Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with July+ 2023 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Arc Stages | 1-10 pages | Theme: SHADOWS AND REVEALS | 6/30/23 | Pleasantville, New York | n/a |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Playwright must be a woman. | 6/30/23 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| Exhume | Pls. inquire. | Publication opp. Drama accepted. Writers who discuss queerness and trauma. | 6/30/23 | n/a | n/a |
| freeze frame fiction | max 1,000 words | Publication opp. Drama accepted. Any genre. No content restrictions. | 6/30/23 | n/a | Pays $10 per accepted piece. |
| Little Fish Theatre | max 15 mins | Theme: NEW BEGINNINGS | 6/30/23 | Los Angeles, California | No Fee |
| Free State Review | 1 min | Publication opp. One-minute plays. | 7/1/23 | n/a | Fee: $3.50 |
| Frostburg State University | One Act (max 40 mins) | Previously unproduced plays. | 7/1/23 | Frostburg, Maryland | Fee: $20 Prize: $750 |
| Millay Arts Steepletop Residency | max 15 pages (sample) | Residency. Works in progress, published pieces, excerpts from longer works, selections of short works are welcome. | 7/1/23 | Austerlitz, New York | App Fee: $45 |
| New Works, New Voices | Full Length | Writers and composers who feel their perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon. | 7/1/23 | Syracuse, New York | n/a |
| PlayZoomers | 10-15 mins | Scripts about theatre. Humorous or serious, clever plays with themes related to actors, directors, playwrights, plays, critics, backstage crews, audiences, etc. Must be suitable for online production. | 7/1/23 | online | n/a |
| Exposition Review Flash 405 | max 4 pages | Publication opp. Complete scene. Theme: Crescendo | 7/5/23 | California | Fee: $5 “cash prize” |
| Theater J Trish Vradenburg Jewish Play Prize | Full Length | Play that celebrates, explores, and/or struggles with the complexities and nuances of the Jewish experience. Musicals ok. US playwrights only. | 7/7/23 | Washington, DC | Prize: $15,000 |
| CRY HAVOC Company | 10 pages (sample) | New play dev’t opp, culminating in a reading of scripts for the public. Theme: “hidden” landmarks of NYC | 7/10/23 | NYC | n/a |
| Gasher | 2,000 words | Publication opp. US writers only. *Each selected contributor will be asked to respond to a brief interview regarding ekphrastic writing. | 7/12/23 | n/s | Fee: $6 |
| Life Jacket Theatre Co | See right. | Invites nation-wide applications from Trans playwrights to write a new, full-length verbatim play based on in-depth interviews with Trans people living throughout America. | 7/12/23 | NYC | $10,000 commission |
| Clamour Theatre Company | Full Length | Playwrights’ retreat. *Send a draft of an unproduced non-musical play. | 7/14/23 | Penney Farms, Florida | No Fee |
| Echo Theater Company | 60-150 pages | Original, unpublished and unproduced, non-musical stage plays. | 7/14/23 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $25 Prize: $1,000 |
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| Avant Bard Theatre | Full Length | Playwrights who live in the DC region will be given preference. | 7/15/23 | Arlington, Virginia | n/a |
| Fairy Tale Review | max 10 pages | Publication opp. Drama accepted. Women and nonbinary writers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ writers, writers with disabilities, and writers from other marginalized and underrepresented groups in mainstream publishing. | 7/15/23 | n/a | $50 honorarium upon publication |
| Feels Blind Literary | n/s | New and emerging writers who are nonbinary or identify as women. *Submission fee is always waived on Mondays. | 7/15/23 | n/a | Fee: $3 |
| Molecule | max 50 words | Publication opp. Accepts play submissions. | 7/15/23 | n/a | n/a |
| Ucross Foundation | Full Length | Playwriting residency. | 7/15/23 | Ucross, Wyoming | App Fee: $40 |
| Caldera Arts | n/s | 2 and 3.5 week residencies. | 7/18/23 | Sisters, Oregon | No Fee |
| The Players Theatre | max 15 mins | Theme: “Boo!” Plays and musicals. Playwrights must produce. | 7/25/23 | NYC | Fee: $50 if selected |
| Djerassi Resident Artists Program | max 30 pages (sample) | Apps from playwrights accepted. | 7/28/23 | Woodside, California | Fee: $45 |
| Lanesboro Artist Residency Program | n/s | 2- or 4-week residencies. Emerging artists from Minnesota and the 5 boroughs of NYC. | 7/28/23 | Lanesboro, Minnesota | n/a |
| Stone Canoe | max 6,000 words | Publication opp. Writers who are current or former residents of Upstate New York. Drama accepted. | 7/29/23 | Syracuse, New York | n/a |
| Masque & Spectacle | 10 mins | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 7/31/23 | n/s | n/a |
| Playhouse on the Square | Full Length | Original, unproduced or unpublished plays or musicals. | 7/31/23 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $15 Prize: $750 |
| William Faulkner Literary Competition | One Act (less than 1 hour) | Open to all ages. Original, unpublished play. NO excessive violence, sex or religious extremism. | 7/31/23 | New Albany, Mississippi | Fee: $20 Prize: $600 |
| The Crossroads Project | Full Length | 1 week new play dev’t workshop, culminating in a public staged reading. BIPOC playwrights. Musicals and plays with music are ok. No restrictions in subject matter or style. | 8/1/23 | Bloomington-Normal, Illinois | No Fee, $500 honorarium |
| 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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