Howdy, playwrights! Check out below to find your 39 Play Submissions Opps w/ May deadlines.
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
Collaboraction Theatre Co | max 7 mins | World-premiere plays about Peace in Chicago. | 5/1/17 | Chicago | n/a |
Earth Matters On Stage | Full Length | Plays that focus on current and historic environmental issues. | Extended to 5/15/17 | Alaska | n/a |
Manhattan Repertory Theatre | One Act (7-30 mins) | Cast, directed, ready for performance by May. | 5/1/17 | NYC | Fee: $20 once accepted |
Manhattan Repertory Theatre | 30-120 mins | New, never produced play. | 5/1/17 | NYC | Fee: $425 once accepted |
New England Theatre Conference | Full Length | Plays for young audiences. | 5/1/17 | Hamden, Connecticut | Prize: $1,000 |
Ox-Bow | max 15 pages (sample) | 2, 3, 5-week residencies. Fully funded. $200/week stipend. | 5/1/17 | Saugatuck, Michigan | No Fees |
Playwrights’ Round Table | 10 mins | Original, previously unproduced works. | 5/1/17 | Orlando, Florida | No Fee, small stipend of $25 |
Talk Back Theatre | One Act, Full Length | New, unproduced plays about social, political, or environmental issues. | 5/1/17 | Orange County, California | Prize/Writer’s Fee: $700 |
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 |
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 |
Tampa Bay Theatre Fest | 10 mins, Full Length | Playwrights must produce. Materials must be original, published or unpublished. | 5/5/17 | Tampa, Florida | Fee: $5, $10 |
Writer’s Digest | Full Length | No restrictions on content, language, subject, etc. | 5/5/17 | Blue Ash, Ohio | Fee: $25 |
RADD Productions | n/s | Project proposal. Playwrights must produce. | 5/6/17 | NYC | n/a |
Aloha Performing Arts Co | Any length | New plays, unpublished or unproduced. Any subject. | 5/10/17 | Kainaliu, Hawaii | n/a |
Weathervane Playhouse | max 10 mins | Must include a box of tarot cards, a prop that must be incorporated into the play. | 5/12/17 | Akron, Ohio | Fee: $10 |
Hypatia-in-the-Woods | 10 pages (sample) | 1-4 weeks residency. Apps from women playwrights accepted. | 5/15/17 | Shelton, Washington | Fee: $20 |
March Forth Productions | Full Length | Original plays. Playwright must be able to attend the Salon in NYC. | 5/15/17 | NYC | n/a |
Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival | 30-90 mins | Plays or musicals. Any genre. Playwrights must produce. | 5/15/17 | NYC | n/a |
Park Avenue United Methodist Church | max 10 mins | Original works appropriate for a religious setting. Theme: Cracks in the Wall | 5/15/17 | NYC | No Fee |
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Ragdale Residency | n/s | 18- or 25-day residency. | 5/15/17 | Lake Forest, Illinois | Fee: $25 |
Renegade Theatre Fest | max 90 mins | New, original works, not previously produced. Any style or genre. | 5/15/17 | Lansing, Michigan | n/a |
Renegade Theatre Fest | max 10 mins | New, original works, not previously produced. Any style or genre. Theme: “Alternative Facts: Rogue Reality” | 5/15/17 | Lansing, Michigan | n/a |
Rockford New Play Fest | 10 mins | Theme: In light of the recent Women’s March on Washington, ‘Where Are You Going?’ | 5/15/17 | Rockford, Illinois | No Fee |
SpeakEasy Stage Co | Full Length | Proposals for currently unwritten scripts set in contemporary Boston. | 5/15/17 | Boston | Prize / Commissioning Fee: $2,500 |
The Blank Theatre | Full Length | Submission must not have received a full production. | 5/15/17 | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
The Playwrights Realm | “complete drafts” | Writing fellowship for early-career playwrights, 9-month workshop. | 5/21/17 | NYC | $3,000 Award |
The Studios of Key West | 1-act / excerpt (max 15 pages) | Month-long residency. | 5/22/17 | Key West, Florida | App Fee: $40 |
Book Pipeline Competition | Full Length | Plays appropriate for film or television adaptation. Any genre. | 5/25/17 | Santa Monica, California | Fee: $40 |
City Lit Theater Co | max 20 mins | Stage adaptations of non-dramatic material. Must be world premiere. Playwrights must provide the director and actors. | 5/26/17 | Chicago | $20 deposit |
MTB Audio Drama Scriptwriting Competition | max 30 mins | Any genre. Script should be “family friendly.” | 5/28/17 | n/a | No FeePrize: $250 |
New Jersey Repertory Co | 10-15 mins | New plays preferred. Any genre and style. Theme: All About Eve | 5/30/17 | Long Branch, New Jersey | n/a |
Playhouse on the Square | Full Length | Original, unpublished plays or musicals. | 5/30/17 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $15 |
Gladstone’s Library | n/s | Month-long residency. Submitted texts must have been published in the last three years. | 5/31/17 | Wales, UK | honorarium of £100/week |
Jewish Ensemble Theatre | Full Length | Plays that reflect issues of social conscience and human rights. | 5/31/17 | West Bloomfield, Michigan | Fee: $15 |
Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Fest | One Act (max 20 pages) | Original works. Also offers written feedback and commentary for add’l $10. | 5/31/17 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $15 |
MOJOAA Performing Arts Company | 3-10 mins | Original, unpublished plays written by men of color. Theme: “Reclamation.” | 5/31/17 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Compensation is $50 + publishing. |
Moondance Int’l Film Festival | 1, 2 or 3-act | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, audio / radio play. | 5/31/17 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $50 |
Pride Films & Plays | Full Length | Playwrights who identify as women. Entry fee is $15 if script is received by April 30. | 5/31/17 | Chicago | Fee: $30 |
Treasure Valley Children’s Theater | max 10 mins | Theme: “COURAGE.” Must be appropriate for children and family audiences. | 5/31/17 | Meridian, Idaho | n/a |
WordWave | max 60 mins | One-act plays. Drama or comedy. | 6/9/17 | South Lake Tahoe, California | Fee:$20 Prize: $500
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