The following 10 theaters and playwriting contests are looking specifically for plays by female playwrights, or featuring strong women characters.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location |
| 23 Miles South | Full Length, One Act | Plays that focus on female or other marginalized people as main characters and a primarily female cast. | Year Round | Homewood, Illinois |
| Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theatre | Full Length | Original plays by African American and African Diaspora playwrights. Female identified playwrights strongly encouraged to submit. | Year Round | Chicago |
| M. T. Pockets Theatre Company | Full Length | New works that promote women and minorities in the arts. | Year Round | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| New Georges | Full Length | Women playwrights at least partly based in NYC. Weird-ish, unusual, structurally innovative plays or plays that relate to the audience in a nontraditional way. | Year Round | NYC |
| Nora’s Playhouse: The Nora Salon NYC | Any length | Women playwrights in the NYC area. The play must centrally feature women’s stories and perspectives. Finished pieces and works-in-progress ok. | Year Round | NYC |
| Nora’s Playhouse: Nora’s Salon South | Any length | Women playwrights in the Southeastern US. The play must centrally feature women’s stories and perspectives. Finished pieces and works-in-progress ok. | Year Round | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Party Claw Productions | Short, One Act, Full Length | Plays written by women, folks of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. | Year Round | NYC |
| Rivendell Theatre Ensemble | Any length | Plays that feature women in primary roles and take on issues that profoundly affect women’s lives. No musicals or very short plays. | Year Round | Chicago |
| The Pulp Stage | Any length | Science fiction, fantasy or suspense. Extra points for scripts with more roles for women! | Year Round | Portland, Oregon |
| Athena Project: Plays In Progress Series | Full Length | Playwright must be a woman. Only previously unproduced plays are eligible. Scripts with prior workshops, readings or academic productions are accepted. | 4/15/21 | Denver, Colorado |