Below is a list of 10-minute play submissions opps with 2025 deadlines.
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics | 10 mins | Plays with a substantial science and/or technological component. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/15/25 | Stony Brook, New York | Prize: $550 |
Stonecoast Review Issue #24 | max 12 pages | Publication opp. Plays, monologues, 1-min scripts, 10-min scripts. Excerpts from longer works ok. Theme: Freedom | 9/15/25 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
Hepburn Hooks Theatre Co | 10-15 mins | Female playwrights, BIPOC descent. The play should not have been performed in the UK. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/25/25 | London | No Fee |
Fade To Black Play Festival | max 10 mins | African-American playwrights. Any theme or genre. | 9/30/25 | Houston, Texas | No Fee |
Over Our Head Players | max 10 mins | Original comedies. Open to everyone w/o age or geographic restriction. | 10/10/25 | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $300 |
Clockhouse Volume 13 | max 12 pages | Short plays in traditional and experimental styles. Standalone work only. No monologues. | 11/15/25 | n/a | n/a |
Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre | 10-15 mins | Submissions are welcome from anywhere! | 12/1/25 | Moorhead, Minnesota | n/a |
Theatre Now New York | max 10 mins | Musicals across all styles and genres. Foreign language and/or bilingual scripts ok. | 12/1/25 | NYC | No Fee |
Ponder Review | 10-15 pages | Script excerpt or one-act play. | 12/15/25 | n/a | Fee: $2 |
Apricity Magazine | max 15 mins | Publication opp. Accepts submissions from the performing arts, including short play. | 1/3/26 | Austin, Texas | No Fee |
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