Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 36 play submission opps with November+ 2024 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Woman, trans or nonbinary playwright. | 10/31/24 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| Red Eye Theater | 10-15 mins | Development opp. | 10/31/24 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | stipend of $1,000 |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters | Full Length | Musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues or any comparable work. US citizens or permanent residents only. | 11/1/24 | NYC | n/a |
| Barter Theatre | 3-5 mins | Monologues. Playwright must be Black. Monologues must be set in Appalachia. See website for the prompts. | 11/1/24 | Abingdon, Virginia | n/a |
| Coe College | Full Length | New play in its final stages of dev’t that would benefit from a week-long workshop. | 11/1/24 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Prize: $500 |
| Foglifter | max 20 pages | Publication opp. LGBTQ+ writers. Accepts drama submissions. | 11/1/24 | n/a | $50 honorarium |
| Fresh Fruit Festival | 12-25 mins | Radio plays. Short subjects. Extended LGBT-themed scene or 1-Act. Must be complete and stand alone as a finished work. | 11/1/24 | NYC | n/a |
| Fresh Fruit Festival | 2-10 mins | Radio plays. Very short dialogue bits. Must feature some aspect of LGBT life. | 11/1/24 | NYC | n/a |
| Hyde Park Theatre | 45-120 mins | Participants bring not just their creative work but also their own venue. | 11/1/24 | Austin, Texas | App Fee: $250 |
| Hyde Park Theatre | max 25 mins | Plays, monologues, plays in progress, etc. | 11/1/24 | Austin, Texas | Fee: $60 |
| Hypatia-in-the-Woods | 10 pages (sample) | 1-3 weeks residency. Apps from women playwrights accepted. | 11/1/24 | Shelton, Washington | Fee: $20 |
| Mesa Refuge | Full Length | 14-day residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 11/1/24 | Point Reyes Station, California | App Fee: $50 |
| Missouri Thespians | 10-20 pages | Script content must be appropriate for school. | 11/1/24 | St. Louis, Missouri | n/a |
| New England Review | max 5,000 words | Publication opp. Short plays and monologuess. | 11/1/24 | Middlebury, Vermont | n/a |
| Over Our Head Players | max 10 mins | Original comedies. Open to everyone w/o age or geographic restriction. | 11/1/24 | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $300 |
| South Baldwin Community Theatre | Full Length | Show submissions. | 11/1/24 | Gulf Shores, Alabama | n/a |
| The Edward F. Albee Foundation | Full Length, One Act | Month-long residencies. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 11/1/24 | NYC | n/a |
| The Writers’ Colony Moondancer Fellowship | max 10 pages (sample) | Fellowship for authors who express their passion for the natural world and concern for the environment through their writing. Open to playwrights. | 11/1/24 | Eureka Springs, Arkansas | App Fee: $35 |
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| Untitled Theater Company No. 61 | 15-45 mins | American playwright or librettist 30 or older who has been working independently for at least 5 years, producing work independently without the support of large institutional theaters. | 11/4/24 | NYC | Prize: $2,000 |
| The Brick | 1-20 mins | New works. | 11/7/24 | Brooklyn, New York | n/a |
| Clockhouse | max 12 pages | Short plays in traditional and experimental styles. | 11/15/24 | n/a | n/a |
| ellipsis… literature & art | max 8,000 words | Publication opp. English language drama. | 11/15/24 | n/a | n/a |
| Kinsman Quarterly | One Act (10-20 pages) | One-acts with themes of holidays, especially from BIPOC and underrepresented cultures. Must be ideal for families and low-budget organizations. | 11/15/24 | n/a | No Fee Prize: $500 |
| Mouths of Babes Theatre Company | See right. | 10-min plays, full-length plays for staged reading (30+ mins), self-produced performance. | 11/15/24 | Wilmington, North Carolina | n/a |
| Ojai Playwrights Conference & New Works Festival | Full Length | Playwrights 18+ who reside and have the legal right to work in the US. | 11/18/24 | Ojai, California | n/a |
| Savannah Rep | 1 hr | Musicals. | 11/18/24 | Savannah, Georgia | Fee: $10 |
| Louisiana State University | Full Length | Original work that explores the intersections of science and art. | 11/22/24 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | n/a |
| The Theater Project | max 15 mins | Dramas or comedies. Playwrights must produce. | 11/25/24 | Maplewood, New Jersey | $100 fee if selected, Prize: $500 |
| Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival | max 15 mins | Short plays and musicals. Playwrights must produce. Theme: LUV | 11/26/24 | New York City, New York | Fee: $50 if selected Prize: $100 |
| Eclectic Full Contact Theatre | One Act (max 30 mins) | Theme: Redemption | 11/30/24 | Chicago, Illinois | Prize: $250 |
| Moondance Int’l Film Festival | Any length | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, radio play. | 11/30/24 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $50 |
| Bunbury Players | 20-25 pages | Works must be solely original and not based on or contain any previously copyrighted material. | 12/1/24 | New York | n/a |
| Live Arts | max 100 pages | Any genre. | 12/1/24 | Charlottesville, Virginia | No Fee |
| PlayZoomers | One Act (20-30 mins) | Scripts suitable for online production. Any subject. Any genre. | 12/1/24 | online | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Stage West Theatre | See right. | Monologue, scene, or short play. | 12/1/24 | Fort Worth, Texas | 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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