Do you have some short 10-minute plays? Are you working on a full-length play?í‚ Take a look below for opportunities including development labs and residencies.
| One Act (10-25 pgs) | Previous prods ok. Must be unpublished. Theme: “Valentineí¢â‚¬â„¢s Day / Love or relationship” | 12/6/16 | Binghamton, New York | No Fee | |
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| Full Length | Plays & musicals, unproduced & original. Adaptations ok. | 10/30/16 | Fullerton, California | n/a | |
| One Act | Theme: “Looking Back, Looking Ahead.” Must be prod-ready. Comedies only. | 10/30/16 | Sarasota, Florida | No Fee, “small royalty” | |
| max 30 mins | Plays dealing with HIV/AIDS in the Black community. | 10/31/16 | NYC | Optional Fee: $5 | |
| Full Length | Musicals ok. Hard copy submissions only. | 10/31/16 | Bloomington, Indiana | Fee: $10 Prize: $1,000 | |
| Dayton Playhouse | Full Length | Original work, unpublished or unproduced. | 10/31/16 | Dayton, Ohio | Fee: $20 |
| Full Length | Plays, adaptations, musicals, etc. | 10/31/16 | Cincinnati, Ohio | n/a | |
| max 8 pgs | Theme: “Can A Woman Be your Boss?” | 10/31/16 | NYC | n/a | |
| 20-50 mins | Original, unpublished & unproduced 1-act plays. | 10/31/16 | Alexandria, Virginia | Fee: $20 Prize: $350 | |
| Manhattan Rep | max 10 mins | Fully produced 1 act plays, ready to be performed by Mid Nov. | 10/31/16 | NYC | Fee: $30 once accepted |
| 30-90 mins | Fully produced plays. | 10/31/16 | NYC | Fee: $500 if accepted | |
| New York University – Steinhardt | Full Length | New, unpublished & unproduced play scripts for young audiences (ages 4-21). | 10/31/16 | NYC | n/a |
| 10 mins | The plays must be set on either a boardroom or a breakroom. | 10/31/16 | Chamblee, Georgia | n/a | |
| Eden Prairie Players | One Act (max 30 mins) | Unpublished plays. Previous prods ok. Note: Submissions may close any time.í‚ | No deadline. | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | $25/performance royalty |
| max 10 pgs | í‚ Characters should be in the age range 18-28. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/1/16 | Louisville, Kentucky | Prize: $1,000 | |
| American Academy of Arts & Letters | Full Length | Musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues, etc. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/1/16 | NYC | n/a |
| n/s | 1-4 weeks developmental residency. Transportation, housing, & a modest stipend will be provided. | 11/1/16 | Berkeley, California | See left. | |
| n/s | Play proposals, still in development. | 11/1/16 | Falmouth, Massachusetts | n/a | |
| Coe College | Full Length | New, original, unproduced, unpublished play in its final stages of dev’t. Week-long residency included. | 11/1/16 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Prize: $500 |
| Full Length, One Act | Commission. Topics related to the “hard” sciences & technology. Musicals ok. | 11/1/16 | NYC | Awards: $1,000 – $10,000 | |
| id Theater | Full Length | Any genre or style. Musicals ok. | 11/1/16 | NYC | Fee: $10 |
| Full Length | Musicals w/ no previous commercial prod in NYC. Must be prod-ready. | 11/1/16 | NYC | Fee: $75 | |
| Open Theatre Project | max 10 mins | Work for & by individuals of color, women & those from the LGTBQ community. | 11/1/16 | Boston, Massachusetts | “cash prize” |
| max 10 mins | Original comedies. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/1/16 | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $500 | |
| Parish Players | 10 mins | Prefers new unproduced plays, but previously produced plays ok. Any theme. | 11/1/16 | Thetford, Vermont | n/a |
| max 20 pgs | Original, unpublished one-act plays. | 11/1/16 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Prize: $150 | |
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| T. Schreiber Theatre | Full Length | Any genre. Character age range: 16 and up. | 11/1/16 | NYC | No Fee |
