21 Playwriting Contest Opps w/ September 2013 Deadlines

Theater Name / Festival Name

Length Accepted

Genre(s) Accepted

Submission Deadline

Location

Santa Fe Performing Arts

Full Length

Accepts submissions of American Playwrights

9/1/13

Santa Fe, New Mexico

MTWorks:  FIRE-WORKS

Between 10-15 minutes

Looking for plays that deal with the subject of GUN CONTROL. $10 fee.

9/1/13

New York City, New York

Northern Michigan University

Full Length

Plays with the theme: “The Economy.”  Musicals OK.

9/1/13

 Marquette, Michigan

Firehouse Theatre Project

Full Length

Any styles or genre accepted; Prize: $1000

9/1/13

Richmond, Virginia

American Blues Theater: Blue Ink Playwriting Award

Full Length

Open to all theme or subject matter; Prize: $1000 Administrative Fee: $5

9/1/13

Chicago, Illinois

Raven Theatre Company

Full Length

Comedies about the seriousness of contemporary American life. Must be able to attend many Chicago rehearsals.

9/1/13

Chicago, Illinois

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center

Full Length

2-8 week residency. Submit up to 2 one-act plays. Fee: $35

9/1/13

Nebraska City, Nebraska

Metropolitan Playhouse – The Gilded Age Festival

Full Length

Author must produce. Works adapted from, inspired by, relating to prominent Guilded Age authors’ and leaders’ works and lives.

9/1/13

New York City, New York

BolderLife Festival

10-Minute Play

“It is our goal to shed light on issues that affect our well-being, to educate, and to inspire debate that promotes a conscious approach to the journey of life.“ Fee: $10

9/1/13

Boulder, Colorado

 Left Coast Theatre Company

10 – 30 Min

LGBTQ themed shorts and/or one-acts. Comedic plays dealing with personal journeys; exploring ideas such as confessions, secrets, acceptance, etc.

9/1/13

San Francisco, California

North By South Theatre

20 Min Max

Comedies and dramas that address an experience that transformed the way you view the winter rite you celebrate

9/4/13

Glendale, California

Fury Theatre

One Act

Accepts any form, style or genre.  Can submit 3 plays.

9/8/13

Chicago, Illinois

Acme Theater of Maynard

10-Minute Play

Comedy or Drama in any subject matter.

9/8/13

Maynard, Massachusetts

Playwrights Foundation

Full Length

Accepts any form, style or genre; Fee: $20.

9/15/13

San Francisco, California

Riverside Theatre: Walking the Wire

10-Minute Play

Seeking original monologues. Theme: MERGE

9/15/13

 Iowa City, Iowa

Clubbed Thumb

Full Length

Commission. Plays inspired by Robert Altman’s movie Nashville.  $15,000!

9/22/13

New York City, New York

Theatre Three Annual Festival of One-Act Plays

One Act

No adaptations, musicals, or children’s plays.

9/30/13

Port Jefferson, New York

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre

Full Length

Musicals OK.

9/30/13

Mars Hill, North Carolina

Six Women Play Festival

Full Length

Open to women 16 years or older, theme is “UP, DOWN and SIDEWAYS, Moving Into New Spaces”; Prize: $100

9/30/13

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cutting Ball Theater Company

Not specified

Experimental plays that employ unconventional, dynamic and imaginative language, structure, and staging; Fee: $25

9/30/13

San Francisco, California

Southend Playwriting Festival

Any length

Accepts any form, style or genre

9/30/13

Essex, UK