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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| Emerald Theatre Co | 5-10 mins | Theme: Out of the Closet. Comedy or drama. | 6/30/16 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $10 Prize: $200 |
| Int’l Theater Arts Institute | Full Length | Original works in English or Spanish. | 6/30/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Jewish Ensemble Theatre | Full Length | Plays that reflect issues of social conscience & human rights. Drama or comedy. | 6/30/16 | West Bloomfield, Michigan | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Long Beach Playhouse | Full Length | Un-produced, non-musical plays only. | 6/30/16 | Long Beach, California | Fee: $10, $100 honorarium |
| New Works Of Merit | See right. | Full-lengths, one-acts, shorts, children’s plays, previously produced plays. | 6/30/16 | NYC | Fee: $25 Prize: $300 |
| North Park Pí¢â‚¬â„¢wright Fest | max 12 pgs | 1 or 2 previous prods ok. Any subject matter except nudity or off color humor. Hard copy submissions only. | 6/30/16 | San Diego, California | No Fee |
| Santa Fe Playhouse | Full Length | Unproduced & unpublished plays. | 6/30/16 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Fee: $15 |
| That Uppity Theatre Co | 8-12 mins | Theme: LGBTQ. Comedy is a plus. | 6/30/16 | St. Louis,í‚ Missouri | n/a |
| The Hidden River Arts | Full Length | Unpublished & unproduced plays. Musicals ok. | 6/30/16 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Fee: $17 Prize: $1,000 |
| Adirondack Shakespeare Co | Full Length, One Act | All genres & styles welcome. Subject: Mental Illness | 7/1/16 | Schroon, New York | Fee: $40/20 Prize: $1000/500 |
| Alleyway Theatre | Full Length, One Act | Any style. Musicals ok. | 7/1/16 | Buffalo, New York | Fee: $25 Prize: $400, $100 |
| Castillo Theatre | Any length | Plays about political, social, cultural questions and/or historical events & issues. Hard copy submissions only. | 7/1/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Emerging Artists Theatre | See right. | One-man/woman shows or short plays (5-60 mins), musicals (15í¢â‚¬“210 mins). | 7/1/16 | NYC | n/a |
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| Manhattan Rep Theatre | 21-40 mins | Fully-produced one act plays (cast, directed & ready to perform). | 7/1/16 | NYC | Fee: $30 once accepted |
| Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase | 8-10 mins | Entries may not have been performed for a paying audience. | 7/1/16 | Flagstaff, Arizona | Fee: $12 |
| Panndora Prods | 60+ mins | New works, full length or long one acts, not previously produced. | 7/1/16 | Long Beach, California | Fee: $10 |
| Santa Cruz Actorsí¢â‚¬â„¢ Theatre | max 10 mins | The only criteria for entering is that each play must be 10 mins or less. Hard copy submissions only. | 7/1/16 | Santa Cruz, California | Fee: $10 |
| Manhattan Rep Theatre | 11-20 mins | Fully-produced one-act plays (cast, directed & ready to perform). | 7/5/16 | NYC | Fee: $155 once accepted Prize: $1000 |
| Wordsmyth Theater | One Act or Two Acts | Must not have been produced & not have had a public reading in the Houston area. | 7/5/16 | Houston, Texas | n/a |
| Fad Theater Group | 12-20 pgs | For podcast. The play has to pertain to the title “Group Therapy.” | 7/6/16 | n/a | n/a |
| Bare Fiction Magazine | 15 mins | Original unpublished works only. | 7/10/16 | Shrewsbury | n/a |
| Lama Theater Co | max 8 pgs | Female writers from the US & England only. Scripts must be related to the question: WHAT IS YOUR WEAPON? | 7/10/16 | NYC & London | n/a |
| Theatre LILA | 5-30 mins | The entire scene will be set around a large four poster bed. Previously produced works ok. | 7/10/16 | Madison, Wisconsin | “small stipend” |
| Fad Theater Group | 12-20 pgs | For podcast. The play has to pertain to the title “The Octogenarians.” | 7/13/16 | n/a | n/a |
| Moondance Int’l Film Fest | 1, 2 or 3-act | Stage plays, musicals for kids, radio plays. Fee is only $75 if sent by June 30. | 7/15/16 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $100 |
| New Musicals Inc. | Full Length | Musicals only. Fee is for the script overview/analysis. | 7/15/16 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $195, $400 |
| Omi Int’l Arts Center | n/a | For translators. 12-day residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 7/15/16 | Ghent, New York | Fully Funded |
| Hedgebrook | 7-10 pgs (sample) | 2-6 week residency. No residency fee. Processing fee of $30 only. | 7/26/16 | Whidbey Island, Washington | Fee: $30 |
| Nylon Fusion Theatre Co | 10 mins | Theme: Connecting/ Disconnecting – digital world & technology | 7/28/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Cone Man Running Prods | 5 mins | Plays or monologues. Previous prods ok if not staged within Texas. | 7/31/16 | Houston, Texas | No Fee |
| Lucky Penny Prods | max 10 mins | Must include at least 1 role for a male or female actor age 6-16. Any subject. Musicals ok. Hard copy submissions only. | 7/31/16 | Napa, California | $100 honorarium |
| Play for Voices | Any length | Seeks radio play scripts in English translations. | 7/31/16 | n/a | n/a |
| Sterts Theatre | 25-35 mins | Int’l submissions ok. No restriction on theme. | 7/31/16 | Cornwall, UK | Fee: í‚£7 Prize: í‚£100 |
| The Overtime Theater | Any length | Any genre. | 7/31/16 | San Antonio, Texas | n/a |
| WildClaw Theatre | max 10 mins | Radio plays, horror. | 7/31/16 | Chicago, Illinois | Prize: $100 |
| Bridge Initiative | Full Length | New plays & musicals written by women. Must not have been fully produced. | 8/1/16 | Arizona | n/a |
| Can Serrat Residency | n/a | 2-month residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. Full grant avail. | 8/1/16 | Barcelona, Spain | n/a |
| MADLAB | Full Length | Female playwrights only. Plays that are a bit off the beaten path–different, edgy, strange, unique, etc. | 8/1/16 | Columbus, Ohio | $200 royalty + 10% of box office |
| Phoenix Theatre | See right. | Full-length plays, full-length musicals & short plays. | 8/1/16 | Phoenix, Arizona | Fee: $10 (no fee for short plays) |
| YouthPLAYS | 10 mins | Parodies of novels or other non-dramatic material. Plays should be aimed at high school performers. | 8/1/16 | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
| T. Schreiber Theatre | max 10 mins | Theme: CHALLENGES. Drama or comedy. | 8/2/16 | NYC | No Fee |
| 360 Xochi Quetzal | 10 pgs (sample) | Free 1-month residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 8/7/16 | Mexico | Fee: $39 |
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