Howdy, friends.í‚ Check out month’s installment of 47 play submissions w/ Augustí‚ deadlines.í‚ And due to popular demand, we’ve also included deadlines at the end of July, and the beginning of August.
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| Name | Length | Play Genre(s) Accepted | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| Bread & Roses Theatre | 5-20 mins | Int’l submissions ok. Previously produced plays ok. | 7/31/15 | London | Prize: í‚£20 + share from ticket sales |
| Can Serrat Residency | 5 pgs (sample) | 2-month residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. Int’l submissions ok. | 7/31/15 | Barcelona, Spain | n/a |
| CoEAST | 5-10 mins | All play genres acceptable. Theme: “Modern Lives.” Playwrights must produce. | 7/31/15 | NYC | $10 fee, if accepted |
| Fury Theatre | 2+ hrs | Subject: Revolution! | 7/31/15 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| Gemco Players Community Theatre | max 10 mins | No restrictions on theme or genre. Int’l submissions ok. | 7/31/15 | Australia | Fee: $5 |
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| Theater Co | Prize: $2,500 | ||||
| Prize | Prize: $300 | ||||
| Group | Prize: $100 | ||||
| Theater | Fee: í‚£6 Prize: í‚£100 | ||||
| Theater | n/a | ||||
| Festival | Fee: $10 Prize: $600 | ||||
| Future Tenant | 8-12 pgs | Comedies or Dramatic/Comedies. US playwrights only. | 8/1/15 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | No Fee |
| Phoenix Theatre | Full Length | Drama & comedy. Also accepts 10 to 45-min short plays. Musicals ok. | 8/1/15 | Phoenix, Arizona | Fee: $10 |
| Proscenium Theatre Journal | Any length | Any style. Original plays, original adaptations & musicals. | 8/1/15 | n/a | n/a |
| The Overtime Theater | Any length | Any genre. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/1/15 | San Antonio, Texas | n/a |
| WildClaw Theatre | 10 mins | Radio plays, horror. | 8/1/15 | Chicago, Illinois | No Fee |
| Promethean Players | One Act (20 mins) | Plays inspired by the music of John Coltrane. For advanced high school performers. | 8/5/15 | Durham, North Carolina | $100 Prize |
| Manhattan Repertory Theatre | 7-20 mins | Fully produced one act plays (cast, directed & ready to perform). | 8/7/15 | NYC | Prize: $1000 |
| Nylon Fusion Theatre Co | 10 mins | Theme: Social, cultural and/or political happenings in the 70’s – 90’s.í‚ í‚ See play submission advice. | 8/9/15 | NYC | n/a |
| LowellArts! Players | 10 mins | Drama or comedy. Theme: Things That Go Bump In the Night | 8/10/15 | Lowell, Michigan | Fee: $20 Prize: $500 |
| The Growing Stage | Full Length | Unpublished and unproduced non-musical TYA scripts. | 8/10/15 | Netcong, New Jersey | n/a |
| Native Voices at the Autry | 5-16 pgs | Theme: What is family? Both comedies and dramas are welcome. | 8/14/15 | Los Angeles, California | Prize: $1,000 |
| Bad Theater Fest | max 40 mins | Drama, comedy, musical. Completed & works-in-progress considered. | 8/15/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Black Theatre Troupe | 10 mins, One Act, Full Length | Works that illuminate issues that concern or impact women of color. Open to all female playwrights of color. | 8/15/15 | Phoenix, Arizona | n/a |
| London Horror Festival | 10-15 mins | Theme: í¢â‚¬ËœItí¢â‚¬â„¢s not what it seems í¢â‚¬¦í¢â‚¬â„¢ | 8/15/15 | London | n/a |
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| Theater | No Fee | ||||
| Production Company | Fee: í¢”š¬5 | ||||
| Internat’l Theater Institute | Prize: 5,000 USD | ||||
| KNOW Theatre | 15-20 mins | The play must be inspired by one of the artworks posted on the website. | 8/31/15 | Binghamton, New York | n/a |
| Marin Theatre Company | Full Length | Any genre. US playwrights only. | 8/31/15 | Mill Valley, California | No Fee $10,000 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | max 8000 words | For literary magazine. Excerpts or full pieces written for stage. Unpublished works only. | 8/31/15 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Prize: $100 |
| Boulder Ensemble Theatre Co | Full Length | 1-week residency for parent playwrights. Int’l submissions ok. Scripts must be in English. | 9/1/15 | Boulder, Colorado | Prize: $250 + $250 childcare stipend |
| Darkhorse Dramatists | One Act (10-25 pgs) | Theme: Halloween. Any genre except musicals & murder mysteries. Previously produced plays ok. | 9/1/15 | Binghamton, New York | n/a |
| Nelson Center for the Arts | max 30 pgs | 2-8 week residency. One-act plays or excerpts from a longer work. | 9/1/15 | Nebraska City, Nebraska | Fee: $35. $100/wk stipend + lodging. |
| N. Michigan University | Full Length | Comedy that features college-age characters as the majority of the cast. Musicals ok. Open to any playwright. | 9/1/15 | Marquette, Michigan | Prize: $2,000 |
| Open Theatre Project | 20-60 mins | Plays must feature 1 performer. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/1/15 | Boston, Massachusetts | No Fee |
| PLAYA | Full Length | 2 to 8-week residency. $100 deposit if accepted; refundable after the completion of a residency. | 9/1/15 | Lake County, Oregon | Fee: $35 |
| Santa Fe Performing Arts | Full Length | Unproduced new American plays. | 9/1/15 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | n/a |
| Theatre Now New York | max 10 mins | Musicals only. | 9/1/15 | NYC | Fee: $10 |
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| Festival | Fee: í‚£10 | ||||
| Theater Group | Fee: $5 | ||||
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