Seattle Cabaret Festival (SCF) guidelines

If selected for SCF, you, the artist, will prepare a musical show with a running time between 30 and 38 minutes.
Your show must have live accompaniment (no recorded tracks).
You are responsible for providing your own accompanist. Seattle Cabaret Festival is happy to provide a list of referrals.
The bulk of your show must be musical performance; please keep patter or storytelling to a total of 8 minutes or less for your 30 to 38-minute show.
Your show must be memorized. Please, no music stands or cheat sheets onstage for featured vocalists.
Your accompanying musicians may use music. However, if you are a featured vocalist who plans to accompany yourself, please do not use music or cheat sheets.

Each SCF artist/act will perform their 30-38 minute show twice during the festival run.
Each SCF artist/act will be assigned two showtimes, usually on two different dates. Assigned showtimes and dates are at SCF discretion but will accommodate whatever conflicts/availability you specified in your submission form.
Each SCF showtime will present shows by two different SCF artist/acts and will be hosted by an SCF host. Artist/act pairings are at discretion of SCF, based on artistic and technical considerations.

SCF artists will receive 85% of ticket sales.
Ticket prices are set by SCF producers ($20 minimum) and all ticketing is set up and administered by SCF.
No tip jars or soliciting for tips allowed onstage.
Limited comps are available to artists within specific guidelines.
Door sales will be paid out to artists on the night of each performance.
Advance sales will be paid in a lump sum to each artist/act within 10 days of end of festival.
A full accounting will be provided to each artist/act with your settlement check.

Venues for Seattle Cabaret Festival are The Triple Door (216 Union St) and Egan's Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market).
SCF producers and hosts will act as liaison with venues.
Egan's provides a stage with baby grand piano, full PA, lighting, sound technician, and front-of-house host, and will audio record your show upon request for $10. Egan's seats 46 (cabaret seating with tables), serves food and liquor, and is an all-ages venue until 11 pm.
The Triple Door seats approximately 270, serves food and liquor, and is a state-of-the-art music venue for national acts, providing a Steinway grand piano, sound system, technicians, front-of-house host, etc.
You can learn more about our venues at www.thetripledoor.com and www.ballardjamhouse.com

SCF producers will promote all SCF show dates via poster and postcard distribution, SCF mailing list, press releases to local media, and social media.
SCF producers will mail physical postcards to up to 50 contacts provided by each SCF artist.
SCF artists are expected to promote your own show dates (mailing lists, social media, etc.)
We recommend you do not schedule other solo shows within 4 weeks of your SCF 2024 festival dates.

Application for SCF 2024to be announced soon.