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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Acadiana Repertory Theatre | Full Length | Submissions should be actor/story forward, have limited to no production history, and unpublished. | 4/1/21 | Lafayette, Louisiana | n/a |
| Egg and Spoon Theatre Collective | Full Length | Developmental support for BIPoC writers’ un-produced play. Includes a 15-hour workshop. | 4/1/21 | NYC | No Fee $300 stipend |
| Fade to Black Play Festival | 8-10 mins | Any theme or genre. Playwright must publicly and openly identify themselves as African-American, Black, or of the African diaspora. | 4/1/21 | Houston, Texas | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Florida Theatrical Association | Full Length | New musicals. | 4/1/21 | Orlando, Florida | n/a |
| Pegasus Theater Company | 15 mins | Plays that are suitable for shooting outdoors and maintain social distancing between the actors. | 4/1/21 | Guerneville, California | n/a |
| Rogue Theater Festival | 10-60 mins | Emerging writers. Participants may choose to participate in Scenario A (in person filming in NYC) or Scenario B (remote filming anywhere in the U.S.) Play, musical, monologue. | 4/1/21 | NYC | Fee: $60, $120 if selected |
| Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop | max 10 mins | Plays must be presented in a black box format. Vulgar language and topics will not be accepted for submission. | 4/1/21 | NYC | n/a |
| The Braid | One Act (max 8 mins) | Contemporary American stories that have some Jewish content or Jewish resonance. Playwrights need not be Jewish to submit. One-person shows ok. Musicals ok. Theme: Star Spangled Sabra | 4/1/21 | Santa Monica, California | n/a |
| Artists’ Exchange | One Act (10-20 mins) | Comedic, absurd, dramatic, satirical, farcical, musical, etc. are all welcome for review. Selected plays will be performed outdoors. | 4/2/21 | Cranston, Rhode Island | NO stipends or monetary prizes |
| Red Bull Theater | max 10 mins | Short play that makes use of heightened language and/or is in conversation with a classical theme, style or story. Selected plays will be performed online in a Zoom style format. Theme: RESTORATION | 4/5/21 | NYC | Fee: $10 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Full Length | Plays intended for a college-aged cast and audience. | 4/6/21 | Hammond, Louisiana | Fee: $10 |
| Playdate Theatre | 5-10 pages | Virtual development conference. Crowd-sourced stage play. Writers will be sent a concept breakdown that explains the physical space, stage picture, and basic details and it is up to the writer to create a micro play based on the outlined concept. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/9/21 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $10 |
| The Center at West Park | max 10 pages (sample) | Residency. All artists working in the performing arts, including theater, are eligible to apply. | 4/9/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Sour Grapes Productions | Shorts, Full Length | Accepting prerecorded shows as well as live projects. Stage plays and musicals. Theme: Clown | 4/10/21 | Brooklyn, New York | Fee: $20 |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Women playwrights. | 4/15/21 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| Equity Library Theater | max 15 mins | Plays, musicals, and monologues (max 4 pages/mins). Int’l submissions ok. Playwrights must produce. | 4/15/21 | NYC | No Fee |
| Hambidge | Full Length | 2 to 8 weeks residency. | 4/15/21 | Rabun Gap, Georgia | App Fee: $30 |
| Jackie White Memorial National Playwriting Contest | Full Length | Entry should be family-friendly and for audiences 5-21 yrs old. Play or musical. *Will be produced in a virtual format. | 4/15/21 | Columbia, Missouri | Fee: $30 Prize: $500 |
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| John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award | Full Length | Open to all playwrights. | 4/15/21 | Hamden, Connecticut | n/a |
| MacDowell Colony | Full Length | Residencies of up to 8 weeks. Int’l submissions ok. No residency fees. | 4/15/21 | Peterborough, New Hampshire | App Fee: $30 |
| Austin Film Festival | Full Length | Full-length plays, original or adapted. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/16/21 | Austin, Texas | Fee: $20 Prize: $1,000 |
| Women’s Theatre Festival | 20-90 mins | Seeking productions that: center women & non-binary, gender-diverse, trans, gender non-conforming artists; feature Black, indigenous, people of color, global majority artists; feature disabled, neuro-atypical artists; embrace innovative + experimental use of virtual technology; prioritize accessibility; AND create conversations that further equity + social justice. | 4/16/21 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Program Fee: $25 |
| Garry Marshall Theatre | Full Length | Drama or comedy. | 4/19/21 | Burbank, California | Fee: $20 |
| Stonecoast Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. Accepts dramatic works. | 4/19/21 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
| Theatre Rocks | Full Length | Open to any US resident. | 4/21/21 | Ennis, Texas | Fee: $30 Prize: $500 |
| Enter Stage Left Theater | One Act (max 45 mins) | Any genre. Special attention will be given to plays with social significance. | 4/30/21 | Hopkinton, Massachusetts | Fee: $20 Prize: $200 |
| JETFest | Full Length | Comedies, dramas, and plays that often reflect issues of family, community, and humanity. | 4/30/21 | Walled Lake, Michigan | Fee: $15 Prize: $250 |
| PEP Productions | max 10 mins | The play must be unpublished and not have been produced. Previous staged readings ok. | 4/30/21 | Sugar Loaf, New York | “cash prize” |
| PlayMakers Repertory Company | Full Length | Invites blind submissions during the months of March and April. | 4/30/21 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | n/a |
| St. Louis Actors’ Studio | One Act (max 45 mins) | Professional, new and previously unproduced plays. | 4/30/21 | St. Louis, Missouri | n/a |
| Cleveland Public Theatre | max 10 pages | Development opp – ongoing event held on the second Tuesday of each month. Provides new and experienced writers the opportunity to test drive their new play. | Year Round | Cleveland, Ohio | n/a |
| 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 |
| The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis | Full Length | Accepts play submissions for season consideration and upcoming New Works Festival. | Year Round | St. Louis, Missouri | n/a |
| The Tank | 10 mins | An ongoing series that premieres 7 new short plays by 7 writers. Each writer devises a rule (such as “Rihanna must be mentioned” or “a back-handed compliment on page two) & then each creates a new short play incorporating ALL 7 rules. *Submit a 10-minute play, preferably comedic. | Year Round | NYC | 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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