9 Playwriting Contests with CASH prizes (2013)

by play8044 | Jan 8, 2013 | 10-minute play submissions, cash prizes, Full Length, One-Act Play Submissions | 0 comments

What’s the one thing better than seeing your play go up? Getting PAID for it! Whether your New Year’s resolution is to submit more, or to take ahold of your finances, you’ll want to check out these 2013 playwriting contests.

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Theater Name / Festival Name	URL	Length Accepted	Genre(s) Accepted	Submission Deadline	Location
Urban Stages	URL	Full Length	Plays focused on social, racial and/or cultural issues, preferred. Prize: $500	Year Round	NYC
Somerset Community College	URL	5-15 minutes	Play should be comic in nature, No profanity or sexual content. Prize: $30-45	Year Round	Somerset, KY
MadLab	URL	70-120 minutes	Accepts any form, style or genre. Prize: $200 plus 10% of box office	6/1/13	Columbus, Ohio
Thespis Theater Festival	URL	75-90 minutes	Only playwrights from NY, NJ and CT will be accepted. If selected, playwright must direct/cast show etc, and bring in 39 audience members. Prize: $3500.	6/1/13	NYC
Weathervane Community Playhouse	URL	10-Min Max	Playwrights must be U.S. citizens, Play must use a “Tennis Racquet” as a prop, can be incidental, or the play’s centerpiece, but it must be seen on stage. Prizes range: $50-$350. Fee: $10	5/31/13	Akron, Ohio
Theatre Conspiracy	URL	Full Length	Any Genre except musicals. Prize: $700. Fee: $5. (Free if Dramatist Guild member).	3/30/13	Ft. Myers, Fl
Ohio State University: Newark	URL	Full Length	Accepts any form, style or genre. Prize: $ 500	3/30/13	Newark, Ohio
Bloomington Playwrights Project: Woodward/Newman Award	URL	Full Length (75-135 min)	Drama(?). Musicals ok. Prize: $3000. Fee: $10, or $0 if Dramatist Guild member.	3/1/13	Bloomington, Indiana
Toowoomba Repertory Theatre	URL	One Act (30-45 minutes)	No restrictions on subject matter, theme or style. Prize: $500-$2000 Fee: $30 (Australian $)	1/31/13	Toowoomba, Australia

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