Expressions of interest from directors for Short + Sweet Melbourne 2008 at the Arts Centre have closed.

WHAT YOU COULD GET IF SELECTED
Short + Sweet offers fantastic opportunities for directors to meet and work with new peers, try out new ideas and have your work supported at an established venue. You'll also get to work with experienced administration and production professionals, while not needing to worry about all of the energy consuming work normally required for marketing and ticket sales.

For promising newcomers Short + Sweet provides an opportunity to work at a higher level of technical expertise, hone skills with experienced theatre professionals and showcase their work in a professional venue - the Arts Centre, Fairfax Theatre.

For those selected for the competition there is also the chance to win a share of $20,000 in cash prizes including Best Overall Production, People's Choice,and Best Director.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Following the interviews in September the short-listed directors will be given a selection of scripts to choose from and will be invited to attend the Short + Sweet auditions in late September/ early October to cast their play.

From there, directors organise rehearsals and start rehearsing their plays for the competition which will be held at the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio from 3 - 20 December 2008.

DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST

> What the Arts Centre offers participants

Short + Sweet™ was conceived by Mark Cleary, developed by Alex Broun and first produced at Newtown Theatre, Sydney.