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 2019!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| City Theatre | 10 mins | Scripts that are lively & timely, hilarious & provocative, poignant & surprising. Bilingual scripts & 10-min musicals ok. Previously produced works ok. | September | Miami, Florida | Prize: $1,000 + royalties |
| Road Less Traveled Productions | max 10 mins | Encourages creative imaginings around the Star Wars Universe & accompanying themes, however short plays around any theme or topic are welcome. Plays must be an original work by a regional playwright (Western New York and the surrounding area). Plays should not have had previous readings or productions. | October | Buffalo, New York | n/a |
| The Fine Arts Association | max 10 pages | Original plays. Previously produced scripts ok, except those which had full prods in the state of Ohio. May be comedy & drama. | October | Willoughby, Ohio | No Fee |
| Village Playwrights Productions | max 10 mins | Playwrights from Metro New York area. Plays must be about Halloween, the supernatural or scary from a Gay perspective. Playwrights must produce (reading only). | October | NYC | No Fee |
| Camino Real Playhouse | 10 mins | Plays can be on any subject. | October | San Juan Capistrano, California | Fee: $10 |
| Tree City Playhouse | One Act (8-12 mins) | Original works, unpublished. Any genre or theme. Prefers family-friendly plays. | October | Sylvania, Ohio | Fee: $5 Prize: $150 |
| Theatre Southwest | 5-10 mins | Original works, unpublished or unproduced. Any genre, language or subject matter. | October | Houston, Texas | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Over Our Head Players | max 10 mins | Original, unpublished comedies. Open to everyone w/o age or geographic restriction. | November | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $500 |
| St. Paul’s Arts Council | 2 mins / 10 mins | Original, unproduced short plays. Theme: The Time of Our Lives | November | New Albany, Indiana | No Fee |
| Tarpon Arts | One Act (5-15 mins) | Int’l submissions ok. Novice, emerging or accomplished playwrights. Original plays only. Must not have been previously staged within 75 miles of the Tampa Bay area. Prefers comedies, but will consider some serious dramas. | November | Tarpon Springs, Florida | Fee: $5 |
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