Howdy, playwrights!í‚ June is generally a pretty slow month, but we’ve found 51 play submissions opportunities with June deadlines — see below!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Dead- line | Location | Add’l Info |
| Nick Darke Writers’ Award | 1 hour | Nat’l & int’l writers aged 16+. | 5/30/16 | Cornwall, UK | Prize: í‚£6,000 |
| Creede Rep Theatre | 10-20 pgs excerpt | Commission. TYAs. Bilingual (English/Spanish) plays preferred, but not required. | 5/30/16 | Creede, Colorado | n/a |
| Playhouse on the Square | Full Length | Original, unpublished plays or musicals. Hard copy submissions only. | 5/30/16 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $15 Prize: $750 |
| Rupture Prods | max 15 mins | Short excerpts from plays that revolve around LGBT issues. Int’l submissions ok. | 5/30/16 | London | n/a |
| Arch & Bruce Brown Found. | Full Length | Dramas, comedies, musicals. Must involve LGBTQ characters and/or themes & portray a historical period or incident. | 5/31/16 | Brooklyn, New York | No Fee Prize: $3,000 |
| Chappaqua Library | 10 mins | Comedies about politics. No references to any current politician. Historic & fictional figures are fine. | 5/31/16 | New Castle, New York | $5, $25 prize |
| Dennis & Victoria Ross Found. | Full Length | The play must be original. | 5/31/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Little Fish Theatre | max 15 mins | One-act/short plays only. | 5/31/16 | Los Angeles, California | No Fee $50 royalty |
| M’ndance Int’l Film Fest | 1, 2 or 3-act | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, radio play. | 5/31/16 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $50 |
| The Blank Theatre | Full Length | Must not have received a full prod. Staged readings & academic prods ok. | 5/31/16 | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
| Adir’dack Shk’speare Co | One Act, Full Length |
All genres & styles welcome. Subject: Mental Illness |
6/1/16 | Schroon, New York | Fee: $10/30 Prize: $500 – 1,000 |
| BoxFest Detroit | 5-55 mins | Open to all. | 6/1/16 | Hamtramck, Michigan | n/a |
| Eventide Theatre Co | Full Length | Notice of intention must be filed first by June 1. Completed manuscript should be submitted on or before Sept 1. | 6/1/16 | Dennis, MA | Fee: $50 Prize: $1,000 |
| Florida Theatrical Assoc | Full Length | New musicals. US writers only. | 6/1/16 | Orlando, Florida | n/a |
| Leslie Scalapino Award | Full Length | Women writers. Should have had no more than 3 prods of their work. | 6/1/16 | New York | Prize: $2,500 |
| Long Island University | Full Length | Unproduced new plays & musicals. No restriction on genre or style. | 6/1/16 | Brookville, New York | “stipend” |
| Mesa Refuge | Full Length | 14-day residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 6/1/16 | Point Reyes Station, California | Fee: $40 |
| Repertorio Espa탱ol | Full Length | Plays that resonate w/ Latino audiences & accurately depict the Hispanic experience. | 6/1/16 | NYC | Prize: $3,000 |
| Secret Theatre | Full Length | Playwrights must produce. Producers get 50% of the door, after first 11 full price tickets. | 6/1/16 | Long Island City, New York | No Fee Prize: $500 |
| STAGES theatre | Full Length | Comedies, dramas, musicals, classics, originals. Shows w/ a director attached strongly preferred. | 6/1/16 | Fullerton, California | n/a |
| Writer’s Digest | Full Length | No restrictions on content, language, subject matter, etc. | 6/1/16 | Blue Ash, Ohio | Fee: $30 Prize: $5,000 |
| Headlands Center for the Arts | Full Length | Fully sponsored 4- to 8-wk residencies w/ optional monthly stipend of $500. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 6/3/16 | Sausalito, California | Fee: $45 |
| Lama Theater Co | max 8 pgs | Scripts must be related to the question: WHY HOMOPHOBIA? |
6/3/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Word Wave | One Act (max 60 mins) |
Drama or comedy. | 6/3/16 | South Lake Tahoe, California | Fee: $20 Prize: $500 |
