Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with April 2024 deadlines. This is just a small sample of what is in our mega-list available to paid members. Join now to get access!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Creative Nations | Any length | New works by Native American artists. Any genre. | 4/1/24 | Boulder, Colorado | No Fee |
| Fade to Black Play Festival | 8-10 mins | African-American playwrights. Any theme or genre. No characters under 17 yrs old. | 4/1/24 | Houston, Texas | No Fee “cash prize” |
| Fade to Black Play Festival | 1-3 mins | Monologues. African-American playwrights. Prefers comedy. Theme: The Wonder of Life | 4/1/24 | Houston, Texas | No Fee “cash prize” |
| Liberation Theatre Company | Full Length | 10-month dramaturgical and professional support for NYC residents. Must have written at least 2 full-length plays or at least 3 one-act plays. | 4/1/24 | NYC | “honorarium” |
| Stonecoast Review Issue #21 | max 12 pages | Publication opp. One-min plays, 10-min plays, and monologues. Theme: Ethical Storytelling | 4/1/24 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
| The Barr Hill Players | Full Length, One Act | New works by emerging playwrights. Scripts that can be cast with exactly 12 actors are particularly desirable. | 4/1/24 | Greensboro, Vermont | No Fee |
| Creative Capital Awards | max 25 pages (sample) | Grant. Accepts proposals from performing arts including theater (new theatrical work, playwriting). US citizens only. | 4/4/24 | NYC | Award: $15,000 – $50,000 |
| Anaconda Ensemble Theatre | 20-90 mins | New plays that have never had a fully staged production. Table reads or staged readings ok. | 4/5/24 | Anaconda, Montana | n/a |
| New Media Film Festival | Any length | Plays accepted. | 4/6/24 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $80, $95 Prize: $45,000 |
| Pittsburgh New Works Festival | One Act (20-45 mins) | Plays may have been read, but never produced. Workshops and readings are ok. | 4/6/24 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Rosedale Community Players | One Act | Original plays, unpublished. Any genre or theme. | 4/7/24 | Southfield, Michigan | n/a |
| Surfside Playhouse | One Act (5-20 mins) | One act plays or original songs from an original musical. | 4/8/24 | Cocoa Beach, Florida | n/a |
| Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop | max 10 mins | Plays must be presented in a black box format. Vulgar language and topics will not be accepted. | 4/12/24 | NYC | n/a |
| Fusion | max 10 pages | Any genre. Int’l submissions ok. Musicals ok. Theme: Uninvited Guests | 4/14/24 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Fee: $5 |
| The Kerouac Project | max 10 pages (sample) | 2-month residency. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/14/24 | Orlando, Florida | App Fee: $50 |
| Black Latino Playwrights Celebration | Full Length | Student and professional Black and Latino playwrights. | 4/15/24 | San Marcos, Texas | n/a |
| Hambidge | 10-15 pages (sample) | 2 to 8 weeks residency. | 4/15/24 | Rabun Gap, Georgia | App Fee: $30 |
| Austin Film Festival | Full Length | Plays, original or adapted. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/19/24 | Austin, Texas | Fee: $25 Prize: $1,000 |
| Native Earth Performing Arts | max 10 pages (sample) | New works and works-in-development. Nat’l and int’l Indigenous performing artists. Theatre, musical, music or spoken word sets, and radio plays. | 4/19/24 | Toronto, Canada | n/a |
| Theatre Rocks | Full Length | Any US resident. Non-published, previous non-equity productions are ok. | 4/19/24 | Ennis, Texas | Fee: $30 Prize: $500 |
| Theatre Southwest | One Act (20 mins) | Int’l submissions ok. All entries should be unpublished and previously unproduced in the Houston area. Any genre. | 4/20/24 | Houston, Texas | No Fee |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | n/s | Residency. Open to writers including playwrights. | 4/25/24 | NYC | n/a |
| Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize | Full Length, Short Play | Plays with topics concerning the LGBTQ+ community. | 4/30/24 | Milan, Italy | Prize: € 1000 |
| Fresh Fruit Festival | 10-30 mins, 4-12 mins | Radio plays. Works must feature some aspect of LGBT life. | 4/30/24 | NYC | n/a |
| Gitelman & Good Publishers | Full Length | Publication opp. Plays appropriate for high-school actors and audiences. Theme: Identity and Self-Discovery | 4/30/24 | n/a | n/a |
| Hand to Mouth Players | One Act (max 25 mins) | Play must be previously unpublished. | 4/30/24 | New York | Fee: $20 $25 honorarium |
| Moondance Int’l Film Festival | Any length | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, radio play. | 4/30/24 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $25 |
| The Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language | 40+ mins | Plays must contain at least 60% heightened language. Translations or adaptations ok. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/30/24 | n/s | Prize: $3,000 |
| Brewster Theater Company | One Act (max 30 mins) | New or established playwrights. Plays must have been written after January 1, 2021. Any genre. *Solo shows must be no longer than 20 mins. | 5/1/24 | Carmel, New York | Fee: $25 |
| Equity Library Theater of New York | max 20 pages/mins | Playwrights from around the globe. Also seeking monologues (max 5 pages/mins). Musicals ok. Playwrights must produce. | 5/1/24 | NYC | No Fee |
| Foglifter | max 20 pages | Publication opp. LGBTQ+ writers. Drama accepted. | 5/1/24 | n/a | $50 honorarium |
| Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award For Playwriting | Full Length | Plays addressing the question “What does it mean to be a human in a computerized world?” | 5/1/24 | New Hampshire & Vermont | $5,000 honorarium |
| New England Review | max 5,000 words | Publication opp. Short plays and monologues. | 5/1/24 | Middlebury, Vermont | Fee: $3 |
| The Little Victory Theatre | Full Length | Plays or musicals. | Year Round | Staten Island, New York | 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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