Howdy. playwrights!í‚ See below for 50 Play Submissions opportunities w/ December+ deadlines…í‚ Get something in the (e)mail before you down that second glass of egg-nog!
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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| Claremorris Fringe Festival | 15 mins | New, original works, unpublished & unperformed. Int’l submissions ok. | 11/30/15 | Ireland | Fee: í¢”š¬5 Prize: í¢”š¬500 |
| New Theatre | Full Length | New and previously produced plays ok. | 11/30/15 | Miami, Florida | n/a |
| Princeton University | n/a | Job opp – Lecturer (Playwriting, Directing, Dramaturgy, etc.) | 11/30/15 | Princeton, New Jersey | USA |
| Saving Endangered Species | 10 mins | Theme: Endangered Species. Comedy, drama, or TYA performed by adult actors. | 11/30/15 | California | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| The Group Rep | One Act (5-10 mins) | Any themes and genres except musicals and monologues. | 11/30/15 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $5 |
| Cape Cod Theatre Project | Full Length | Play proposals, still in development. 1-week residency. | 12/1/15 | Falmouth, MA | n/a |
| Clockhouse | max 15 pgs | Dramatic works, either a standalone piece or an excerpt from a one-act or full length play. | 12/1/15 | Magazine | n/a |
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| Mesa Refuge | Full Length | Residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 12/1/15 | Point Reyes Station, California | n/a |
| Pokfulam Rd Productions | n/s | Plays and extracts. Theme: HIDDEN VICE. Accepts works in progress, completed scripts, musicals, revues. | 12/1/15 | London | n/a |
| Punk Monkey Productions | 10-20 pgs | Classic noir themes of murder, mystery, deceit, and double-crossing. Strong female characters encouraged. | 12/1/15 | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
| Renaissance Theater | Full Length | Women playwrights currently living in the Midwest. | 12/1/15 | M’waukee, Wisconsin | n/a |
| Shakespeare in the ‘Burg | 25 mins – 1 hr | Any style and genre, for an audience of all ages. Previous productions ok. | 12/1/15 | M’burg, Virginia | n/a |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | max 20 pgs (work sample) | 2-4 weeks residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 12/1/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Theatre InspiraTO | 10 mins | Open to anyone. Theme: Shift. Any style except musicals. Previously produced plays ok. | 12/1/15 | Canada | No Fee Prize: $500 |
| Greenbrier Valley Theatre | One Act (5-10 mins) | Any subject matter. | 12/2/15 | Lewisburg, West Virginia | n/a |
| Paw Paw Village Players | max 15 mins | Must be family-friendly. Any subject matter. | 12/4/15 | Paw Paw, Michigan | Fee: $10 Prize: $150 |
| Red Eye Theater | Any length | Play development. | 12/4/15 | Min’polis, Minnesota | stipend of $550 |
| Darkhorse Dramatists | One Act (10-25 pgs) | Theme: Valentineí¢â‚¬â„¢s Day / Love or relationship. Any genre. Regional playwrights preferred. | 12/6/15 | B’mton, New York | n/a |
| Camargo Foundation | max 30 pgs (work sample) | 6, 8, and 11-week residential fellowships. Int’l submissions ok. | 12/8/15 | Cassis, France | Stipend $800 per month |
| A Work In Progress Theatre Co | Full Length | One-act plays are acceptable as long as there is enough to make a full eveningí¢â‚¬â„¢s entertainment. | 12/14/15 | Baltimore, Maryland | Fee: $5 |
| Helen Jean Play Contest | Any length | Any subject. Plays previously produced or entered in other contests ok. $5 fee for an optional detailed evaluation. | 12/15/15 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $50 |
| Jewish Womení¢â‚¬â„¢s Theatre | One Act (max 10 mins) | Theme: CHUTZPAH & SALSA. Previously produced or published works ok. Adaptations & musicals ok. | 12/15/15 | Santa Monica, California | n/a |
| Venus/Adonis Theater Festival | 30-90 mins | Entire cast and crew must be from NYC. All genres welcome including musicals. | 12/15/15 | NYC | Prize: $2,500 |
| Florida Studio Theatre | max 10 mins | Any genre or style including musicals, TYA, multi-lingual. | 12/16/15 | Sarasota, Florida | n/a |
