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Remember that you can always see the latest play submission opportunities here. Check out below to find your 37 play submissions opportunities w/ February deadlines.

Name
Length
Nature of Opportunity
Deadline
Location
Additional Info
Trade A Play Tuesday
10 mins
Send in 10-min play & get same-day feedback. You must also read another playwright’s work & give feedback.
Year Round
n/a
n/a
Acrosstown Rep Theatre
Full Length, One Act
Playwrights may direct the play or choose his/her own director.
2/1/17
Gainesville, Florida
n/a
Blue Mountain Center
max 30 pages (sample)
Month-long residency. Encourages apps from people of color, women, LGBTQ artists & activists.
2/1/17
Blue Mountain Lake, New York
Fee: $25
Heartland Theatre Co
max 10 mins
Theme: THE GRADUATION PARTY. New plays, unproduced.
2/1/17
Bloomington, Illinois
n/a
HRC Showcase Theatre
Full Length
New, aspiring or established playwrights. The play must be previously unpublished.
2/1/17
Hudson, New York
Fee: $10
Prize: $500
Minnesota Shorts Play Festival
10 mins
Previously produced or published plays ok. Any topic.
2/1/17
Mankato, Minnesota
Prize: $100
Music Theatre of Madison
One or Two Act
Open to a variety of subject matters & musical styles.
2/1/17
Madison, Wisconsin
No Fee
On The Air Radio Players
15-25 mins
Radio plays. Must have a scene where one character turns to another & says: “We’re almost out of gas.”
2/1/17
Henrico, Virginia
n/a
The Road Theatre Co
Any length
Plays must be unpublished & must not have received a full prod in Los Angeles County.
2/1/17
North Hollywood, California
Fee: $10, $20
U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Program
max 15 pgs (sample)
3 to 5 months residency. US citizens or permanent residents only.
2/1/17
Japan
Grant of up to $24,000
Writopia Lab
8 mins
Playwrights in 1st -12th grade around the world. Theme: “Home.”
2/1/17
NYC
Scholarships of up to $250.
Funky Little Theater Co
max 15 mins
One-act plays focusing on issues of the LGBT community.
2/4/17
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Fee: $5
Prize: $100
Jenny Magazine
4-10 mins
Any genre. Any subject.
2/4/17
n/a
n/a
Articulate Theatre Co
max 10 mins
Plays MUST be in reaction to one of the stories listed in their website (check website).
2/5/17
NYC
No Fee
Bad Theater Fest
max 20 mins
Completed & works-in-progress considered. Drama, comedy, musical, one-person show, etc.
2/5/17
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“Free submissions”
Actors’ Theatre Grand Rapids
10 mins
High-quality writing. Theme: “Waking Up”
2/6/17
Grand Rapids, Michigan
n/a
SPACE on Ryder Farm
n/s
Fully-subsidized residency. Five nonsuccessive weeks long.
2/7/17
Brewster, New York
App Fee: $18
Durango Arts Center
max 10 pgs
Original plays, never before produced. Int’l submissions ok.
2/10/17
Durango, Colorado
Fee: $10
Prize: $500

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Fantastic.Z Theatre
10 mins
Plays dealing w/ LGBTQ issues & the theme of family.
2/10/17
Seattle, Washington
n/a
San Diego Center for Jewish Culture
5 mins
The play must speak to Jewish identity, heritage, cultural experiences or values.
2/10/17
San Diego, California
No Fee
Queens Theatre
max 10 pgs
Plays exploring & celebrating the events, environs & denizens of Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
2/12/17
NYC
n/a
Blunt Objects Theatre
max 1 hr
Theme: “Protest Plays.” Pref. plays w/ multiple speaking roles for women.
2/14/17
New Orleans, Louisiana
n/a
Indie Boots Theatre Fest
max 15 mins
The play must use the word “Zoe” in the title. All genres ok.
2/14/17
Chicago, Illinois
No Fee
Watermelon One-Act Fest
10-45 mins
One-act plays, original & unpublished.
2/14/17
St. Mary’s City, Maryland
$100 fee, if selected, “cash prize”
Anderson Center
10 pgs
(sample)
2 weeks or 1 month residency. Includes room, board & workspace.
2/15/17
Red Wing, Minnesota
Fee: $20
Brown Foundation
max 20 pgs
(2 samples)
Residency of 1 to 3 months. Int’l submissions ok.
2/15/17
France
Fee: $20
College of Charleston
Full Length
Unpublished & unproduced plays. Hard copy submissions only.
2/15/17
Charleston, South Carolina
Fee: $10
Prize: $400
Horizon Theatre
See right.
High school scripts no longer than 20 mins. College scripts up to 60 mins.
2/15/17
Atlanta, Georgia
n/a
Manhattan Rep Theatre
11-30 mins
Fully produced, original, never-produced before 1 act plays.
2/15/17
NYC
Fee: $40 once accepted
OKC Theatre Co
Full Length
Native American, Alaska Native, Hawaiian, First Nations, & Indigenous Mexico playwrights.
2/15/17
Oklahoma City
n/a
Creede Rep Theatre
Full Length
New plays of the West. Female playwrights encouraged to submit.
2/16/17
Creede, Colorado
n/a
Fresh Fruit Festival
Any length
Shows that highlight or showcase a spectrum of the LGBTQ experience. Playwrights must produce.
2/19/17
NYC
No Fee
Magnet Theater
10 mins
Original, comedic plays.
2/19/17
NYC
n/a
Proscenium Theatre Journal
Any length
Any style. Previously produced plays ok.
2/24/17
n/a
No Fee
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild
45-75 mins
Plays suitable for grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. Hard copy submissions only.
2/28/17
Beverly Hills, California
Prize: $1,200
Capital Stage
Full Length
Any genre. Particularly interested in bold, thought-provoking works.
2/28/17
Sacramento, California
n/a
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
10-12 mins
Original scripts. Previously produced/read scripts ok.
2/28/17
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
n/a

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