Hello playwrights! Check out below to find your 47 play submissions opportunities with April deadlines, which includes over $3,000 worth of cash prizes…
Remember: Keep writing, and keep submitting your play to theaters.
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild | Full Length | US citizens or legal residents. Hard copy submissions only. | 4/1/17 | Beverly Hills, California | Fee: $25 |
Crosshatch | 10-20 pages (sample) | 2-4 weeks residency. | 4/1/17 | Michigan | Fee: $35 |
Elsewhere Studios | 10-20 pages (sample) | 1-6 months residency. | 4/1/17 | Colorado | Fee: $30 |
Fade to Black Play Festival | 8-10 mins | Original, unproduced, unpublished works by an African American playwright. Any theme & subject. | 4/1/17 | Houston, Texas | No Fee |
Nylon Fusion Theatre Co | 10 mins | Theme: The L Word | 4/1/17 | NYC | n/a |
Southeastern Louisiana University | Full Length | Original & unpublished plays, for a college-aged cast & audience. | 4/1/17 | Hammond, Louisiana | Fee: $10 |
Stony Brook University | 10 mins | Plays w/ substantial science component. Must be unpublished. | 4/1/17 | Stony Brook, New York | Prize: $500 |
Dionysian Magazine | 1-10 pages | Any content, style, theme. | 4/1/17 | n/a | n/a |
Fresh Ground Pepper | n/s | 6-day retreat. | 4/2/17 | Pennsylvania | n/a |
Page 73 | 10 pages (sample) | App for the playwriting fellowship or playwriting group. Playwrights who have completed at least 2 full-lengths or 3 one-acts. | 4/2/17 | Brooklyn, New York | Award: $10,000 |
Frostburg State University | One Act | New works, not previously produced. | 4/7/17 | Frostburg, Maryland | Fee: $20 |
Int’l Talent Club | 20-25 pages | Int’l submissions ok. Unproduced, original plays for children & teens. | 4/10/17 | Canada | Prize:$1,000 |
Artists’ Exchange | One Act | Original plays. Previous prods ok. Musicals ok. | 4/15/17 | Cranston, Rhode Island | No Fee |
Athena Project Festival | Full Length | Playwright must be female or identify as female. No previous fully mounted prod. | 4/15/17 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
Bogliasco Fellowships | n/s | 30 to 34-day residency. No residency fees. | 4/15/17 | Italy | Fee: $30 |
Equity Library Theater | max 10 pages | Monologues & musicals ok. Must be family-friendly. Playwrights must produce. | 4/15/17 | NYC | No Fee |
Hambidge | Full Length | 2-8 weeks residency. $235/week. Scholarships available. | 4/15/17 | Georgia | Fee: $30 |
MacDowell Colony | Full Length | Residencies of up to 8 weeks. | 4/15/17 | New Hampshire | Fee: $30 |
Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival | 30-90 mins | Plays or musicals. Any genre. Playwrights must produce. | 4/15/17 | NYC | n/a |
New England Theatre Conference | Full Length | Open to all playwrights. Unpublished & unproduced plays. | 4/15/17 | Hamden, Connecticut | n/a |
Open Space Art | 10-15 mins | Must be family friendly, suitable for an outdoor stage & involve characters ages 13 to 35. Theme: Smoke & Mirrors | 4/15/17 | Reisterstown, Maryland | n/a |
Pipeline Theatre Company | Full Length | Dev’t opp incl. monthly meetings & an annual retreat. | 4/15/17 | NYC | n/a |
Stage Left Theatre | “sample” | Dev’t opp. See theatre’s mission. | 4/15/17 | Chicago | n/a |
Stage West Theatre | Full Length | Prefers plays that have already been through some dev’t process. | 4/15/17 | Fort Worth, Texas | Fee: $15 |
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Foundation | n/a | ||||
Festival | Fee: $5 for digital submissions | ||||
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Repertory Theatre | n/a | ||||
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Red Bull Theater | max 10 mins | Play that makes use of any, or all, of the ff: heightened language or verse, a classical theme or style, a classical story. Theme: Delusions of Grandeur | 4/29/17 | NYC | Fee: $15 |
Arch & Bruce Brown Foundation | Full Length | Dramas, comedies, musicals. Must involve LGBTQ characters and/or themes, and be based on, or directly inspired by, a historical person, culture, work of art, or event. | 4/30/17 | Brooklyn, New York | No Fee |
Elite Theatre Company | Full Length | Plays must be unpublished & unproduced. Pref. small casts, more women than men. | 4/30/17 | Oxnard, California | n/a |
Embassy of Foreign Artists | n/s | 3 or 6-month residency. | 4/30/17 | Switzerland | Grant of 1200CHF per month |
Geva Theatre Center | Full Length | Full-length plays, translations, adaptations. | 4/30/17 | Rochester, New York | n/a |
Left Coast Theatre Co | 10-15 mins | Any genre. Must include an LGBTQ theme, character, event, etc. Theme: The Morning After | 4/30/17 | San Francisco | $50 stipend |
Magnolia Arts Center | max 10 mins | Unpublished plays. | 4/30/17 | Greenville, North Carolina | Fee: $7 |
Tenured Son Theatre | Full Length, One Act | New, original plays. Must not have been produced in Missouri / Kansas. | 4/30/17 | Kansas City, Missouri | “cash stipend” |
The Chameleon Theatre Circle | Any length | Original works, unproduced. All styles & genres ok. | 4/30/17 | Burnsville, Minnesota | No Fee |
Playwrights Offering Free Feedback | Full Length | Full-length trade program. You must read a play & give feedback, & in return will have an opp to send a play & 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 |
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