Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 36 play submission opportunities with August 2021 deadlines. This is just a small sample of what is in our mega-list available to paid members. Join now to get access!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Clay & Water | Full Length | In-person and virtual retreat. *Send a draft of an unproduced non-musical play. | 7/31/21 | TBD | No Fee |
| Lost and Found Theatre | Any length | Any genre. | 7/31/21 | New England | n/a |
| FlowerSong Press | max 25 pages | Short plays and monologues from diverse playwrights worldwide who have something to say about the current pandemic. | 8/1/21 | McAllen, Texas | n/a |
| PLAYA | max 10 pages (sample) | 5, 12 or 26-day residency. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/1/21 | Lake County, Oregon | App Fee: $15 |
| Strange Trace | max 20 mins | Proposals for short works of opera/theater. Any style. Int’l submissions ok. Theme: Thresholds | 8/1/21 | Boston, Massachusetts | n/a |
| TEDxAsburyPark | 10-30 mins | Short original plays for a Zoom audience. | 8/1/21 | online | n/a |
| The Crossroads Project | Full Length | One-week new play dev’t workshop, culminating in a public staged reading. Unproduced plays by BIPOC playwrights. No restrictions in subject matter or style. | 8/1/21 | Bloomington-Normal, Illinois | No Fee, honorarium of $500 |
| Dramatic Question Theatre | n/a | Theatre development and presentation project comprised of solo shows by and about women in the United States. | 8/7/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Alleyway Theatre | Full Length, One Act | Plays and musicals. Must be unpublished and unproduced. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/10/21 | Buffalo, New York | n/a |
| Assure Press | One Act, 10 mins | The play can be for the page or the stage. | 8/10/21 | Cedar Hill, Texas | Fee: $3 |
| The Players Theatre | max 15 mins | Theme: “Boo!” Horror plays & musicals incl. a great spoof. Playwrights are responsible for producing their own play. | 8/11/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Echo Theatre | 45-min One Act to Full Length | Women+ playwrights. Int’l submissions ok. Play or play-with-music. | 8/15/21 | Dallas, Texas | $1000 Royalty |
| Elsewhere Studios | n/s | 1-6 months residency. | 8/15/21 | Paonia, Colorado | App Fee: $30 |
| Experimental Theatre Collective | n/a | Opportunity to be a part of a collective of experimental theatre writers. Must be in the process of creating something that isn’t “conventional.” | 8/15/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Fusion | max 10 pages | No theme. All theatrical genres accepted. The script must never have been produced before September 23, 2021. Public readings ok. Int’l submissions ok. Musicals ok. | 8/15/21 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Fee: $5 |
| Qu Literary Magazine | max 4,000 words | For literary magazine. Excerpts or full pieces written for stage. Unpublished works only. | 8/15/21 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Fee: $2.50 Payment Upon Publication: $100 |
| SPIDER | 300–1000 words | Publication opp (literary magazine). Plays for ages 6-9. | 8/15/21 | n/a | n/a |
| Theatre Oxford | max 10 pages | Only original plays, never before produced, are eligible. | 8/15/21 | Oxford, Mississippi | Fee: $10 Prize: $1,000 |
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| Yale Drama Series | Full Length | Int’l submissions ok. Plays written in the English language only. Must be original, unpublished. Must not have been professionally produced or published. Previous workshop, reading, or non-professional production is ok. | 8/15/21 | New Haven, Connecticut | No Fee Prize: $10,000 |
| American Stage | Full Length | New plays that focus on multicultural storytelling and explore a vast landscape of characters, experiences and viewpoints. Any genre. | 8/19/21 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Prize: $250 + $200 travel stipend |
| Equity Library Theater of New York | max 15 mins | Playwrights from across the globe. Also seeking monologues (max 4 pages/mins). Musicals ok. Playwrights must produce. | 8/30/21 | NYC | No Fee |
| A is For Playwriting Contest | One Act (max 60 mins) | Plays about Reproductive Justice, including (but not limited to) the topic of abortion. | 8/31/21 | NYC | Prize: $5,000 |
| American Blues Theater | Full Length | Original, unpublished plays. Int’l submissions ok. Adaptations ok. | 8/31/21 | Chicago | Fee: $5 Prize: $2,000 |
| Book Pipeline Adaptation Contest | Full Length | Plays for film and television adaptation. Must have been published and/or produced. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/21 | Santa Monica, California | Fee: $65 Prize: $10,000 |
| Earth Matters On Stage | Full Length | New dramatic works that respond to the ecological crisis. | 8/31/21 | Anchorage, Alaska | n/a |
| Jakespeare Virtual Theatre Company | 10-30 mins | Short plays inspired by Edward Hopper paintings. Play’s content can cover any genre, but should be appropriate for the virtual theatre medium and time period of the artwork. | 8/31/21 | n/a | No financial compensation |
| PlayZoomers | Any length | Scripts suitable for Zoom productions. Any genre. Plays do not need to be new. | 8/31/21 | online | “small stipend” |
| ScreenCraft | 10-150 pages | Seeks plays that have great film or TV adaptation potential. Int’l submissions ok. Critique available for an extra fee. | 8/31/21 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $49.50, $69.50, $79.50. (upgrade to a paid PSH membership for a 30%-off coupon code.) |
| Ten-Minute Musicals Project | 7-20 mins | Complete original stage musicals. Any musical style. Maximum of ten performers — five women and five men. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/21 | West Hollywood, California | $250 royalty advance |
| The Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language | Full Length, One Act | Submissions must be in a heightened version of the English language. Must contain at least 60% heightened language. Translations or adaptations ok. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/21 | n/s | Prize: $3000 / $1500 |
| Theatre Viscera | 20+ pages (see right) | Plays written by queer playwrights for a queer cast, about queer characters. Full length plays, one acts, or a collection of shorter works. Pref. newer or unproduced works. | 8/31/21 | Portland, Oregon | n/a |
| Three Rivers Theatre Company | Full Length | New, faith-based / family-friendly plays. Dramas or comedies. | 8/31/21 | Harriman, Tennessee | No Fee |
| Yellow Rose Productions | Full Length, Two-Act | Women playwrights only. | 8/31/21 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Fee: $22/$32 Prize: 1,000 |
| 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 |
| Stage Left Theater | See right. | Monologues, short plays, one-acts, and full-length scripts from anywhere in the world. | Year Round | Spokane, Washington | 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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