Ladies and gents, check out below to find your 25 play submissions opportunities with June 2018 deadlines!
Remember: Keep writing, keep honing your craft, and when your play is complete… keep submitting it to theaters!
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Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
2019 LITE | One Act (5-15 mins) | Prefers plays that haven’t been produced in North Carolina recently nor have been published (unless the royalty fee is very minimal). PG-clean (no serious profanity) plays that are not depressing – no therapy sessions, pets dying, people dealing w/ dread diseases. Note: No website. Send scripts to Jack Berry at carokann@nc.rr.com | 6/1/18 | North Carolina | No Fee |
| See right. | Musicals, full length, one act, immersive theatre, adaptations, and non-traditional experimental scripts. | 6/1/18 | Davis, California | n/a | |
| Old Courthouse Theatre | max 10 pages | Open to residents of NC, SC, GA, VA, TN, and KY. Family-friendly plays. Any genre. Theme: The French Connection | 6/1/18 | Concord, North Carolina | No Fee |
| Full Length | Comedies, musicals, dramas, classics, originals. | 6/1/18 | Fullerton, California | n/a | |
| Warner Theatre | One Act (12-30 pages) | Scripts will be accepted internationally but must be written in English. Previously produced scripts are accepted. | 6/1/18 | Torrington, Connecticut | No Fee |
| max 20 pages | Looking for original, humorous Fractured Fairy Tales that change a fairy tale in an unexpected way; altering characters, adding modern language or events, changing an ending, etc. It has to be based on an actual fairy tale. Must be appropriate for children ages 9-13, G-rated. | 6/1/18 | Freeport, Illinois | Prize: $100 | |
| 10-50 mins | Fully produced plays (cast, directed & ready to be performed June 29 – August 2018). | 6/5/18 | NYC | Fee: $59 once accepted | |
| Raze The Space | max 10 mins | Plays must not have been published or produced previously. Theme: Exit Strategies | 6/5/18 | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
| Full Length | Fully sponsored 4- to 10-week residencies with optional monthly stipend of $500. | 6/8/18 | Sausalito, California | App Fee: $45 | |
| 5-15 pages | Theme: Suicide Prevention — with a focus on the experience of living with mental health conditions, the after-effects of suicide on those left behind, and resources for those in need. | 6/9/18 | Los Angeles, California | Prize: $50 | |
| American Stage | Full Length | Any genre. Playwrights will receive a $250 fee and will be provided a $250 travel stipend. | 6/15/18 | St. Petersburg, Florida | n/a |
| One Act (max 10 mins) | Theme: “It’s a Life.” Monologues ok, 7 mins max. Previously produced or published works ok. | 6/15/18 | Santa Monica, California | n/a | |
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| Any length | Two-year playwright residency. All genres of theatre. Scripts of any subject matter will be considered. The playwright must have completed at least three plays, or have an equivalent body of theatrical or literary work. | 6/15/18 | Waukegan, Illinois | n/a | |
| Any length | Short, one-act, and full-length plays. Open to playwrights currently living in New England. | 6/17/18 | Newburyport, Massachusetts | Prize: $75, $150 | |
| Book Pipeline Competition | Full Length | Plays appropriate for film or television adaptation. Open to writers worldwide. Any genre. Published and unpublished works ok. | 6/20/18 | Santa Monica, California | Fee: $50 |
| Full Length | Unproduced scripts by US-based playwrights. Any theme, subject matter and style. | 6/20/18 | Italy | Fee: $40 | |
| Slightly Altered States | 10 mins | Plays focused on language-based and nonverbal learning disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorders. Note: Click on ‘Special Needs Inititiative.’ | 6/25/18 | NYC | n/a |
| Full Length | Plays that reflect issues of social conscience and human rights. Drama or comedy. Original work or adaptation. | 6/30/18 | West Bloomfield, Michigan | Fee: $15 Prize: $250 | |
| Long Beach Playhouse | Full Length | Un-produced, non-musical plays only. | 6/30/18 | Long Beach, California | Fee: $10, $100 honorarium |
| max 12 pages | Int’l submissions ok. One or two previous prods ok. Any subject except nudity or off color humor. | 6/30/18 | San Diego, California | No Fee | |
| Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company | Full Length | New works. | 6/30/18 | NYC | Fee: $35 |
| Full Length | Non-musical, unpublished plays that have not yet had a professional production. | 6/30/18 | Pottstown, Pennsylvania | n/a | |
| The Hidden River Arts Playwrighting Award | Full Length | Unpublished and unproduced plays. Musicals ok. Int’l submissions ok. | 6/30/18 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Fee: $20 |
| Full Length | Full-length trade program. You must read a play and give feedback, and in return will have an opp to send a play and get feedback from other playwright. | Year Round | n/a | n/a | |
| 10 mins | Send in 10-min play and get same-day feedback. You must also read another playwright’s work and give feedback. | Year Round | n/a | n/a | |
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Great information. For those in the Chicago area, I see that the Writers’ Theater in Glencoe, will accept local playwrights’ work. Follow the steps here: https://www.writerstheatre.org/play-submissions.
TImeline Theater considers local playwrights’ work in July and August. The plays need to have historic themes.