Howdy playwrights.í‚ Below is your monthly installment of 43 playwright submissions opportunities!í‚ Some of these playwright submissions have some serious cash prizes attached, so look closely!
Name |
Length Accepted |
Play Genre(s) Accepted |
Deadline |
City, State |
Additional Info |
Full Length |
Plays must be suitable for children to perform for children. Musicals ok, large casts preferred. |
3/1/14 |
Mesa, Arizona |
n/a |
|
90 – 120 mins |
Seeks family-friendly mellerdrammer, w/ large casts. |
3/1/14 |
Houston, Texas |
n/a |
|
75-135 mins |
Full-Length Drama.í‚ Musicals ok.í‚ Fee waived if in Dramatists Guild. |
3/1/14 |
Bloomington, Indiana |
Fee: $10 |
|
Full Length (max 90 mins) |
Staged reading, which winning playwrights must attend. |
3/1/14 |
Hudson, New York |
Fee: $10 |
|
Full Length |
Female playwrights only.í‚ Appears like playwright must also be Canadian. |
3/1/14 |
Toronto, Ontario |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
Seeks bold, innovative new works that inspire thought and dialogue, for staged reading.í‚ Any genre. |
3/1/14 |
Sacramento, California |
n/a |
|
Not specified |
Seeks thought provoking plays that highlight social, political, and ethical issues. |
3/1/14 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
Seeks works that lie at the intersection of video gaming and performance.í‚ Playwright must produce. |
3/1/14 |
Brooklyn, New York |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
í‚ Looking for innovative comedies and dramas on any topic. |
3/1/14 |
Columbia, SC |
Prize: $750 |
|
10-15 mins |
Any genre; any style. |
3/1/14 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
Fee: $15 Prize: Travel & lit festival |
|
Full Length |
Staged reading; must attend weeklong festival (expenses provided). |
3/1/14 |
Greenville, South Carolina |
Prize: Travel |
|
max 30 mins |
Any subject matter |
3/1/14 |
Burlington, Wisconsin |
Prize: $100 |
|
Full Length |
Interested in plays exploring current social issues. Comedies & dramas.í‚ Some previously-produced plays are accepted. |
3/1/14 |
Orlando, Florida |
Prize: Travel/ stipend |
|
Full Length or One Act |
Playwright must produce.í‚ “A 10-day festival celebrating the extraordinary stories told by people of African descent.” |
3/1/14 |
Washington DC |
Fee: $0-25 |
|
Any Length |
Playwright must be in elementary, middle, or high school. |
3/1/14 |
NYC, New York |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
Playwright must be Appalachian OR the play must be set in that region. Stage reading. |
3/3/14 |
Abingdon, Virginia |
Prize: $250 + travel |
|
One Act |
Open to high school & college students.í‚ Must attend week-long festival at end of May.í‚ Staged reading. |
3/3/14 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Prize: Travel stipend. |
|
10-20 mins |
í‚ Must have 5-member cast. |
3/5/14 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Fee: $10 |
|
One Act (max 30 mins) |
Only “amateur” playwrights are eligible.í‚ Any nationality. |
3/5/14 |
Windsor, Berkshire |
Fee: í‚£5 |
|
10 – 25 pages |
Any genre with the exception of musicals. Monologues ok. Local writers preferred. |
3/7/14 |
Binghamton, New York |
n/a |
|
10 mins max |
Theme: “Speak Up, Speak Out.” |
3/10/14 |
London |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
Summer residency at Sweet Briar college. |
3/14/14 |
Sweet Briar, Virginia |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
Playwright must be Native American. Also see here. |
3/15/14 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
n/a |
|
max 20 mins |
Theme: “Envy.” Can either be horror, suspense or comedy.í‚ “Gory” plays preferred. |
3/15/14 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
n/a |
|
20-minute plays |
Light comedies, satires, dark comedies, dramas, etc. are all welcome. |
3/15/14 |
Houston, Texas |
Fee: $5; Prize: $100. |
|
80 – 120 mins |
í‚ Script must be a character-driven American comedy. Musicals ok. |
3/15/14 |
Cedar City, Utah |
Fee: $25 |
|
Full Length |
Playwrights must be 19 or younger.í‚ Any subject. |
3/15/14 |
Los Angeles, California |
No Fee |
|
5-20 mins |
Open to Chicago-area playwrights. Theme: Loss.í‚ í‚ |
3/15/14 |
Chicago, Illinois |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
Female playwrights who had a professional production in 2013. |
3/15/14 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Fee: $25 |
|
n/a |
Month-long residency.í‚ $600 fee if selected, but scholarships available. |
3/15/14 |
Woodstock, New York |
App Fee: $40 |
|
14 mins max |
Theme: TRANSITIONS |
3/15/14 |
Edmonds, Washington |
n/a |
|
7 – 25 mins |
Playwright must produce |
3/17/14 |
NYC, New York |
Prize: $1000. |
|
Not specified |
Publication contest. |
3/18/14 |
Milledgeville, Georgia |
Fee: $17 |
|
Full Length (about 90 mins) |
Must be socially and/or culturally significant. |
3/25/14 |
New York City, New York |
n/a |
|
10-30 mins |
Open to all nationalities |
3/30/14 |
Cambridge, UK |
Fee: í‚£15 |
|
Full Length |
Previous productions (3) ok. Fee waived if Dramatists Guild member. |
3/30/14 |
Fort Myers, Florida |
Fee: $5 |
|
min 90 mins |
UK & Irish residents. |
3/31/14 |
London, UK |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
Ok if has been produced outside Louisville area. |
3/31/14 |
Louisville, Kentucky |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
UK residents only. Play development. |
3/31/14 |
Bristol, UK |
n/a |
|
Full Length |
All UK entrants also automatically entered into contest for residency. |
3/31/14 |
London, UK |
Prize: í‚£6000 |
|
Monologue, 10-Min, or 25-Min |
NM authors preferred. Work must be about science/tech.í‚ See website. |
3/31/14 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
n/a |
|
35-45 mins |
“The winning three plays will be performed on a national and potentially an international tour.”í‚ í‚ |
3/31/14 |
UK |
í‚ í¢”š¬30 fee (includes critique) |
|
Full Length |
Only original, full length, unpublished scripts will be accepted. |
3/31/14 |
McKinney, Texas |
n/a |
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