Howdy, friends! Below are your 39 play submissions opportunities with December 2014 deadlines.í‚ There’s a little bit of everything here, so you should find something to submit to. To all our American playwrights, Happy Thanksgiving!í‚ (Gobble gobble gobble).
| Name | Length | Play Genre(s) Accepted | Deadline | Location | Additional Info | |
| Drury University | One Act |
Competition is open to all playwrights. 20-45 mins preferred. |
12/1/14 | Springfield, Missouri | Prize: $300. | |
| Schreiberí¢â‚¬â„¢s Shorts | 10 mins | Theme: freedom. (Can be broadly interpreted.). Prior non-nyc prods ok. | 12/1/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | |
| Jewish Women’s Theatre | One Act | Theme: Reckoning with Dad – plays about father. Prefers “element of jewish resonance.” | 12/1/14 | Los Angeles, California | n/a | |
| The Ebell Playwright Prize | Full Length (max 85 pages) | Open to female residents of California only. | 12/1/14 | Los Angeles, California | Prize: $6,000 | |
| Theatre InspiraTO | 10 mins | Theme: The urban jungle. Open to all playwrights/no location restriction. | 12/1/14 | Toronto, Ontario | Prize: $500 CDN | |
| Theatricum Botanicum | Full Length | Provocative, political & socially relevant material. Seeking “emerging playwrights around the globe.” | 12/1/14 | Topanga, California | n/a | |
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| Clockhouse | max 15 pgs | Magazine publication. Short dramatic works in traditional and experimental styles, either a standalone piece or an excerpt. | 12/1/14 | n/a | n/a | |
| Paw Paw Village Players | max 15 mins | Open to any family-friendly subject matter. May submit 3 plays — no extra fee. | 12/1/14 | Paw Paw, Michigan | Fee: $10 | |
| Eclectic Co Theatre | 15 pgs max | Seeks a spinoff of í¢â‚¬Å“Aliceí¢â‚¬â„¢s Adventures in Wonderlandí¢â‚¬ or í¢â‚¬Å“Through the Looking Glass.í¢â‚¬ | 12/1/14 | Los Angeles, California | n/a | |
| Midwest New Play Festival | Full Length | Open to playwrights living in Mich, Illinois, Indiana or Wisc. Staged reading w 1-week paid residency. | 12/1/14 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Prize: travel, lodging & per diem. | |
| Manhattan Rep | 7-20 mins | Seeks fully produced one act plays. No submission fee, but if chosen, $150 participation fee. | 12/1/14 | New York City, New York | Fee: See left. Prize: $1000 |
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| ATHE Award | 60+ mins | Plays must have been written since Aug 2013 by university-affiliated writer (student, faculty, resident, etc). Prior prods ok. 3-day conference. | 12/1/14 | Boulder, Colorado | Prize: Travel, hotel, etc. | |
| Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Fest | unclear | 1-wk development residency. Looking for musicals in the developmental process, esp beginning. Playwright must produce/perform. | 12/1/14 | Auburn, New York |
Fee: $25. Prize: Travel + housing. |
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| University of St. Thomas | max 10 mins | Prefers characters aged 18-28 years. | 12/1/14 | Houston, Texas | Prize: $100 | |
| Agape Actors Co-Op | max 15 minutes | “Submit as many plays as you wish.” | 12/1/14 | Georgetown, Texas | n/a | |
| Denton Community Theatre | One Act (under 50 minutes) | Theme: Method and Madness. Collections of short plays with a total running time of under 50 mins also ok. | 12/1/14 | Denton, Texas | Fee: $25 | |
| Provincetown Theater | max 90 mins | Staged reading. Open to “Northeast-based” playwrights. May be full-length or a collection of works. “Playwrights must be involved in the production of the reading.” | 12/2/14 | Provincetown, Mass | n/a | |
| Greenbrier Valley Theatre | 5-10 minutes | Excessively strong language discouraged. | 12/3/14 | Lewisburg, West Virginia | n/a | |
