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 Materials must be original, published or unpublished.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New plays, unpublished or unproduced.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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