| Proscenium Theatre Journal | Any length | Original plays of any style, original adaptations and musicals. Previously produced plays ok. | 12/20/15 | n/a | n/a |
| Scripps Ranch Theatre | 10 mins | Theme: San Diego | 12/21/15 | San Diego, California | No Fee, “small hon’rium” |
| The Blockheads | 90 mins | Relevant and contemporary works. | 12/21/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Monkeyman Productions | max 15 mins | Theme: Pop & sub-culture, social equity & systems of oppression. Previous productions ok. Work-in-progress ok. Int’l submissions ok. | 12/25/15 | Toronto, Canada | n/a |
| 365 Women A Year | One Act (max 60 pgs) | Write a play about any of the 365 historical women listed on the website. | 12/31/15 | n/a | n/a |
| Branch County Community Theatre | Full Length | Unproduced plays and musicals. Childrení¢â‚¬â„¢s plays ok. | 12/31/15 | Coldwater, Michigan | Prize: $200 |
| Gallery Players | 10 mins – Full Length | Must be unproduced. Reading is ok. Must be the playí¢â‚¬â„¢s world premiere. | 12/31/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Hope and Optimism | Full Length (75+ mins) | All theatrical genres accepted including musicals. | 12/31/15 | Ithaca, New York | Prize: $10,000 |
| Las Vegas Little Theatre | Full Length (90+ mins) | Looking for subject matter that will appeal to an age range of 18-30. | 12/31/15 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Prize: $150 |
| Metropolitan Playhouse | One Act (max 30 mins) | Theme: “Hope” as it relates to life in the East Village of today and in eras past. | 12/31/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Mountain Playhouse | Full Length | Comedy. Must be a world premiere candidate. | 12/31/15 | J’stown, PA | Prize: $1,000 |
| Performance Network Theatre | Full Length | Plays for young audiences, holiday plays AND plays about Michigan people, places, or things. | 12/31/15 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | n/a |
| Pulitzer Prize in Drama | Full Length | Plays dealing w/ American life. Note: See Drama Guidelines. | 12/31/15 | NYC | Fee: $50 Prize: $10,000 |
| St. Louis Actorsí¢â‚¬â„¢ Studio | One Act (max 45 mins) | Also accepts submissions by high school students, 15 mins max. Hard copy submissions only. | 12/31/15 | St. Louis, Missouri | n/a |
| Sundog Theatre | One Act (15-25 mins) | Plays about the Staten Island Ferries. Hard copy submissions only. | 12/31/15 | NYC | Prize: $100 |
| Theatre In The Raw | One Act (30 mins) | Theme: Cultural/Social Diversity. Comedy, tragedy, drama or radio play. Int’l submissions ok. Hard copy submissions only. | 12/31/15 | Vancouver, Canada | Fee: $25 Prize: $200 |
| Women’s Project Theater | Full Length | Women playwrights only. Open to a variety of styles, perspectives & topics. | 12/31/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Gadfly Theatre Productions | 20-45 mins | Theme: Heroes and Villains. | 1/1/16 | M’apolis, Minnesota | n/a |
| Turn To Flesh Productions | 75-100 mins | Radio drama, commedia dellí¢â‚¬â„¢arte, comedy of manners and farce. Pref. playwrights from New York/the greater Northeast region. | 1/1/16 | NYC | “small hon’rium” |
| Ball State University | Full Length | Musicals only. | 1/2/16 | Muncie, Indiana | Fee: $10, $500 stipend |
| Kean University | Full Length | Playwrights from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. | 1/3/16 | Union, New Jersey | Prize: $2000 |
| Kumu Kahua Theatre | Full Length (50+ pgs) | The play must be set in Hawaií¢â‚¬Ëœi or deal w/ some aspect of Hawaií¢â‚¬Ëœi experience. Hard copy submissions only……………………………… | 1/4/16 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Prize: $600 |
| Venus Theatre | Full Length | Accepting plays for the 2016 Season. | 1/4/16 | Laurel, Maryland | n/a |
| Young Playwrights Inc. | Any length | US writers aged 18 or younger. Any style and subject. | 1/4/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Play Submissions Helper(!) | Guest Blog Post | Opportunity to write a guest blog post for Play Submissions Helper, on any playwriting or play submissions topic! | rolling | n/a | n/a |
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