The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) is proud to introduce Inicios: Chicago Latine Playwright Festival, a new, annual new play incubator for Chicago’s Latine voices. Inicios is a new initiative from CLATA, best known for producing Destinos, the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, and builds on the organization’s mission to increase the visibility of Latine voices on stages in Chicago, the U.S. and Latin America, year round.  Submissions for the first Inicios new play festival are now open at clata.org. CLATA is seeking full-length plays by writers from the greater Chicagoland area who identify as Latino/a/e/x. Submissions should be original works that represent the Latine experience and culture. Scripts should not have been produced before. Deadline to apply is Friday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m. CST. There is no fee to submit. Submitted plays will be reviewed and selected by a panel of renowned Latine theater artists. Writers whose work is selected for workshops and staged readings will be notified in early May. A stipend of $1,000 will also be provided for each chosen script.