14 Playwriting Contests w/ July 2013 Deadlines

Theater Name / Festival Name

Link

Length Accepted

Additional Info

Deadline

Location

Stages Theatre

URL

Full Length

Accepting comedies, dramas, musicals, etc.

7/1/13

Fullerton, California

MTWorks: The NewBorn Festival

URL

Full Length

Works taking risks in theme, structure, time-period, location and diversity. ($10 fee).

7/1/13

New York City, New York

Alleyway Theatre

URL

One Act or Full Length

“Uniquely theatrical” plays. Prize: $400, Fee: $25

7/1/13

Buffalo, New York

Panndora’s Festival of New Works

URL

One Act or Full Length

Fee: $10

7/1/13

Long Beach, California

UMass New Play Lab

URL

Full Length

$750 prize + 10-day residency.

7/1/13

Amherst, Massachusetts

Santa Cruz Actors’ Theater

URL

10 Min

Fee: $5

7/1/13

Santa Cruz, California

The Three Leaches

URL

10 Min max

Accepts drama or comedy. Fee: $5.  Prize: $50.

7/4/13

Denver, Colorado

Ross Valley Players

URL

Any

Accept works from San Francisco Bay Area residents only.

7/8/13

Ross, California

Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase

URL

10 Min

Winners receive staged reading. Fee: $10

7/15/13

Flagstaff, Arizona

Sussex Playwrights’ Club

URL

5 – 10 Min

Authors may live anywhere. Fee: £5.

7/13/13

Brighton, England

Brave New World Rep

URL

Not specified

Open to Brooklyn, NY residents only.

7/15/13

Brooklyn, New York

Baltimore Playwrights Festival

URL

One Act or Full Length

Playwright must be current or former resident of Maryland, or Washington D.C.  Fee: $10

7/31/13

Baltimore, Maryland

Quannapowitt Players

URL

One-Act Plays

Only open to writers in MA (preferred), CT, NH, ME, or VT.

7/31/13

Reading, Massachusetts

Aurora Theatre Company

URL

45 Min or longer

Works that explore the changing state of human relationships in this century.

7/31/13

Berkeley, California