Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 30 play submission opportunities with February 2020 deadlines. This is just a small sample of what is in our mega-list available to paid members. Join now to get access to 75 play submissions opportunities that close in February!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Heartland Theatre Company | max 10 mins | Open to all playwrights. New plays, unproduced. Theme: THE CAMPOUT | 2/1/20 | Bloomington, Illinois | n/a |
| HRC Showcase Theatre | Full Length | New, aspiring or established playwrights. The play must be previously unpublished. | 2/1/20 | Hudson, New York | Fee: $10 Prize: $500 |
| Science Fiction Theatre Festival | max 15 mins | Science fiction plays. Int’l submissions ok. | 2/1/20 | London | n/a |
| Lambda Literary | n/a | One-week writer’s workshop and residency for LGBTQ writers. Includes playwriting workshop. | 2/2/20 | Los Angeles, California | App Fee: $25 |
| The Drama Workshop | max 10 mins | Plays may be on any topic. Must be unpublished and unproduced in the Greater Cincinnati area. Previous public readings/workshops are allowed. Playwrights must live within 100 miles of Cincinnati. | 2/2/20 | Cheviot, Ohio | “small honorarium” |
| Kairos Italy Theater | 10 mins | Female & female identifying playwrights writing comedy. The play can be written in Italian, English, Spanish, Turkish, French, Portuguese, Polish, Greek & Urdu language. | 2/10/20 | NYC | n/a |
| Water House Collective | 10 pages (sample) | Seeking writers to participate in a 6-month long writers’ group, which will culminate in a reading and/or performance of developed works. The works must fall within the boundaries of Water House’s mission to produce Queer Mythos Theatre. | 2/10/20 | NYC | n/a |
| Violet Surprise | max 10 pages | Plays that showcase Sapphic superheroines. Open to playwrights who identify as female, trans, or non-binary. No website. Send your scripts in PDF format to allisonfradkin@aol.com with “Violet Surprise” in the subject line. Playwrights may submit up to 2 scripts. | 2/13/20 | Chicago | n/a |
| Ain’t I A Woman Playfest | 10-12 pages | Original, unpublished, and unproduced play written by a woman-of-color playwright. Transgender or gender-queer women encouraged to submit. | 2/14/20 | Louisville, Kentucky | n/a |
| TheatreWorks | max 10 mins | Playwrights are responsible for the production of their plays. | 2/14/20 | New Milford, Connecticut | “cash prize” |
| Watermelon One-Act Festival | 10-45 mins | Original and unpublished one-act plays. More than $1,000 total cash prize. | 2/14/20 | St. Mary’s City, Maryland | Fee: $100 if selected |
| East Valley Children’s Theatre | 60-90 mins | Plays & musicals suitable for children to perform & for an audience of children. Must not have been previously performed. Must be original & unpublished. | 2/15/20 | Mesa, Arizona | No Fee Prize: $500 |
| New Light Theater Project | Full Length | Playwrights must be NYC-based. Original, unpublished and unproduced plays. | 2/15/20 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $1000 |
| Talk Back Theatre | Full Length | Plays that highlight inter-generational relationships. The topic is intentionally open — it might mean plays about youthful rebellion against authority, adult children engaging with aging parents, unique perspectives on the millennial or gen-z vs. baby boomer mentality, etc. | 2/15/20 | Santa Ana, California | “small cash prize” |
| Whiskey Radio Hour | 10 mins | New radio plays from persons of color, female-identifying and/or nonbinary playwrights. Any genre. | 2/16/20 | Chicago | n/a |
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| Artists in Partnership | 10-30 mins | The play must be original and unpublished. Comedies or dramas (or in between), or monologues. Playwrights may self-produce. | 2/17/20 | Long Beach, New York | $100 fee if accepted |
| Punching LaBute | max 10 mins | Womxn writers. Looking for short plays and monologues. LGBTQA+ writers and writers of color strongly encouraged to submit. *Works that metaphorically punches misogyny in the face. It’s about womxn flipping problematic work (like Neil LaBute’s) on its head, and reclaiming the narrative. | 2/22/20 | Chicago | n/a |
| Capital Stage | Full Length | Bold, thought-provoking works. Any genre. | 2/28/20 | Sacramento, California | n/a |
| Project Y Theatre | 30 mins – Full Length | Seeking productions of plays that are written by a female identifying playwright and that feature more than 50% female-identifying characters. An ideal play for the Festival is either: 1) A one person show, ready for a crowd 2) A new/developing work multi-character project that would be able to take advantage of a night in the space. 3) A festival-ready show | 2/28/20 | NYC | n/a |
| Throughline Artists | 20-30 mins | Plays cannot have been previously produced in New York or published. Open to writers living in the tri-state area. | 2/28/20 | NYC | n/a |
| Durango Arts Center | max 10 pages | Only original plays, never before produced or published, are eligible. | 2/29/20 | Durango, Colorado | Fee: $12 Prize: $500 |
| Nomad Theatre Company | 5-30 mins | Theme: “On the Road.” Plays that take place in a gas station, a rest stop, a stop on the side of the road, a garage, etc. | 2/29/20 | Normal, Illinois | n/a |
| Playwrights’ Round Table | max 10 mins (8-12 pages) | Plays must be unpublished, with three or fewer productions. Staged reading and workshops do not count as productions. Theme: “Science Fiction Summer.” Plays that are speculative, strange, futuristic, and/or technological. No website. Plays should be sent to Submissions@theprt.com | 2/29/20 | Orlando, Florida | $25 stipend |
| Rapture Theatre | max 10 mins | The show must contain a ‘holiday’ theme. Must not have been previously produced in the state of Indiana. Playwright must currently reside in the state of Indiana. All plays selected will receive $25 in payment. | 2/29/20 | Indianapolis, Indiana | No Fee |
| The New American Theatre | One Act (max 15 mins) | Int’l submissions ok. The plays must not have been previously produced in Los Angeles, CA. | 2/29/20 | Culver City, California | Fee: $15 |
| Theatre Workshop of Owensboro | One Act (max 20 pages) | Scripts must not have been published (other than by the playwright) or performed (other than staged readings). Any topic or genre. No restrictions on language or content. | 2/29/20 | Owensboro, Kentucky | Fee: $20 Prize: $500 |
| FORGE Fuel | “sample” | Writers retreat. Open to writers of all kinds, including playwrights. | Year Round | Danbury, Connecticut | Fee: $80 |
| Panglossian Productions | 10 mins | Biweekly podcast that showcases short new plays. | Year Round | Williamsburg, Virginia | n/a |
| 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 |
| Trade A Play Tuesday | 10 mins | Send in 10-min play and get same-day feedback. You must also read 10 pages of another playwright’s work, and give thoughtful feedback. Runs every Tuesday. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
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