Below is a list of 10-minute play submissions opps with 2025 deadlines.
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
New City Players | max 10 pages | Prompt: It’s summertime! Write a 10 page or less play that includes the phrase “hot girl summer” in it. | 6/26/25 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | n/a |
Actors’ Theatre | max 10 mins | Int’l submissions ok. | 6/30/25 | Santa Cruz, California | Fee: $10 |
North Park Playwright Festival | max 12 pages | Int’l submissions ok. New works. A play that has had workshops or one or two previous productions is OK. Any subject matter. No nudity or off color humor. | 6/30/25 | San Diego, California | No Fee |
Salem State University Soundings East | 10 mins | Open to all playwrights, pref. those with a direct military connection. Theme: military service and/or how military service affects a community | 6/30/25 | Salem, Massachusetts | n/a |
Vidalia Theatre Company | 10 mins | Plays set in an airport. Must not have been previously produced in the Atlanta Metro Area. Open to all plawyrights, with special consideration for those who reside in Georgia. | 6/30/25 | Decatur, Georgia | $30 stipend |
Westchester Civic Theater | 10 mins | Playwrights can be from anywhere. Theme: WHO KILLED THE DIRECTOR? | 6/30/25 | Westchester, Illinois | n/a |
Short+Sweet Theatre | max 10 mins | Any genre. Int’l submissions ok. | 7/1/25 | South India | Fee: $13 |
The A Chronicles | max 10 mins | Plays that open a wide-angle lens on reproductive rights. Monologues accepted. Thought-provoking. Serious or comedic. All are welcome to submit. Previously published or produced work is accepted. | 7/15/25 | Westport, Connecticut | $50 honorarium per production |
Masque & Spectacle | 10 mins | Publication opp. Plays accepted. Previously unpublished works only. | 7/31/25 | n/s | n/a |
Ten-Minute Musicals Project | 7-20 mins | Musicals. Any style or format. Max 10 performers, 5 women & 5 men. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/25 | West Hollywood, California | $250 royalty advance |
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