| Proscenium Theatre Journal | Any length | Any length and style, original adaptations (w/ secured rights) and musicals. Also accepts articles on playwriting. | 12/5/14 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scripts Ireland | max 15 minutes | Radio plays. Theme: “A Bump In The Road.” Must be available for 3-day development process. | 12/8/14 | Birr, Ireland | n/a | |
| SCI-FEST 2015 | 20 mins max | Scripts must have a science fiction theme. No geographical restrictions. | 12/15/14 | Los Angeles, California | Prize: $200 | |
| Juilliard School | Full Length (or up to 2 one-acts) | “One-year, tuition-free, graduate-level fellowship.í¢â‚¬ í‚ 2nd year possible. Prefers applicants w/ an undergraduate degree. | 12/15/14 | New York City, New York | Fee: $60 | |
| PLAYING SHORTLY | max 10 mins | Radio plays. American playwrights only…………………………. | 12/15/14 | n/a | Prize: $100 | |
| Nylon Fusion | 10 miins | í‚ Theme: 1900s through 1920’s. Play should be informed by the happenings of that period. | 12/15/14 | NYC, NY | n/a | |
| Live Girls! Theater | 10 minutes | Women playwrights only. Theme: í¢â‚¬Å“Riskí¢â‚¬ and/or í¢â‚¬Å“Rewardí¢â‚¬ | 12/15/14 | Seattle, Washington | n/a | |
| Indie Boots Theatre Fest | max 15 minutes | All plays must use the word “Ella” in the title. Comedies & underrepresented characters encouraged. | 12/15/14 | Chicago, Illinois |
Unspecified “award.” |
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| Heavy Weather | 10 minutes | “Minimal tech requirements, and with a same-sex relationship at its core.” | 12/22/14 | London | n/a | |
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| The Griot Theater Fest | 30-90 mins | It appears that playwright must be African-American. í‚ Playwright must produce. No submission fee. $200-$500 participation fee if selected. Prize: $2,500. | 12/24/14 | New York City, New York | See left | |
| Venus / Adonis Theater Fest | 30-90 mins | Playwright must produce. No submission fee. $200-$500 participation fee if selected. Prize: $2,500. | 12/24/14 | New York City, New York | See left | |
| Yet 2 Evolve Prods | max 1hr. 45mins | Theme: political/controversial contemporary issues. It appears that playwright must direct. | 12/28/14 | New York City, New York | Fee: $12 | |
| Lost Theatre | max 5 minutes | Accepts entries from all performance genres. Non-UK residents are welcome. | 12/28/14 | London | Fee: í‚£10 Prize: í‚£100 |
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| Cape Cod Theatre Project | Full Length | Week-long development residence w/ staged reading. | 12/31/14 | Cape Cod, Mass | n/a | |
| Raíƒces Theatre Co | max 10 mins | All plays must relate to the Latino culture. Playwright must be Latino. | 12/31/14 | Buffalo, New York | Prize: $20 | |
| Arizona Theatre Co | min 50 pgs | Latino playwrights. English and/or Spanish. Last year’s prize was $1,000. Unclear if that applies to this year. | 12/31/14 | Tucson, Arizona | See left. | |
| Branch County Community Theatre | Full Length | Plays or musicals. Childrení¢â‚¬â„¢s plays ok. | 12/31/14 | Coldwater, Michigan | Prize: $200 | |
| St. Louis Actorsí¢â‚¬â„¢ Studio | One Act (max 45 minutes) | Accepts submissions of one-act plays. (Also accepts shorter plays from high school students). | 12/31/14 | St. Louis, Missouri | n/a | |
| Mountain Playhouse | Full Length | Mission: “the advancement of theater as a relevant art form in the modern world.” International submissions ok. | 12/31/14 | Jennerstown, Pennsylvania | Prize: $1,000 | |
| The Colonial Players | Full Length or One Act | Playwrights must reside in states descendent from the original 13 colonies (includes NY, Philly, & DC). | 12/31/14 | Annapolis, Maryland | Prize: $1,000 | |
| Pulitzer Prize | Full Length | US authors only. Must have been produced and opened in 2014. | 12/31/14 | New York City, New York | Fee: $50 Prize: $10,000 |
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