Egypt’s General Administration of Theaters launches new season for Theater Clubs

CAIRO – 14 September 2020: The General Administration of Theaters at Egypt’s Culture Palaces Authority announced the start of the 2020 theatrical season of theater clubs.

This confirms the importance of theater clubs as the main nucleus in supporting regional theater teams with new elements of theatrical performance, where its low-cost productions motivate young talents to give different innovative theater performances.

In a statement, the administration confirmed that the door to receiving theater club production projects will be open from September 15-30, provided that the projects are sent to the General Administration of Theaters with a biography of the director, an overview of the text and the directing vision, a list of the names of the whole team of the show.

Additionally, the administration requires sending four copies of the theatrical text in a cubic folder to be sent to the censorship of artistic works, and also to send committees to see the whole project and then discuss it with directors in the cultural branches as of October 15. The committees then choose the shows to be produced during January and February of 2021.

It should be noted that the duration of the show submitted to the theater club should not exceed 60 minutes. The number of individuals participating in the theatrical work should not exceed 15, including the artistic team. The production budget for the shows ranges from L.E 1,500 to L.E 3,000.

The requirements for each production show are determined according to the observations of the Initial Watch Committee, provided that the budget does not include any wages for the participants. The director must devote himself to his theatrical performance, and not participate in other shows within the theater club, whether in acting - decor - music, etc.

Any project that the director has previously presented or produced for the benefit of other parties inside or outside the cultural palaces will be rejected. The director is not entitled to present a theater club performance produced with the knowledge of the authority in any other party except with a permission letter from the General Administration of Theaters.

In the event of violation, the applicable legal procedures shall be taken.