Howdy, Playwrights! This month, we have 35 play submission opps with April 2023 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Garfield Center for the Arts | 10 mins | Short Attention Span Theatre. | 3/27/23 | Chestertown, Maryland | n/a |
| Edmonds Driftwood Players | 10-12 mins | Theme: Pay It Forward | 3/30/23 | Edmonds, Washington | n/a |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Women playwrights. | 3/31/23 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| Ridgedale Players | max 10 mins | Writers of all backgrounds. | 3/31/23 | Troy, Michigan | No Fee |
| Fade to Black Play Festival | 8-10 mins | African-American playwrights. Any theme or genre. No characters under 17 yrs old. | 4/1/23 | Houston, Texas | No Fee “cash prize” |
| Fade to Black Play Festival | 1-3 mins | Monologues. Prefers comedy. Theme: The Wonder of Life | 4/1/23 | Houston, Texas | No Fee “cash prize” |
| Pittsburgh New Works Festival | 15-45 mins | One-act plays. | 4/1/23 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Rogue Theater Festival | 10-105 mins | Plays or musicals. | 4/1/23 | NYC | $75/$350 participation fee |
| The Theatre of Others | 20-30 mins | Audio play for podcast. Prompt: “I, too, am an Ancestor.” Playwrights must produce. | 4/1/23 | Podcast | n/a |
| Frantic Theatre Company | 10-25 mins | Writers of all backgrounds. | 4/2/23 | Cleveland, Ohio | n/a |
| New Media Film Festival | Any length | Plays accepted. | 4/3/23 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $75-$95 Prize: $45,000 |
| Red Bull Theater | max 10 mins | Play that makes use of heightened language, and/or is in conversation with a classical theme, style or story from any cultural tradition. Theme: FORBIDDEN LOVE | 4/3/23 | NYC | Fee: $10 |
| Santa Ana River Review | max 10 mins / max 12 pages | Publication opp. Dramatic works. | 4/3/23 | Riverside, California | n/a |
| Fresh Words | max 1 min | The play should be in line with the symbolic, metaphoric and literary meaning of ‘Et tu, Brute?’. | 4/5/23 | n/a | n/a |
| Stonecoast Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. Accepts dramatic works. | 4/5/23 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
| Overtime Theater | Any length | Winter holiday plays. Accepts submissions from all writers, but gives special attention to writers from Texas. | 4/7/23 | San Antonio, Texas | n/a |
| Theatre Southwest | One Act (20 mins) |
Int’l submissions ok. Any genre. | 4/10/23 | Houston, Texas | No Fee |
| Atlanta Shakespeare Company | Full Length | Special consideration to plays with direct reference to Shakespeare. Theme: “..if you prick us, do we not bleed?” | 4/15/23 | Atlanta, Georgia | Prize: $5000 |
| Black Latino Playwrights Celebration | Full Length | Student and professional Black and Latino playwrights. | 4/15/23 | San Marcos, Texas | n/a |
| Gi60 | max 60 secs | One-minute plays. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/15/23 | UK & USA | No Fee |
| Hambidge | 10-15 pages (sample) | 2 to 8 weeks residency. | 4/15/23 | Rabun Gap, Georgia | App Fee: $30 |
| Rooftop Productions | 8-10 pages | Plays must be unproduced and unpublished. | 4/15/23 | Manassas, Virginia | Fee: $10 Prize: $175 |
| Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | 2 writing samples of up to 10 pages | Residency. | 4/15/23 | Otis, Oregon | App Fee: $30 |
| Fusion | max 10 pages | Any genre. Int’l submissions ok. Musicals ok. Theme: The Elephant in the Room | 4/16/23 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Fee: $5 |
| Austin Film Festival | Full Length | Original or adapted plays. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/18/23 | Austin, Texas | Fee: $25 Prize: $1,000 |
| Theatre Rocks | Full Length | Any US resident. | 4/21/23 | Ennis, Texas | Fee: $30 Prize: $500 |
| Page 73 Development Programs | 10-page sample + full script | US residents. Must have completed at least 2 full-length plays or at least 3 one-act plays. | 4/23/23 | Brooklyn, New York | Award: $10,000 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | n/s | Four-week residency. Open to writers including playwrights. | 4/26/23 | NYC | n/a |
| Open Space Arts | 8-15 mins | Must be family friendly. Theme: Déjà vu | 4/29/23 | Reisterstown, Maryland | n/a |
| Brewster Theater Company | One Act (max 30 mins) |
Plays must have been written after January 1, 2020. Any genre. *Solo shows must be no longer than 20 mins. | 5/1/23 | Carmel, New York | Fee: $25 |
| Foglifter | max 20 pages | Publication opp. LGBTQ+ writers. Accepts drama submissions. | 5/1/23 | n/a | $50 honorarium |
| New England Review | max 5,000 words | Publication opp. Short plays and monologues. | 5/1/23 | Middlebury, Vermont | Fee: $3 Payment: $20 per page |
| Ghost City Review | short play | Publication opp. Short plays accepted. | Year Round | Syracuse, New York | 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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