Howdy! Now, I know you didní¢â‚¬â„¢t become a playwright to get rich… But that doesní¢â‚¬â„¢t mean you caní¢â‚¬â„¢t take home a big payday from writing a great play!í‚ Check out the play submissions opportunities below, which includes over $54,000 worth of cash prizes…
Remember: Never stop writing, and never stop submitting your plays.
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So this month, instead of providing all the details to every April+ opportunity, some of them are only available to full paying members…
When you make the investment to become a full member, not only will you get all member benefits, but you’ll also give yourself one of the greatest gifts of all: the motivation needed to make 2016 your best playwriting year yet!
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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| Edmonds Driftwood Players | max 15 mins | Theme: Paradox | 3/30/16 | Edmonds, WA | n/a |
| Sky Blue Theatre | 10-30 mins | Int’l submissions ok. | 3/30/16 | London | Fee: í‚£16 |
| Theatre Conspiracy | Full Length | Plays having up to three previous Prods are welcome. | 3/30/16 | Fort Myers, Florida | Fee: $5 Prize: $700 |
| American Stage | Full Length | New plays — no previous professional Prod in Florida. Any genre. Hard copy submissions only. | 3/31/16 | St. P’sburg, Florida | n/a |
| Arts & Letters Prize | 30-60 pgs | One-act plays only. | 3/31/16 | M’geville, Georgia | Fee: $10 Prize: $500 |
| Capital Stage | Full Length | Any genre. | 3/31/16 | S’mento, California | n/a |
| Fest51 | 30-90 mins | Scripts must be by female authors. | 3/31/16 | K’gstown, RI | n/a |
| Geva Theatre Center | Full Length | Full-length plays, translations & adaptations. | 3/31/16 | Rochester, New York | n/a |
| Pend Oreille Players Assoc | One Act (max 30 mins) | Plays must be family friendly, no strong language. | 3/31/16 | Newport, WA | Fee: $6 hardcopy, $9 electronic |
| Award | [features_box_red width=”75%” + border =”7px”] If you like these blog posts, you’ll LOVE members-only access to our 400+ play submissions opps… As one of our member-playwrights says: í¢â‚¬Å“Play Submissions Helper is THE go-to resource tool for playwrights everywhere.í¢â‚¬ Click here now to learn more.[/features_box_red] Already a paid member?í‚ login here. | $7,500 grant | |||
| Theater | n/a | ||||
| Magazine | n/a | ||||
| Festival | No Fee | ||||
| Festival | Fee: $20 “Cash prize” | ||||
| Theater | Fee: $35 Prize: $1,000 | ||||
| Play Development Program | Award: $10,000 | ||||
| Theater | Prize: $100 | ||||
| Theater | n/a | ||||
| University | Prize: $5,ooo | ||||
| Fresh Ground Pepper | Full Length | 1-week residency from July 27 to August 3, 2016. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 4/3/16 | Nazareth, PA | Fee: $350 |
| Pittsburgh New Works Fest | One Act (max 40 mins) | Unproduced plays only. | 4/3/16 | P’tsburgh, PA | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Artists’ Exchange | One Act (10-15 mins) | Previously produced plays ok. Comedic, absurd, dramatic, farcical, musical, etc. | 4/15/16 | Cranston, RI | N/a |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Female playwrights only. | 4/15/16 | Denver, Colorado | N/a |
| Barkers | max 12 pgs (sample) | American playwrights only. Send two writing samples. Two scenes from the same play is acceptable. | 4/15/16 | NYC | $1,000. Fee: $10, OR $5 for PSH paid members |
| Barkers | max 24 pgs (sample) | European playwrights only. Samples can be in any official language of the countries within the EU. | 4/15/16 | NYC | Fee: $10, OR $5 for PSH paid members |
| Bogliasco F’wships | Full Length | 30 to 34-day residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 4/15/16 | Italy | Fee: $30 |
