Dear Playwright,
We here at PSH have been providing free monthly lists of submission opportunities to the playwriting community for years. As anyone who has tried to do this on their own knows, it is an enormous undertaking.
This month, we have catalogued over 30 submissions opportunities… But this month only a handful are listed below.
Instead of listing all the June opps, we are running a membership drive this month, and asking that you signup as a full paid member.
Signing up will get you access to not only this month’s listings, but also to our entire database of 400+ play submissions opps. And, your support will also help us continue to be able to maintain and upgrade our services for all playwrights.
We call that a win-win.
So come signup now, and see your next play where it’s meant to be — on stage!
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| Writer’s Digest | first 15 pages | Scripts (stage play) are accepted. Int’l submissions ok, except Syria, Iran, North Korea or Crimea. | 6/6/22 | Blue Ash, Ohio | Fee: $35 Prize: $5,000 |
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| Jewish Plays Project | Full Length | Plays and musicals that focus on aspects of 21st Century Jewish identity, culture, and ideas, and the complex and intersectional nature of contemporary Jewish life. | 6/15/22 | NYC | No Fee |
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| The Bechdel Group | n/s | Accepts new plays, scripts in development, partial scripts, drafts – anything in progress. Must pass the Bechdel Test. Must support the mission of fostering strong, complex, dynamic roles for women. | 6/17/22 | NYC | Fee: $6 |
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| Gallery Players | 10-30 mins | Open to authors from anywhere in the world with original works in English or Spanish. | 6/30/22 | Brooklyn, New York | n/a |
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| Smith & Kraus | 1-5 mins | Monologues. Looking for pieces written for nonbinary and trans folx. Can be either stand-alone pieces or from a play. | 6/30/22 | n/a | n/a |
| TEDxAsburyPark | 10-30 mins | Seeking short original plays to be produced and directed for a Zoom audience. | 6/30/22 | online | n/a |
| The Naples Players | One Act (max 30 mins) | Must be non-musical. Must be the writer’s own original work, not an adaptation, and not commercially published or produced, though it may have been work-shopped or presented in staged readings in other locations than Southwest Florida. Any genre. | 6/30/22 | Naples, Florida | $100 performance royalty |
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| 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 |
***Special Opp The Austin Film Festival is looking for volunteer readers to help find the most promising artists! Please join our 2022 Script Competition reader team in our search for amazing playwrights and screenwriters. This is a great way to add valuable experience to your resume, observe current writing trends, and encourage other writers through constructive feedback. You can also earn a badge to our 29th Annual Austin Film Festival this fall. For more information email us: scriptmanager@
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