOST RELEVANT PLAY. Previously produced scripts accepted.
• SUBMISSIONS SHOULD ONLY INCLUDE 1) Playscript (bound prefered) with Playwright's name on the title page only; and 2) SASE for returning playscript (optional).
• Submissions should be sent to LiveWire Chicago Theatre, ATTN: VISIONFEST, P.O. Box 11226, Chicago IL 60611-0226 E-mail Submissions will not be accepted.

Thank you for your patience while we put this Festival together.

If you have any questions and/or comments please direct them to livewirechicago@gmail.com. VISIONFEST would not be possible without the support of The Pauls Foundation.