Howdy, friends!í‚ í‚ Check out your list of 40 play submissions with May or early June deadlines.í‚ Spring is a time for renewal and regrowth, so let that spirit move you to apply to some of these playwriting contests!
| Name | Length | Play Genre(s) Accepted | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| Rockefeller Foundation | Full Length | 2-4 weeks residency. Int’l submissions ok. | 5/1/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Pend Oreille Players Assoc | max 30 mins | Original, family-friendly, one-act plays only. No strong language. | 5/1/15 | Newport, Washington | Fee: $5 for paper, $8 for electronic |
| Manhattan Rep Theatre | 7-20 mins | Fully produced one act plays (cast, directed and ready to perform). | 5/1/15 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $1,000 |
| National Black Theatre | Full Length | 18-month residency for a Black playwright. | 5/1/15 | NYC | Stipend is í¢â‚¬Å“pending fundingí¢â‚¬ |
| 906 Theatre Co | 10 mins | Plays that are based on previously established works of art. | 5/1/15 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| New England Theatre Conf | Full Length | New plays for young audiences. Open to all playwrights. | 5/1/15 | Hamden, CT | Fee: $10 Prize: $1,000 |
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| Nightwood Theatre | Full Length | Emerging women playwrights. Script at any stage in development. | 5/1/15 | Toronto, Canada | Fee: $15 |
| Pride Films and Plays | Short, Full Length | Plays or musicals written by women with lesbian characters or themes. | 5/1/15 | Chicago, Illinois | Fee: $30 Prize: $400 |
| March Forth Prodí¢â‚¬â„¢s | Full Length | Original plays only. Playwright must be able to attend the Salon in NYC. | 5/4/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Aloha Perf Arts Co | Any length | Any subject. | 5/8/15 | Kainaliu, Hawaii | n/a |
| Nylon Fusion Theatre Co | 10 mins | Theme: 50í¢â‚¬²s and 60í¢â‚¬²s | 5/9/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Something Marvelous Fest | 3-10 mins | Genre: Magical Realism Theme: The Releasing of Sorrows | 5/10/15 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| Adir’dack Plays | Full Length, One Act | Plays with more roles for women, about social justice, with LGBTQ theme, for black box theater, for high schools (one act only) and for churches. | 5/15/15 | n/a | n/a |
| Douglas Morrisson Theatre | 5-20 mins | Theme: ON THE BOARDWALK……………… | 5/15/15 | Hayward, California | n/a |
| Ragdale Residency | Full Length | 18- or 25-day residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 5/15/15 | Lake Forest, Illinois | Fee: $40 |
| Rockford New Play Fest | 10 mins | Unproduced scripts of all genres and styles. | 5/15/15 | Rockford, Illinois | n/a |
| The Loser Play Fest | 5-15 mins | Theme: Losers | 5/15/15 | NYC | n/a |
| The Riant Theatre | 40-120 mins | Plays and musicals. | 5/15/15 | NYC | $400- $500 fee if selected |
| The Royal Society of Lit | Full Length | UK or Ireland residents only. | 5/15/15 | London | Grant: í‚£2,500 or í‚£5,000 |
| Treasure Valley Childrení¢â‚¬â„¢s Theater | max 10 mins | New works suitable for young audiences. | 5/15/15 | Meridian, Idaho | n/a |
| VA Ctr for Creative Arts | Full Length | Residency of up to 2 months. | 5/15/15 | Amherst, Virginia | Fee: $40 |
| Weather- vane Playhouse | max 10 mins | Play must include “the hand mirror” — it must be seen on stage. | 5/15/15 | Akron, Ohio | Fee: $10 Prize: $350 |
| Full Circle First Nations Perf | max 20 mins | Established and emerging artists. | 5/29/15 | Vancouver, Canada | n/a |
| Gladstone’s Library | Full Length | Residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 5/29/15 | Wales, UK | Honorarium of í‚£100 per week |
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| Center of the World Festival | 8-12 mins | Theme: Environmental Humanities | 5/30/15 | Frazier Park, California | No Fee Award: $500 |
| Moondance Intí¢â‚¬â„¢l Film Fest | 1, 2 or 3-act | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, radio play (comedy & drama). | 5/30/15 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $75 |
| Playhouse on the Square | Full Length | Original, unpublished play or musical. | 5/30/15 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| 2015 Pint-sized Plays | 5-10 mins | Open to anyone, 18+. | 5/31/15 | Wales, UK | Fee: í‚£5.50 |
| Arch & Bruce Brown Foundation | Full Length | Dramas, comedies, musicals. Int’l submissions ok. Theme: LGBT Life | 5/31/15 | Brooklyn, New York | No Fee Prize: $3,000 |
| Cork Arts Theatre | max 40 mins | Feedback included. Intí¢â‚¬â„¢l submissions ok. | 5/31/15 | Cork, Ireland | Fee: í¢”š¬25 |
| Little Fish Theatre | max 15 mins | One-act, short plays only. | 5/31/15 | Los Angelos, California | $50 royalty |
| Buck Hill Skytop Music Fest | Full Length | New musical theater works — book musicals or other experimental musical theater forms are eligible. | 6/1/15 | Mt’nhome, PA | Prize: travel, housing, honrarm |
| Capital Repertory Theatre | Full Length | Multi-cultural and ethnically diverse pieces encouraged. Comedy and drama welcome. | 6/1/15 | Albany, New York | n/a |
| Repertorio Espa탱ol | Full Length | í¢â‚¬Å“Playwrights may of any background as long as subject matter and characters resonate with Latino audiences.í¢â‚¬ | 6/1/15 | NYC | Prize: $3,000 |
| S’eastern Theatre Conf | Full Length, One Act | í¢â‚¬Å“The playwright is expected to attend the SETC convention at the expense of SETC.í¢â‚¬ | 6/1/15 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Prize: $1,000 |
| STAGES theatre | Full Length | Comedies, dramas, musicals, classics, originals. Attached director strongly preferred. | 6/1/15 | Fullerton, California | n/a |
| Stillwater Theatre Co | One Act, Full Length | Plays with strong women roles and small casts. | 6/1/15 | Raleigh, North Carolina | n/a |
| Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting | min 1 hr | UK or Irish residents only. | 6/5/15 | UK | Prize: í‚£10,000 |
| Writer’s Digest | Full Length | No restrictions on content, language, subject matter, etc. Int’l submissions ok. | 6/5/15 | Blue Ash, Ohio | Fee: $25 by May 4. Prize: $5,000 |
| Bare Fiction Mag | 15 mins | Magazine. | 6/6/15 | Shrewsb’ry UK | n/a |