| Helen Jean Play Contest | Any length | Any subject. Previously produced or entered in other contests ok. | 6/12/16 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $35 |
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| Cloverdale Playhouse | Full Length, One Act | Full-length for writers 19+. One-act for writers 18 below. Any subject. | 6/15/16 | M’gomery, Alabama | No Fee |
| Fad Theater Group | 12-20 pgs | For podcast. Protagonist has to be either “a transgender” or “someone who doesn’t know that they are in a cult.” | 6/15/16 | n/a | n/a |
| Thespis Theater Festival | 30-90 mins | Any genre. Playwright must produce. Cast & crew must be from NYC. | 6/15/16 | NYC | $250 fee if accepted. Prize: $3,500 |
| Calderaí¢â‚¬â„¢s AIR | Full Length | 1-month residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 6/17/16 | Sisters, Oregon | Fee: $35 |
| New York New Works Theatre Fest | 10-23 mins | Drama, comedy, musicals & solo shows. Playwrights must produce. | 6/20/16 | NYC | í‚ $365 fee if accepted. Prize: $500 |
| MPAACT | Full Length | Original plays by African American & African Diaspora playwrights. | 6/21/16 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| Fad Theater Group | 12-20 pgs | For podcast. Protagonist has to be either “a sesquipedalian” or “someone getting dressed for the occasion.” | 6/29/16 | n/a | n/a |
| Emerald Theatre Co | 5-10 mins | Theme: Out of the Closet – any interpretation, literal or figurative. Comedy or drama. | 6/30/16 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $10 Prize: $200 |
| Int’l Theater Arts Institute | Full Length | Original works in English or Spanish. | 6/30/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Jewish Ensemble Theatre | Full Length | Original work or adaptation that reflects issues of social conscience & human rights. Drama & comedy. | 6/30/16 | West Bloomfield, Michigan | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Long Beach Playhouse | Full Length | Unproduced, non-musical plays only. | 6/30/16 | Long Beach, California | Fee: $10 |
| M’dance Int’l Film Fest | 1, 2 or 3-act | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, radio play (comedy & drama). | 6/30/16 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $75 |
| New Works Of Merit | Any length | Full-lengths, one-acts, shorts, children’s plays, published scripts, previously produced plays, etc. | 6/30/16 | NYC | Fee: $25 Prize: $300 |
| North Park Pl’wright Fest | max 12 pgs | 1 or 2 previous prods ok. Any subject matter except nudity or off-color humor. Hard copy submissions only. | 6/30/16 | San Diego, California | No Fee |
| The Hidden River Arts | Full Length | Plays or musicals — unpublished & unproduced. | 6/30/16 | Philly, PA | Fee: $17 Prize: $1,000 |
| Acadiana Rep Theatre | max 90 mins | Full length plays, one acts & musicals. | 7/1/16 | Lafayette, Louisiana | n/a |
| Alleyway Theatre | Full Length, One Act | Any style. Musicals ok. | 7/1/16 | Buffalo, New York | Fee: $25 Prize: $400, $100 |
| Castillo Theatre | Any length | Political playwrights. Hard copy submissions only. | 7/1/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Emerging Artists Theatre | See right. | One-man/woman shows & short plays (5-60 mins), musicals (15í¢â‚¬“210 mins). | 7/1/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Fury Theatre | 15-30 mins | Any genre. New short plays concerning the topic í¢â‚¬Å“Killer Instinct.í¢â‚¬ | 7/1/16 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| Northern Arizona Pl’writing Showcase | 8-10 mins | Entries may not have been performed for a paying audience. | 7/1/16 | Flagstaff, Arizona | Fee: $12 |
| Panndora Prods | 60+ mins | Full length or long one acts w/c haven’t been previously produced. | 7/1/16 | Long Beach, California | Fee: $10 |
| Santa Cruz Actorsí¢â‚¬â„¢ Theatre | max 10 mins | The only criteria is that each play must be 10 mins or less………………………….. | 7/1/16 | Santa Cruz, California | Fee: $10 |
| Fad Theater Group | 12-20 pgs | For podcast. Has to pertain to the title “Group Therapy.” | 7/6/16 | n/a | n/a |
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