Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with August 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 105 play submissions opportunities with deadlines + the list of opps that are accepting submissions year-round!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Moondance Int’l Film Festival | 1, 2 or 3-act | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, audio/radio play. See submission categories. | 7/31/20 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $50 |
| New Works Of Merit Playwriting Contest | max 2 hrs or 90 pages | Full-lengths, one-acts, short plays, children’s plays, published scripts, scripts that received a workshop, scripts that received a staged reading, scripts that received a non-union production, scripts produced with an AEA Showcase Code or Plan. | 7/31/20 | NYC | Fee: $25 Prize: $300 |
| Springhouse Journal | max 30 pages | Publication opp. Accept unsolicited submissions of plays. | 7/31/20 | n/a | n/a |
| The Ringwald Theatre | One Act (max 30 mins) |
Plays that deal with issues or characters that are identified as LGBTQ+, or contain a queer sensibility. Must be one- or two-person shows that deal specifically with the quarantine and/or the pandemic. | 7/31/20 | Ferndale, Michigan | n/a |
| William Faulkner Literary Competition | less than 1 hr | Open to all ages. Original, unpublished, one act play. NO excessive violence, sex or religious extremism. | 7/31/20 | New Albany, Mississippi | Fee: $20 Prize: $600 |
| Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase | 7-10 pages or 8-11 mins | Entries may not have been a previous contest winner on any stage and may not have been performed for a paying audience. | 8/1/20 | Flagstaff, Arizona | Fee: $15 |
| Philadelphia Artists’ Collective | max 10 mins | The play must be in response to, conversation with, or inspired by classical work. Theme: Transformation | 8/1/20 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | n/a |
| Stage Right Theatrics | 15-20 mins | Submissions should forward a conservative point-of-view. | 8/1/20 | Columbus, Ohio | Fee: $10 |
| Nylon Fusion Theatre Co | 10 mins | Theme is “RETROSPECT: The Worst of Times.” | 8/8/20 | NYC | n/a |
| Book Pipeline Adaptation Contest | Full Length | Plays for film and television adaptation. No genre restrictions. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/15/20 | Santa Monica, California | Fee: $60 Prize: $10,000 |
| Brave New World Repertory Theatre | Full Length | Theme: “Race in America.” Seeking plays that address police brutality. Looking to feature work from Black playwrights. Must be local to the Tri-state area. | 8/15/20 | Brooklyn, New York | $350 stipend |
| Gallery Players | 10-15 mins | Plays from the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) playwriting community, specifically written for the Zoom format. | 8/15/20 | Brooklyn, New York | n/a |
| PLAYA | 10-15 pages (sample) | 2/3/4-week residency. There’s a $150 security deposit if accepted. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/15/20 | Lake County, Oregon | App Fee: $35 |
| Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company | max 30 mins | Plays that may be performed via the internet, phone, or live. Plays that deal with the un-dealt-with racial divide we have been suffering through since 1619; and, how the Covid-19 pandemic has served as a pressure cooker of a catalyst. | 8/15/20 | NYC | No Fee |
| Qu Literary Magazine | max 8000 words | For literary magazine. Excerpts or full pieces written for stage. Unpublished works only. | 8/15/20 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Fee: $2 Payment Upon Publication: $100 |
| Strange Prescription Productions | max 10 mins | Plays should center around nightmarish situations. All genres are encouraged. | 8/15/20 | San Francisco, California | Fee: $10 $100 stipend |
| The Crossroads Project | Full Length | Playwrights of color. One-week new play development workshop, culminating in a public staged reading. No restrictions in subject matter or style. | 8/15/20 | Bloomington-Normal, Illinois | No Fee Prize: $500 |
| Theatre Oxford | max 10 pages | Original plays, never before produced. Theme: Magic | 8/15/20 | Oxford, Mississippi | Fee: $10 Prize: $1,000 |
| Yale Drama Series | Full Length | Int’l submissions ok. Plays written in the English language only. | 8/15/20 | New Haven, Connecticut | No Fee Prize: $10,000 |
| MarshStream International Solo Fest | 10-60 mins | Solo shows. Int’l submissions ok. Musicals ok. No language restrictions. Previously produced works ok. Performances will be presented LIVE over Zoom. *You can apply for a financial hardship fee waiver. | 8/16/20 | Berkeley, California | Fee: $10-25 |
| Experimental Theater Writing Workshop | max 10 pages | Female or female-identifying experimental writers. *This is a series of ten Zoom classes/workshops on experimental writing held every Tuesday evening from 09/08 – 10/10. Classes will consist of a prompt followed by readings of experimental work generated in the class. The last class will consist of final presentations. | 8/19/20 | online | $300 fee is selected |
| Letter of Marque Theater Co | n/s | Residency program for NYC-based playwrights. | 8/24/20 | Brooklyn, New York | $500 honorarium |
| Company of Fools | Full Length | Int’l submissions ok. Plays should be written for digital format. Note: Info not available on their website. Submission form link: https://forms.gle/frNRVvyCFmaMEyWY9 | 8/30/20 | NYC | n/a |
| American Blues Theater | Full Length | Original, unpublished plays. Int’l submissions ok. Adaptations ok. | 8/31/20 | Chicago | Fee: $5 Prize: $1,250 |
| Earth Matters On Stage | Full Length | New dramatic works that respond to the ecological crisis. | 8/31/20 | Anchorage, Alaska | n/a |
| Moondance Int’l Film Festival | 1, 2 or 3-act | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, audio/radio play. See submission categories. | 8/31/20 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $75 |
| ScreenCraft | 10-150 pages | Seeks plays that have great film or TV adaptation potential. Int’l submissions ok. Writers must be at least 18 years of age. | 8/31/20 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $69 Prize: $1,000 |
| Ten-Minute Musicals Project | 7-20 mins | Musicals. Any style. Maximum of 10 performers — 5 women & 5 men. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/20 | West Hollywood, California | $250 royalty advance |
| Yellow Rose Productions | Full Length, Two-Act | Women playwrights only. Submissions may not have been previously produced or fully staged. Note: Submission fee is waived for Dramatist Guild members. | 8/31/20 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Fee: $22 Prize: 1,000 |
| Almost Adults Productions | 10-15 mins | Looking for LGBTQ+ themed plays for a weekly reading series to be presented on Zoom. Writers do not have to be LGBTQ+ identified. Int’l submissions ok. | Year Round | Santa Fe, New Mexico | No Fee |
| Audible Theater | Full Length | Commission; audio play. Send one full-length script for an original or adapted play. The Script can be in any genre and may include one-acts and solo pieces. | Year Round | Neward, New Jersey | n/a |
| Earworm Audio Theatre | Any length (10-30 mins preferably) |
For podcast. Looking for Two-Hander plays. Short plays preferred, all plays considered. US playwrights only. Submissions limit reached. 7/29/20 |
Year Round | Jacksonville, Florida | No royalties |
| FORGE Fuel | “sample” | Writers retreat. Open to writers of all kinds, including playwrights. | Year Round | Danbury, Connecticut | Fee: $80 |
| 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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