| One Act | Plays must be unproduced, unpublished, unperformed, no formal staged reading. | 11/1/16 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Fee: $25 | |
| max 10 mins | Musicals only. | 11/1/16 | NYC | Fee: $10 | |
| Tree City Playhouse | 8-15 mins | Original, unpublished. Any genre or theme. Prefers family-friendly plays. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/1/16 | Sylvania, Ohio | Fee: $5 |
| Full Length | Play, musical, 1-woman show or adaptation written by a woman or a team at least 50% female. | 11/1/16 | NYC | Fee: $40, +$750 if accepted | |
| 5-10 mins | Original works, unpublished or unproduced. Any genre & subject. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/7/16 | Houston, Texas | No Fee | |
| Full Length | Playwrights engaged w/ an institution of higher education. Unpublished plays. | 11/10/16 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | No Fee | |
| n/s | Residency. Women or women-identified artists who both write & direct their own work. | 11/10/16 | NYC | “stipend” TBD, last year $3500 | |
| max 60 mins | Original, unproduced plays or musicals. Open to all playwrights/writers. | 11/15/16 | Ontario, Canada | Fee: $35 | |
| max 10 mins | Theme: “Exile: Kisses on Both Cheeks.” Previously produced or published works ok. Musicals ok. | 11/15/16 | Santa Monica, California | n/a | |
| Juilliard Playwrights Program | Full Length or One Act | “One-year, tuition-free, graduate-level fellowship.” Room & board not included. | 11/15/16 | NYC | Fee: $60 |
| 10 mins | Unpublished & unproduced plays. Open to all playwrights. | 11/15/16 | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | n/a | |
| Life Jacket Theatre Co | Full Length | Original, unproduced, high quality plays & musicals based on real people, places, and/or events. | 11/15/16 | NYC | n/a |
| One Act (10-20 mins) | Drama or comedy. Plays appropriate to be performed in a church. | 11/15/16 | Northport, New York | $75 fee if accepted | |
| Sanguine Theatre Co | Full Length | Relevant, thought-provoking new works. Must be unpublished. | 11/15/16 | Brooklyn, New York | Fee: $5 |
| See right. | Full-lengths, musicals & short plays. Also accepts 5-30 min 1-act plays w/ $1,500 prize. | 11/15/16 | NYC | See left. | |
| 10 mins | Open to anyone without geographic or age restrictions. Theme: “Grow Up.” Any style except musicals. Previously produced plays ok. | 11/20/16 | Toronto, Canada | No Fee | |
| n/s | 17 days lab. US, Middle Eastern & North African playwrights. Play or musical, unproduced. | 11/15/16 | Sundance, Utah | $35 app fee, $1200 honorarium | |
| n/s | One-person shows – musical, tragedy, comedy, etc. Artist gets 25% of the box office. | 11/22/16 | NYC | Fee: $49, + $695 if selected | |
| max 20 pgs (work sample) | 6, 8, and 11-week residential fellowships. Int’l submissions ok. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 11/24/16 | Cassis, France | stipend of $1,000 US per month | |
| One Act, Full Length | Women playwrights. New plays that can be produced as world premieres. Any subject matter. | 11/30/16 | Lexington, Kentucky | Prize: $500 | |
| Book Pipeline | Full Length | Plays appropriate for film or television adaptation; published or unpublished. | 12/1/16 | Santa Monica, California | Fee: $65 |
| max 15 pgs | Short dramatic works in traditional & experimental styles. Excerpts ok. | 12/1/16 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lake-Sumter State College | See right. | Original 1-min, 5-min & 10-min plays. | 12/1/16 | Leesburg, Florida | Prize: up to $150 |
| Full Length | 14-day residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 12/1/16 | Point Reyes Station, California | n/a | |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | “work sample” | 2-4 weeks residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 12/1/16 | NYC | n/a |
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