See the chart below for 20 playwright opportunities and playwriting contests with October 2013 deadlines.

Theater Name / Festival Name

Length Accepted

Genre(s) Accepted

Submission Deadline

Location

The Castillo Theatre: Political Play Contest

Any Length

Reading series. Seeking politically progressive plays.

10/1/13

NYC, New York

The Fine Arts Association

10 Min

Accepts comedy or drama

10/1/13

Willoughby, Ohio

Piney Fork Press Theater

10 Min Play

Must be family friendly, no profanity.(4-minute Monologues also accepted).

10/1/13

Queens, New York

Ensemble Free Theater Norway

10 Min

Must relate to Belarus in some way.

10/1/13

Various

Growing Stage Theatre

Full Length

Must be suitable for young audiences

10/1/13

Netcong, New Jersey

Ars Nova: Uncharted

N/A

NYC-based writers group for musical theater teams.

10/1/13

NYC, New York

Fort Point Theatre Channel

Not Specified

Woman-centered play.

10/1/13

Boston, Massachusetts

Variations Theatre Group: Harvest Theatre Festival

One Act

Playwright must produce.

10/5/13

Long Island City, New York

Almost Random Theater

20 Minutes

Theme: Wellbeing.í‚  í‚£5 fee.í‚  Non-monetary prize.

10/10/13

Oxford, UK

This Is Water Theatre

Full Length

Any Genre

10/11/13

Bryan, Texas

Dezart Performs

Full Length

$10 Fee.

10/11/13

Palm Springs, California

Camino Real Playhouse

10 Min

$10 Fee.

10/15/13

í‚ San Juan Capistrano, California

First Stage Theatre

30 Min max

Any Genre. $15 fee. $100 Prize.

10/15/13

Burbank, California

Southern Rep: Ruby Prize

Full Length

Open to US women of color.í‚  $10,000 prize.

10/15/13

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lark Theatre: Playwrightsí¢â‚¬â„¢ Week

Full Length

1-week development program.í‚  Travel & housing provided.

10/15/13

NYC, New York

Oí¢â‚¬â„¢Neill: National Playwrights Conference

Full Length or One Act

1 Month expenses paid residency (July 2014).

10/25/13

Waterford, Connecticut

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati

Full Length

Works that explore compelling social issues

10/31/13 (?)

Cincinnati, Ohio

Dayton Playhouse

Full Length

Prize $1,000.í‚  Fee $20.

10/31/13

Dayton, Ohio

Shelterbelt Theatre

Full Length

Theme: Love, Loss, Relationships

10/6/13

Omaha, Nebraska

Landing Theatre Company: New American Voices

45 Min and Up

Must attend reading festival March 7-9.í‚  No stipend.

10/31/13

Houston, Texas

 

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