Hello playwrights! We have some great submission opps this August. Read on to find out the details!
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Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Can Serrat | max 3 pages (sample) | 2-month residency for writers, full grant. Also offers 70%, 50% or 30% grants. | 8/1/17 | Barcelona, Spain | n/a |
| Elsewhere Studios | 10-20 pages (sample) | 1 to 6 months residency. | 8/1/17 | Paonia, Colorado | App Fee: $30 |
| Phoenix Theatre | See right. | Original and unproduced full-length plays and musicals, and 10-20 min short plays. | 8/1/17 | Phoenix, Arizona | Fee: $10 (no fee for short plays) |
| max 30 mins | Theme: Christmas. Monologues ok. | 8/1/17 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | No Fee | |
| Box Wine Theatre | max 10 mins | Political plays. Previously produced plays ok. | 8/4/17 | NYC | Prize: $250 |
| 15-20 mins | The play must be inspired by one of the works of art… (see website for the images) | 8/6/17 | Binghamton, New York | n/a | |
| Lakeshore Players Theatre | Full Length | Any genre. Musicals ok – the score should be able to be played by one pianist. | 8/7/17 | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | No Fee |
| 10 mins | Theme: The C Word | 8/8/17 | NYC | n/a | |
| The Players Theatre | max 15 mins | Theme: “Boo!” Horror plays & musicals incl. a great spoof. Playwrights must produce. | 8/13/17 | New York City, New York | Fee: $150 if selected, $100 refundable |
| max 25 mins | Completed & works-in-progress considered. Prefers fully produced shows. | 8/15/17 | NYC | Fee: $20-$25 if accepted | |
| Book Pipeline Competition | Full Length | Plays appropriate for film or television adaptation. Any genre, published or unpublished. | 8/15/17 | Santa Monica, California | Fee: $55 Prize: $10,000 |
| Hypatia-in-the-Woods | 10 pages (sample) | 1 to 4 weeks residency. Apps from WOMEN playwrights accepted. | 8/15/17 | Shelton, Washington | Fee: $20 |
| Ivoryton Playhouse | See right. | One-act plays by and about women. 10-min plays ok. Musicals ok. | 8/15/17 | Ivoryton, Connecticut | n/a |
| New York New Works Theatre Festival | 10-27 mins | Drama, comedy, musical short, solo show. Playwrights must produce. | 8/15/17 | NYC | Fee: $635 if chosen |
| Yale Drama Series | Full Length | Emerging playwrights. Original, unpublished plays. | 8/15/17 | New Haven, Connecticut | No Fee Prize: $10,000 |
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| Baltic Writing Residency – Scotland | 20 pages | 1-week residency. | 8/25/17 | Scotland | Fee: $22 |
| Funhouse II | 10-15 mins | Original, unproduced plays. Comedy, drama, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, parody, musical, etc. | 8/25/17 | Seattle, Washington | Fee: $5 (w/ no fee options), $25 honorarium |
| Neo Ensemble Theatre | One Act (15-40 mins) | Any style and subject. Previously produced plays ok. | 8/30/17 | Los Angeles, California | No Fee |
| American Blues Theater | Full Length | Original, unpublished plays. Adaptations ok. | 8/31/17 | Chicago, Illinois | Fee: $5 |
| max 10 mins | Short plays for “Naughty Readings.” | 8/31/17 | Lowell, Massachusetts | n/a | |
| Players Workshop | 8-12 mins | Theme: “Lost in Translation.” Must be suitable to a general adult audience. Previous prods ok. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/17 | Mexico | No Fee |
| max 8000 words | For lit magazine. Excerpts or full pieces written for stage. Unpublished works only. | 8/31/17 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Payment Upon Publication: $100 | |
| Ten-Minute Musicals Project | 7-20 mins | Original musicals. Previous prods ok. Excerpts from full-length shows ok. Max 10 performers — 5 women, 5 men. | 8/31/17 | West Hollywood, California | $250/US royalty |
| One Act (20-50 mins) | Original, unpublished and un-produced plays. | 8/31/17 | Alexandria, Virginia | Fee: $20 Prize: $350 | |
| Urban Stages | Full Length | Small cast plays. | 8/31/17 | NYC | n/a |
| Full Length | Plays written by female/female-identifying playwrights. | 8/31/17 | NYC | n/a | |
| Villa Ruffieux | n/s | 1 to 3 months residency. | 8/31/17 | Switzerland | Monthly stipend of CHF 1,500 |
| Full Length, One Act | Original works, not previously produced or fully staged. Female playwrights only. | 8/31/17 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Fee: $20, $28 “cash prize” | |
| Playwrights Offering Free Feedback | 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 & get same-day feedback. You must also read another playwright’s work & give feedback. | Year Round | n/a | n/a | |
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