Writing and submitting 10-minute plays are great ways for new playwrights to get a start in the playwriting world, or for more seasoned playwrights to try out something new.
Check out below to find your 10-minute play submissions opps for 2020!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Fade to Black Play Festival | 8-10 mins | No restriction on theme or genre. Playwright must publicly and openly identify themselves as African-American, Black, or of the African diaspora. | April | Houston, Texas | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Ritz Theatre | max 10 mins | Plays can be on any subject or theme, but must be comedic. No musicals or plays for children. Must be original and unpublished. | April | Oaklyn, New Jersey | Fee: $10 Prize: $100 |
| T. Schreiber Studio & Theatre | max 10 mins | Int’l submissions ok. THEME: NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS | April | NYC | Fee: $5 “cash prize” |
| Weathervane Playhouse | max 10 mins | The play must include a take out container — a prop that must be incorporated into the play. It must be seen on stage. No characters under the age of 16. | April | Akron, Ohio | Fee: $10 Prize: $350 |
| Emerald Theatre Company | 10 mins | Theme: “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.” An empty photo or picture frame of any size must be incorporated into the script. | May | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $10 “cash prizes” |
| Magnolia Arts Center | max 10 mins | Play may not have been previously published. Open to playwrights of all ages. | June | Greenville, North Carolina | Fee: $7 Prize: $50 |
| North Park Playwright Festival | max 12 pages | Int’l submissions ok. Any subject matter. NO nudity or off color humor. | June | San Diego, California | No Fee |
| Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre | max 10 pages or 10 mins | The only criteria for entering is that each play must be 10 minutes or less. | July | Santa Cruz, California | Fee: $10 |
| Strange Prescription Productions | max 10 mins | Plays should center around nightmarish situations. All genres are encouraged except children’s scripts. | August | San Francisco, California | Fee: $10 $100 stipend |
| Camino Real Playhouse | 10 mins | Plays can be on any subject. | October | San Juan Capistrano, California | Fee: $10 |
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