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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Eccentric Bear Theater Co | max 90 mins | Looking for unproduced plays written within the last 3 yrs (2019 or later). Solo plays ok. | 9/30/21 | NYC | $25 stipend |
| Bismarck State College Theatre | max 10 mins | Theme: It’s About Time. | 10/1/21 | Bismarck, North Dakota | n/a |
| Break a Leg Productions | One Act (5 pages) | Romantic Comedies or Love themed short plays. Strongly seeking stories involving seniors. | 10/1/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Camargo Foundation | max 20 pages (sample) | Fellowships, 6 to 11 weeks. Int’l submissions ok. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 10/1/21 | France | stipend of EUR 250 per week |
| Free State Review | 1 min | Publication opp. One-minute plays. | 10/1/21 | n/a | Fee: $3 |
| Furious Gazelle | max 4,000 words | Halloween-themed short plays. | 10/1/21 | n/a | No Fee Prize: $50 |
| Manhattan Repertory Theatre | Full Length, Short Plays | Int’l submissions ok. Accepting 60 to 150-min full-length plays & 10 to 30-min short plays. | 10/1/21 | NYC | Prod Fee: $1,500 – $50,000 |
| Millay Colony for the Arts | n/s | Playwriting residencies. | 10/1/21 | Austerlitz, New York | App Fee: $40 |
| Noosa Arts Theatre | 30-45 mins | No restrictions on subject matter, theme or style. Not restricted to Australian residents. | 10/1/21 | Australia | Fee: $A40 Prize: $5,000 |
| The Sauk | Any length | Play dev’t opp including public staged readings. Any style: comedy, drama, young audience and/or musical. | 10/1/21 | Jonesville, Michigan | “royalty” |
| American Antiquarian Society | max 25 pages (sample) | Fellowships for creative & performing artists & writers, including four weeks residency. | 10/5/21 | Worcester, Massachusetts | $1,850 stipend |
| Spooky Action Theater | max 45 mins | Theme: “We Are Not Alone.” Plays that explore the human experience of CONNECTION & ISOLATION. Solo cast plays ok. | 10/10/21 | Washington, D.C. | n/a |
| Stonecoast Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. Accepts dramatic works. | 10/10/21 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
| Art Omi | n/s | 1 week to 2 months residency. Open to published writers and translators of every type of literature. All text-based projects incl. theater are eligible. | 10/15/21 | Ghent, New York | No Fee |
| Camino Real Playhouse | 10 mins | Plays can be on any subject. | 10/15/21 | San Juan Capistrano, California | Fee: $10 |
| Festival de la Bête Noire | n/s | Horror. Call for proposals. Plays accepted. | 10/15/21 | Montreal, Canada | No Fee |
| Great Plains Theatre Conference | Full Length, One Act | The play must not have received an Equity production. Equity showcase productions are acceptable, as well as adaptations. | 10/15/21 | Omaha, Nebraska | Fee: $10, $500 stipend |
| New Perspectives Theatre Company | 10-15 pages (sample) | Development lab for emerging and mid-career women playwrights. | 10/15/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Obsidian | max 20 pages (see right) | Publication opp. One-act or a collection of short scenes no longer than 20 pages. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained. | 10/15/21 | Normal, Illinois | n/a |
| Old Library Theatre | One Act (15-30 mins) | Playwrights who have not had plays produced in previous festivals will receive priority in selection. | 10/15/21 | Fair Lawn, New Jersey | Fee: $5 |
| The Actors Studio of Newburyport | 10 mins | Female writers. Plays or monologues. Submissions can feature women in all walks of life. | 10/15/21 | Newburyport, Massachusetts | n/a |
| The Little Theatre of Alexandria | One Act (20-50 mins) | Original, unpublished and un-produced plays. Shows cannot include nudity. Strong themes and language are welcome. | 10/15/21 | Alexandria, Virginia | Fee: $20 Prize: $350 |
| Third Citizen Theatre Company | 15-45 mins | Original plays inspired by, reimaginings of, or subversions of Shakespeare’s characters, themes, and plays. Plays should touch on contemporary political and social issues. | 10/15/21 | Salem, Massachusetts | “stipend” |
| University of Central Florida School of Performing Arts | Full Length | Two-week residency for emerging playwrights. Seeking full-length plays, including devised works and Theatre for Young Audiences pieces. | 10/15/21 | Orlando, Florida | n/a |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters | Full Length | Musical theater — musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues or any comparable work. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. | 10/29/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Fort Union National Monument | n/s | Artist in residence program. Open to all writers. | 10/29/21 | Mora County, New Mexico | $1000 stipend |
| Dayton Playhouse | Full Length | Original work that has not been published or produced where admission was charged prior to FutureFest 2022. Fee waived for Dramatists Guild members. | 10/31/21 | Dayton, Ohio | Fee: $20 Prize: $1,000 |
| Fantasy Theatre Factory | 1-3 mins for monologues and 5-10 mins for short plays | Monologues and short plays that reflect the personal experience, dreams, joys and hopes of Black female playwrights from the US. Note: Details not posted on the website. Email scripts to: blackfemaleplaywrights@gmail.com | 10/31/21 | Miami, Florida | 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. | 10/31/21 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $50 |
| New York University – Steinhardt | Full Length | New, unpublished and unproduced play scripts for young audiences. | 10/31/21 | NYC | n/a |
| The Evansville Review | max 15 pages | Publication opp. Accepts short plays. Open to established writers as well as new voices. | 10/31/21 | Evansville, Indiana | n/a |
| The Stanley Drama Award | See right. | Original full-length play, musical, or one-act play sequence that has not been professionally produced or received trade book publication. | 10/31/21 | Staten Island, New York | Fee: $30 Prize: $2000 |
| 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 |
| Scawwy Howwow Theatre | Any length | Ongoing monthly horror-themed anthology podcast series. Open to new or experienced horror writers. | Year Round | n/a | $25 compensation |
| 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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