Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 37 play submission opportunities with December 2021 deadlines. This is just a small sample of what is in our mega-list available to paid members. Join now to get access, and use our Black Friday/Cyber Monday coupon code CM21E to get your first month for only 2 cents!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Ashland New Plays Festival | Full Length | Drama or comedy. Must be previously unproduced. | 12/1/21 | Ashland, Oregon | Fee: $20 Prize: $1,500 |
| Bloomington Playwrights Project | Full Length | Plays must be unpublished. Independently published is ok. Agent submitted scripts require no fee. | 12/1/21 | Bloomington, Indiana | Fee: $10 Prize: $3,000 |
| Feels Blind Literary | One Act (max 15 pages) | Publication opp. New and emerging writers who are nonbinary or identify as women. Plays ok. Must pass the Bechdel Test. | 12/1/21 | Richmond, Virginia | Fee: $3 |
| Mesa Refuge | Full Length | 14-day residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 12/1/21 | Point Reyes Station, California | Fee: $50 |
| Middlebury Acting Company | Full Length | Plays that address the question: “What does the American Dream mean today?” Any genres & style. US playwrights only. | 12/1/21 | Middlebury, Vermont | $150 travel stipend |
| Obsidian | max 20 pages | Publication opp. Gender Queer/ Genre Queer Playground Special Issue. One act or a collection of short scenes no longer than 20 pages. | 12/1/21 | Normal, Illinois | n/a |
| Philadelphia Artists’ Collective | max 10 mins | Play that is in response to, in conversation with, or inspired by classical work. Theme: The Illusion of Time | 12/1/21 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | n/a |
| West Side Show Room | 10 mins | Theme: Words On Woman | 12/1/21 | Rockford, Illinois | Prize: $200 |
| Femuscripts | 10 mins | Theme: Love – all kinds: friendship, pets, family, planet, romantic partners, kids, requited, unrequited, etc. Female-identifying or non-binary playwrights only. | 12/5/21 | n/s | n/a |
| Village Arts of Colorado Springs | 15-20 mins | Playwrights must tell a TRUE STORY with a REDEMPTIVE component and USE A FEATHER as a prop somewhere in the show. Open to playwrights ages 16 and up. | 12/10/21 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Fee: $25 Prize: $500 |
| Daisy Pettles’ Women’s Writing Contest | max 20 pages (sample) | Women writers who are age 40 or older. Note: Applicants with FINANCIAL HARDSHIP may apply for a full or partial fee waiver. | 12/12/21 | Bedford, Indiana | Fee: $0 – $45 Prize: $1,000 |
| B3 Theater | 5-15 pages | The subject matter is open, although preference will be given to experimental and progressive works. All genres welcome, including monologues, with the exception of musicals. Int’l submissions ok. | 12/15/21 | Phoenix, Arizona | Fee: $5 Prize: $50 |
| Centenary Stage Company | Full Length | Developmental program for women playwrights. | 12/15/21 | Hackettstown, New Jersey | $200 honorarium Prize: $1,500 |
| Clockhouse | max 15 pages | Short dramatic works in traditional and experimental styles, either a standalone piece or an excerpt from a one-act or full-length play. | 12/15/21 | n/a | n/a |
| Concord Theatricals | max 15 mins | Short plays and musicals. | 12/15/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Powerstories Theatre | 20-90 mins | Submissions must be congruent with the mission of Powerstories Theatre – staging true stories to open minds and hearts. The playwright must be willing to have their play live-streamed and be available for a playwright talkback either in-person (if produced in theatre) or on Zoom (if prerecorded). | 12/15/21 | Tampa, Florida | No Fee |
| SheATL Arts Summer Theater Festival | Full Length | Plays, musicals, comedies, dramas, experimental works, etc. Open to any writer of a marginalized gender or writing team that is at least 50% marginalized genders. | 12/15/21 | Atlanta, Georgia | n/a |
| Short Play & Musical Festival | max 15 mins | Short Plays and musicals. Theme: “LUV” Make it sweet or sexy – Luv is Luv! Playwrights must produce. | 12/15/21 | NYC | n/a |
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| StageQ | One Act (15-60 mins) | Plays at all levels of development from playwrights of all levels of experience. Open to local and national playwrights. Looking for stories surrounding the queer experience. | 12/15/21 | Madison, Wisconsin | n/a |
| Strange Prescription Productions | max 10 mins | Plays should center around nightmarish situations. All genres are encouraged including comedies, musicals, and dramas, except children’s scripts. | 12/15/21 | San Francisco, California | Fee: $10 $100 stipend |
| Editorial DALYA | 60+ mins, 30-60 mins, less than 30 mins | Plays for teenagers and young adult audiences. Open to playwrights worldwide. The play can be written in any official language of the world. | 12/20/21 | San Fernando, Cádiz | No Fee Prize: €2,000 to €4,800 |
| National Alliance for Musical Theatre | Full Length | New musicals. Any subject matter, style and concept. Must be complete & ready for readings, workshops and/or productions. | 12/20/21 | NYC | n/a |
| Ucross + The Blank Theatre | See right. | Early-career playwrights, 21-30 yrs of age, from all backgrounds and genders residing in the US. Includes two-week residency AND a professionally produced staged reading. Writers must submit one short play and one full-length play. | 12/20/21 | Wyoming and Hollywood | No Fee Prize: $5,000 |
| Branch County Community Theatre | Full Length | Plays and musicals. Children’s plays accepted. | 12/31/21 | Coldwater, Michigan | Prize: $200 |
| Exposition Review | max 15 pages | One-act plays and scenes. Theme: Flux | 12/31/21 | California | Fee: $3.50 |
| Las Vegas Little Theatre | Full Length | Ideally looking for subject matter that will appeal to an age range of 18-30. | 12/31/21 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Prize: $150 |
| Pulitzer Prize in Drama | Full Length | Awarded for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life. Eligible works include full-length dramas that opened in the US between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. | 12/31/21 | NYC | Fee: $75 Prize: $15,000 |
| Sundog Theatre | One Act (10-25 mins) | New and original plays about the Staten Island Ferries. Theme: “Celebration” or “Anniversary.” Must be set on the Staten Island Ferry and set in contemporary time period. | 12/31/21 | Staten Island, New York | Prize: $100 |
| Taco Bell Quarterly | 500-1,500 words | Publication opp. Any theme. [Ed note: OMG, who knew Taco Bell quartlery was a thing that exists??] | 12/31/21 | Literary Magazine | pays $50 per acceptance |
| The Caribbean Writer | One Act | Theme: Disruption, Disguise and Illuminations | 12/31/21 | US Virgin Islands | No Fee |
| The Del Shores Foundation | Full Length | Playwrights must identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Must be a current resident of one of 15 Southern States. | 12/31/21 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $10-$25 Prize: $3,000 |
| Theatre In The Raw | One Act (max 30 mins) | Comedy, tragedy, drama or radio play. Int’l submissions ok. Theme: cultural/social diversity | 12/31/21 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Fee: $25 Prize: $200 |
| Fresh Fruit Radio | One or Two Act (25-55 mins) | Radio plays – can be original drafts for radio, or adapted from existing works. | Year Round | NYC | $250 stipend |
| 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 |
| StageQ | Full Length | Plays written by and about LGBTQ+ peoples. | Year Round | Madison, Wisconsin | n/a |
| The Petaluma Radio Players | 30 mins / 60 mins | Radio Plays and Radio Plays in series, or stage plays that can easily be adapted to radio. Any genre including comedies, dramas, thrillers, historical fiction, adventure, noir and more. | Year Round | Petaluma, California | $100 payment if accepted |
| 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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