OPEN CALL for STORIES ABOUT PIZZA!

🍕March 2026: Submissions open 

🍕April 20, 2026: Submissions close (or when we get 100 submissions, whichever is first)  

🍕May 4, 2026: Artist notifications (we plan to select 30-50 Pizza Performers) 

🍕June 18, 2026: Live show at AFS Cinema at 7:30pm

Each Pizza Performer will perform live on stage while a 60-second Pizza countdown clock ticks the pie slices away on AFS Cinema's big screen. When time's up, the Pizza Performer will hand the mic to the next Pizza Performer in a speed round format. 

🍕Solo acts only.

🍕Low tech acts that only use a stage and a mic. 

🍕There will be NO plug in for amplification. 

🍕Performers may use a 60-second backing track.

🍕Performers must be at least 18 years of age. 

🍕Performers must have authored the work or have performance rights to it.

🍕Submission window opens March 1, 2026.

🍕Submit early! Window closes on April 20, 2026, or as soon as we get 100 submissions.

🍕You must submit a video of your Pizza Piece that's 60 seconds or less.

🍕Only one submission per performer.

🍕We plan to select between 30-50 Pizza Pieces.

🍕Each Pizza Performer will receive a Via 313 gift card.

This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment.