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 2021/2022!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Camino Real Playhouse | 10 mins | Plays can be on any subject. | October | San Juan Capistrano, California | Fee: $10 |
| Over Our Head Players | max 10 mins | Original, unpublished comedies. Open to everyone w/o age or geographic restriction. | November | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $500 |
| Lakeshore Players Theatre | 10 mins | The play must be unpublished and unproduced. | November | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | n/a |
| Philadelphia Artists’ Collective | max 10 mins | Theme: “The Illusion of Time.” Play that is in response to, in conversation with, or inspired by classical work. | December | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | n/a |
| Strange Prescription Productions | max 10 mins | Plays should center around nightmarish situations. All genres are encouraged except children’s scripts. | December | San Francisco, California | Fee: $10 $100 stipend |
| Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs | 10 mins | Comedy or drama plays of all types accepted. Int’l submissions ok. | January 2022 | Bonita Springs, Florida | Fee: $15 Prize: $100 |
| Equity Library Theater of New York | max 15 mins | Playwrights from across the globe. Also seeking monologues (max 4 pages/mins). Musicals ok. Playwrights must produce. | March 2022 | NYC | No Fee |
| Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre | max 10 pages | Int’l submissions ok. | June 2022 | Santa Cruz, California | Fee: $10 |
| North Park Playwright Festival | max 12 pages | Int’l submissions ok. New works. Any subject matter. NO nudity or off color humor. | June 2022 | San Diego, California | No Fee |
| The Awakenings Project | max 10 mins | Publication opp. The playwright should have a relationship to mental illness (either self, family member, or friend) but the plot of a play need not be about mental illness. | Year Round | Wheaton, Illinois | n/a |
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