Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with March 2026 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Colgate Writers Conference | max 25 pages (sample) | Playwriting workshop for 18+. | 3/1/26 | Hamilton, New York | n/a |
| Crow Name | max 20 pages | Publication opp. Theme: Asterisk | 3/1/26 | n/s | n/a |
| riverSedge | max 15 pages | Publication opp. | 3/1/26 | Texas | Fee: $3 Prize: $350 |
| Studio Players | 10 mins | Open to any playwright. Monologue/one-person plays ok. | 3/1/26 | Lexington, Kentucky | No Fee Prize: $250 |
| Surel’s Place | max 10 pages (sample) | One-month residency. Applicants must be 25+ and non-smokers. | 3/1/26 | Garden City, Idaho | “stipends” |
| The Old Opera House | 15-40 mins | Non-musical works only. No theme. Prefers works without gratuitous “adult” material. | 3/1/26 | Charles Town, West Virginia | Fee: 0-$10 Prize: $250 |
| Tulsa Review | max 3,000 words | Publication opp. One-act plays. Emerging and established writers worldwide. | 3/1/26 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Fee: $3 |
| Waxing & Waning | max 25 pages | Publication opp. | 3/1/26 | n/a | Fee: $7 |
| Exposition Review | max 4 pages | Publication opp. Theme: Oops | 3/5/26 | California | Fee: $5 “cash prize” |
| Capital Stage | Full Length | Plays that have not had a full-scale, professional production. | 3/6/26 | Sacramento, California | n/a |
| Ghostlight Stage Company | 35-50 mins | One-act plays. | 3/6/26 | Cincinnati, Ohio | $425 stipend |
| Scribe Playwriting Competition | Full Length, One Act | Plays or musicals. | 3/7/26 | Oil City, Pennsylvania | Fee: $10.99 to $14.99 |
| The Coachella Review | 10-12 pages | Publication opp. Scripts 10-12 pages in length. Shorter pieces, such as monologues of up to 1,500 words. | 3/7/26 | Coachella Valley, California | n/a |
| Sitka Center for Art and Ecology | 2 samples of up to 10 pages | Residency. | 3/10/26 | Otis, Oregon | App Fee: $30 |
| New Plains Review | max 6,000 words | Publication opp. | 3/13/26 | Edmond, Oklahoma | Fee: $3 |
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| Alleyway Theatre | Full Length | Plays and musicals. Any style or content. Must be production-ready. Int’l submissions ok. | 3/15/26 | Buffalo, New York | “cash prize” |
| Centre Stage | max 120 pages | One-act and full-length plays. Int’l submissions ok. | 3/15/26 | Greenville, South Carolina | n/a |
| LAB Theater Project | Full Length | Original, new works. | 3/15/26 | Tampa, Florida | n/a |
| Ponder Review | 10-15 pages | Script excerpt or one-act play of 10-15 pages. | 3/15/26 | n/a | Fee: $2 |
| River & South Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. One-acts, or a complete scene from a longer work. | 3/15/26 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | n/a |
| Stonecoast Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. Monologues, 1-min scripts, 10-min scripts, and experimental works. Excerpts from longer works are welcome if they stand on their own. | 3/15/26 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
| T. Schreiber Studio & Theatre | 10 mins | Theme: In The End | 3/15/26 | NYC | Fee: $5 stipend of $75 |
| Theatre Workshop of Owensboro | max 20 pages | Plays must never have been produced. | 3/15/26 | Owensboro, Kentucky | Fee: $20 Prize: $750 |
| Arkana | max 5 mins | Publication opp. Polished scripts with compelling character motivation and innovative use of dialogue. | 3/16/26 | Conway, Arkansas | n/a |
| Parity Productions | Full Length | Dev’t opp for women, trans, gender-expansive, and intersex writers. | 3/16/26 | NYC | Prize: $2,500 |
| The Edward F. Albee Foundation | Full Length, One Act | Residency. | 3/16/26 | NYC | n/a |
| Midland Community Theatre | 40-50 mins | Plays that are mostly comedic in nature. Playwrights may send a 40-min cutting of a longer play. | 3/20/26 | Midland, Texas | n/a |
| The Players Theatre | max 15 mins | Plays and musicals. Playwrights must produce. Theme: NYC | 3/25/26 | NYC | $50 fee is selected |
| FUSION Theatre Company | max 10 pages | Any genre. Musicals ok. Int’l submissions ok. Theme: The Heart of the Matter | 3/29/26 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Fee: $5 |
| Equity Library Theater of New York | See right. | 10-min short plays and 5-min monologues. Musicals ok. Int’l submissions ok. | 3/30/26 | NYC | No Fee |
| Black Men Talk Play Festival | 8-10 mins | New and emerging Black male playwrights. | 3/31/26 | Chicago | n/a |
| Hopkinton Center for the Arts | max 20 mins | One-act plays. Any subject. Must be appropriate for a PG-13 audience. Comedy, drama, etc. | 3/31/26 | Hopkinton, Massachusetts | Fee: $20 Prize: $200 |
| Theatre Southwest | 20 mins | One-act plays, unpublished and previously unproduced in the Houston area. Any genre. Int’l submissions ok. | 3/31/26 | Houston | No Fee |
| Weathervane Playhouse | 7-12 mins | The play must take place on a campground. No characters under the age of 16. | 3/31/26 | Akron, Ohio | Fee: $10 Prize: $500 |
| Wild Imaginings | Full Length | Musicals. Drama or comedy. Open to all playwrights. | 3/31/26 | Waco, Texas | n/a |
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