| Frostburg State U | One Act (max 40 mins) | New works. | 4/15/16 | Frostburg, Maryland | Fee: $20 Prize: $750 |
| MacDowell Fellowship | Full Length | 1-8 week residency. | 4/15/16 | P’borough, NH | Fee: $30 |
| Manhattan Rep Theatre | One Act (7-90 mins) | Playwrights must produce. Previously produced plays ok………………………………… | 4/15/16 | NYC | Fee: $30 once accepted |
| Midtown Int’l Theatre Fest | 25-60 mins | Playwright must produce. | 4/15/16 | NYC | n/a |
| New England Theatre Conf | Full Length | Open to all playwrights. Hard copy submissions only. | 4/15/16 | Hamden, CT | Fee: $10 Prize: $1000 |
| Open Space Art | 10-15 mins | Open to everyone. Theme: TOPSY TURVY. Must be family friendly, & involve younger characters (ages 13 to 35). | 4/15/16 | R’stown, Maryland | n/a |
| Playwrights’ Round Table | 10 mins | Original, unproduced works. Particularly interested in plays by women & minorities. | 4/15/16 | Orlando, Florida | No Fee |
| Stage Left Theatre | partial draft/writing sample | Plays that raise debate re: political & social issues. | 4/15/16 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| The College at Brockport | 7-14 mins | Note: First 500 plays only. | 4/15/16 | Brockport, New York | n/a |
| Theater | .Hereí¢â‚¬â„¢s what other playwrights just like you are saying about the full, memberí¢â‚¬â„¢s-only access:í¢â‚¬Å“Many playwriting groups recommended youí¢â‚¬¦ Thanks for the good work.í¢â‚¬.í¢â‚¬Å“The best source Ií¢â‚¬â„¢ve found for contests & information about new play opportunities.í¢â‚¬.í¢â‚¬Å“I will have had 4 of my short plays included in various festivals.í¢â‚¬.í¢â‚¬Å“My membership has been a tremendous help.í¢â‚¬.“Play Submissions Helper is THE go-to resource tool for playwrights everywhere… and has been for years.”. | Free for hard copy subs. $5 email. | |||
| Theater | Fee: $40 | ||||
| Arts Alliance | Fee: $20 Prize: $10,000 | ||||
| Festival | n/a | ||||
| Marquee Dramatist Group | n/a | ||||
| Playwriting Prize | Fee: $25 Prize: $10,000 | ||||
| Theater Company | n/a | ||||
| Hand to Mouth Players | One Act (max 25 mins) | Play must be previously unpublished. | 4/30/16 | Montrose, New York | Fee: $15 -$20 |
| Magnolia Arts Center | max 10 mins | Unpublished plays. Open to playwrights of all ages. | 4/30/16 | G’ville, North Carolina | Fee: $5 – $7. Prize: $50 |
| Pride Films & Plays | Short, Full Length | Plays or musicals written by women with lesbian characters or themes. Entry fee $15 if sent by March 31. | 4/30/16 | Chicago, Illinois | Fee: $15 – 30. Prize: $400. |
| The Chameleon Theatre Circle | Any length | Original, unproduced works only. All styles & genres ok. | 4/30/16 | B’nsville, MN | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| American Actors UK | max 20 mins | Theme: The year 2020 | 4/30/16 | London, UK | Fee: í‚£15 |
| Capital Rep Theatre | Full Length | Multi-cultural & ethnically diverse pieces encouraged. Comedy & drama welcome. | 5/1/16 | Albany, New York | n/a |
| Golden Thread Prods | 10-30 mins | Open to playwrights of Middle Eastern heritage writing about any topic, or to any playwright writing about the Middle East. | 5/1/16 | San Francisco, California | n/a |
| Left Coast Theatre Co. | 10-15 mins | LGBTQ themed shorts w/ 1+ LGBTQ characters. | 5/1/16 | San Francisco, California | n/a |
| New England Theatre Conf | Full Length | Plays for young audiences. Unproduced. Open to all playwrights. Hard copy submissions only. | 5/1/16 | Hamden, CT | Fee:$10 Prize: $1,000 |
| Writer’s Digest | Full Length | No restrictions on content, language, subject matter, etc. Int’l submissions ok. | 5/6/16 | n/a | Fee: $25 Prize: $5,000 |
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